PAT

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English

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Noun

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PAT (countable and uncountable, plural PATs)

  1. (American football) Initialism of point after touchdown. (extra point)
  2. (education, Alberta) Initialism of provincial achievement test.
  3. (electrical engineering, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) Initialism of portable appliance testing.
  4. (networking) Initialism of port address translation.
    Coordinate term: NAT
  5. (programming) Initialism of protocol associated type.
    • 2019, Tjeerd in 't Veen, chapter 8, in Swift in Depth, Manning, →ISBN:
      Protocols are abstract as they are, but with PATs, you’re making your protocols generic, which makes your code even more abstract and exponentially complex.
  6. (computing) Initialism of personal access token.
  7. (cardiology) Initialism of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia.

Proper noun

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PAT

  1. (Quebec) Abbreviation of Pointe-aux-Trembles, a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pe.a.te/
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PAT f

  1. (Quebec) PAT; Pointe-aux-Trembles—a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada