PMP here means portable media player: a small machine you carry with you to play music, videos, or other files, without a computer. Think of the old iPod and other MP3 players — that family of gadgets.

PMP here這裡的PMP means portable media player指的是portable media player（可攜式媒體播放器）: a small machine you carry with you一台你可以隨身帶著 to play music, videos, or other files播放音樂、影片、或其他檔案的小機器, without a computer不需要電腦。Think of the old iPod and other MP3 players想想以前的iPod和其他MP3播放器 — that family of gadgets就是那一類的裝置。

The name was common in the 2000s, when these little players were new and people bought them as their own thing.

The name這個名字 was common in the 2000s在2000年代很常見, when these little players were new那時候這些小型播放器還很新 and people bought them as their own thing人們會把它們當成一項專屬的東西來買。

Today most people just use a phone, so you will meet PMP more in older manuals, shop lists, and tech writing than in everyday talk.

Today今天 most people just use a phone大部分人就只用手機, so you will meet PMP more in older manuals, shop lists, and tech writing所以你會在比較舊的說明書、店家清單、和科技寫作裡遇到PMP than in everyday talk比在日常對話裡多。

It is a dry, technical short name, not a warm spoken word. The same three letters also stand for other things (including a project-management qualification), so this meaning is only the music-and-video player.

It它 is a dry, technical short name是一個乾巴巴、技術性的縮寫, not a warm spoken word不是溫暖的口語用字。The same three letters同樣這三個字母 also stand for other things也代表其他東西 (including a project-management qualification)（包括一個專案管理的證照）, so this meaning is only the music-and-video player所以這個詞義只指音樂和影片播放器。