# PMS

Pronunciation: say "pee-em-ES" /ˌpi ɛm ˈɛs/

## Noun

1. Initialism of premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual stress. — Initialism of premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual stress.
   - Simple: Initialism of premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual stress. It means the bad feelings some people get in the days before a period.
   - _Her PMS leaves her exhausted for several days each cycle._
   - _Many people manage PMS with exercise, sleep, and dietary changes._
3. Plural of PM. — plural of PM
   - Simple: Plural of PM. Use it when you mean more than one PM.
   - _The moderators answer dozens of PMs every day._
   - _He ignored all the PMs in his inbox until Monday._
6. Initialism of package management system. — Initialism of package management system.
   - Simple: Initialism of package management system. A tool that installs and updates programs on a computer.
   - _A good PMS resolves software dependencies automatically._
   - _The team standardized on a single PMS across all their servers._
7. Initialism of project management system. — Initialism of project management system.
   - Simple: Initialism of project management system. Software that helps a team plan and track work.
   - _Switching to a cloud-based PMS cut the team's reporting time in half._
   - _Every milestone and budget line lives in the company's PMS._
8. Initialism of performance management system. — Initialism of performance management system.
   - Simple: Initialism of performance management system. A system companies use to track how their staff are doing.
   - _The company rolled out a PMS to align individual goals with team targets._
   - _Annual appraisals are logged and rated within the PMS._
9. Initialism of performance measurement system. — Initialism of performance measurement system.
   - Simple: Initialism of performance measurement system. A system that measures how well something is working.
   - _The PMS aggregates output data from every production line into one dashboard._
   - _Executives rely on the PMS to compare results across regions._
10. Initialism of performance monitoring system. — Initialism of performance monitoring system.
   - Simple: Initialism of performance monitoring system. A system that keeps watch on how well something runs.
   - _The PMS flags any server whose response time climbs above the threshold._
   - _Engineers tune their alerts so the PMS doesn't bury them in false alarms._
11. Initialism of planned maintenance system. — Initialism of planned maintenance system.
   - Simple: Initialism of planned maintenance system. A system that schedules repairs before things break down.
   - _The engine room logs each service interval in the vessel's PMS._
   - _A well-kept PMS records when every component was last inspected._
12. Initialism of Phelan-McDermid syndrome. — Initialism of Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
   - Simple: Initialism of Phelan-McDermid syndrome. A rare condition that affects how a child grows and develops.
   - _A genetic test confirmed PMS as the cause of the child's delayed speech._
   - _Families affected by PMS often coordinate care across neurology and therapy teams._

## Verb

2. To go through the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual stress in the days before menstruation. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To have the uncomfortable feelings that can come in the days before a period.
   - _She warned her coworkers she might be PMSing during the busy week._
   - _Plenty of people PMS without realizing how much it affects their sleep._
4. Third-person singular simple present indicative of PM. — third-person singular simple present indicative of PM
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of PM. Use it for what he, she, or it does now.
   - _The bot automatically PMs new members a welcome note._
   - _Whenever a deal goes live, she PMs her closest friends first._

## Proper noun

5. Initialism of Pantone Matching System. — Initialism of Pantone Matching System, a proprietary set of color designations.
   - Simple: Initialism of Pantone Matching System. A naming system used to pick exact colors for printing.
   - _The style guide locks every logo color to a specific PMS value._
   - _She cross-checked the proof against the PMS before approving the run._

## Adjective

13. Initialism of pre-main sequence. — Initialism of pre-main sequence.
   - Simple: Initialism of pre-main sequence. Describes a young star before it starts burning hydrogen.
   - _Astronomers catalogued dozens of PMS stars in the young cluster._
   - _A PMS object shines from gravitational contraction rather than steady hydrogen fusion._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pms (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).