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4 definitions found From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: PPN Project Programmer Number From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: PPN Public Packet Switching From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: PPN /P-P-N/, /pip'n/ n. obs. [from `Project-Programmer Number'] A user-ID under {{TOPS-10}} and its various mutant progeny at SAIL, BBN, CompuServe, and elsewhere. Old-time hackers from the PDP-10 era sometimes use this to refer to user IDs on other systems as well. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: PPN Project-Programmer Number. A user-ID under {TOPS-10} and its various mutant progeny at {SAIL}, {BBN}, {CompuServe} and elsewhere. Old-time hackers from the {PDP-10} era sometimes use this to refer to user IDs on other systems as well. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-18)
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