noun a type of number used to uniquely identify a process or task in computer programming
In medicine, PID can stand for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, an infection of the female reproductive organs.
In astronomy, PID can stand for Positional Identifier, a unique identifier assigned to celestial objects in a catalog.
In the field of engineering, PID stands for Proportional-Integral-Derivative, which is a control loop feedback mechanism used in industrial control systems.
In computer science, PID can refer to Process IDentifier, a unique number assigned to a process in an operating system.
In chemistry, PID can refer to Potential Induced Degradation, a phenomenon that affects the performance of photovoltaic cells.
In manufacturing, PID can refer to Product Identification, a system for tracking and identifying products throughout the production process.
In the field of writing, PID may refer to a Personal Identification Number used for author identification or a Project Identification Number used for tracking various writing projects.
Psychologists may use PID to refer to a Patient Identification Number for keeping track of patient records and information.
Engineers may use PID to refer to a Process Identification Number for identifying specific processes within a system or project.
In IT, PID may refer to a Process ID used to identify specific processes running on a computer system.
Healthcare professionals may use PID to refer to a Patient Identifier used to uniquely identify patients in medical records.