PLA can refer to any of the following:

  • It could be an initialism for the People's Liberation Army.
  • It could be the Port of London Authority.
  • It can be shorthand for a Programmable Logic Array.
  • Surgeons use it to refer to a pelvic lymphadenectomy, a procedure in which lymph nodes are removed.
  • As defined by the FTC, it is the manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is composed of at least 85% by weight of lactic acid ester units derived from naturally occurring sugars. Ingeo™ is one trademark for this fiber.
  • It can refer to polylactide, a polymer trademarked as Natureworks™, which can be extruded into Ingeo™ fiber.
  • It can refer to polylactic acid.
  • It's the stock symbol for Playboy Enterprises.

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