PLA may refer to:
Organizations
Politics and military
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People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party
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People's Liberation Army (disambiguation) The People's Liberation Army is the armed forces of the People's Republic of China. It may also refer to:
Africa
* Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF) is the people’s army of Ambazonia, former British Southern Cameroons fighting a self defense camp ...
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Irish National Liberation Army, formerly called the People's Liberation Army
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People's Liberation Army (Lebanon)
The People's Liberation Army – PLA (Arabic: جيش التحرير الشعبي , ''Jayish al-Tahrir al-Sha'aby'') or Armée de Libération Populaire (ALP) in French, also known as the Forces of the Martyr Kamal Jumblatt (Arabic: قوات ا ...
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People's Liberation Army of Manipur
The People's Liberation Army of Manipur, often shortened to just People's Liberation Army (PLA-MP or PLAM), founded by N. Bisheshwar Singh on 25 September 1978, is a separatist armed terrorist group fighting for a separate independent socialist ...
, India
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Palestine Liberation Army
The Palestine Liberation Army (PLA, ar, جيش التحرير الفلسطيني, ''Jaysh at-Tahrir al-Filastini'') is ostensibly the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), set up at the 1964 Arab League summit held in A ...
, the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization
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ProLife Alliance, a former UK political party
Other organizations
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Pacific Locomotive Association
The Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. (PLA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the physical aspects and atmosphere of Pacific Coast railroading during the period from 1910 to 1960.
The Pacific Locomotive Association ...
, operator of the Niles Canyon Railway in California, US
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Pakistan Library Association
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Pediatric Leadership Alliance, of the American Academy of Pediatrics
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Phone Losers of America
The Phone Losers of America (PLA) is an internet prank call community founded in 1994 as a phone phreaking and hacking e-zine. Today the PLA hosts the popular prank call podcast the ''Snow Plow Show'' which it has hosted since 2012.
History ...
, a US phone phreaking group
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Port of London Authority, England
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Pre-school Learning Alliance The Pre-school Learning Alliance (PLA) is an early-years educational registered charity
and a voluntary sector provider of childcare for young children in England.
Introduction
The Pre-school Learning Alliance (the Alliance) is the largest ear ...
, England
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Public Library Association
The Public Library Association (PLA) is a division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of public librarians and supporters dedicated to the "development and effectiveness of public library staff and public library se ...
, a US professional association
Science and technology
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Principle of least astonishment
The principle of least astonishment (POLA), aka principle of least surprise (alternatively a law or rule), applies to user interface and software design. It proposes that a component of a system should behave in a way that most users will expect it ...
, a principle in software design
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Programmable logic array, a semiconductor device
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Proximity ligation assay, to detect proteins
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Polylactic acid, a biodegradable plastic, commonly used in 3D printing
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Protected landscape areas
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
, areas with natural, ecological or cultural values
Other uses
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Prior learning assessment, in education
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Project Labor Agreement A Project Labor Agreement (PLA), also known as a Community Workforce Agreement, is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor unions that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project. ...
, a collective bargaining agreement
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Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas
The Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas es, Puerto de las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago (PLA) is a megaport currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The project aims to convert the current Port of Ponce into a value-add ...
, a megaport in Puerto Rico
* ''
Pokémon Legends: Arceus'', a 2022 action role-playing game developed for the Nintendo Switch
See also
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Pla (disambiguation)
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 ...
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Phospholipase A1
Phospholipase A1 (EC 3.1.1.32; systematic name: phosphatidylcholine 1-acylhydrolase) encoded by the PLA1A gene is a phospholipase enzyme which removes the 1-acyl group:
:phosphatidylcholine + H2O = 2-acylglycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate
It ...
(PLA1)
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Phospholipase A2 (PLA2)
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