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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TheOtherDave™
Pounds per square inch.

It is a measurement of pressure that applies to pneumatics (air) or hydraulics (fluid).

Most commonly, it is used to quantify the amount of boost a supercharger or turbocharger is producing at the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine.
It's also used as a measurement of stress in a material. And I think it's more commonly used to quantify the amount of air inside a tire.

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