PEP

PEP may refer to:

In computing:

  • Packetized Ensemble Protocol, used by Telebit modems
  • PEP tool, a programming environment based on Petri nets
  • Personal Eventing Protocol, a protocol using the XMPP publish-subscribe protocol to broadcast state change events associated with an instant messaging and presence account
  • Python Enhancement Proposal, a public design document for the Python programming language
  • Packet Exchange Protocol, a networking protocol from Xerox
  • Performance Enhancing Proxy, mechanisms to improve end-to-end TCP performance
  • Policy Enforcement Point, interference point for access control e.g. a web agent

In organizations:

  • Provincial Emergency Program, the emergency preparedness program in the Province of British Columbia, Canada
  • The consortium for the Promotion of European Passive Houses
  • Political and Economic Planning, a British think tank formed in 1931
  • Politically exposed person Significant Political Figure
  • Promoting Enduring Peace

In biology:

  • Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, British term for condition of pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
  • Post-exposure prophylaxis, a method of disease prevention and treatment
  • Phosphoenolpyruvic acid, a biochemical compound
  • Pre ejection period, as measure for the inotropic status of the heart in impedance cardiography
  • Positive expiratory pressure or positive airway pressure, a method of respiratory ventilation in the treatment of sleep apnea

Other:

  • Peak envelope power, a measure of radio transmitter signal strength
  • Pairwise error probability, a measure of digital communication error probability
  • Peppermint, particularly in connection with drinks
  • Personal Equity Plan, a form of tax-privileged investment account in the UK
  • Personal Exercise Plan, a plan to improve a health or skill related component of fitness
  • Passaporte Electrónico Português, a biometric Portuguese passport
  • Primate Equilibrium Platform, a device used in animal experimentation and training
  • Pulsed Energy Projectile, a type of non-lethal weapon employing laser pulses
  • Politically exposed person, a prominent political figure or close relative at risk for involvement in corruption
  • PepsiCo, uses PEP as its NYSE symbol
  • Private equity partnership
  • Programme Evaluation Procedure
  • Pauli exclusion principle
  • Promovemos la Excelencia Profesional

See also:

  • Pep (disambiguation)