PCA may refer to:

Medicine and biology

Patient-controlled analgesia Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is any method of allowing a person in pain to administer their own pain relief. The infusion is programmable by the prescriber. If it is programmed and functioning as intended, the machine is unlikely to deliver ...

Plate count agar Plate Count Agar (PCA), also called Standard Methods Agar (SMA), is a microbiological growth medium commonly used to assess or to monitor "total" or viable bacterial growth of a sample. PCA is not a selective medium. The total number of living a ...

in microbiology *

Polymerase cycling assembly Polymerase cycling assembly (or PCA, also known as Assembly PCR) is a method for the assembly of large DNA oligonucleotides from shorter fragments. The process uses the same technology as PCR, but takes advantage of DNA hybridization and annealin ...

, for large DNA oligonucleotides *

Posterior cerebral artery The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of cerebral arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the occipital lobe, part of the back of the human brain. The two arteries originate from the distal end of the basilar artery, where it bifur ...

Posterior cortical atrophy Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson's syndrome, is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral ...

, a form of dementia *

Protein-fragment complementation assay Within the field of molecular biology, a protein-fragment complementation assay, or PCA, is a method for the identification and quantification of protein–protein interactions. In the PCA, the proteins of interest ("bait" and "prey") are each cov ...

, to identify protein–protein interactions *

Protocatechuic acid Protocatechuic acid (PCA) is a dihydroxybenzoic acid, a type of phenolic acid. It is a major metabolite of antioxidant polyphenols found in green tea. It has mixed effects on normal and cancer cells in ''in vitro'' and ''in vivo'' studies. Biolo ...

, a phenolic acid. * Personal Care Assistant, also known as

unlicensed assistive personnel Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs). UAPs also provide bedside care—includi ...

Procainamide Procainamide (PCA) is a medication of the antiarrhythmic class used for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It is classified by the Vaughan Williams classification system as class Ia; thus it is a sodium channel blocker of cardiomyocytes. In add ...

Military and government

* EU-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA agreement between Armenia and the EU) *

Parks Canada Parks Canada (PC; french: Parcs Canada),Parks Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Parks Canada Agency (). is the agency of the Government of Canada which manages the country's 48 National Parks, th ...

Agency *

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement A European Union Association Agreement or simply Association Agreement (AA) is a treaty between the European Union (EU), its Member States and a non-EU country that creates a framework for co-operation between them. Areas frequently covered by su ...

(EU) * Permanent change of assignment in US armed forces

Organizations

Business

Packaging Corporation of America Packaging Corporation of America is an American manufacturing company based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company has about 15,500 employees, with operations primarily in the United States. The CEO is Mark W. Kowlzan. History and operations T ...

Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) was a peanut-processing business which is now defunct as a result of one of the most massive and lethal food-borne contamination events in U.S. history. PCA was founded in 1977 and initially run by Hugh Parne ...

, former company *

Pennsylvania Central Airlines Capital Airlines was an airline serving the eastern, southern, southeastern, and midwestern United States. Capital's headquarters were located at Washington Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, National Airport (now Reagan Washington Natio ...

1936-1948

Education

* Pacific Coast Academy, fictional school in TV series ''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin (Paul Butcher (act ...

'' * Parents and citizens associations for schools in Australia *

Paris College of Art Paris College of Art, previously called Parsons Paris until 2010, is an international college of art and design with U.S degree-granting authority and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) located in Par ...

Pensacola Christian Academy Pensacola Christian Academy (PCA) is a private Christian school serving elementary through high school grades. It is located in Pensacola, Florida, United States. History The school was founded as Pensacola Christian School in 1954 by Arlin Horto ...

, Florida, US *

Peoples Christian Academy Peoples Christian Academy (PCA) is a JK–12 private, Christian co-educational school in Markham, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Pineywoods Community Academy Pineywoods Community Academy, also known by the abbreviation PCA, is a PreK–12th grade charter school district located in Lufkin, Texas. Curriculum Pineywoods is a Pre-K through twelfth grade charter school. Students in Angelina County, Texas a ...

, a charter school district in

Lufkin, Texas Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas and the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and about 60 miles west of the Texas-Louisiana border. Its estimated population is 35,021 as of July 1, 2019. Lufkin was founded ...

Plano Christian Academy Plano Christian Academy (PCA) was a private, Classical, non-denominational Christian school supporting grades K-12. Located in Plano, Texas, PCA utilized the Trivium, a three-stage integrative and cyclical approach to learning that introduces stu ...

Prestonwood Christian Academy Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) is a private Christian School that serves more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: PCA Plano in Plano ( Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th grade), PCA North in Prosper ( Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 10t ...

, Plano, Texas *

Providence Christian Academy (disambiguation) Providence Christian Academy may refer to: *Providence Christian Academy (Lilburn, Georgia) Providence Christian Academy is a private, college preparatory, non-denominational Christian school offering classes from kindergarten to 12th grade. ...

, for multiple schools

Games

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure was an annual televised poker tournament. The event was first held in 2004 and was originally co-sponsored by PokerStars and the World Poker Tour. In 2008, the event moved from the WPT to the European Poker Tour. ...

, European Poker Tour event *

Professional Chess Association The Professional Chess Association (PCA), which existed between 1993 and 1996, was a rival organisation to FIDE, the international chess organization. The PCA was created in 1993 by Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short for the marketing and organization o ...

, from 1993 to 1996

Political parties

* ''Parti Communiste Algérien'' (

Algerian Communist Party The Algerian Communist Party (french: Parti Communiste Algérien; ar, الحزب الشيوعي الجزائري) was a communist party in Algeria. The PCA emerged in 1920 as an extension of the French Communist Party (PCF) and eventually beca ...

) * ''Partido Comunista de Andalucía'' (

Communist Party of Andalusia Communist Party of Andalusia (in Spanish: ''Partido Comunista de Andalucía'') is the federation of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in Andalusia. History PCA was founded in 1979, as the Andalusian branch of PCE was converted into a regional par ...

) * ''Partido Comunista de Aragón'' (

Communist Party of Aragon Communist Party of Aragon (in Spanish language, Spanish: ''Partido Comunista de Aragón'', in Aragonese: Partiu Comunista d'Aragón), is the federation of the Communist Party of Spain (main), Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in Aragon. References ...

) * ''Partido Comunista de la Argentina'' (

Communist Party of Argentina The Communist Party of Argentina ( es, Partido Comunista de la Argentina, also simply known as "PC") is a communist party in Argentina. The party now forms part of the Frente de Todos, the ruling coalition supporting President Alberto Fern� ...

)

Religion

Presbyterian Church of Africa The Presbyterian Church of Africa was founded in 1898 by Rev. James Mzimba, who broke from the Church of Scotland. He was born in Ngquakai, and his father was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church. Mzimba become a pastor, and was ordained in 1875. He ...

Presbyterian Church in America The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the second-largest Presbyterian church body, behind the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the largest conservative Calvinist denomination in the United States. The PCA is Reformed in theology and presb ...

Presbyterian Church of Australia The Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA) is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. (The larger Uniting Church in Australia incorporated about two-thirds of the PCA in 1977.) History Beginnings When captain James Cook lande ...

Sports

Positive Coaching Alliance Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is an American non-profit organization which strives to create a positive youth sports environment. Since its founding in 1998, PCA has established 18 chapters nationwide and has delivered more than 20,000 live g ...

, US, provides sports training workshops *

Professional Cricketers' Association The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first-class cricketers in England and Wales, founded in 1967 by former England fast bowler Fred Rumsey (when it was known as the Cricketers' Association). In t ...

, England and Wales *

Punjab Cricket Association Punjab Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the state of Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India and the Punjab cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Curren ...

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium The Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium is a cricket ground located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, India, Punjab. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium was built by Geetanshu Kalra is home to the Punjab cricket ...

, Mohali, India

Other

Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands. Unlike a judicial court in the traditional sense, the PCA provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that arise ...

, The Hague, Netherlands * Several Police complaints authorities *

Porsche Club of America The Porsche Club of America (PCA) is a non profit organization of Porsche enthusiasts in the United States and Canada. It is organized into 147 regions, which are grouped into 14 zones. PCA has more than 150,000 members and is the largest single ...

POSC Caesar POSC Caesar Association (PCA) is an international, open, not-for-profit, member organization that promotes the development of open specifications to be used as standards for enabling the interoperability of data, software and related matters. PC ...

Association, a standardization organization * Predator Conservation Alliance, Bozeman, Montana, US *

Production Code Administration The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the Major film studios#Present, five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Pic ...

, a division of the Motion Picture Association of America *

Progressive Citizens of America Progressive Citizens of America (PCA) was a social-democratic and democratic socialist American political organization formed in December 1946 that advocated progressive policies, which worked with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) ...

Progressive Cultural Association The Peoples' Liberation Music (PLM) was a political music group, playing folk and agit-pop, founded in 1972 by Laurie Scott Baker, John Marcangelo and John Tilbury. After Tilbury left in 1973 Cornelius Cardew and Keith Rowe joined with Vicky Si ...

, a British political music group

Science and technology

* ''para''-Chloroamphetamine or 4-Chloroamphetamine *

Principal component analysis Principal component analysis (PCA) is a popular technique for analyzing large datasets containing a high number of dimensions/features per observation, increasing the interpretability of data while preserving the maximum amount of information, and ...

, a statistical procedure * Printed circuit assembly or

printed circuit board A printed circuit board (PCB; also printed wiring board or PWB) is a medium used in Electrical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering to connect electronic components to one another in a controlled manner. It takes the form of a L ...

* Probabilistic cellular automaton (Math/Stochastic Processes) *

, a polyphenol antioxidant *

Pyroglutamic acid Pyroglutamic acid (also known as PCA, 5-oxoproline, pidolic acid) is a ubiquitous but little studied natural amino acid derivative in which the free amino group of glutamic acid or glutamine cyclizes to form a lactam. The names of pyroglutamic ac ...

, an amino acid derivative

Computers

Physical configuration audit In computer engineering, a physical configuration audit (PCA) is the formal examination of the "as-built" configuration of a configuration item (CI) against its technical documentation to establish or verify the CI's product baseline. The PCA is use ...

, in configuration management * Polymorphous Computer Architectures, a DARPA project; see

Josep Torrellas Josep Torrellas (born 1963, Montblanc, Spain) is Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar in the Department of Computer Science and a research faculty for the Universal Parallel Computing Research Center at the University of Illinois Urbana–Cham ...

Other uses

Personal carbon allowance Carbon rationing, as a means of reducing CO2 emissions to contain climate change, could take any of several forms. One of them, personal carbon trading, is the generic term for a number of proposed emissions trading schemes under which emissions ...

, for carbon dioxide emissions *

Prompt Corrective Action The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA, ), passed during the savings and loan crisis in the United States, strengthened the power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It allowed the FDIC to borrow direc ...

, US banking law {{disambiguation