TPO

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TPO may refer to:

Arts

  • Tin Pot Operation an indie-punk band from Belfast
  • Tomas Pujol Owens, a famous actor in the TTT series in the UK

Law

  • a tree preservation order
  • a temporary protective order, an injunction banning someone from going near a third party (and their place of residence and employment) that they have allegedly harassed
  • Police reports use "t/p/o" to indicate "Time, Place, Occasion" of an incident; see Other, below
  • In HIPAA (U.S.) jargon, TPO stands for Treatment, Payment and Health Care Organization.

Science and Technology

Biology
  • the temporo-parieto-occipital junction of the brain
  • thyroid peroxidase (or thyroperoxidase), an enzyme in the thyroid
  • thrombopoietin, a hormone stimulating platelet growth

Finance

  • Transfer Payment Order

Other

  • a Travelling Post Office mail train
  • Japanese pseudo-anglicism for "Time, Place, Occasion", referring to different mannerisms and methods for different situations. Coined by VAN Jacket, Inc. founder and fashion designer Kensuke Ishizu.
  • Turn Page Over. An acronym commonly found on notes and letters. Used when finding insufficient writing space on current page or to refer reader to material on the next page. Sometimes rearranged to "PTO", concurrently meaning "Please Turn Over"
Languages