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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

See also

* Pla (disambiguation)
* Phospholipase A1 (PLA1)
* Phospholipase A2 (PLA2)

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