ExpertGlossary terms starting with P

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  1. programming system One or more programming languages and the software necessary for using these languages with particular automatic data processing equipment.
  2. progression (proh-GREH-shun) In medicine, the course of a disease, such as cancer, as it becomes worse or spreads in the body.
  3. progression-free survival (pruh-GREH-shun... ser-VY-vul) The length of time during and after treatment in which a patient is living with a disease that does not get worse.
  4. Progressive Derecho Derecho characterized by a short curved squall line oriented nearly perpendicular to the mean wind direction with a bulge in the general direction of the…
  5. progressive disease Cancer that is growing, spreading, or getting worse.
  6. progressive matching Pattern matching that picks up where it left off before.
  7. Progressive tax In a progressive, or graduated, income tax system, taxpayers with higher incomes are taxed at higher rates that those with lower incomes.
  8. PROGRUS Program Update Studies.
  9. Proguanil A drug used against malaria. It is found in the combination atovaquone-proguanil which can be used for both prevention and treatment.
  10. Prohibited Source In the Standards of Conduct, a prohibited source for gifts is any person (including an individual or entity) who: Is seeking official action by the…
  11. Project A single financial entity which can be composed of several units or divisions, integrated projects, or participating projects.
  12. Project 25 A joint effort of U.S. Federal, state, and local governments to develop standards for interoperable digital, narrowband radios to meet public-safety user…
  13. Project eLiza An initiative launched by IBM in April 2001 to integrate autonomic capabilities into its products and services, including servers, storage, middleware…
  14. project file An assembly of records and other data regardless of media (e.g., hardcopy, electronic, film) that pertains to a set of activities or pursuits designated…
  15. Project financing A form of asset-based financing in which a firm finances a discrete set of assets (the project) on a stand-alone basis.
  16. Project Hazardous Waste Coordinator (PHWC) Individual designated by the Area Manager to coordinate records and maintain proper management of hazardous wastes on each project; acts as primary…
  17. Project Office The office of the program manager and the point of contact with industry, government agencies, and other activities participating in the system…
  18. Project Planning Guidance (PPG) High-level summary document that defines the work to be performed by each Executing Agent in support of the BMD program.
  19. Project Summary Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) A summary WBS tailored to a specific defense materiel item by selecting applicable elements from one or more summary WBSs or by adding equivalent elements…
  20. Project-use energy This is intended to cover primarily power and energy used for project operations such as pumping or other miscellaneous uses.
  21. Project-use power Power for main conveyance pumping, designated drainage pumping and other designated miscellaneous electric loads directly associated with the operation of…
  22. Projected Area The net south-facing glazing area projected on a vertical plane. Also, the solid area covered at any instant by a wind turbine's blades from the…
  23. Projectile point Any sharp tip of an arrow, spear, or dart.
  24. projection See map projection.
  25. projection file A coverage file that stores the parameters for the map projection and coordinate system of a geographic data set (e.g., a coverage).
  26. Prokaryote A bacterial cell lacking a true nucleus; its DNA is usually in one long strand. See Eukaryote.
  27. prolactin (proh-LAK-tin) A hormone that is made by the pituitary gland (a pea-sized organ in the center of the brain).
  28. Proleukin (pro-LOO-kin) A drug used to treat some types of cancer. It is a form of interleukin-2, a cytokine made by leukocytes (white blood cells), that is made in…
  29. proliferating (proh-LIH-fuh-RAYT-ing) Multiplying or increasing in number. In biology, cell proliferation occurs by a process known as cell division.
  30. Proliferation Increase by frequent and repeated reproduction; growth by cell division.
  31. Proliferation (Nuclear Weapons) The process by which nations sequentially come into possession of, or acquire the right to determine the use of, nuclear weapons, thus enabling each to…
  32. Proliferative (pro li" fer uh tiv) the reproduction or multiplication similar forms, such as cells.
  33. proliferative index (proh-LIH-fuh-RAY-tiv ...) A measure of the number of cells in a tumor that are dividing (proliferating).
  34. Prolix Claim A claim that contains long recitations or unimportant details that render the claim indefinite. MPEP 2173.05(m).
  35. prolog The part of an XML document that precedes the XML data. The prolog includes the declaration and an optional DTD.
  36. prolymphocytic leukemia A type of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), in which too many immature white blood cells (prolymphocytes) are found in the blood and bone marrow.
  37. PROM Acronym for programmable read-only memory.
  38. promegapoietin (proh-MEH-guh-POY-eh-tin) A drug given during chemotherapy to increase blood cell regeneration.
  39. Prominence A structure in the corona consisting of cool plasma supported by magnetic fields.
  40. Prominences A structure in the Sun’s corona consisting of cool plasma supported by magnetic fields.
  41. Promisee An individual to whom a promise is made.
  42. Promisor An individual who makes a promise.
  43. Promissory estoppel A promise which estops or legally prevents the promisee from asserting or taking certain action.
  44. Promissory Note A written promise to repay a specified amount over a specified period of time.
  45. promote To copy the property values found in a Microsoft Office document to the properties of a SharePoint Portal Server document profile.
  46. Promoter Any person who, directly or indirectly, organizes or assists in the organization of a tax shelter or who participates in the sale of any interests in a…
  47. promoter sequence See: promoter (1).
  48. prompt An audio message played over the telephone to explain valid options to users. [Exchange 2007]
  49. prompt publishing point A file share where storage space is available for Unified Messaging custom prompts. Each dial plan has only one prompt publishing point.
  50. ProMune (PROH-myoon) A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
  51. promyelocytic leukemia (PROH-MY-eh-loh-SIH-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh) An aggressive (fast-growing) type of acute myeloid leukemia in which there are too many immature blood-forming…
  52. Pronuclear injection The use of a fine needle to inject DNA into the nucleus of an unfertilized egg.
  53. Pronucleus Either of the two haploid gamete nuclei just prior to their fusion in the fertilized ovum.
  54. Proof A measure of ethanol content. 1-percent ethanol content equals 2 proof.
  55. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt The level or quality of proof needed to convict a criminal defendant at trial. The government has the burden of proof in a criminal case and, in order to…
  56. proof of claim A written statement and verifying documentation filed by a creditor that describes the reason the debtor owes the creditor money.
  57. Proof of loss Documents that you give the insurer to support your request for payment of losses.
  58. Proof of Possession Protocol (PoP Protocol) A protocol where a claimant proves to a verifier that he/she possesses and controls a token (e.g., a key or password).
  59. Proof of Principle (POP) Technical demonstration and troop experimentation conducted with brassboard configuration, subsystems, or surrogate systems, using troops in a realistic…
  60. Proof of Service The person who actually accomplished the service must state under oath, in an affidavit of service, that she/he did the proper tasks to accomplish "good…
  61. Proof of Status This term refers to the legal status of the petitioner in the United States. A petitioner must be a U.S.
  62. proofreading The scanning of newly-synthesized DNA for structural defects, such as mis-matched base pairs. A functional activity of most DNA polymerase s.
  63. PROPA Propagation (movement)
  64. propagation The duplication of a whole plant from a range of vegetative materials; adapted for in vitro culture as micropropagation.
  65. propagation constant For an electromagnetic field mode varying sinusoidally with time at a given frequency, the logarithmic rate of change, with respect to distance in a given…
  66. propagation delay 1. The time required for a signal to travel from one point to another. 2. In cryptography, the delay between the presentation of a clear text block to a…
  67. propagation mode The manner in which radio signals travel from a transmitting antenna to a receiving antenna, such as ground wave, sky wave, direct wave, ground…
  68. propagation path obstruction A man-made or natural physical feature that lies near enough to a radio path to cause a measurable effect on path loss, exclusive of reflection effects.
  69. propagation time delay The time required for a signal to travel from one point to another.
  70. propagule Any structure capable of giving rise to a new plant by asexual or sexual reproduction, including bulbils, leafbuds, etc.
  71. Propane A hydrocarbon gas, C3H8, occurring in crude oil, natural gas, and refinery cracking gas. It is used as a fuel, a solvent, and a refrigerant.
  72. Propeller (Hydro) Turbine A turbine that has a runner with attached blades similar to a propeller used to drive a ship.
  73. Proper name recognition Proper name recognition is a way of identifying word sequences in text that are defined as proper names or phrases in the appropriate dictionary.
  74. Proper seal a seal that prevents loss, cross-transfer, or contamination while ensuring that attempted entry into the container is detectable.
  75. properties See resource property.
  76. property For this survey, property means real estate; that is, land and anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings and those things attached to…
  77. Property (Fixture and Non-Fixture) In a real estate contract, the property is the land within the legally described boundaries and all permanent structures and fixtures.
  78. Property and Land For example, resources describing cadastral surveys and land ownership.
  79. property appraisal See: appraisal.
  80. Property Appreciation See Appreciation
  81. Property damage Physical damage to property.
  82. Property damage (PD) Physical damage to property.
  83. Property Damage Liability Pays for damage to another person’s car or property such as fences, buildings, utility poles, signs, and trees.
  84. property definition The scope and behavior for a single element of metadata that can be applied to a resource.
  85. Property insurance A form of insurance that protects real property against certain risks, such as from fires or storms; often called fire and hazard insurance.
  86. Property Inventory the physical accounting of capital equipment.
  87. property of the estate All legal or equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the commencement of the case.
  88. Property Protection Measures that are undertaken usually by property owners in order to prevent, or reduce flood damage.
  89. property rule A JSON-compliant markup standard for declaring properties, mappings, and output values in an AWS CloudFormation template.
  90. property set A property set is a grouping of Active Directory attributes. You can control access to this grouping of Active Directory attributes by setting one access…
  91. Property store Table of properties and their values used and maintained by the Search service. Each row in the table corresponds to a document in the full-text index.
  92. Property tax The amount which the state and/or locality assesses as a tax on a piece of property.
  93. Property Tax Deduction The U.S. tax code allows homeowners to deduct the amount they have paid in property taxes from there total income.
  94. Property tax relief Same or similar to "tax relief." See also "tax relief."
  95. property taxes Taxes on property, especially real estate, but also can be on boats, automobiles (often paid along with license fees), recreational vehicles, and business…
  96. Property Type Indicates whether the loan or application was for a one-to-four-family dwelling (other than manufactured housing), manufactured housing, or multifamily…
  97. property value The value of a single element of metadata that has been applied to a resource. It can be either single valued or multi valued.
  98. property weighting The ability to manipulate the rank of a search result by assigning more importance to particular property values.
  99. prophase The first stage of nuclear division. The stage during which occurs in the first division of meiosis (see: leptonema, zygonema, pachynema, diplonema…
  100. Prophylactic In medicine, something that prevents or protects.