pac

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of programmable automation controller.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of proxy auto-config (file).
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of public accounts committee.
4. (US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of political action committee.

   “A PAC may contribute no more than $5,000 to a federal candidate in a general or primary election. PACs have grown to become the second-largest source of campaign funds, trailing only individuals (Herrnson 2004).”

5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of presentation-abstraction-control.
6. (Canada, US, alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of pack.
7. (Canada, US)A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin.
8. (Canada, US)A pac boot.

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Pacific (“Pacific Ocean”).
2. A surname.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Pac. (abbreviation of Pacific)
4. Proto-Algic (compare PA, PAn)

   “This seems to me to lead to the conclusion that any hypothesis involving connections earlier than the Algic level, given our standards for proof of historical connection, is inherently unprovable until we know Proto-Algic (PAc) better.”

   “[…] PAc (Proto-Algic: Proulx 1984b).”

   “The reflexes of **l and **r are: PAc PA W Y l *l l(r) r(l)”

adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of probably approximately correct.
2. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of Pac. (abbreviation of Pacific)