PLA may refer to:

Organizations

Politics and military

* People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party * People's Liberation Army (disambiguation) ** Irish National Liberation Army, formerly called the People's Liberation Army ** People's Liberation Army (Lebanon) ** People's Liberation Army of Manipur, India * Palestine Liberation Army, the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization * ProLife Alliance, a former UK political party

Other organizations

* Pacific Locomotive Association, operator of the Niles Canyon Railway in California, US * Pakistan Library Association * Pediatric Leadership Alliance, of the American Academy of Pediatrics * Phone Losers of America, a US phone phreaking group * Port of London Authority, England * Pre-school Learning Alliance, England * Public Library Association, a US professional association

Science and technology

* Principle of least astonishment, a principle in software design * Programmable logic array, a semiconductor device * Proximity ligation assay, to detect proteins * Polylactic acid, a biodegradable plastic, commonly used in 3D printing * Protected landscape areas, areas with natural, ecological or cultural values

Other uses

* Prior learning assessment, in education * Project Labor Agreement, a collective bargaining agreement * Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas, a megaport in Puerto Rico * ''Pokémon Legends: Arceus'', a 2022 action role-playing game developed for the Nintendo Switch

Organizations

Politics and military

Other organizations

Science and technology

Other uses

See also