Par

Par or PAR may refer to:

In television and video

Pixel Aspect Ratio, the aspect ratio of a single pixel in digital imaging and video
Picture Aspect Ratio, the aspect ratio of an still image or a motion picture as displayed on screen.
Parks and Recreation: a 2008-present comedy series from the creators of the Office.

In computing

Page address register
.par and .par2, Parchive file types containing recovery data used to fix other files
.par, file type associated with Solid Edge document
Par (command), UNIX filtering command
Positive acknowledgment with re-transmission, TCP/IP method of reliable data transmission
Abbreviation for the Perl Archive Toolkit module for the Perl programming language. Uses the .par file name extension as well.

In culture

Par contract, a bridge contract that results from optimal bidding by both sides and which neither side could improve by further bidding
Par (golf scoring format), scoring format for golf used as an alternative to Stableford and stroke play
Par (score), classification measure of each hole on a golf course that reflects the distance between the tee and green
"Par Lenor", character played by Max Grodénchik in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Perfect Mate"
Par-T-One, Italian electroclash band led by Sergione Casu and Andrea Pareo
Par., an abbreviation of the Paralipomenon
Par blood line, or lineage.

In geography

Khokhra Par (neighborhood), a neighborhood of Malir Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Par, Cornwall, a village in England, United Kingdom
PAR, the IOC and UNDP country code of Paraguay

In economics and organisations

Aragonese Party (Spanish: Partido Aragonés or "PAR"), political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain
Haw Par Corporation, company responsible for Tiger Balm ointment, based in Singapore
Pan Am Railways, commonly abbreviated as "PAR"
Par Pharmaceutical, a manufacturer of generic drugs based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States
Par value, financial term for the value of a security
Portuguese Association of Ryerson, Portuguese-Canadian Educational group
Pull to par, financial economics concept

In inventory control

PAR, periodic automatic replenishment, fixed quantity of an item that must be kept on hand to support daily operations

In medicine

Post anesthesia recovery, a hospital area where patients recovery from anesthesia

In science and technology

Parabolic aluminumized reflector or "PAR light", a type of floodlight
Participatory Action Research, research methodology
Phased array radar
Photosynthetically active radiation, measurement of the amount of photosynthetically active wavelengths in light
Population attributable risk, a epidemiological value describing the excess incidence of disease in a community that is associated with a risk factor
Possible Allergic Reaction, warning accompanying some E number encodings for food additives
Precision Approach Radar, military instrument approach system
Pro Action Replay, brand of expansion cartridges for various home video game consoles
Protease-activated receptor, cell receptor that is activated by cleavage
Peak-to-average ratio
Pseudoautosomal region, Homologous DNA sequences on X and Y chromosmes
PAR the IATA airport code covering all airports in Paris, France
Project Approval Request, Terms used in IEEE standardization.
Poly(ADP) ribosylation, a posttranslational modification of proteins that involves the addition of multiple ADP and ribose moieties

Translation

The word "Par" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Dutch, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: PAR, Spanish: PAR, Esperanto: PAR, French: PAR, Italian: PAR, Japanese: PAR.