Par 697878 226152576 2008-07-17T01:39:22Z BMRR 2195431 /* Economics and organisations */ added Pan Am Railways (PAR) {{wiktionary|par}} '''Par''' may refer to: ===Computing=== *[[Page address register]] *.par and .par2, [[Parchive]] file types containing recovery data used to fix other files *.par, file type associated with [[Solid Edge]] document *[[Par (command)]], UNIX filtering command *[[Positive acknowledgment with re-transmission]], TCP/IP method of reliable data transmission ===Culture=== *[[Optimum contract and par contract|Par contract]], a bridge contract that results from optimal bidding by both sides and which neither side could improve by further bidding *[[Par (golf scoring format)]], scoring format for golf used as an alternative to Stableford and stroke play *"Par Lenor", character played by [[Max Grodénchik]] in the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episodes "The Perfect Mate" and "Captain's Holiday" *[[Par-T-One]], Italian electroclash band led by Sergione Casu and Andrea Pareo *[[Par (score)]], classification measure of each hole on a golf course that reflects the distance between the tee and green * Par., an abbreviation of the [[Books of Chronicles|Paralipomenon]] ===Geography=== *[[Khokhra Par (neighborhood)]], a neighborhood of Malir Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *[[Par, Cornwall]], a village in England, United Kingdom ===Economics and organisations=== *[[Aragonese Party]] (Spanish: ''Partido Aragonés'' or "PAR"), political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain *[[Haw Par Corporation]], company responsible for Tiger Balm ointment, based in Singapore *[[Pan Am Railways]], commonly abbreviated as "PAR" *[[Par Pharmaceutical]], a manufacturer of generic drugs based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States *[[Par value]], financial term for the value of a security *[[Portuguese Association of Ryerson#Groups|Portuguese Association of Ryerson]], Portuguese-Canadian Educational group *[[Pull to par]], financial economics concept ===Science and technology=== *[[Parabolic aluminumized reflector#PAR lights|Parabolic aluminumized reflector]] or "PAR light", a type of floodlight *[[Participatory Action Research]], research methodology *[[Photosynthetically active radiation]], measurement of the amount of photosynthetically active wavelengths in light *[[Pixel aspect ratio]], the aspect ratio of a single pixel in digital imaging and video *[[Possible Allergic Reaction]], warning accompanying some E number encodings for food additives *[[Precision Approach Radar]], military instrument approach system *[[Pro Action Replay]], brand of expansion cartridges for various home video game consoles *[[Protease-activated receptor]], cell receptor that is activated by cleavage *[[Peak-to-average ratio]] *[[Pseudoautosomal region]], Homologous DNA sequences on X and Y chromosmes *PAR the [[International Air Transport Association airport code#P|IATA airport code]] covering all airports in Paris, France {{disambig}} [[de:PAR]] [[es:PAR]] [[eo:PAR]] [[fr:PAR]] [[it:PAR]] [[nl:Par]] [[ja:PAR]] [[no:Par]] [[pl:Par]] [[sv:Par]]