"PPT" meaning in English

See PPT in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: (PowerPoint): Originally used as its document filename extension. Etymology templates: {{sense|PowerPoint}} (PowerPoint): Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PPT
  1. Abbreviation of PowerPoint (the slide presentation software developed by Microsoft) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: PowerPoint (extra: the slide presentation software developed by Microsoft)
    Sense id: en-PPT-en-name-9Sov9JVa Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Communism, Microsoft Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 2 23 25 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Communism: 28 16 22 17 17 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 74 11 9 3 3
  2. Abbreviation of People's Party of Timor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: People's Party of Timor
    Sense id: en-PPT-en-name-o-vJYO9q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, East Timor Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 39 18 7 8 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 40 19 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 2 23 25 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 1 19 35 15 4 6 Disambiguation of East Timor: 5 92 3 0 0

Noun

Forms: PPTs [plural]
Etymology: (PowerPoint): Originally used as its document filename extension. Etymology templates: {{sense|PowerPoint}} (PowerPoint): Head templates: {{en-noun}} PPT (plural PPTs)
  1. PowerPoint (a slide deck file created and opened with PowerPoint)
    Sense id: en-PPT-en-noun-lkYd5HSM Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 2 23 25 18 3 4
  2. (chemistry) Abbreviation of precipitate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: precipitate
    Sense id: en-PPT-en-noun-LB6daD1f Categories (other): Chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (surgery) Initialism of peritoneal pull-through. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: peritoneal pull-through
    Sense id: en-PPT-en-noun-CPO~8yGZ Categories (other): Surgery Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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