1º_ It is the name of a variety of tamal, usually prepared with corn. There is no agreement on its etymology, but it probably originates from the Nahuatl pic'tl ("compact, harden"). 2º_ In Argentina 'PICTE' is an acronym that was used for a tender for the purchase of technical equipment, whose development is "Research Projects (destined to the purchase of) Scientific and Technological Equipment". 3º_ In English the acronym 'PICTE' can stand for Primary Image Capture and Transform Element ("Main Element of capture and transformation of images") that is used in computer science.