PRN may refer to:

Computing

  • PRN:, a printer device name in DOS
  • Pseudorandom noise, in cryptography
  • PRN number (PRN ID), an integer determining specific pseudorandom binary sequence<!-- see also PN code, seems to have different "code" meaning; TODO rather (new) Telecommunications section ? -->

Medicine

  • Pertactin (PRN), a virulent factor of the bacterium Bordetella pertussis
  • Pro re nata (P.R.N.), Latin for "in the circumstances", prescription jargon
  • PRN Forum, a precursor to the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Politics

  • National Reconstruction Party (), Brazil
  • National Reorganization Process (), Argentina
  • Nicaraguan Resistance Party, Nicaragua
  • , Mexico, an Institutional Revolutionary Party precursor
  • National People's Party (Indonesia) (), Indonesia

Radio

  • Performance Racing Network, an American NASCAR radio network
  • Premiere Radio Networks, another American network

Transport

  • Pacific RailNews, a defunct American hobbyist magazine
  • Paralympic route network, linking Paralympic games venues
  • Parton railway station, Cumbria, England
  • Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari, Kosovo (IATA:<code>PRN</code>)
  • Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport, Greenville, Alabama, US (FAA LID:<code>PRN</code>)

Other uses

  • Packaging Recovery Note, per UK Producer Recovery Obligations
  • Praseodymium nitride, a chemical (formula: PrN)
  • Premier Retail Networks, a provider of in-store ad screens

See also

  • PR:NS (disambiguation)
  • Pern (disambiguation)
  • Porn (disambiguation)