For North American companies, the UPC is an existing form of the GTIN. The family of data structures (not symbologies) comprising GTIN include: GTIN-12 (UPC-A): this is a 12-digit number used primarily in North America
A plateau is high, flat ground or a situation where something has stalled that was progressing forward previously. 1  An example of a plateau is a high, flat field.  An example of a plateau is a situation where no progress is being made on a project while you await funding approval.
plateau pressure in mechanical ventilation, the pressure measured at the proximal airway during an end-inspiratory pause; a reflection of alveolar pressure. pleural pressure the pressure between the visceral pleura and the thoracic pleura in the pleural cavity.