PMS

FormsPMSes, PMSing, PMSed

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Initialism of premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual stress. It means the bad feelings some people get in the days before a period.

   Her PMS makes her feel tired and moody before her period.

   Some people take it easy when their PMS starts.

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2. 2
   verbcolloquialintransitive

   To have the uncomfortable feelings that can come in the days before a period.

   I always PMS a couple of days before my period.

   She's been PMSing and just wants some quiet.

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3. 3
   noun

   Plural of PM. Use it when you mean more than one PM.

   She sent me two PMs about the schedule.

   My PMs piled up while I was away.

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4. 4
   verb

   Third-person singular present of PM. Use it for what he, she, or it does now.

   She PMs me whenever she has a quick question.

   He PMs the host before every show.

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5. 5
   proper nouninitialism

   Initialism of Pantone Matching System. A naming system used to pick exact colors for printing.

   The designer chose the brand's blue from the PMS.

   Printers match the ink to the PMS the client picked.

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   nouncountableinitialism

   Initialism of package management system. A tool that installs and updates programs on a computer.

   Most Linux systems come with a PMS for installing apps.

   He used the PMS to update all his software at once.

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   nouncountable or uncountableinitialism

   Initialism of project management system. Software that helps a team plan and track work.

   The agency tracks every deadline in its PMS.

   We moved all our tasks into the new PMS.

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   nouncountable or uncountableinitialism

   Initialism of performance management system. A system companies use to track how their staff are doing.

   HR set up a new PMS to track yearly goals.

   Managers add their feedback to the PMS after each review.

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   nouncountable or uncountableinitialism

   Initialism of performance measurement system. A system that measures how well something is working.

   The factory put in a PMS to check output on each line.

   Bosses read the PMS to compare results between sites.

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    nouncountable or uncountableinitialism

    Initialism of performance monitoring system. A system that keeps watch on how well something runs.

    The data center runs a PMS to watch its servers day and night.

    Alerts from the PMS warn the team before anything fails.

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