PPC

PPC may stand for:

In communications and computers

• Pay per click, a method of charging for advertising on the Internet
• PearPC, a PowerPC platform emulator
• Peripheral pin controller, a feature present in the StrongARM CPU family that controls IO ports
• Pocket PC, Microsoft's specification for handheld devices
• PowerPC, a microprocessor architecture
• PPC Journal, a hobbyist journal about HP's Pocket Programmable Calculators
• PPC-1 (Pipe Pacific Cable), an international communications link constructed by PIPE Networks
• Protected procedure call, a messaging facility in computer operating systems

In Economics

• Production Possibility Curve (PPC) or Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF), a graph that shows the different quantities of two goods that an economy could efficiently produce with limited productive resources

In engineering

• Plastic Parts Centre, a former name for Moss Express, a manufacturer and distributor of injected moulded parts
• Pollution Prevention and Control, the industrial permitting regime in the United Kingdom
• Polyester Powder coating of metals in building and automotive industries
• Powered parachute or paraplane, a type of ultralight aircraft
• PPC worldwide, a U.S. based manufacturer of connector technology for the telecommunications, broadcast and wireless industries.
• Precast Prestressed concrete concrete, a type of concrete structure that contains reinforcing cables or rods under tension
• Production Planning and Control of materials in the manufacturing industry
• Public Power Corporation of Greece (PPC S.A.), the biggest electric power company in Greece

In entertainment and sports

• 6 mm PPC (Palmisano & Pindel Cartridge), a family of centerfire rifle cartridges for benchrest shooting sports
• Paramount Pictures Corporation, an American movie studio owned by media conglomerate Viacom
• Particle projection cannon, a fictional weapon in the BattleTech universe
• Ppc Racing, a defunct NASCAR team
• Protectors of the Plot Continuum, an online shared universe centered around the eponymous fictional organization, dedicated to making fun of and parodying poorly-written fanfiction.
• Police Pistol Combat, a type of target shooting competition

In politics

• Partido del Pueblo Costarricense, the Costa Rican People's Party
• Partido de los Pueblos Costeños, a regional political party in Nicaragua
• Partido Popular Cristiano (Peru) (Christian People's Party), a Peruvian political party
• Partit Popular de Catalunya, the Catalan branch of People's Party (Spain)
• Peoples Planning Campaign (People`s Plan Campaign), the Kerala experiment in decentralisation of powers to local governments
• Prospective parliamentary candidate, a role in politics in the United Kingdom

In science

• 4-Phenyl-4-(1-piperidinyl)cyclohexanolcyclohexanol, an organic chemical
• Pediatric Prehospital Care, an educational program offered by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
• Petits Propos Culinaires, a journal of food studies and history
• Polypropylene carbonate, a plastic
• Posterior parietal cortex, an association area involved in the integration of sensory information from multiple modalities

Other uses

• Pakistan Penal Code
• Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, a publishing agency of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
• Prior Park College, a Catholic private school in Bath