0 abbreviation for pixels per inch: a measure of the detail shown in a computer image or on a computer screen:
Monitors typically had a resolution of between 92 and 125 PPI.
1 abbreviation for payment protection insurance: a type of insurance that pays back a loan (= money that has been lent) if the person who borrowed money dies, becomes seriously ill, etc.:
Thousands of people could have been missold PPI.
2 abbreviation for producer price index: a series of numbers used in the US to show changes in the price of goods made by US manufacturers:
Drum scanners are capable of resolutions up to 12,000 PPI.
Printed at 10 x 8, it drops to 150 ppi.
The 160 PPI screen with LED back lighting is simply stunning.
The firm became authorised to sell PPI in May 2006.
PPI attached to credit cards - with an average cost of £127.60 - could be worth £970m a year.
The PPI market has been the subject of intense regulatory scrutiny.
