PV

PV may refer to:

In computing:

Page view, a metric in web analytics
Semaphore (programming), from P and V operations in semaphores restricting processes in a shared environment
Principal variation, the sequence of moves in a game tree currently believed to represent best play
Paravirtualization, a technique for the virtualization of guest operating systems in virtual machines

In biology or medicine:

Periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
Pharmacovigilance
Poliovirus
Pathovar, a classification scheme for bacteria
Polycythemia vera, a condition in which there is a net increase in the total number of red blood cells in the body
Per vaginam, anatomical expression meaning from the vagina
Pemphigus vulgaris

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Photovoltaics, a technology for converting sunlight directly into electricity
Programmed visibility of traffic signals
Pressure x Velocity, the product of pressure and velocity, as required for bearing capacity calculations
Process variable, a variable representing the current states or value of the process being controlled in a feedback control loop

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In mathematics:

Pisot–Vijayaraghavan number, often abbreviated as PV-number
Cauchy principal value, a method for assigning values to certain improper integrals which would otherwise be undefined

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