PAT

PAT

See also: pat, Pat, pAt, p3t, -pat, and päť

English

Noun

PAT (countable and uncountable, plural PATs)

1. (American football) Initialism of point after touchdown. (extra point)
2. (education, Alberta) Initialism of provincial achievement test.
3. (electrical engineering, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) Initialism of portable appliance testing.
4. (networking) Initialism of port address translation.

   Coordinate term: NAT

5. (programming) Initialism of protocol associated type.
   • 2019, Tjeerd in 't Veen, chapter 8, in Swift in Depth, Manning, →ISBN:

     Protocols are abstract as they are, but with PATs, you’re making your protocols generic, which makes your code even more abstract and exponentially complex.

Proper noun

PAT

1. (Quebec) Abbreviation of Pointe-aux-Trembles, a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Translations

Pointe-aux-Trembles

French: PAT (fr)

Anagrams

• APT, ATP, PTA, TAP, TPA, ap't, apt, apt., tap

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.a.te/

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Proper noun

PAT f

1. (Quebec) PAT; Pointe-aux-Trembles—a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada