PED

See also: ped, pęd, peð, and -ped

English

Noun

PED (countable and uncountable, plural PEDs)

1. (rail transport) Initialism of platform edge door.
2. (veterinary) Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea.
3. Initialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media or game-playing device.
4. (sports) Initialism of performance-enhancing drug.
   • 2018, Mark Roettger, Modern Sports Dentistry, Springer, →ISBN, page 189:

     The rationale for use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) varies among athletes.

5. Initialism of parole eligibility date.

Further reading

• platform edge doors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• performance-enhancing substance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• DEP, DPE, EDP, EPD, PDE, Pde, dep, dep., dép