PPE

plural PPEs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of personal protective equipment.

   Having donned our PPE, we walk through the site to the prefab that controls access to the tunnel.

   2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 41

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   Any time you turn on a power tool, use a saw to cut wood, or get on the roof of your house to make a roof repair, PPE can help protect you.

   2019 July 9, John James, “What Workshop Safety Gear (PPE) Do You Need to Own?”, in ChooseToolbox.com, Two Rabbits Media & Marketing, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2021

   The home secretary has said she is sorry if people feel there has been a failure to supply sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS staff, as it was revealed that 19 UK health workers had died after contracting coronavirus.

   2020 April 11, Nazia Parveen, “Priti Patel says ‘sorry if people feel there have been failings’ over PPE”, in The Guardian

   In addition, there are basic PPE principles and practices that must be understood to protect the health and safety of everyone involved in handling a pesticide.

   2021, “Dress for Success! Some Things to Know About PPE Before You Handle a Pesticide”, in National Ag Safety Database, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2021

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of property, plant, and equipment.

   Synonyms: PP&E

3. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of philosophy, politics and economics, a university degree course.

   With his sights on the astonishingly narrow educational formation of the government and opposition front benches, he says: ‘PPE has a lot to answer for.’

   2011, David Runciman, “Socialism in One Country”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.15

4. abbreviationcountablehistoricalinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of PCBoard programming executable: a software component used to extend the features of a bulletin board system.