# PPE

Pronunciation: say "pee-pee-EE" US /ˌpi pi ˈi/, UK /ˌpiː piː ˈiː/

## Noun

1. Initialism of personal protective equipment. — Initialism of personal protective equipment.
   - Simple: Initialism of personal protective equipment. It means the gear, like gloves and masks, that keeps people safe at work.
   - _Hospital staff donned full PPE before treating the infectious patient._
   - _Construction workers are issued PPE such as hard hats, goggles, and steel-toed boots._
2. Initialism of philosophy, politics, and economics, a university degree course. *(UK)* — Initialism of philosophy, politics and economics, a university degree course.
   - Simple: Initialism of philosophy, politics, and economics: a university degree program in Britain. Use it for the subject someone studied.
   - _Many British cabinet ministers studied PPE at Oxford._
   - _Her PPE tutorials covered everything from Hume to monetary policy._
3. Initialism of property, plant, and equipment. — Initialism of property, plant, and equipment.
   - Simple: Initialism of property, plant, and equipment: the physical things a company owns and uses to run its business.
   - _The auditors verified the recorded value of the firm's PPE against physical inventory._
   - _Heavy capital spending pushed PPE to nearly half of total assets._
4. Initialism of PCBoard programming executable, a software component used to extend the features of a bulletin board system. — Initialism of PCBoard programming executable: a software component used to extend the features of a bulletin board system.
   - Simple: Initialism of PCBoard programming executable: a small program that added new features to an old online message system.
   - _The board's operator loaded a new PPE to add a built-in poker tournament._
   - _Callers downloaded a PPE that customized the login menus._

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