PDQ

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PDQ is a TLA (three-letter abbreviation) which may refer to:

• "Pretty Damn Quick" (or euphemistically "Pretty Darn Quickly"), used to indicate pressing urgency. Similar to, but having more intensity than ASAP ("As Soon As Possible"), but less appropriate in formal situations. Used by Humphrey Bogart in the 1941 movie The Maltese Falcon.
• P. D. Q. Bach, fictional composer, imaginary son of Johann Sebastian Bach, invented by musical satirist "Professor" Peter Schickele.
• PDQ Food Stores, a convenience store chain in the American Midwest [1]
• Physician Data Query, an online database developed by the National Cancer Institute [2]
• The Prose Descriptive Qualities role-playing game engine designed by Atomic Sock Monkey Press, used in games such as Truth & Justice and Ninja Burger
• In the United Kingdom, credit card and debit card terminals are known as PDQ machines
• "Product Data Quality", a term developed by UDEX [3] to describe the level of accuracy, completeness and consistency of a product's data as used in a supply chain management system by retail trading partners
• PDQ (TV game show), an American television game show which aired from 1966 to 1969.