PAL (Phase Alternating Line) is a colour encoding system for analogue television. PAL or Pal may also refer to:

Businesses and organizations

Pal's Pal'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. The first Pal's opened ...

, an American fast food chain *

Pakistan Academy of Letters The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) ( ur, ) is a national academy with its main focus on Pakistani literature and related fields. It is the largest and the most prestigious learned society of its kind in Pakistan, with activities throughout th ...

, a learned academy in Pakistan *

Parents Action League Parents Action League (PAL) is a citizens organization started in 2010 to oppose changes in the Anoka-Hennepin (Minnesota) School District 11 policy which limited discussions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues in district cl ...

, an anti-gay organization * Police Athletic League, an American youth sports league *

Police Athletic League of New York City The Police Athletic League (PAL) is an independent, nonprofit youth development agency in New York City. PAL is funded by a combination of private donations and public funding sources and is a designated charity of the New York City Police Dep ...

, a youth organization in New York City *

Polish Academy of Literature The Polish Academy of Literature ( pl, Polska Akademia Literatury, PAL) was one of the most important state institutions of literary life in the Second Polish Republic, operating between 1933 and 1939 with the headquarters in Warsaw. It was foun ...

(''Polska Akademia Literatury'')

People

Pál Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American che ...

, a Hungarian male given name *

Pal (surname) Pal, alternative form "Paul", is a common surname found in India and Bangladesh. It is traditionally believed that 'Pal' originated from the Sanskrit ''pala'' meaning protector or keeper. It is also occasionally found in other countries. History Th ...

Pål Lydersen Pål Lydersen (born 10 September 1965) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Lydersen played for IK Start, until he was signed by English club Arsenal in November 1991. However, he was unable to oust first-te ...

(born 1965), Norwegian former footballer *

Tamara Pál Tamara Pál (born 1 September 2000) is a Hungarian handballer who plays for MTK Budapest. In September 2018, she was included by EHF in a list of the twenty best young handballers to watch for the future. She made her international debut on 2 ...

(born 2000), Hungarian handballer *

Gadaria Gadariya or Gadaria (also known as, Pal, Baghel, Nikhar, Dhengar, Gadri, Gaddi,Gujjar, Gaari, Gayri, Gaderi, Bharud, Bharwad, Bhedihar, Dhangar, Hatkar, Khutekar, Kuruba, Kurubaru, Kuruma, Kuruva, Kurumba,etc,) are a community of traditionally ...

, Indian shepherd community also known as Pal or Pal Shari * Signature used by Jean de Paleologu (1855–1942), Romanian poster artist

Places

India

* Pal, Gujarat **

Pal State Pal is a town and former princely state in Gujarat, western India. History Pal was a Fifth Class princely state, comprising four more villages, covering twenty-two square miles in Halar ''prant'' of Western Kathiawar. It had a combined popul ...

, a former princely state * Pal, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra *

Pali, Maharashtra Pal or Pali is in Satara district in the state of Maharashtra, India Pal is known for its shrine to Khandoba, who is reincarnation of Shiva. It is situated south of Satara. Thousands of devotees visit the shrine and in January there is an annu ...

Elsewhere

* Pal, Andorra *

Pal, Iran Falj ( fa, فلج, also Romanized as Falaj; also known as Pal, Palḩ, and Palk) is a village in Khorramdarreh Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramdarreh County, Zanjan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Repu ...

Science and technology

* Permissive Action Link, a security device for nuclear weapons * Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, a class of enzymes *

Physical activity level The physical activity level (PAL) 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. In combination with the basal metabolic rate, it can be used to compute the amount of ...

, a way of expressing a person's daily physical activity *

Progressive addition lenses Progressive lenses, also called multifocal lenses, progressive addition lenses (PAL), varifocal lenses, progressive power lenses, graduated prescription lenses, or progressive spectacle lenses are corrective lenses used in eyeglasses to correct pr ...

, eyeglass lenses with a gradient of increasing lens power * Pyothorax-associated lymphoma, a form of

diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with chronic inflammation Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with chronic inflammation (DLBCL-CI) is a subtype of the Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas and a rare form of the Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative diseases, i.e. conditions in which lymphoc ...

Computers and programming

PAL (programming language) PAL, the Pedagogic Algorithmic Language, is a programming language developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in around 1967 to help teach programming language semantics and design.John M. Wozencraft and Arthur Evans, Jr. ''Notes on Prog ...

* PDP-8 Assembly Language, a language used for programming the PDP-8 computer *

Physics Abstraction Layer The Physics Abstraction Layer (PAL) 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. PAL is free software, relea ...

, a physical simulation computer application programming interface * PortableApps.com Launcher, in PortableApps.com * Programmable Array Logic, a type of programmable logic device

Television, film and music

* ''Pal'' (album), by Indian singer KK * Pal (dog), the first dog to play Lassie in film and television *

Pal the Wonder Dog Pete the Pup (original, 1924 – June 1930; second Pete, September 9, 1929 – January 28, 1946) was a character in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' comedies (later known as ''The Little Rascals'') during the 1930s, otherwise known as "Pete, the dog wi ...

, of Buster Brown and Our Gang early movie fame * Pal, a character in the animated TV series ''Arthur'' * PAL, the main antagonist in

The Mitchells vs. the Machines ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' is a 2021 Computer animation, computer-animated science fiction comedy, science fiction comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. The film was directed by Mike Rianda (in his feature directorial debut) an ...

Transportation

* PAL Airlines, a Canadian airline *

PAL Airlines (Chile) PAL Airlines (legally ''Aerolínea Principal Chile S.A.'') was a Chilean airline that operated out of Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago. The airline operated from 2003 to 2014, when it ceased all operations. History The ...

, a Santiago-based airline * PAL Express, the low-cost regional brand of Philippine Airlines *

PAL Indonesia PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) ( id, Penataran Angkatan Laut) ( en, Navy Shipyard) is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise that manufactures ships for military and civilian use and conducts repairs and maintenance on ships and engineering. History ...

, an Indonesian shipyard company * Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Republic of the Philippines * Premier Autmotobiles Limited, a vehicle manufacturer in India * PAL, the National Rail station code for Palmers Green railway station, London, England

Other uses

* Pal, another word for friend *

Pal language Pal is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu ...

, spoken in Papua New Guinea * PAL region, a television publication territory that covers most of Asia, Africa, Europe and South America *

PAL Stadium Police Athletic League Stadium (PAL Stadium) is a stadium located in San Jose, California owned by the SJ division of the Police Athletic League The Police Athletic League (PAL; Police Activities League) is an organization in many American po ...

, San Jose, California * Pal, a dog food brand from Pedigree Petfoods * Pals battalion, a type of British World War I army unit * Middle Persian's ISO 639-2 and 639-3 language code * Parental Advisory label, a warning label used on music with profanity * Pilot-Activated Lighting, also called pilot-controlled lighting * Possession and Acquisition Licence, a Canadian firearms licence * Powered Access Licence permitting operation of a powered personal lifting device