personal protective equipment

noun

Clothing, helmets, goggles, and other garments and equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury, poison, or infection.

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Meanings

noun

alternative initialism PPE

  1. Clothing, helmets, goggles, and other garments and equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury, poison, or infection.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 防具, 個人防護裝備 /个人防护装备
  • 防具protective garments or equipment to protect from injury or infection
  • 個人防護裝備 /个人防护装备protective garments or equipment to protect from injury or infection
Finnish henkilökohtainen suojavarustus
  • henkilökohtainen suojavarustusprotective garments or equipment to protect from injury or infection
Indonesian alat pelindung diri
  • alat pelindung diriprotective garments or equipment to protect from injury or infection
Cite this entry
APA

personal protective equipment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20protective%20equipment

MLA

“personal protective equipment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20protective%20equipment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personal protective equipment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20protective%20equipment.

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