PLA explained

PLA primarily refers to

People's Liberation Army, the principal military force of China.
Polylactic acid, a biodegradable polymer

PLA may also refer to:

Organizations

Politics and military

Party of Labour of Albania, ruling party of Albania from 1945 to 1991
People's Liberation Army (disambiguation)
- Irish National Liberation Army, formerly called the People's Liberation Army
- People's Liberation Army (Lebanon)
- People's Liberation Army of Manipur, India
Palestine Liberation Army, the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization
ProLife Alliance, a former UK political party

Other organizations

Pacific Locomotive Association, operator of the Niles Canyon Railway in California, US
Pakistan Library Association
Pediatric Leadership Alliance, of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Phone Losers of America, a US phone phreaking group

Port of London Authority, England
Pre-school Learning Alliance, England
Public Library Association, a US professional association

Science and technology

Principle of least astonishment, a principle in software design
Programmable logic array, a semiconductor device
Proximity ligation assay, to detect proteins
Protected landscape areas, areas with natural, ecological or cultural values
Phospholipase A

Other uses

Prior learning assessment, in education
Project Labor Agreement, a collective bargaining agreement
Pulau Aie railway station in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia (station code)
Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas, a megaport in Puerto Rico
, a 2022 action role-playing game developed for the Nintendo Switch

See also