PMA may refer to:
Organizations
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Pacific Maritime Association
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Pacific Missionary Aviation
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Pakistan Marine Academy
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Pakistan Military Academy
Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) is a military academy located nearby Kakul village in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Established in October 1947, it is the only service academy in Pakistan that trains cadets to serve as army of ...
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Palestine Monetary Authority
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Pemba Airport (Tanzania) (IATA airport code)
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People's Municipal Assembly
The People's Municipal Assembly (PMA; ), is the political body governing the municipalities of Algeria. It is composed of an assembly (municipal council) elected on universal suffrage for five years. This assembly further elects a president, the ' ...
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Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (legally Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, colloquially known as Phi Mu Alpha, PMA, or simply Sinfonia) () is an American collegiate social Fraternities and sororities, fraternity for men with a special interest ...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) is an List of art museums#North America, art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at ...
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Philippine Military Academy
The Philippine Military Academy ( / ) also referred to by its acronym PMA is the premier military academy for Filipinos aspiring for a commission as a military officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). It was established on Decembe ...
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Photo Marketing Association
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PMA Group, a lobbying firm in the US
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Policia Militar Ambulante (Mobile Military Police, Ambulant Military Police or PMA) was an elite paramilitary corp active in Guatemala during the Guatemalan Civil War.
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Power Marketing Administration
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Power Matters Alliance, a consortium promoting a wireless charging standard
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Presentation of Mary Academy
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President's Management Agenda
The President's Management Agenda (PMA) is an initiative, announced by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2001, to make the U.S. federal government more efficient and effective. In its drive to make government more "citizen-centered, market-based, ...
, US
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Produce Marketing Association
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Publishers Marketing Association
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Puckapunyal Military Area, Australia
Science and technology
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''para''-Methoxyamphetamine, an amphetamine derivative
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Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, a transient PKC stimulator
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Phosphomolybdic acid, used as a thin-layer chromatography stain
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Poly(methyl acrylate), a synthetic acrylate polymer
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Principles of Mathematical Analysis'', a real analysis textbook
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Progressive muscular atrophy, a neurodegenerative muscle-wasting disease
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Propidium monoazide, a fluorescent dye
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Psychomotor agitation
Psychomotor agitation is a symptom in various disorders and health conditions. It is characterized by unintentional and purposeless motions and restlessness, often but not always accompanied by emotional distress and is always an indicative for ...
, unintentional and purposeless movements accompanying some health conditions (depression, anxiety, and others)
Technology and engineering
* Persistent Management Agent, defined by
Broadband Forum
The Broadband Forum is a non-profit industry consortium dedicated to developing broadband network specifications. Members include telecommunications networking and service provider companies, broadband device and equipment vendors, consultants and ...
WT-318
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phpMyAdmin, management tool of a MySQL database
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Physical Medium Attachment in computer network protocols is a sublayer of physical layer
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Program Memory Area, of a CDRW
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Pressurized Mating Adapter
A Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA) is a component used on the International Space Station (ISS) to convert the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) interface used to connect ISS modules to an APAS-95 spacecraft docking port. Three PMAs are attached ...
, for docking a spacecraft to the International Space Station
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Post mortem analysis, a technical analysis of a finished project
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Parts Manufacturer Approval, a U.S. government approval for manufacture of aircraft parts
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Premarket approval, a U.S. government approval for medical devices
Humanities
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Positive mental attitude
Positive mental attitude (PMA) is a concept first introduced in 1937 by Napoleon Hill in the book ''Think and Grow Rich''. The book never actually uses the term, but discusses the importance of positive thinking as a contributing factor of success ...
, a philosophy of having an optimistic disposition in every situation
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Post mortem auctoris'', a Latin term meaning "after the author's death", most often used in determining copyright
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Professional Master's in Social Sciences and Humanities, a postgraduate academic degree program
Other uses
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Performance Monitoring for Action, a survey held at intervals in Burkina Faso
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"PMA" (song), a 2021 song by All Time Low
* "PMA", a 2012 song by Lower Than Atlantis from their album ''
Changing Tune''
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