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PS
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Appendix:Variations of “ps”
Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
peta siemens electrical conductance
Etymology 2
Symbol
1 2 State of Palestine Palestine 1999
mul PSE ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 alpha-3
English
Pronunciation
en
en En-us-PS.ogg GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-PS.wav Southern England
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.
Proper noun
en linguistics Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:
Proto-Slavic.
Proto-Semitic.
Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
Proto-Sahaptian.
en video games en PlayStation.
en software en Photoshop.
en computing file format en PostScript, a page description language.
en @abbr of:South Papua province c/Indonesia.
Derived terms
en PlayStation PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PS5 PSN PSP PSVR PSX
Noun
~ es s
en postal service.
en PO post mail
en ''USPS United States Postal Service
en education en public school.
en government en public service(s).
en video games en PlayStation.
en nautical en paddle steamer.
en SS TS
en power supply.
en PU PM PA
en law enforcement Commonwealth en police sergeant, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
en organic compound en en polystyrene
en EPS XPS
en sports en parallel slalom.
en S GS PGS SG PSG
en post scriptum,postscriptum,postscript initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote.
en P.S. p.s. ps.
en PS I love you.
en power steering en in classified ads for used cars dated en power steering.
en PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]
en Perlman syndrome.
Antonyms
en body
Derived terms
en polystyrene EPS XPS
en power supply PSA PSU PPS SPS BPS
en postscript/post scriptum PPS PPPS PPPPS
Related terms
polystyrene mul ♸
Translations
addendum to a letter postscriptum
Arabic: ar مُلَاحَظَة f
Belarusian: be P.S. Cyrl
Catalan: ca PS
Czech: cs PS, cs P.S.
Dutch: nl PS
Esperanto: eo p.s.
Finnish: fi PS, fi JK
German: de PS, archaic de NS
Greek: el ΥΓ. n
Hebrew: he נ״ב n"b
Hungarian: hu Ui.
Polish: pl PS
Portuguese: pt P.S.
Russian: ru P. S.
Spanish: es P. D. f, es PD f, es P. S. m
Swedish: sv PS
Thai: th ป.ล.
Adjective
-
en telecommunications en packet-switched.
See also
packet-switched en Packet switching
en p.p.s.
Etymology 2
en de PS Pferdestärke horsepower.
Noun
*
en metric horsepower en metric horsepower.
en-GB Green cars at 2012 Geneva motor show – in pictures w:The Guardian 2012-03-09 http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2012/mar/09/green-cars-geneva-motor-show 0261-3077 The powertrain also produces 306 PS (225 kW), enough to propel the 1,858 kg Cross Coupé from zero to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 137 mph. The four-seater i-oniq concept has a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine which is mated, via a generator, to a lithium ion electric motor which produces 109 PS. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017214602/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2012/mar/09/green-cars-geneva-motor-show 17 October 2026
References
en organic compound Bashford, David. Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; 9780412733505. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.
Anagrams
en ps S&P SP Sp s.p. s/p sp
Chinese
Etymology
From zh en photoshop photoshop.
Pronunciation
pì-áisi,py=PS pi1 e1 si4 v
Verb
to photoshop
Dutch
Alternative forms
nl P.S.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-PS.ogg
Noun
nl noun
nl post scriptum
Finnish
Proper noun
fi proper noun
fi w:Perussuomalaiset Finns Party (Finnish political party)
French
Pronunciation
pé-èss
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-PS.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-PS.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-PS.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m
fr w:Parti Socialiste, a socialist political party active in France, Belgium and Switzerland
German
Pronunciation
de De-PS.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun
de Pferdestärke metric horsepower
de Postskriptum post scriptum
de education de Proseminar proseminar
de economy de Personenstunde man-hour
de PT man-day
de insurance de Personenschaden personal injury
de SS property damage
de psychology de Persönlichkeitsstörung personality disorder
Indonesian
id:
Pronunciation
pé.ès
Proper noun
id w:Prabowo Subianto
id video games id w:en:PlayStation
id software id w:en:Photoshop
id w:id:Papua Selatan en South Papua
id w:id:Plaza Senayan
Noun
id uncountable printing id la:postscrīptum postscriptum
id catatan tambahan
id uncountable mechanical engineering id de:Pferdestärke horsepower
id Mesin ini mampu menghasilkan tenaga sampai 110 PS pada 2900 rpm. This engine is capable of producing power up to 110 hp at 2900 rpm
Further reading
Italian
Proper noun
it @abbr of:Pesaro city adr/Marche c/Italy
Noun
it noun
it pubblica sicurezza public security
Japanese
Etymology
From ja de Pferdestärke ひいえす'.
Symbol
symbol ピーエス
horsepower
Synonyms
馬%力 ば%りき
Latin
Alternative forms
la P.S.
Noun
la noun
la literature la post scriptum, postscriptum, postscript
la Late Latin money la pustulatum,pusulatum
Coordinate terms
la OB pure gold
Polish
Alternative forms
pl P.S.
Pronunciation
pe'es P.S
Phrase
pl phrase
post scriptum
Further reading
pl acronyms
Spanish
Noun
m #
es RPG video games es punto(s) de salud, HP (hit points / health points)
es PV
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv P.S.
Phrase
sv phrase
post scriptum