ExpertGlossary terms starting with P

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  1. Personal representative The person who administers an estate. If named in a will, that person's title is an executor.
  2. Personal Residence Any real property used exclusively as a private dwelling by the reporting individual or his spouse, which is not rented out during any portion of the…
  3. Personal saving Personal income less the sum of personal outlays and personal current taxes.
  4. Personal Savings Account Any form of deposit in a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or similar financial institution (5 C.F.R. §2634.301(c)(2)).
  5. personal station A light-weight, pocket-sized FPLMTS terminal (Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunication Systems terminal). [CCITT (ITU-T) Rec. F.115]
  6. personal terminal In personal communications service, a lightweight, small, portable terminal that provides the capability for the user to be either stationary or in motion…
  7. personal view A view of a list, SharePoint document library, or Web Part Page that is available only to a particular user.
  8. Personal Web Navigator A feature that retrieves, displays, searches for, and stores Web pages in a local Personal Web Navigator database. This database is stored locally.
  9. Personalization Altering the search results based on a person's location, search history, content they recently viewed, or other factors relevant to them on a personal…
  10. personalized medicine (PER-suh-nuh-LIZED MEH-dih-sin) A form of medicine that uses information about a person's genes, proteins, and environment to prevent, diagnose, and treat…
  11. personalized Web Part A shared Web Part that has been modified by a user in personal view. The changes made to a Web Part personalized in this way are visible only to the user…
  12. PersonalJava PersonalJava is a Java environment based on the Java virtual machine (JVM) and a set of APIs similar to a JDK 1.1 environment.
  13. Persons In the national income and product accounts (NIPAs), persons consist of individuals, nonprofit institutions that primarily serve individuals, private…
  14. PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique. 223
  15. PERT Chart A graphic portrayal of milestones, activities, and their dependency upon other activities for completion, and depiction of the critical path.
  16. perturbation A disruption or disturbance.
  17. Perturbation Model A computer model used to calculate air pollution concentrations. A perturbation model produces a wind field from solutions to a simplified set of…
  18. pertussis (per-TUH-sus) A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily.
  19. pertuzumab (per-TOO-zoo-mab) A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
  20. PERV Abbreviation for porcine endogenous retrovirus.
  21. pervasive computing the ability to perform computing tasks from any location using a variety of devices, being brought about by the convergence of miniaturized electronics…
  22. Pervious Permeable, having openings that allow water to pass through.
  23. Pervious Zone A part of the cross section of an embankment dam comprising material of high permeability.
  24. PESHE Programmatic Environmental Safety and Health Evaluation.
  25. Pest Inspection Required for FHA loans in some areas to determine if there is an infestation of wood-boring insects or other pests in the home.
  26. Pesticide (PES-tih-side) Any substance that is used to kill insects and other pests.
  27. Pesticide resistance A genetic change in response to selection by a pesticide, resulting in the development of strains capable of surviving a dose lethal to most individuals…
  28. Pestle An elongated, often cylindrical stone used to pulverize food products and other cultural products in a mortar. See also Mortar
  29. PET A NPC controlled by a player such as a Wolf, Infernal, and so on.
  30. PET scan A procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures…
  31. pet-facilitated therapy (…fuh-SIH-lih-tay-ted THAYR-uh-pee) A type of therapy that uses dogs or other pets to improve the physical and mental health of patients with…
  32. Petabyte A measure of data size. One petabyte is equivalent to 1,000 terabytes.
  33. Petabyte (PB) A petabyte is a measure of computer data storage capacity and is one thousand million million (1,000,000,000,000,000) bytes. See Byte.
  34. petal One of the parts of the flower that make up the corolla.
  35. Petcock A small drain valve. A small ground key type valve used with soft copper tubing.
  36. petechiae (peh-TEH-kee-a) Pinpoint, unraised, round red spots under the skin caused by bleeding.
  37. Petición, moción Una solicitud por palabra o por escrito pidiendo reparación o protección judicial específica que es hecha al juez por una de las partes.
  38. petiole Stalk of leaf. See: pedicel; peduncle.
  39. petit jury (or trial jury) A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute.
  40. Petite When the card total is 8. See Natural
  41. Petition Petition refers to the Form I-129 that is filed with USCIS by a prospective H-1B employer seeking approval to employ an H-1B worker and its accompanying…
  42. Petition for Extension of Time A petition requesting an extension of the time period for response to an Office action. Payment of a fee is sometimes required. MPEP 710.02(e).
  43. Petition in Lieu of Filing Fee A petition circulated by a candidate to gather signatures in support of her candidacy; submitted along with an application for a place on the ballot…
  44. Petition package Petition package refers to the petition Form I-129, accompanying letter in support of the petition, LCA, and any other documentation about the prospective…
  45. petition preparer A business not authorized to practice law that prepares bankruptcy petitions.
  46. Petition to Revive A petition that a patent application be revived from either unintentional or unavoidable abandonment. MPEP 711.03(c).
  47. petition to revive an application (trademark matters) a formal request for the USPTO to return an abandoned application to active status.
  48. Petitioner The person filing a certain type of action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also, the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. See respondent.
  49. PetitionforCertiorari A petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision of a lower court.
  50. petitions (patent matters) -- see MPEP 711.03 and Petitions Practice within the USPTO on Patent Matters for information
  51. Petri dish Flat round glass or plastic dish with a matching lid, used for small-scale culturing of organisms, germinating seeds etc.
  52. Petrocalcic Soil horizon formed when secondary calcium carbonate accumulates in the subsoil and hardens into a hardpan.
  53. Petrochemical feedstock Feedstock derived from petroleum, used principally for the manufacture of chemicals, synthetic rubber, and a variety of plastics.
  54. Petrochemicals Chemicals obtained by refining (i.e., distilling) crude oil. They are used as raw materials in the manufacture of most industrial chemicals, fertilizers…
  55. Petroglyph A figure or design carved, abraded, or pecked on rock.
  56. petrolatum (PEH-troh-LAY-tum) A thick, greasy, substance with no odor or taste made from petroleum.
  57. Petroleum Any petroleum-based substance composed of a complex blend of hydrocarbons derived from crude oil, including motor fuel, jet oil, lubricants, petroleum…
  58. Petroleum coke A residue that is the final product of the condensation process in cracking.
  59. petroleum jelly (peh-TROH-lee-um …) A thick, greasy, substance with no odor or taste made from petroleum.
  60. PETS Proposed, endangered, threatened, or sensitive species.
  61. petty offense A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison.
  62. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome A genetic disorder in which polyps form in the intestine and dark spots appear on the mouth and fingers.
  63. PF-00299804 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
  64. PF-3512676 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called biological response modifiers.
  65. PFC Prototype Flight Cryocooler .
  66. PFCA (Public folder connection agreement) A connection agreement in the Active Directory Connector (ADC) that is responsible for replicating Public Folder proxy objects between the Exchange 5.
  67. PFD A personal flotation device or life jacket.
  68. PFGE Abbreviation for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
  69. PFIAB Presidents Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
  70. PFRD Protected Forest Root Domain
  71. PFS Pre-Feasibility Study (UKMOD).
  72. PFYC See Potential Fossil Yield Classification
  73. PG One of several hormone-like substances made by the body. Different PGs control blood pressure, contraction of smooth muscles, and other processes within…
  74. PG Pub Pre-Grant Publication of patent application at 18 months from priority date
  75. PGE1 A drug that is used to treat impotence (inability to have an erection) and is being studied in the treatment of sexual problems in men who have had…
  76. PGG Patrol Gunboat, Guided missile (Naval term).
  77. PGGH Patrol Gunboat Guided Missile Hydro-foil (Naval term).
  78. PGM Precision Guided Munition .
  79. PGP Abbreviation for pretty good privacy. A publicly available implementation of a public-key encryption system using no trusted third party.
  80. PGU Power Generation Unit.
  81. pH A measurement for liquids to determine acidity or alkalinity. On a scale of one to 14, seven is considered neutral.
  82. PH&S Packaging, Handling and Storage (see PHST) (ILS term).
  83. pH-electrode-based sensor Sensor in which a standard pH electrode is coated with a biological material. Many biological processes raise or lower pH, and the changes can be detected…
  84. PHA-739358 A substance being studied in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia. PHA-739358 may stop tumor growth by blocking certain enzymes needed for cancer…
  85. Phage Abbreviation for bacteriophage.
  86. Phage (particle) See Bacteriophage.
  87. phagemids Cloning vectors that contain components derived from both phage and plasmid DNA.
  88. Phagocyte An immune system cell that can surround and kill microorganisms and remove dead cells. Phagocytes include macrophages.
  89. phagocytes Immune system cells that ingest and destroy viruses, bacteria, fungi and other foreign substances or cells.
  90. phagocytosis (FA-goh-sy-TOH-sis) The process by which a phagocyte (a type of white blood cell) surrounds and destroys foreign substances (such as bacteria) and removes…
  91. phantom circuit A third circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, called side circuits, with each pair of wires being a circuit in itself and at the same…
  92. phantom facility A transmission facility derived with repeating coils from two or more pairs of wires. [T1.238-1994/97] Synonyms phantom circuit, phantom pair.
  93. Phantom gains Phantom gains are capital gains on which you owe tax even if your actual return on the investment is negative.
  94. phantom group Three circuits that are derived from simplexing two physical circuits to form a phantom circuit.
  95. phantom limb pain The sensation of pain or other unpleasant feelings in the place of a missing (phantom) limb.
  96. Phantom Load Any appliance that consumes power even when it is turned off. Examples of phantom loads include appliances with electronic clocks or timers, appliances…
  97. phantom pair Synonyms [loosely] phantom circuit, phantom facility.
  98. pharmaceutical agent See: therapeutic agent.
  99. Pharmaceutical Equivalents FDA considers drug products to be pharmaceutical equivalents if they meet these three criteria: they contain the same active ingredient(s) they are of the…
  100. Pharmacist A person licensed to prepare and give out (dispense) prescription drugs and medicines and who has been taught how they work, how to use them, and their…