PPT
PPT (noun) means a PowerPoint presentation, or the .ppt file format Microsoft PowerPoint saves slides in. Example: “Can you send me the PPT before the meeting?”
How to Use PPT
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually a PowerPoint slide deck.
Informal workplace and student shorthand in the PowerPoint sense; the parts-per-trillion and percentage-point senses are technical and written rather than spoken.
People say 'a PPT' for the whole deck even when the file is actually a .pptx.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
Can you send me the _____ before the meeting?
Etymology
An abbreviation: from the PowerPoint file extension .ppt in the software sense, and an initialism of parts per trillion or percentage point in the technical senses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between PPT and PPTX?
PPT is the older binary PowerPoint format; PPTX is the XML-based format introduced with PowerPoint 2007 and used by default ever since. PPTX files are smaller, less prone to corruption, and openable by more software, though modern PowerPoint reads both.
What is the difference between ppt and ppm?
Both express concentration: ppm is parts per million and ppt is parts per trillion, so ppt is a million times smaller. Because ppt is occasionally also read as parts per thousand in older texts, careful writing spells the unit out.
How do you convert a PPT to a PDF?
In PowerPoint, choose File then Export or Save As and pick PDF; Google Slides offers the same under File and Download. Converting flattens animations and transitions, so anything that relied on click-by-click reveals will appear all at once.