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abbreviation / acronyms Term Definition
P-x Pentium - (numbers) The brand name for a series of Intel microprocessors used in IBM-compatible PCs. e.g. Pentium Pro (1995), Pentium II (1997), Pentium III (1999) and Pentium 4 (2002).
P&S Point And Shoot Digital camera type
p2mp point-to-multipoint Communication between a series of receivers and transmitters to a central location. Cisco p2mp typically is set up in three segments to enable frequency re-use. Cisco offers MMDS, U-NII, and LMDS systems in p2mp.
P2P Peer to Peer
In a P2P network, the "peers" are computer systems which are connected to each other via the Internet. Files can be shared directly between systems on the network without the need of a central server.
P2SC Power 2 Super Chip IBM's Deep Blue processor
P3P Platform for Privacy Preferences protocol that specifies a way to determine if a Web site's security policies meet a user's privacy requirements. P3P includes a machine-readable vocabulary and syntax that can be used to describe Web site security policies and consumers' self-identified privacy preferences.
P4M Pentium 4 Processor-M the processor was specifically designed for use in a laptop. It includes low power technologies that help extend battery life.
PA-QSA Payment Application Qualified Security Assessor company approved by the PCI SSC to conduct assessments on payment applications against the PA-DSS.
PaaS platform-as-a-service An externally hosted service providing a complete platform to create, run, and operate applications, including development tools, administration and management tools, runtime engine, data management engine, security facilities, and user-management services.
PABX / PBX

private automatic branch exchange

a telephone switch on a customer's premises that primarily establishes voice-grade circuits — over access lines to a telephone company CO — between individual users and the PSTN.

PAC Proxy Auto-Configuration A PAC file (which is a .js file) provides a means to allow browser proxy configuration to be configured through the use of a single JavaScript function FindProxyForURL() Conceptually each time the browser needs to download an item, it calls FindProxyForURL() to determine how the item can be downloaded.
PACE pressures, action, capabilities and enablers indicate corporate behavior in specific business processes
PAD Packet Assembler and Disassembler Device performing the interface between X.25 data network and asynchronous device such as personal computer. Assembles user data into packets with identifying information used to control routing.
PAE Physical Addressing Extension Extension for Windows 2000/2003 Advanced Server to address more than 4 GB of memory
PAL

connet Phase Alternate Line

connet Processor Abstraction Layer

connet Publication Access List

connet A color television broadcasting system developed in West Germany and the United Kingdom that uses 650 picture lines and a 50-hertz field frequency.

connet Contains the code necessary to initially boot the processor and includes error recovery and processor self-test routines

connet SQL Server replication security mechanism

PAM

connet Performance Acceleration
Module

connet Port to Application Mapping

connet pluggable authentication module

connet pulse amplitude modulation

connet formerly NetApp’s Flash Cache

connet a feature of the Cisco IOS Firewall that allows you to customize TCP or UDP port numbers for network services or applications.

connet A UNIX programming interface that enables third-party security methods to be used.

connet A form of signal modulation in which the data is encoded in the amplitude of a series, or train, of regularly recurrent signal pulses.

PAN Personal Area Network Experimental technology in development at IBM, it allows information devices to discreetly communicate and synchronize with one another when in close proximity (using the human body as an antenna).
PAP

connet Password Authentication Protocol

connet Printer Access Protocol

connet A security protocol that uses password authentication to allow access to a network or host. In the PAP authentication procedure, an ID/password pair is repeatedly sent by the client to the host until verification is received.

connet The standard protocol based on AppleTalk that is used on Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and other platforms for transmitting print job data to a printer or print server.

PARC Palo Alto Research Center Xerox research center famed for having developed the first GUI in the 1970s.
PaRM Patient relationship management central repository for patient data, therapy, educational content, and alert mechanisms for the patient.
PASC Portable Applications Standards Committee a group within the IEEE. PASC is the group that has and continues to develop the POSIX family of standards. See them at HTTP://WWW.PASC.ORG.
PASV Passive (command) a ftp command that requests that the server "listen" on a data port (which is not its default data port) and to wait for a connection rather than initiate one upon receipt of a transfer command.
PAT

connet Performance Acceleration Technology

connet port address translation

connet Speeds data flow between the processor and system memory to increase performance. Introduced with the Intel 875P chipset

connet Type of NAT that also translates the port numbers.

PAVCL Panda Antivirus Command-Line Scanner the anti-malware and heuristic engine from Panda.
PB PetaByte 2 to the 50th power bytes. Is equal to 1024 terabytes
PBM pharmacy benefits management A category of healthcare services that involves the managing the delivery of pharmacy and drug-related benefits for members of a managed care or payer plans.
PBN policy-based networking The application of business rules to govern network performance.
PBX

private branch exchange

see PABX

PC Personal Computer A computer system used primarily by one person.
PCB Printed Circuit Board A substrate on which a pre-determined interconnect pattern has been formed, used to assemble and connect together ICs and other electronic components into a subassembly
PCCW (formerly) Pacific Century CyberWorks the holding company of HKT Group Holdings Limited, Hong Kong's premier telecommunications provider in the ICT industry. http://www.pccw.com/
PCD Photo Compact Disc File format for digitized photos by Kodak
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect The industry standard system bus architecture that is used in most desktop and server models. PCI provides faster communications between the processor and components (such as memory, disk and video) than the original IBM bus, Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
PCI-E Peripheral Component Interconnect - Express New interface replacing PCI and AGP, max bandwidth of 500MB/sec
PCI DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard A common industry security standard developed from a collaboration between Visa and MasterCard. cf CISP.
PCL Printer Command Language a command language that was developed by Hewlett-Packard for controlling Hewlett-Packard printers. Each PCL command consists of an escape key followed by a series of code numbers.
PCM Pulse Code Modulation the method of achieving the connection speed of 56K modems.
PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

An industry association. The term is also used as shorthand for the standard it has devised for plug-in devices to be connected to notebook PCs. These can include modems, network cards and hard disks. PCMCIA devices are now known as PC-Cards. www.pcmcia.org

PCR Peak Cell Rate The Peak Cell Rate, in cells/sec, is the cell rate which the source may never exceed.
PCRE Perl-compatible regular expressions A special pattern of characters for describing searches and manipulating text.
PCS Personal Communications Service

A wireless phone service somewhat similar to cellular telephone service. It's sometimes referred to as digital cellular. Like cellular, PCS is for mobile users and requires a number of antennas to blanket an area of coverage.

PCT Private Communication Technology
Microsoft's proprietary alternative to SSL. Enables a client browser to communicate privately with a Web server over an encrypted channel.
PDA Personal Digital Assistant PDA are small portable computers which can be held in the hand and are also referred to as handheld or Pocket computers.
PDB Program DataBase Microsoft's format for debug indormation, not embedded in the object file or executable
PDC

connet Personal digital cellular

connet Primary Domain Controller

connet a 2G mobile-phone standard developed and used exclusively in Japan.

connet Provides user/computer domain authentication

PDE possible duplicate emission A payment that has been identified as a possible duplicate of another payment, because the contents of certain fields or combinations of fields in both payments are identical or similar.
PDF Portable Document Format
a multi-platform file format developed by Adobe Systems. A PDF file captures document text, fonts, images, and even formatting of documents from a variety of applications.
PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy a technology used in telecommunications networks to transport large quantities of data over digital transport equipment such as fibre optic and microwave radio systems.
PDL Pure Dumb Luck a programmer's or system engineer's best friend when it comes to fixing things.
PDM Pure Digital Monitor Monitor has no analog capability.
PDN Primary Directory Number The telephone number that the physical telephone set is associated with. Generally, the first telephone number listed on a multi-line set.
PDN public data network

connet A communications common carrier network that provides data communications services over switched or nonswitched lines.

connet A network operated by a government or private organization to provide computer communications to the public, usually for a fee.

PDP Policy Decision Point The point where policy decisions are made, responsible for handling policy decisions on behalf of PEPs
PDQ Product Data Quality Oracle MDM term (developed as a result of its acquisition in 2009 of Silver Creek Systems, is licensed based on the number of processors)
PDS partitioned data set A data set on direct access storage that is divided into partitions, called members, each of which can contain a program, part of a program, or data.
PDU Protocol Data Unit Message of a given protocol comprising payload and protocol-specific control information, typically contained in header. Passes over protocol interfaces that exist between layers of protocols (per OSI model).
PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol A protocol proposed by Microsoft, Cisco and RSA Security for securely transporting authentication data, including passwords, over 802.11 wireless networks
PEARL Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language
PEF Preferred Executable Format An executable format understood by the Code Fragment Manager.
PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail Privacy Enhanced Mail
PEP

connet Policy Enforcement Point

connet program entry procedure

connet A port on a network device where the policy decisions are actually enforced

connet A procedure provided by the compiler that is the entry point for an ILE program on a dynamic program call.

Perl Practical Extraction and Report Language Perl is a programming language that is widely used for both very simple, small tasks and for very large complex applications.
PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique a method for project planning by analyzing the time required for each step. It is also called "critical path method".
PET Personal Electronic Transactor an early (circa 1977-1980, around the same time as the Apple][) home computer featuring a ROM-based BASIC developed by Microsoft which it uses as a default "OS".
PF Key Program Function Key keyboard shortcut keys for VM/CMS.
PFM personal financial management A category of desktop applications used to manage personal finances. Examples include Intuit's Quicken and Microsoft Money.
PFS Public-Key Forward Secrecy For a key agreement protocol based on asymmetric cryptography, the property that ensures that a session key derived from a set of long-term public and private keys will not be compromised if one of the private keys is compromised in the future.
PGP Pretty Good Privacy An electronic transfer protocol that allows for the private exchange of files or mail using public key encryption.
PGR presentation graphics routines A group of routines within the operating system that allows business charts to be defined and displayed procedurally through function routines.
PGI Premiere Global Services, Inc. global provider of conferencing and collaboration solutions. http://www.pgi.com/
pgSQL PostgreSQL An open source object-relational database management system developed in the late 1980's which supports the SQL standard.
PHB Per-Hop-Behavior The forwarding treatment given to a specific class of traffic, based on criteria defined in the Differentiated Service field. Routers and switches use PHBs to determine priorities for servicing various traffic flows
PHI Protected Health Information PHI is a term used in HIPAA meaning individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or maintained by electronic media or is transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium.
PHP PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (originally Personal Home Page) PHP is a programming language used almost exclusively for creating software that is part of a web site. The PHP language is designed to be intermingled with the HTML that is used to create web pages. See also http://www.php.net/
PHS Personal Handy Phone System Personal communications system used in Japan as both a digital cordless phone in homes and offices and as a cellular phone outdoors.
PHY Physical Layer The physical layer provides for transmission of cells over a physical medium connecting two ATM devices.
PHZIP Phil Katz's ZIP an archiving tool originally written by the late Phil Katz, and marketed by his company PKWARE, Inc. The first version of PKZIP appeared in 1989.
PiB pebibyte 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes. 1024 tebibytes.
PIC Position-Independent Code A file containing object code that is almost ready for execution on the target. The final remaining step is to use a locator or loader to fix the remaining relocatable addresses within the code.
Picnic Problem In Chair, Not In Computer An abbreviation indicating that a problem was not computer related but lies with the person in the chair, i.e. a user related problem.
PID

connet Process ID

connet Proportional Integral Derivative

connet A number assigned to a UNIX process when it starts. The PID allows you to refer to the process at a later time.

connet A three-part technique for designing control systems that use feedback.

PIE Presence, Identity and Edge Core constituents of peer to peer (P2P) applications
PII personally identifiable information PII is any data about an individual that could, potentially identify that person, such as a name, ...
PIM

connet Personal Information Manager

connet Protocol Independent Multicast

connet A PIM is a software application that serves as a planner, notebook, and address book all in one.

connet IP routing protocol-independent and can leverage whichever unicast routing protocols are used to populate the unicast routing table, including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and static routes

PIN personal identification number A numeric code — typed on an automated teller machine or telephone keypad, or a computer keyboard — used to gain access to personal funds or information.
PINE Program for Internet News and E-Mail a character-based E-Mail client for UNIX systems. Developed at the University of Washington, PINE replaces an older E-Mail program called elm.
ping Packet Internet or Inter-Network Groper To check if a server is running. From the sound that a sonar systems makes in movies, you know, when they are searching for a submarine.
PIO Programmed Input/Output

a method of transferring data between two devices that uses the computer's main processor as part of the data path.

PIO Mode Data Transfer Rate (MBps) Standard
0
3.3
ATA
1
5.2
ATA
2
8.3
ATA
3
11.1
ATA-2
4
16.6
ATA-2
PIPE Private Internet Protocol Encapsulation Extension of RFC 2003 (IP Encapsulation within IP) which allows to encapsulate and decapsulate private IP addresses in the same way as described in RFC 2003, and to transfer them across the public Internet
PIPs process integration packs Oracle Siebel's feature integrating business processes between Siebel CRM and other Oracle applications.
PIX Private Internet eXchange Popular IP firewall and NAT appliance, the design of which was acquired by Cisco systems in 1995.
pixel / pel Picture Element

connet A pixel is the smallest unit of information in a digital image, resembling a tiny square.

connet An element of a raster pattern about which a toned area on a photoconductor can appear.

PKCS Public-Key Cryptography Standards a set of standards developed by RSA Laboratories and others.
PKI public-key infrastructure The techniques necessary to manage public-key cryptography (see separate entry), as well as the various systems for authentication, nonrepudiation and integrity that can be built on top of a public-key system.
PL/1 Programming Language 1 One of the widely used high-level programming languages oriented toward both business and mathematical programs.
PLA Programmable Logic Array a chip (IC) based programmed logical program.
PLC

connet PowerLine Communication

connet product life cycle

connet Technology that uses the power lines to connecto to the Internet

connet a marketing theory which dictates the the sequence of events, or lifespan divisions of any marketed product or brand, including technologies, consumer goods, and any item which is marketed to the public and sold at retail outlets on a national basis.

PLCP Physical Layer Convergence Protocol Defined by the IEEE 802.6 and used for DS3 transmission of ATM. ATM cells are encapsulated in 125microsecond frame defined by PLCP, which is defined inside DS3 M-frame.
PLD Programmable Logic Device An IC incorporating an array of programmable logic devices that are not pre-connected but where the connections are programmed by the user via blowing fused linked or via other techniques.
PLL Phase Lock Loop a mechanism whereby timing information is transferred within a data stream and the receiver derives the signal element timing by locking its local clock source to the received timing information.
PLM product life cycle management In the virtual domain, manufacturers design and simulate product performance, production plants, manufacturing processes, service and maintenance procedures, the customer experience, and even the impact of product disposal.
PLMN public land mobile network generic term for a mobile wireless network that is centrally operated and administrated by an organization and uses land-based radio frequency transmitters or base stations as network hubs.
PLOGI port login The port-to-port login process by which initiators establish sessions with targets.
PLPA pageable link pack area An area of virtual storage containing supervisor call (SVC) routines, access methods, and other read-only system and user programs that can be shared among users of the system.
PL/SQL Procedural Language/Structured Query Language Oracle's (RDBMS) Procedural Language extension to SQL.
PMD Physical Media Dependent Sublayer that defines parameters at lowest level, such as speed of bits on media.
PMDB performance management database performance management database
PME Power Management Event Feature that allows most LAN devices to wake up from standby states (S1 or S3)
PMM Post Memory Manager A mechanism used by option ROMs to allocate RAM memory for use during system startup
PMI Portable Management Interface

Project Management Institute

Privilege Management Infrastructure

Product and manufacturing information

PMI is a platform-dependent interface defined by Sun Microsystems used in network management

PMI establishes Project Management ISO validated standards and policy

security infrastructure to authorize users

annotation shown on 3D CAD models of components and products

PMML Predictive Model Markup Language A standard developed by the Data Mining Group (DMG) to represent predictive analytic models. PMML is supported by leading BI and analytics vendors like IBM, SAS, MicroStrategy, Oracle and SAP.
PMO Project management office The group that handles the day-to-day management of offshore projects to ensure that processes are running smoothly.
PMR

connet Perpendicular Magnetic Recording

connet Private Mobile Radio

connet How a hard drive records data: magnetic elements are aligned vertically, as opposed to longitudinally on older drives

connet a traditional method of communications with mobile assets, where a centralised base station transmits in all directions to mobile (in vehicle) and portable (hand held) radios.

PMSM permanent magnet synchronous motors permanent magnet synchronous motors
pNFS parallel Network File System a protocol extension of NFS 4.1, the first major performance upgrade to the widely deployed NFS in more than a decade.
PNG Portable Network Graphics PNG is a graphics format specifically designed for use on the World Wide Web. PNG enable compression of images without any loss of quality, including high-resolution images. Another important feature of PNG is that anyone may create software that works with PNG images without paying any fees - the PNG standard is free of any licensing costs.
PnP Plug and Play
PnP is a catchy phrase used to describe devices that work with a computer system as soon as they are connected. The user does not have to manually install drivers for the device or even tell the computer that a new device has been added.
PNP Personal Network Platform delivers core network functions to individuals. PNP offers full flexibility, transparency, scalability, and expandability.
PNRP Peer Name Resolution Protocol Secure, scalable, and dynamic name registration and name resolution protocol first developed for Windows XP and then upgraded in Windows Vista
POC

connet Proof of Concept

connet Push-to-talk Over Cellular

connet Proof of Concept

connet the push to talk (PTT) voice service for mobile communications. It provides direct one-to-one and one-to-many voice communication service in the cellular network.

POD

connet Proof of Deposit

connet Publishing on demand

connet Software system used by financial institutions to verify teller transactions. Usually consists of reader/sorter control software, reject-reentry system, and reporting systems

connet A process that allows for the printing of individual copies as orders come in

PoE Power Over Ethernet
PoE is also called Power over LAN or in-line power. It allows appliances such as IP telephones and WLAN access points to receive power over suitable LAN cabling. The international standard is known as IEEE 802.3af. However, some vendors have implemented proprietary solutions.
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POLP principle of least privilege POLP is the practice of limiting access to the minimal level that will allow normal functioning. Applied to employees, the principle of least privilege translates to giving people the lowest level of user rights that they can have and still do their jobs. The principle is also applied to things other than people, including programs and processes.
PON passive optical networking a unique point-to-multipoint infrastructure that allows for the sharing of one optical fiber among several buildings
POP

connet Point of Presence

connet Post Office Protocol

connet protected object policy

connet usually means a city or location where a network can be connected to, often with dial up phone lines.

connet a way that e-mail client software such as Eudora gets mail from a mail server. When you obtain an account from an ISP you almost always get a POP account with it, and it is this POP account that you tell your e-mail software to use to get your mail.

connet A type of security policy that imposes additional conditions on the operation permitted by the ACL policy to access a protected object.

POP3 Post Office Protocol v3
POP3, sometimes referred to as just "POP," is a simple, standardized method of delivering e-mail messages. A POP3 mail server receives e-mails and filters them into the appropriate user folders. When a user connects to the mail server to retrieve his mail, the messages are downloaded from mail server to the user's hard disk.
POS point of sale A category of systems that use personal computers or specialized terminals in combination with cash registers, optical scanners or magnetic-stripe readers to capture and record data at the time of transaction. POS systems are usually online to a central computer for credit checking and inventory updating.
POSIX Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX A family of open system standards based on UNIX, which allows applications to be written to a single target environment in which they can run unchanged on a variety of systems.
POST power-on self test Set of hardware diagnostics that runs on a hardware device when that device is powered up.
POTS Plain Old Telephone Service POTS is the standard telephone service that most homes use. It is also referred to as the PSTN or the Public Switched Telephone Network.
POWER Performance Optimization With Enhanced Risc Performance Optimization With Enhanced Risc by IBM
POX plain old XML plain old XML
PPC Pay-Per-Click Where a company (or advertiser) pays (a search engine or affiliate site) for each click-through on an advertisement.
PPD Postscript Printer Description A file that contains information about the capabilities of a particular printer model. The PPD file provides the controls you need to take advantage of special features such as multiple paper trays, special paper sizes, or duplex printing.
PPE PowerPC Processor Element In the Cell Broadband Engine architecture, a grouping of multiple PowerPC Processor Units (PPUs).
PPM

connet Parts Per Million

connet project portfolio management

connet In positioning terms, ppm is a representation of position error as a function of
distance between two communicating devices.

connet A strategy for oversight of a portfolio of related or interdependent projects, with the intent of limiting duplicate work efforts and leveraging decision making and skills across projects.

PPN Primary Port Network The main switching module for the Definity G3R or G3I switch.
PPP

connet Point to Point Protocol

connet Public–private partnership

connet the Internet standard for dial-up modem connections. PPP is a set of rules that defines how your modem exchanges packets of data with other systems on the Internet.

connet describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government

PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a specification for connecting multiple computer users on local network to a remote site using a modem, gateway or router that supports the appropriate protocol layers and authentication for the point-to-point connection to be established.
PPRC Peer to Peer Remote Copy A remote-copy service that provides a synchronous copy of a volume or disk for disaster recovery, device migration, and workload migration.
PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PPTP is a networking standard for connecting to virtual private networks, or VPNs. VPNs are secure networks that can be accessed over the Internet, allowing users to access a network from a remote location. This is useful for people who need to connect to an office network from home or access their home computer from another location.
PPU PowerPC Processor Unit A 64-bit PowerPC core processor located at the heart of the Cell Broadband Engine multiprocessor, with associated cache, and a Vector Multimedia Extensions (VMX) unit.
PQA Palm Query Application A small applet that can be downloaded onto a Palm OS-based PDA that allows for the retrieval of information from the Web.
PRADO PHP Rapid Application Development Object-oriented an open source, PHP5-based programming framework designed for professional web applications development. PRADO is an MVC-based framework, which allows event-driven programming.
PRC Primary Reference Clock Clock used in synchronous networks like SONET and SDH
PRI Primary Rate Interface An Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) interface that connects private branch exchanges (PBXs) to the network at the North American 1.544 megabits per second (Mbps) T1 rate. It is electrically identical to the ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI).
PRINCE Projects in Controlled Environments A public domain standard for IT developers for the U.K. government. PRINCE provides a process model to define what is involved in setting up, managing and closing down each stage of a project.
PROM Programmable ROM A ROM which is programmable by the user
PRPQ programming request for price quotation

connet A customer request for a price quotation on alterations or additions to the functional capabilities of system control programming or licensed programs.

connet A customer request for a price quotation for a licensed program to be designed especially for a particular group of customers or an application.

ps Picosecond 1/1000 of a nanosecond, or one trillionth of a second. T
PS PlayStation

PostScript

Photoshop

Game console by Sony

PostScript (file name extension)

Photoshop of Adobe Systems, Inc.

PS is also People Search (Yahoo!), Packet Stream (AT&T), Protection Scheme (Nortel), Protection Switching (Alcatel), PeopleSoft, Inc. (software company)

PS/2 personal system/2 A type of connector for attaching a PS/2-compatible keyboard, mouse, or keypad.
PSA professional service automation professional service automation
PSD PhotoShop Drawing File name extension. Used by Photoshop and other Adobe programs
PSIP Program and Systems Information Protocol the ATSC standard for digital television channel naming, numbering and navigation.
PSK phase shift keying Phase modulation that uses discrete changes of phase.
PSLC Parallel Sysplex License Charge A software licensing arrangement available to vendors if the pieces making up their Parallel Sysplex complex have been qualified by IBM. Charges are based on the total machine capacity.
PSN

connet Packet Switch Node

connet Playstation Network

connet Processor Serial Number

connet A dedicated computer whose purpose is to accept, route and forward packets in a packet switched network.

connet PSN stands for Playstation Network of Sony

connet An embedded serial number in Intel Pentium III microprocessors. It allows software manufacturers and websites to identify individuals more precisely.

PSP

connet Personal Software Process

connet PlayStation Portable

connet Methods to improve the quality of work of individual software engineers

connet Game console by Sony

PSPs print service providers print service providers
PSS Print SubSystem Software for IBM mainframes that provides an AFP and line data printing solution using PCL and PostScript printers
PSTN public switched telephone network

connet the worldwide network of public voice communication facilities.

connet Any common carrier network that provides circuit switching among public users.

PTF Print To Fax Fax driver for Lotus Domino Fax Server
PTR record Pointer record A DNS record type that translates IP (IPv4) addresses to domain names. Used in DNS reverse lookups.
PTT

connet Push To Talk

connet Postal, Telephone, and Telegraph

connet Functionality in the group communication terminal device. You have to push PTT-button to get the permission for transmission

connet An agency that regulates and administers the telephone and postal systems in certain countries.

PTTs Post, telegraph, and telephone authorities government agencies responsible for postal mail, telegraph, and telephone services. Such monopolies existed in many countries, but since the 1980s many of them have been partially or completely privatized.
PTZ pan-tilt-zoom video conferencing camera capability
PUMA

connet Privileged user monitoring and auditing

connet Protected User Mode Audio

connet IBM Tivoli SIEM capability

connet Together with UMA, is an engine in the Windows Vista Protected Environment that provides a safer environment for audio playback, as well as checking that the enabled outputs are consistent with what the content allows

PUP Potentially unwanted program a term used to describe unwanted programs such as Trojans, spyware and adware, along with other malware which may compromise your privacy. Some antivirus and PC security software packages will scan for and protect your system against PUPs.
PUT program update tape A code release to Transaction Processing Facility customers containing maintenance (program fixes) and new function.
PVC

connet permanent virtual circuit

connet Polyvinyl Chloride

connet A virtual circuit that is pre-defined in routing tables among the various routers and switches in a packet-switched network, rather than being established on a call-by-call basis.

connet The common vinyl shielding used to cover the pairs in the copper four-pair wire used for numerous Ethernet standards.

PVR personal video recorder

A device that records television programs on an internal hard drive in anticipation of viewer preferences.

PVST Per-VLAN Spanning Tree In Ethernet switched environments where multiple Virtual LANs exist, spanning tree can be deployed per Virtual LAN.
PVV PIN verification value Discretionary value encoded in magnetic stripe of payment card.
PWM Pulse width modulation a powerful technique for controlling analog circuits with a processor's digital outputs. PWM is employed in a wide variety of applications, ranging from measurement and communications to power control and conversion.
PWR PoWeR PoWeR
PWS Personal Web Server (or Peer Web Services ) the baby brother of Microsoft IIS. Both products are hybrid compilations and substitutes for an Internet capable web server.
PXE Preboot eXecution Environment Provides a way for a system to initiate a network connection to various servers prior to loading an OS
  packet Logical grouping of information that includes a header containing control information and (usually) user data. Packets most often are used to refer to network layer units of data.
  Palladium a plan from Intel, AMD, and Microsoft to build security into personal computers and servers at the microprocessor level. Assuming that enough users buy computers with Palladium capabilities, each user may now for the first time be able to effectively filter out spam, ensure that only authorized programs can ever be run by the computer, and encrypt the data in your computer.
  Palm This brand name refers to Palm Inc.'s line of PDA devices, as well as its operating-system platform, the Palm OS. Palm once dominated the PDA market with an estimated 80 percent market share
  parity In RAID storage, a data-protection method that provides the ability to reconstruct data. When data is protected by parity, it’s still available if a drive fails.
  partition(ing)

connet Partitions are physical or logical mechanisms for isolating operational environments within single or multiple servers.

connet The act of creating a logical (as opposed to physical) drive.

connet To break into smaller sections, such as a hard drive. Partitioning can also be used to allow multiple operating systems on the same drive of a given computer.

  patch

connet A software fix for a bug in a program

connet A particular type of cable for networking that is a through cable; pin 1 to pin1, pin2 to pin 2 and so on.

  Pen-Centric Tablet PCs pen-centric and run full, user-controlled operating systems, such as Apple's iPad
  Penetration Test Penetration tests attempt to exploit vulnerabilities to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activity is possible.
Peoples Peoples is PCS operator in Hong Kong, now brand name "PEOPLES" of China Mobile Hong Kong. http://www.peoples.com.hk
  phish(ing)

connet An e-mail or website designed to redirect you to a bogus website with the intention of gaining bank or credit card information, or to download malicious program onto a computer without the users knowledge.

connet The technique is also often used to secure credit card numbers, bank account information, brokerage information, and generally anything that could yield a financial gain in line with fraud operations.

  platform-independent A term describing software that can run on a variety of hardware platforms or software architectures. Platform-independent software can be used in many different environments, requiring less planning and translation across an enterprise.
Photobucket Photobucket is an image hosting, video hosting, slideshow creation and photo sharing website. http://photobucket.com/
  Plug-in A small piece of software that adds features to already existing, usually large, programs.
  pocket PC A PDA platform launched by Microsoft and several partner hardware vendors in April 2000.
  podcast A coined term to define a broadcast of multimedia files to an Apple IPod or other appropriate receiver. A podcast is an audio or video file that subscribers can hear or view online.
  Ported In / Out

connet In: a telephone number is considered to be ported in when service provider

connet Out: telephone number is considered to be ported out when a number assigned to service provider A is moved from service provider A's switch to service provider B's switch

  PostScript

A language that describes the appearance (text and graphics) of a printed page. PostScript is an industry standard for printing and imaging. Many printers contain or can be loaded with PostScript software.

  pop-up menu A menu that appears in a dialog box.
  port Ports can be classified as hardware ports or network (software) ports. Hardware ports consist of the outlets on the computer where cables or plugs connect. Examples include USB, SCSI and Ethernet ports.
  portal Usually used as a marketing term to described a Web site that is or is intended to be the first place people see when using the Web. Typically a "Portal site" has a catalog of web sites, a search engine, or both.
  precedence the property of arithmetic operations that determines which operations are done first in a complex expression.
  Predictive Analytics describe any approach to data mining with three attributes: rapid analysis measured in hours or days
  Presentation Layer The OSI layer that determines how application information is represented or encoded while in transit between two end systems.
  Private Cloud Computing a form of cloud computing in which service access is limited, and/or the customer has some control/ownership of the service implementation.
  Proprietary Refers to a technological design or architecture whose configuration is unavailable to the public and may not be duplicated without permission from the designer or architect. Apple's Macintosh? platform is the quintessential example of proprietary architecture.
  Protocol On the Internet "protocol" usually refers to a set of rules that define an exact format for communication between systems.
  Proxy A Proxy Server sits in between a Client and the "real" Server that a Client is trying to use. Client's are sometimes configured to use a Proxy Server, usually an HTTP server.
  Public Domain Of all the kinds of software or information you can download, public domain has the fewest strings attached. With public domain downloads, there are no copyright restrictions.
  Public Virtual Worlds an online networked virtual environment in which participants are immersed in a 3D representation of a virtual space and interact with other participants and the environment through an avatar
  pull The transmission of information in response to a specific request for that information. Opening a webpage in a browser is an example of pull technology.
  Pull-down menu
A menu which appears from nowhere when you click on or put your cursor over a link.
  push A generic term applied to the methods, products or services used to deliver information to an internet user, without the user specifically requesting that item of information.
  Python a programming language invented by Guido van Rossum for quick, easy construction of relatively small programs, especially those that involve character string operations. www.python.org