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pam

[pam]
–noun Cards.
1. the jack of clubs, esp. in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
2. a game in which this card is trump.

Origin:
1675–85; short for F pamphile, special use of Pamphile man's name

Pam

[pam]
–noun
a female given name, form of Pamela.

PAM

1. Aerospace. payload assist module.
2. Telecommunications. pulse-amplitude modulation.

pam.

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pam   (pām)   
n.  The jack of clubs and highest trump in certain variations of loo.

[Ultimately shortening of French pamphile, probably from Greek Pamphilos, beloved of all (personal name); see pamphlet.]
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Computing Dictionary

PAM
Pluggable Authentication Module

Pam language
A toy ALGOL-like language used in "Formal Specification of Programming Languages: A Panoramic Primer", F.G. Pagan, P-H 1981.
(1996-12-23)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PAM
pulse amplitude modulation
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