PPS

See also: pps, and p.p.s.

English

Alternative forms

• pps, p.p.s.

Noun

PPS (countable and uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of polyphenylene sulfide, polyphenylenesulphide.
2. (UK politics) Initialism of parliamentary private secretary.
   • 2016 April 26, Nazia Parveen, “Bradford MP Naz Shah quits as McDonnell's PPS after antisemitic posts”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Shah has since apologised, saying: “I deeply regret the hurt I have caused.” It emerged later that she had stepped down as PPS to McDonnell.

3. Initialism of post postscriptum (initialism indicating a footnote to a PS footnote)
4. Initialism of postpericardiotomy syndrome.

Further reading

• David Bashford, Thermoplastics: Directory and databook →ISBN; London: Chapman & Hall, 1997)

Anagrams

• PSP, SPP

German

Noun

PPS

1. Produktionsplanung und -steuerung
2. Produktions-Planungs-System (ERP)

Derived terms

• PPS-System