Tech Glossary
Tech terms that start with [P]
- P value
- P+
- P-CAD
- P-code
- P-mail
- P-Prolog
- P-TAC
- P.O.D.
- p2c
- P3L
- P4
- P6
- P1754
- pa
- PACE
- Packard Bell Electronics, Inc.
- Packed Encoding Rules
- packet
- Packet Assembler/Disassembler
- packet driver
- Packet in Plastic Grid Array
- packet radio
- packet sniffer
- Packet Switch Node
- packet switching
- packet writing
- PackIt
- PACT I
- PACTOLUS
- padded cell
- Paddle
- PAGE
- Page Description Language
- page fault
- page in
- page mode
- Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
- page out
- pagelet
- pager
- paging
- PaiLisp
- Paintbrush
- PAISley
- Pajek
- PAL
- Palace
- palmtop
- Pandora
- panic
- PANON
- PANS
- Pansophic
- Pantone
- PAP
- Paper Feed Control Character
- paper tape
- paraconsistent probability
- PARADE
- PARADIGM PLUS
- Paradigms of AI Programming
- Paradise
- Paradox
- Paradox Application Language
- Paragon
- Paralation
- Paralation C
- Paralation LISP
- ParAlfl
- Parallaxis
- Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
- Parallel C
- Parallel FORTH
- Parallel Fortran
- Parallel Haskell
- Parallel Pascal
- parallel port
- Parallel Presence Detect
- parallel processing
- parallel processor
- parallel random-access machine
- parallel reduction
- Parallel SML
- Parallel Sysplex
- Parallel Virtual Machine
- parallelism
- parameter RAM
- parametric polymorphism
- paraML
- paranoid programming
- ParaSoft Corp
- Parasol
- ParcPlace Systems
- parent
- parent message
- parent process
- parentheses
- Pari
- Paris
- parity
- parity bit
- parity error
- Park-Miller
- Parkinson's Law of Data
- Parlance
- Parlog
- Parlog++
- parm
- PARMACS
- ParMod
- PARSEC
- parser
- parser generator
- Parsley
- Partial Differential Equation LANguage
- partial equivalence relation
- partial evaluation
- partial function
- partial key
- partial ordering
- Partial Response Maximum Likelihood
- partially ordered set
- partition
- partitioned data set
- PARTS
- PARULEL
- Pascal
- Pascal P4
- Pascal Plus
- Pascal+CSP
- Pascal-
- Pascal-80
- Pascal-F
- Pascal-FC
- Pascal-Linda
- Pascal-m
- Pascal-P
- Pascal-S
- Pascal-SC
- Pascal/L
- Pascal/R
- pasos2
- Pasqual
- PASRO
- PASSIM
- passive matrix display
- passphrase
- passw0rd
- password
- Password Authentication Protocol
- pastie
- PAT
- PATA
- patch
- patch space
- PATCHY
- path
- path coverage testing
- Path Pascal
- pathname
- pathname separator
- pathological
- pattern matching
- pattern recognition
- PAW
- PAW++
- payware
- PBM
- PC
- PC Pursuit
- PC support
- pC++
- PC-1834
- PC-7150
- PC-ism
- PC-NFS
- PC-RT
- PC-Scheme
- PC-TALK III
- PC-TILES
- PC-ware
- PCA
- PCB
- PCF
- PCI Configuration Utility
- PCI Mezzanine Card
- PCI slot
- PCL
- PCLIPS
- PCM
- PCMCIA
- PCMIA
- PCN
- PCS
- PCS/Geneva
- PCTE+
- pcx
- PDC Prolog
- PDEL
- PDES
- PDFTeX
- PDIL
- pdksh
- PDL
- PDL2
- PDM
- PDP Assembly Language
- PDP-6
- PDP-7
- PDP-10
- PDP-11
- PDP-20
- PDS
- PDS/MaGen
- PDSA cycle
- PE
- PeaceNet
- peak envelope power
- Peano arithmetic
- PEARL
- Pebble
- Pebbleman
- PEBCAK
- PECOS
- Pedagogic Algorithmic Language
- PEEK
- PEEL
- peephole optimisation
- peer
- peer-to-peer
- Pegasus
- PENCIL
- pencil and paper
- penis war
- Pentium
- Pentium II
- Pentium II Xeon
- Pentium III
- Pentium Pro
- peon
- PeopleSoft
- Pepper
- PEPsy
- PER
- percent
- Perceptional Adaptive Subband Coding
- perceptron
- percussive maintenance
- perfect programmer syndrome
- PERFORM
- period
- periodic group
- peripheral
- Peripheral Component Interconnect
- Peripheral Technology Group
- Perl
- Perl profiler
- perl-byacc
- Perl5
- permanent link
- Permanent Virtual Circuit
- permission
- permutation
- perplexity
- persistence
- Persistent Functional Language
- person of no account
- Personal Communication Network
- Personal Communication Services
- personal computer
- Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
- Personal Digital Assistant
- Personal Identification Number
- Personalized Array Translator
- perspective
- pessimal
- pessimising compiler
- petabyte
- petaflops
- petdingo
- Peter Chen
- Petri net
- PETSCII
- PEX
- pf
- PFE
- PFL
- pfm
- pForth
- PFP
- pg
- PGA
- PH
- phacker
- phage
- phase
- phase alternating line
- Phase Encoded
- phase of the moon
- phase space
- phase-shift keying
- phase-wrapping
- Phil Katz
- Philip R. Bagley
- Philips
- Philips SCC68070
- philosophy
- phishing
- PHOCUS
- Phoenix
- Phonetastic
- Phong shading
- photo CD
- Photoshop
- PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
- phreaking
- physical
- physical address
- physical addressing
- physical file
- physical layer
- physical memory
- Physical Sequential
- Physical Transport Network
- Physics Analysis Workbench
- PI
- pi-calculus
- PIC
- PICL
- picosecond
- PICT
- PicTeX
- pictogram
- Pictorial Janus
- picture element
- Picture Quality Scale
- pidgen+
- Pidgin
- PIE
- pig, run like a
- piggybacking
- PIL
- PIL/I
- PILE
- PILOT
- pilot error
- Pilot European Image Processing Archive
- PIM
- Pin Grid Array
- pin-out
- PINBOL
- Pine
- ping
- ping-flood
- ping-pong
- Pink-Shirt Book
- PIO mode
- PIP
- pipe
- pipeline
- pipeline break
- Pipeline Burst Cache
- PIRL
- pistol
- PIT
- PITA
- pixels per inch
- pixmap
- pizza box
- PKLITE
- PKUNZIP
- PKWARE, Inc.
- PKZIP
- pl
- PL-6
- PL-11
- PL.8
- PL/1
- PL/I
- PL/I SUBSET
- PL/I Subset G
- PL/I-FORMAC
- PL/M
- PL/P
- PL/PROPHET
- PL/Seq
- PL1
- PL360
- PL516
- Pla
- PLACE
- PLAGO
- plaid screen
- PLAIN
- plain ASCII
- Plain Old Documentation
- Plain Old Telephone Service
- plain TeX
- plaintext
- PLAN
- Plan 9
- plan file
- Planet
- PLANIT
- Plankalkül
- PLANNER
- Planner-73
- PLANS
- plants
- PLASMA
- Plastic Pin Grid Array
- platform
- Platform for Internet Content Selection
- Platform Independent Graphical User Interface
- platinum-iridium
- Platon
- PLAY
- play by electronic mail
- Play, Inc.
- Playground
- playpen
- Playstation
- playte
- PLD
- plenum cable
- pleonasm
- plesiochronous
- Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
- Pleuk grammar development system
- Plexus
- pling
- plingnet
- PLisp
- PLITS
- PLL
- PLMK
- plokta
- plotter
- PLTL
- plug and play
- plug and pray
- Plug Compatible Manufacturer
- plug-in
- Pluggable Authentication Module
- plugh
- PLUM
- Plumber
- plumbing
- Plural EuLisp
- PLUS
- ply
- PM
- pm2
- PMBX
- PML
- PMP
- pn
- pnambic
- PNP
- PNU-Prolog
- POCAL
- pocket calculator
- pod
- podcast
- POFAC
- POGO
- point
- Point Of Contact
- point of presence
- point of sale terminal
- point-and-drool interface
- Point-to-Point Protocol
- Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
- Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
- pointed domain
- pointer
- pointing device
- Poisson distribution
- POJO
- poke
- Pokémon exception handling
- Polka
- poll
- Poly
- Poly/ML
- polygon pusher
- POLYGOTH
- polylithism
- polymorphic lambda-calculus
- polymorphism
- polynomial
- polynomial-time
- polynomial-time algorithm
- polyvinyl chloride
- POM
- pompom
- Ponder
- Pong
- POOL
- POOL-I
- POOL-T
- POOL2
- Pooling Agreement for Technical Assistance
- POP
- POP++
- POP-1
- POP-2
- POP-9X
- POP-10
- Pop-11
- POP3
- POPART
- POPCORN
- POPJ
- Poplar
- POPLER
- POPLOG
- POPLOG ML
- PopTalk
- pornography
- port
- Port Address Translation
- Port Language
- portability
- Portable AIRTIME
- Portable Commodore 64
- Portable Common Loops
- Portable Common Tool Environment
- portable computer
- Portable Document Format
- Portable Forth Environment
- Portable Network Graphics
- Portable Object Adapter
- Portable Operating System Interface
- Portable Pixmap
- Portable Scheme Debugger
- Portable Scheme Interpreter
- Portable Standard Lisp
- Portable Tool Interface
- PORTAL
- porting
- portmapper
- POS
- POSE
- positional representation
- POSIX Threads
- post office problem
- Post Office Protocol
- Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration
- postcardware
- posted write-through
- postfix notation
- POSTGRES
- PostgreSQL
- posting
- postmaster
- POSTQUEL
- PostScript
- Postscript point
- POSYBL
- pound
- pound sign
- POWER
- power cycle
- power hit
- Power Mac
- power save mode
- power supply unit
- power-on reset
- power-on self-test
- PowerBuilder
- powerdomain
- PowerFuL
- PowerOpen
- PowerOpen Association
- PowerOpen Environment
- PowerPC
- PowerPC 601
- PowerPC G3
- PowerPC Platform
- Powerpoint
- powerset
- Powersoft Corporation
- PP96
- PPL
- PPLambda
- PPN
- PR
- PRA
- pragma
- PRAM
- Praxis Critical Systems
- PRE-CC
- pre-emptive multitasking
- pre-order
- pre-sales support rep
- pre\box
- PRECCX
- precedence
- precedence lossage
- precharge
- precision
- predicate logic
- predict
- predomain
- prefix
- prefix notation
- PREP
- prepaging
- prepend
- preprocessor
- presence detect
- presentation layer
- Presentation Manager
- prestidigitization
- PRESTO
- Pretty Amazing New Stuff
- Pretty Good Privacy
- pretty pictures
- prettyprint
- preventive maintenance
- PRI
- primary cache
- Primary Domain Controller
- primary key
- primary management domain
- Primary Rate Interface
- Prime Computer
- prime number theorem
- prime time
- Primenet, Inc.
- primitive
- Princeton University
- principal type
- PRINT I
- print server
- Print Services Facility
- printed circuit board
- printer
- Printer Access Protocol
- printer port
- printf
- printing discussion
- priority inheritance
- priority interrupt
- priority inversion
- priority queue
- priority scheduling
- PRISM
- Prisoner of Bill
- privacy
- Privacy Enhanced Mail
- Private Automatic Branch eXchange
- Private Branch Exchange
- private key
- Private Manual Branch eXchange
- private-key cryptography
- privileged instruction
- PRL
- probabilistic
- Probability of Failure on Demand
- Probe
- problem state
- Problem Statement Language/Problem Statement Analyser
- PROC
- procedural language
- Procedural Language/SQL
- proceedings
- process
- Process and Experiment Automation Real-Time Language
- Process Design Language 2
- process identifier
- process table
- processing
- Processor Direct Slot
- processor farm
- Processor System Modeling Language
- processor time
- PROCOL
- Procomm
- Procrustean string
- Prodigy
- ProDoc
- product
- production system
- Professional Graphics Adapter
- Professional Office System
- professional services
- PROFILE
- PROGENY
- proglet
- Program Composition Notation
- program counter
- Program Design Language
- Program Evaluation and Review Technique
- Program Information File
- Program Temporary Fix
- program transformation
- Programmable Airline Reservation System
- Programmable Array Logic
- Programmable Interrupt Controller
- Programmable Logic Controller
- Programmable Read-Only Memory
- Programmed Data Processor
- PROgrammed Graph REwriting Systems
- programmer
- Programmer Brain Damage
- Programmer's Cheer
- PROgrammer's Microapplication Language
- Programmer's Switch
- Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
- programming
- programming fluid
- programming language
- Programming Language/Cornell
- Programming Language/Systems
- Prograph
- PROGRES
- progressive coding
- Progressive JPEG
- progressive/sequential coding
- PROJECT
- project assurance
- Project Athena
- Project Guardian
- Project MAC
- project management
- projection
- projective plane
- Prolog
- Prolog++
- Prolog-2
- Prolog-D-Linda
- Prolog-II
- Prolog-III
- Prolog-Linda
- Prolog/Mali
- PROM monitor
- Prometheus
- promiscuous mode
- pron
- Pronet
- Pronunciation
- proof
- proof theory
- PROOF/L
- propeller head
- proportionally spaced font
- Proposal Writing
- proposition
- Proposition of a Language Useable for Structured Specifications
- propositional logic
- proprietary
- PROSE
- ProSet
- PROSPER
- Prospero
- ProTalk
- protected mode
- PROTEUS
- protocal
- protocol
- protocol analyser
- protocol converter
- Protocol Data Unit
- protocol layer
- protocol stack
- protoduction
- PROTON
- Protosynthex
- prototype
- Prototyper
- prototyping
- provably difficult
- provably unsolvable
- provocative maintenance
- prowler
- proxy
- proxy ARP
- Proxy Server
- PS
- PS 440
- PS-ALGOL
- PS/2
- PSA
- pSather
- PSD
- PSDN
- pseudo
- pseudo-tty
- pseudocode
- pseudoprime
- pseudorandom number
- PseudoScheme
- pseudosuit
- Psion
- Psion Organiser
- PSK
- PSL
- PSML
- PSPP
- psychedelicware
- psyton
- pt
- ptc
- Ptolemy
- PUB
- pubic directory
- public domain
- Public Key Infrastructure
- Public Switched Telephone Network
- Public-Key Cryptography Standards
- public-key encryption
- puff
- PUFFT
- pull media
- pull-down list
- pull-down menu
- Pulse Code Modulation
- pumpkin
- punched card
- punt
- Purdue Compiler-Construction Tool Set
- Purdue University
- pure lambda-calculus
- Pure Lisp
- PureLink
- purely functional language
- Purify
- Purple Book
- purple wire
- Purveyor
- push
- Push Down List
- push media
- push-button
- PV-WAVE
- PVC
- pw
- PWM
- py
- Pythagoras
- Pythagoras' Theorem
- Pythagoras's Theorem
- Python