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PS

 
1.
phrase structure.
2.
power steering.
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ps

 
picosecond; picoseconds.

Ps.

 
Psalm; Psalms.
Also, Psa.

ps.

 
1.
pieces.
2.
pseudonym.

P.S.

 
1.
passenger steamer.
2.
permanent secretary.
3.
postscript.
4.
Privy Seal.
5.
Theater. prompt side.
EXPAND
6.
Public School.
COLLAPSE

p.s.

 
postscript.

P&S

 
purchase and sales (of stocks in a brokerage house).

P, p

   [pee]
noun, plural P's or Ps, p's or ps.
1.
the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2.
any spoken sound represented by the letter P or p, as in pet, supper, top, etc.
3.
something having the shape of a P.
4.
a written or printed representation of the letter P or p.
5.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter P or p.
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World English Dictionary
ps
 
—the internet domain name for
Palestinian Territories

PS
 
—abbreviation for
1.  Passenger Steamer
2.  phrase structure
3.  Police Sergeant
4.  Also: ps postscript
5.  private secretary
6.  prompt side

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Word Origin & History

P.S.
1616, abbreviation of L. post scriptum (see postscript).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
P  

  1. The symbol for parity.

  2. The symbol for phosphorus.

  3. The symbol for power.

  4. The symbol for pressure.


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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary

PS definition


1. PostScript.
2. Physical Sequential.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ps

  1. Pashto

  2. picosecond

PS

  1. passenger steamer

  2. photosystem

  3. PostScript

  4. point source (of pollution)

  5. police sergeant

  6. polystyrene

  7. public school

  8. public statutes

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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