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Definition of PLA
1. Initialism. (business) NYSE stock-ticker symbol for ''Playboy Entertainment Holdings'' ¹
2. Initialism. (electronics) (initialism of programmable logic array) ¹
3. Initialism. (military China) (initialism of People's Liberation Army People’s Liberation Army) (gloss It is the army of the People’s Republic of China.) ¹
4. Initialism. (organic compound) (initialism of polylactic acid]] ¹
5. Initialism. (politics Palestine) (dated) (initialism of Palestine Liberation Army Palestinian Liberation Army) (gloss It was a traditional army of the Palistinian Liberation Organization, no longer extant.) ¹
6. Initialism. (software design) (initialism of principle of least astonishment) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of PLA
1. An application to the FDA for approval to market a biologic in the U.S. The FDA determines if a protein pharmaceutical is considered a biologic or a drug, and whether a PLA or an NDA, respectively, should be filed to obtain marketing approval. (14 Nov 1997)
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