ExpertGlossary terms starting with P

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Perjure To knowingly and willfully give false testimony under oath.
Perjury The criminal offense of making a false statement under oath.
Permafrost Perennially frozen soil.
Permanence of Protection For the Marine Protected Areas Inventory, in order for sites to be considered for inclusion in the database, they must provide year round (12-month)…
Permanent alimony a type of alimony that is paid in regular intervals. Permanent alimony may change or be terminated upon the remarriage of the spouse receiving alimony…
permanent appropriation Budget authority that becomes available as the result of previously enacted legislation (substantive legislation or prior appropriations act) and does not…
permanent bond A bond not expected to require disassembly for operational or maintenance purposes.
Permanent Branch (Early Voting) Polling Place In a countywide election in which the county clerk is the early voting clerk under Section 83.
Permanent Control A stream gaging control which is substantially unchanging and is not appreciably affected by scour, fill, or backwater.
Permanent injunction A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain from taking action on a permanent basis.
Permanent insurance Permanent insurance is a life insurance policy that provides a death benefit as long as you live, or in some cases until you turn 100, provided you…
Permanent Monument Fixed monuments placed away from the dam which allow movements in horizontal and vertical control points on the dam to be monitored by using accurate…
Permanent mortgage A mortgage for a long period of time (over 10 years) in contrast to an interim loan or a construction loan.
permanent pen An editing feature that allows users to edit documents in a second font.
permanent record A record that has been determined to have sufficient historical, administrative, legal, fiscal, or other value to warrant continuing preservation
permanent records See archives.
Permanent Resident (correctly called Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) See Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR).
permanent retention retention of a record indefinitely, for centuries rather than mere decades.
permanent signal (PS) An extended off-hook condition not followed by dialing. 2. A connect signal from the network that has not been followed by network outpulsing within a…
permanent storage A storage device in which stored data are nonerasable.
permanent value that a record is of such enduring usefulness that it justifies the public cost to preserve it in an archival medium such as paper or microfilm, and…
permanent virtual circuit (PVC) A network connection with a static route defined in advance, usually by manual setup.
permanent wilting point (Abbreviation: PWP). The moisture content of a soil below which plants wilt to such an extent that they fail to recover even when fully watered.
Permanent wilting point (permanent wilting percentage) Soil water content below which plants cannot readily obtain water and permanently wilt. See wilting point.
Permeability The rate at which liquids pass through soil or other materials in a specified direction.
Permeability Coefficient The rate of flow of a fluid through a cross section of a porous mass under a unit hydraulic gradient, at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Permeable Referring to a membrane, cell or cell system through which small molecules can diffuse.
Permeameter Device for containing the soil sample and subjecting it to fluid flow in order to measure permeability or hydraulic conductivity.
Permeance A unit of measurement for the ability of a material to retard the diffusion of water vapor at 73.4 F (23 C).
Permeate To penetrate and pass through, as water penetrates and passes through soil and other porous materials.
Permethrin A pyrethroid insecticide.
Permissible Exposure Limit (PPL) The maximum amount or concentration of a chemical that a worker may be exposed to under OSHA regulations.
permissible interference Observed or predicted interference which complies with quantitative interference and sharing criteria contained in these [Radio] Regulations or in CCIR…
permission Authorization for a user to perform an action, such as sending e-mail for another user or posting items in a public folder.
permission bits Bits that the "owner" of a file sets or unsets to allow or disallow access to other people.
permissions Authorization to perform operations associated with a shared resource, such as a file, directory, or printer.
Permit Any permit other than a Notice to Proceed issued by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in accordance with the Landmarks Law: (a) "PMW shall mean Permit…
Permitted use The forage allocated by, or under the guidance of, an applicable land use plan for livestock grazing in an allotment under a permit or lease; expressed in…
Permittee An individual who holds either a BLM grazing permit or grazing lease that authorizes grazing use of the public lands issued under authority of Section 3…
permuter [A] device used in crypto-equipment to change the order in which the contents of a shift register are used in various nonlinear combining circuits.
Pern What you get when you do Perl++ twice. Doing it only once will curl your hair. You have to increment it eight times to shampoo your hair.
pernicious anemia (per-NIH-shush uh-NEE-mee-uh) A type of anemia (low red blood cell count) caused by the body's inability to absorb vitamin B12.
Pershing II OBSOLETE. US intermediate-range missile deployed in Europe.
persistence Ability of an organism to remain in a particular setting for a period of time after it is introduced.
Persistence Forecast A forecast that the current weather condition will persist and that future weather will be the same as the present (e.g.
Persistent Chemicals with a long inactivation or degradation time, such as some pesticides.
persistent connection A connection between two networked devices that remains opened after the initial request is complete, to handle additional requests.
persistent data Information that endures beyond a single instance of use, e.g., longer than one call attempt. [T1.667-1999]
Persistent Disk All disk writes issued by software running inside a virtual machine are immediately and permanently written to a persistent virtual disk.
persistent field A virtual field of an entity bean that has container-managed persistence; it is stored in a database.
persistent format A data type, which may be simple or complex, that is independent of specific hardware or software, such that an object in this data type can be…
persistent lock A long-term database lock required when users wish to maintain a consistent view of their data while doing modifications over a long transaction.
persistent storage A long-term data storage solution. Options within AWS are: Amazon S3, Amazon EBS.
Person See Persons
Person in need of supervision (PINS) Juvenile found to have committed a "status offense" rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency.
Person Skilled in the Art A fictitious person who has knowledge of all prior art and who has ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. MPEP 2141.03.
Persona A person.
Personal Address Book A directory database that is stored on an IBM® Lotus® Notes® client and contains the names and addresses of users and groups added by Notes users.
personal agent Synonym droid. See bot.
personal authenticating information (PAI) Information such as a secret password, a badge, or biometric data-or any combination of these-used to authenticate a user's identity. [After X9.26]
Personal Communications Service See PCS.
Personal Communications Service (PCS) Any of several types of wireless, voice and/or data communications systems, typically incorporating digital technology.
Personal Computer (PC) Computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
Personal Computers Personal Computers (PCs) are relatively inexpensive computers designed for an individual user.
Personal consumption expenditures See Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) The goods and services purchased by persons.
Personal current taxes Includes taxes paid by persons on income, including realized net capital gains, and on personal property.
Personal current transfer payments Payments consisting of transfer payments by persons to government and to the rest of the world.
Personal current transfer receipts Consists of income payments to persons for which no current services are performed and net insurance settlements.
personal de-registration The process by which end users cancel a previous registration to a terminal. [T1.702-1995] [T1.Rpt34-1994]
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Handheld digital organizers.
Personal dividend income The dividend income received by persons.
personal exemption Can be claimed for the taxpayer and spouse. Each personal exemption reduces the income subject to tax by the exemption amount.
personal file Material belonging to an individual that was not created or received in the conduct of business while in the employ of an organization
Personal Hospitality of any Individual Hospitality extended for a non-business purpose by an individual, not a corporation or organization, at the personal residence of or on property or…
personal identification device (PID) A physical device possessed by a user for authentication purposes [CESG].
personal identification number A unique and secret identification code similar to a password that is assigned to an authorized user and used to gain access to personal information or…
Personal Identification Number (PIN) Generally a four-character number or word, the PIN is the secret code given to credit or debit cardholders enabling them to access their accounts.
Personal Identity Verification Authorizing Official An individual who can act on behalf of an agency to authorize the issuance of a credential to an applicant.
Personal Identity Verification Card (PIV Card) Physical artifact (e.g., identity card, smart card) issued to an individual that contains stored identity credentials (e.g.
Personal Identity Verification Issuance Authority An authorized identity card creator that procures FIPS approved blank identity cards, initializes them with appropriate software and data elements for the…
Personal Identity Verification Registration Authority An entity that establishes and vouches for the identity of an applicant to a PIV Issuing Authority.
Personal Identity Verification Requesting Official An individual who can act on behalf of an agency to request a credential for an applicant.
Personal income Income received by persons from all sources. It includes income received from participation in production as well as from government and business transfer…
Personal income receipts on assets Personal interest income plus personal dividend income.
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) This is a mandatory no fault coverage for automobile insurance providing benefits including, but not limited to, medical expenses, loss of income…
Personal interest income Interest income received by persons from all sources; includes both monetary and imputed interest.
Personal interest payments Non-mortage interest paid by persons.
Personal Investment Corporation (PIC) A PIC is a term used in the banking industry to refer to an IBC. PICs are generally created for the private bank's client in order to hold the client's…
personal mobility In universal personal telecommunications (UPT), (a) the ability of a user to access telecommunication services at any UPT terminal on the basis of a…
personal mobility controller In UPT (universal personal telecommunications), a facility that provides the control logic for user authentication, service request validation, location…
personal mobility management In PCS (personal communication service), the capability that (a) provides authentication of user identification and maintains user location information in…
personal number A number that uniquely identifies a PCS or UPT user (universal personal telecommunications service user) and is used to place, or forward, a call to that…
Personal outlays The sum of personal consumption expenditures (PCE), personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments.
personal papers the records or archives of a private individual or family.
Personal Profile The Personal Profile is a Java ME profile specification. Layered on the Foundation Profile and CDC, the Personal Profile will be the next generation of…
Personal property All tangible property (other than land) that is either temporary or movable in some way, such as furniture, jewelry, electronics, etc.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Clothing or devices worn to help isolate or shield a person from direct exposure to a hazardous material or situation.
Personal recognizance In criminal proceedings, the pretrial release of a defendant without bail upon his or her promise to return to court. See recognizance.
personal registration In universal personal telecommunications, the process of associating a UPT user with a specific terminal.