PS
See also: Appendix:Variations of “ps”
Translingual
Symbol
PS
- The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Occupied Palestinian Territory.
- (metrology) Symbol for the petasiemens, an SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 1015 siemens.
English
Initialism
PS
- post scriptum, postscriptum, postscript (initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote)
- [the body of a letter]
- PS I love you.
Translations
Noun
PS (uncountable)
- postal service
- USPS = United States Postal Service
- public school
- public service(s)
- (video games) PlayStation
- (software) Photoshop
- (computing) PostScript, a page description language
- (telecommunications) packet-switched
- Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:
- (linguistics) Proto-Slavic.
- (linguistics) Proto-Semitic.
- (linguistics) Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
- (linguistics) Proto-Sahaptian.
- paddle steamer
- power supply
- (organic chemistry) polystyrene
- parallel slalom
See also
- (packet-switched):
Packet switching on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - d.s.
- p.p.s.
References
- (organic chemistry) Bashford, David. Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; →ISBN. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.
French
Proper noun
PS m
- Initialism of Parti Socialiste, a socialist political party active in France, Belgium and Switzerland
German
Abbreviation
PS
- Abbreviation of Pferdestärke (horsepower)
- Abbreviation of Postskriptum (post scriptum)
Italian
Abbreviation
PS
- Pesaro (Italian town in Marche)
- pubblica sicurezza
Japanese
Etymology
From German Pferdestärke
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