| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| PAT | Preliminary Acceptance Test |
| PAT | Process Action Team |
| PAT | Product Acceptance Test |
| PAT | Product Assurance Test |
| PAT | Public Affairs Team |
| PAT&E | Product Acceptance Test and Evaluation |
| PATRIOT | Phased Array Tracking to Intercept Of Target |
| PAV | Policy Assessment Visit |
| PAVE | Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment |
| PAVN | People's Army of Viet Nam |
| PAW | Passive Area Weapon |
| PAW | Penetration Assault Wing |
| PAW | Personal Area Weapon |
| PAW | Photo Analysis Worksheet |
| PAW | Plenty of Attack Weapons |
| PAW | Proud And Willing |
| PAWPERSO | Acronym from military regarding battle prep:Protection, Ammunition, Weapon, Personal Camouflage, Equipment, Radio and communications, Special equipment, ORDERS! |
| PAWS | Phased Array Warning System |
| PAWS | Portable ASAS (All- Source Analysis System) WorkStation |
| PAWS | Proud Army Wives: Together We Stand |