PAM (countable and uncountable, plural PAMs)
(electronics) Initialism of power amplitude modulation.
(computing) Initialism of Pluggable authentication module.
• AMP, APM, MAP, MPA, amp, map, p.m.a., pma
Shortening.
Pam
A diminutive of the female given name Pamela.
• AMP, APM, MAP, MPA, amp, map, p.m.a., pma
pam (countable and uncountable, plural pams)
The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump.
pam (plural pams)
(dated, photography) A panorama.
pam (third-person singular simple present pams, present participle pamming, simple past and past participle pammed)
(dated, photography) To pan a camera in order to show a panorama.
• AMP, APM, MAP, MPA, amp, map, p.m.a., pma
Source: Wiktionary
Pam, n. Etym: [From Palm victory; cf. trump, fr. triumph.]
Definition: The knave of clubs. [Obs.] Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
