The three-letter acronym CPM represents several subjects:

Computers and Information Technology

• Characters Per Minute; how many characters you can type per minute, similar to WPM.
• The CP/M operating system
• Cost Per Thousand a payment measuring process as used in E-Marketing
• Cost Per Impression another payment measuring process as used in E-Marketing

Economy

• Commercial Property Manager
• Corporate performance management

Pharmacology

• Chlorphenamine

Physics

• Counts per minute, a unit of radioactivity
• Continuous phase modulation

Politics

• Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Communist Party of Malaya
• Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova

Project Management

• Critical Path Method, which is related to PERT

Real Estate

• Certified Property Manager

Strategic Management

• Competitive Profile Matrix