CPE explained

CPE may refer to:

Biochemistry

Carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae, a "superbug" resistant to antibiotics
Carboxypeptidase E, an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of neuropeptides and peptide hormones
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin, a contributor to food poisoning
Cytopathic effect, changes in cells caused by viruses
Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element, an RNA sequence
Chlorinated polyethylene, a thermoplastic polymer
Core promoter element, in DNA, initiating gene transcription

Customer-premises equipment, any equipment which is the property of the network operator and located on the customer premises

Carnian pluvial episode/event, a climatic episode and minor extinction-radiation event in the Triassic
Carbon paste electrode, a special type of electrodes used in electrochemistry
Charged-particle equilibrium
Computer engineering
Constant phase element of an equivalent electrical circuit

Certificate of Primary Education, an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of primary school
Certificate of Proficiency in English, a general English exam provided by the University of Cambridge
Certified Professional Electrologist, board certification credential for permanent hair removal specialists
Clinical pastoral education, training in pastoral care for religious workers
Coalition on Psychiatric Emergencies, a coalition of organizations dedicated to improving care for mental health emergencies
Common Professional Examination, a course which allows non-law graduates in England and Wales to convert to law after university
Continuing professional education, or continuing professional development, is the means by which professionals maintain and develop the qualities required in their working lives
École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon (CPE Lyon), a French engineering school
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Committee for Private Education, an accreditation body for private schools and tertiary education providers in Singapore

Centrally planned economy
First Employment Contract (contrat première embauche), a French form of work contract, retracted by the government in Spring 2006
Cost Per Enplanement, a term used in commercial aviation regarding airport costs
Cost per engagement, an online advertising selling model in which the vendor defines the "engagement" as form of currency or metric

Chinese Pidgin English, a pidgin language spoken in parts of China in the 17th to 19th centuries.
Common Platform Enumeration, a component of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)
Creative Power Entertaining, Chinese animation company
CPE, IATA airport code for Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport in Campeche, Mexico
Centristi per l'Europa (Centrists for Europe), an Italian political party
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), German Classical period musician and composer
- Communist Party of Estonia