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PPE

noun PPEs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of personal protective equipment 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.
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of property, plant, and equipment.

    Similar: PP&E

  3. UK, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism 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.’
  4. abbreviation, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable Initialism of PCBoard programming executable: a software component used to extend the features of a bulletin board system.

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noun personal protective equipment

EspañolEPI
PortuguêsEPI
FrançaisEPI
DeutschPSA
ItalianoDPI
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"PPE." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ppe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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PPE. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ppe

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"PPE." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ppe.

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@misc{ppe_2026,
  title = {PPE},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ppe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}