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[edit]Noun
[edit]PDA (countable and uncountable, plural PDAs)
- (electronics) Initialism of personal digital assistant.
- 1998 November 16, Paul Floren, “Digital Assistants Get Sophisticated”, in International Herald Tribune[1], →ISSN:
- Despite the fast pace of innovation in PDAs, particularly this year, a number of standards have emerged allowing software makers the security needed to invest in developing extensive software for three platforms: the PalmPilot made by 3Com, the Psion Series 5 by Psion and Windows CE devices made by a group of companies including Philips, Sharp Electronics, Casio Corp. and Hewlett Packard Corp.
- (colloquial) Initialism of public display of affection.
- 2015 April, Rachel Hawkins, chapter 7, in Miss Mayhem, →ISBN:
- I was still pretty firmly anti-PDA, but when David kissed me—quickly, but firmly—I decided that every once in a while, it wasn’t so bad.
- 2024 April 9, “In-flight canoodling: is it ever acceptable to spoon at 40,000ft?”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
- Argh! Jail! I agree, but in-flight PDA while clothed isn’t illegal, although a man was convicted of a criminal offence in 2007, after arguing with cabin crew who tried to stop him and his girlfriend “embracing, kissing and acting in a manner that made other passengers uncomfortable”, according to the indictment.
- (computing theory) Initialism of pushdown automaton.
- Initialism of property damage accident.
- Initialism of pathological demand avoidance.
- (medicine) Initialism of patent ductus arteriosus.
- (manufacturing) Initialism of production data acquisition.
- (medicine) Initialism of peridural anesthesia.
- (cryptocurrencies, Solana) Initialism of program derived address.
Translations
[edit]handheld computing device
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]PDA m (plural PDAs)
- PDA; personal digital assistant (hand-held electronic organiser)
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