PAL (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Organizations
- Police Athletic LeaguePolice Athletic LeagueThe Police Athletic League is an organization in many American police departments in which members of the police force coach young people, both boys and girls, in sports, and help with homework and other school-related activities. The purpose is to build character, help strengthen police-community...
, an American youth sports league - PAL StadiumPAL StadiumPolice Athletic League Stadium is a stadium located in San Jose, California owned by the SJ division of the Police Athletic League, the stadium seats 5,000. It was formerly the home to the USL Premier Development League minor league soccer club San Jose Frogs....
, a sporting venue named for the Police Athletic League - Pal'sPal'sPal's Sudden Service, normally called Pal's for short, is a regional fast food restaurant chain located in northeast Tennessee and southwestern Virginia, with stores concentrated in the Tri-Cities, Tennessee metro region...
, an American fast food chain - Philippine AirlinesPhilippine AirlinesPhilippine Airlines, Inc. operating as Philippine Airlines, is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name...
, the flag carrier of the Republic of the Philippines
Science and technology
- Phase Alternating Line, a television signal encoding system
- Present atmospheric level, a term used in fields such as paleontology to compare historical levels of various atmospheric gasses with current conditions, see geological history of oxygenGeological history of oxygenBefore photosynthesis evolved, Earth's atmosphere had no free oxygen . Oxygen was first produced by photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms that emitted O2 as a waste product. These organisms lived long before the first build-up of oxygen in the atmosphere, perhaps as early as...
- Progressive Addition Lenses, used in eyeglasses and which are characterised by a gradient of increasing lens power
- Permissive Action LinkPermissive Action LinkA Permissive Action Link is a security device for nuclear weapons. Its purpose is to prevent unauthorized arming or detonation of the nuclear weapon.The United States Department of Defense definition is:...
, a security device for nuclear weapons - Programmable Array LogicProgrammable Array LogicThe term Programmable Array Logic is used to describe a family of programmable logic device semiconductors used to implement logic functions in digital circuits introduced by Monolithic Memories, Inc. in March 1978. MMI obtained a registered trademark on the term PAL for use in "Programmable...
, a brand of semiconductor programmable logic device introduced by Monolithic Memories
Medicine, biology, and psychology
- Physical activity levelPhysical activity levelThe physical activity level is a way to express a person's daily physical activity as a number, and is used to estimate a person's total energy expenditure...
, a way of expressing a person's daily physical activity - Primary aldosteronism, a medical condition where excessive aldosterone is produced
- Phenylalanine ammonia-lyasePhenylalanine ammonia-lyaseIn enzymology, a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionHence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-phenylalanine, and two products, trans-cinnamic acid and ammonia....
, the enzyme which catalyses the de-amination of L-phenylalanine to give (E)-cinnamic acid - Peer-assisted learning, see mathematics educationMathematics educationIn contemporary education, mathematics education is the practice of teaching and learning mathematics, along with the associated scholarly research....
Computers
- ObjectPALObjectPALObjectPAL is short for Object-Oriented Paradox Application Language, which is the programming language used by the Borland Paradox database application ....
, a programming language for the Borland Paradox database - Pedagogic Algorithmic Language, a language designed for teaching programming linguistics, see RpalRpalRPAL is a functional programming language related to the ML programming language. It is a subset of PAL, a language invented by Arthur Evans, Jr...
- Physics Abstraction LayerPhysics Abstraction LayerThe Physics Abstraction Layer is an open source cross-platform physical simulation API abstraction system. It is similar to a physics engine wrapper, however it is far more flexible providing extended abilities...
, a physical simulation API - Processor Abstraction Layer, a CPU firmware on at least IA-64 platform
- PDP-8 Assembly Language, a language used for programming on the PDP-8PDP-8The 12-bit PDP-8 was the first successful commercial minicomputer, produced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s. DEC introduced it on 22 March 1965, and sold more than 50,000 systems, the most of any computer up to that date. It was the first widely sold computer in the DEC PDP series of...
computer
Video games
- PAL regionPAL regionThe PAL region is a television publication territory which covers most of Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Western Europe...
, a video game publication territory - An abbreviation for Chinese Paladin, a computer role-playing game later renamed The Legend of Sword and FairyThe Legend of Sword and FairyThe Legend of Sword and Fairy , is an action RPG developed by Taiwan's Softstar Entertainment. Set in ancient China, the game is based on the Wuxia genre with elements of fantasy...
Television, film, and music
- Pal (dog actor)Pal (dog actor)Pal was a Rough Collie actor and the first in a line of such dogs to portray the fictional female collie Lassie in film and television. Pal was born in California in 1940 and eventually brought to the notice of Rudd Weatherwax, a Hollywood animal trainer. In 1943, the dog was chosen to play Lassie...
, the first collie to portray the famous TV canine, Lassie - Pal the Wonder Dog, of Buster Brown and Our Gang early movie fame
- P·A·LP·A·LP·A·L is a German musical project whose style ranges from power noise to ambient. It is a long-time act on Germany’s Hymen Records and Ant-Zen record labels.-Members and history:...
, a German noise / electronic band - Pal (album)Pal (album)Pal was released by Sony Music, the album was also the first Indian solo artist debut album from the company. The album was arranged, composed and produced by Leslie Lewis of Colonial Cousins. The lyrics have been written by Mehboob...
, an album by KK
People
- DhangarDhangarThe Dhangar caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra...
, an Indian caste, of which Pal is a subcaste - Pal (surname)Pal (Surname)Pal is a common surname found in India.Politicians:*Bipin Chandra Pal , militant for Indian independence*Jagdambika Pal, senior Indian National Congress leader*Kristo Das Pal , also journalist*Rupchand Pal...
- Pal (clan)Pal (clan)Pal is a Gotra or clan of Jats found mainly in the state of Punjab in India. They are part of the Jatt Sikh community.According to James Tod's Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan Pal is a synonym for Ahir.Bhilsa,Bhojpura,Dip,Bhopal,Eran,Garaspur, are a few ancient towns established by the Pals....
Transportation
- PAL Airlines, a Santiago-based airline
- Philippine AirlinesPhilippine AirlinesPhilippine Airlines, Inc. operating as Philippine Airlines, is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name...
, the ICAO code
Other uses
- Pals battalionPals battalionThe Pals battalions of World War I were specially constituted units of the British Army comprising men who had enlisted together in local recruiting drives, with the promise that they would be able to serve alongside their friends, neighbours and work colleagues , rather than being arbitrarily...
, a type of British World War I army unit - Possession and Acquisition LicencePossession and Acquisition LicenceA Possession and Acquisition Licence is a licence that allows individuals in Canada to possess and acquire firearms as well as ammunition. Licences are typically valid for five years and must be renewed prior to expiry to maintain all classes. Once licensed, an individual can apply for a firearm...
(PAL Licence), a Canadian document which allows individuals to possess and acquire firearms - Pal, a dog food brand from Pedigree PetfoodsPedigree PetfoodsPedigree Petfoods is a subsidiary of the american group Mars, Incorporated specializing in pet food, with factories in Great Britain at Melton Mowbray, Peterborough and Birstall, Leeds; and offices at Waltham-on-the-Wolds.-Manchester:...
- A friend