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PAT
(Port Address Translation) A common method for implementing network address translation. See NAT for more details of the PAT implementation.
Pat.
In the lumber industry, abbr. for pattern.
pat
As applied to a specimen of neat cement paste, a sample about 3 in. (7.6 cm) in diameter and ½ in. (1.3 cm) in thickness at the center and tapering to a thin edge; applied on a flat glass plate to determine the setting time.
1.(language)PAT - Personalized Array Translator.
2.(networking)PAT - Port Address Translation.
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