| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| PAPA | Plein-Air Painters of America |
| PAPA | Parents and Professionals and Autism |
| PAPA | Professional and Amateur Pinball Association |
| PAPA | Partnering against Poverty Association (est. 2009; Cambodia) |
| PAPA | Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, and Acne (chromosomal syndrome map) |
| PAPA | Pennsylvania Asphalt Pavement Association |
| PAPA | Public Academy for Performing Arts (Albuquerque, NM) |
| PAPA | Purpose, Audience, Persona, Argument (language) |
| PAPA | Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Association (Chepstow, UK) |
| PAPA | Power-Aware Page Allocation |
| PAPA | Polyazelaic Polyanhydride |
| PAPA | Pay and Personnel Ashore (US Navy) |
| PAPA | Poor and Progress Assistance |
| PAPA | Prepare to Abandon Platform Alarm |
| PAPA | Pakistani American Pharmaceutical Association (Long Island City, NY) |
| PAPA | USAF Nickname for Alaskan Air Command Programs |
| PAPA | Power-Aware Programmable Architectures |
| PAPA | Professional Auto Parts Association |
| PAPA | Post Adolescent, Pre-Adult (developmental stage) |