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The acronym '''PLA''' may mean:
*[[Principle of Least Astonishment]], a concept in the study of human-computer interaction
*[[Participatory Learning and Action]], an approach used in international development
*[[People's Liberation Army]] of the People's Republic of China
*[[Palestinian Liberation Army]]
*An early name of the [[Irish National Liberation Army]]
*[[Phone Losers of America]], the computer and telephone hacking group
*[[Port of London Authority]]
*[[Recognition of prior learning|Prior Learning Assessment]] in the field of education and articulation.
*[[Pre-school learning alliance]], a charitable organisation formed by a number of playschools/groups in the UK
*[[Programmable logic array]], a programmable device used to implement combinational logic circuits
*[[Product licensing application]], an application to the Food and Drug Administration to get approval of a biologic product
*[[Public Library Association]], a division of the American Library Association
*[[Punjab Library Association]], an association in the Indian Punjab, first founded in 1916 at Lahore by Asa Don Dickinson.
*[[Polylactic acid]], a biopolymer made from natural sugar sources, which can be used as a substitute for petroleum-based polymers
*Protected Landscape Area, a type of protected areas in [[Protected areas of Slovakia|Slovakia]] and the [[Protected areas of the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]]
== Other meanings ==
'''PLA''' may also mean:
* The [[Playboy]] Enterprises stock symbol
* The [[ProLife Alliance]], a minor political party in the United Kingdom
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