# PAL

> English word · Noun · IPA /pæl/ · frequency rank #7,258

## Definitions
1. Acronym of phase alternating/alternation/alternated line (TV standard).
2. Acronym of programmable array logic.
3. Initialism of phenylalanine ammonia lyase.
4. Acronym of permissive-action link.
5. Acronym of prisoner at large.
6. Acronym of peer-assisted learning.

## Easily confused with
- **PM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pm)
- **PC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pc)
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pp)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pr)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pt)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-ps)
- **po** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-po)
- **pi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pi)
- **PG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pg)
- **PL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pl)
- **PE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pe)
- **PD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pd)
- **PB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pb)
- **PF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pf)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pu)
- **PK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pk)
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pv)
- **PJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pj)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-px)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pal