| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| PVNTMED | Preventive Medicine |
| PVO | Private Voluntary Organization |
| PVO | Protiv Vozdushnaya Oborna (Russian Air Defense Forces) |
| PVP | Planned Value Profile |
| PVR | Premature Voluntary Release |
| PVR | Production Verification Review |
| PVSM | Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
| PVSM | Param Visist Seva MEdal |
| PVT | Positioning, Velocity, and Timing |
| PVT | Private |
| PVT | Private - Army, USAF |
| Pvt | Private - USMC |
| PVT | Product Verification Test |
| PVT | Production Validation Test |
| PVT | Prototype Version Test |
| PVU | Portable Verification Unit |
| PW | Post War |
| PW | Prairie Warrior (Exercise Name) |
| PW | Prisoner of War |
| PW | Prisoner of War PW Picowatt |