PLA 231058 209187790 2008-04-30T08:09:12Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 cleanup 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 {{Disambig}} [[de:PLA]] [[eo:PLA]] [[ko:PLA]] [[it:PLA]] [[ja:PLA]] [[zh:PLA]]