Abbreviations & Acronyms

Like any industry, ours uses a variety of abbreviations and acronyms. If you want to find out what they mean, you are in the right place! Simply use the list below.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

p
pica
p.
pp.
page(s)
par.
paragraph
PC
Personal Computer
PCL
Printer Control Language
PCR
Print Contrast Ratio
PDG
Physical Dot Gain
PDL
Page Description Language
PE
Printer's Error
pg.
page
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
PIG
Process Ink Gamut chart
PING
Packet InterNet Groper
pixel
picture element
PMS
Pantone Matching System
PMT
Photo Mechanical Transfer
PO
Position Only
Purchase Order
Ppi
Pixels per inch
POP
Post Office Protocol
Point of Presence
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
PPM
Pages Per Minute
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
progs
progressive proofs
PS
PostScript
pt.
point