PTO

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Patent and Trademark Office
   1. United States Patent and Trademark Office.

      Synonyms: USPTO

plural PTOs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of parent-teacher organization.

   Synonyms: PTA, parent-teacher association

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of paid time off.

   I'm requesting PTO for this drop, I cannot overstate my excitement. Excellent game series, I'll play them forever.

   2026 January 25, VIC [username], “Evershine 2026 New Year Plans [reply]”, in Steam Community, via Steam, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2026

3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of power take-off, a powered shaft for driving auxiliary equipment.
4. abbreviationinitialismlogisticsInitialism of pick-to-order.

   In the case of the three strategies MTS, Make-to-Forecast (MTF) and Pick-to-Order (PTO), the allocation of customer orders takes place in the dispatch area. PTO allows the customer to choose from standard items.

   2004 July 28, Jari Partanen and Harri Haapasalo, “Fast production for order fulfillment: Implementing mass customization in electronics industry”, in International Journal of Production Economics, volume 90, number 2, Netherlands, →DOI, pages 213-222

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of please turn over (written at the end of the text on a page to say that it continues overleaf).