ExpertGlossary terms starting with P

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  1. public correspondence Any telecommunication which the offices and stations must, by reason of their being at the disposal of the public, accept for transmission. [NTIA] [RR] 2.
  2. public cryptography [The] Body of cryptographic and related knowledge, study, techniques, and applications that is, or is intended to be, in the public domain. [INFOSEC-99]
  3. public data According to UCA 63G-2-301, data on individuals collected and maintained by a governmental entity, necessary for the administration of government…
  4. public data network (PDN) A network established and operated by a telecommunications administration, or a recognized private operating agency, for the specific purpose of providing…
  5. public data set A large set of public data that can be seamlessly integrated into AWS cloud-based applications.
  6. public data transmission service A data transmission service that is established and operated by a telecommunication administration, or a recognized private operating agency, and uses a…
  7. public debt Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account.
  8. Public Defender Government lawyer who provides free legal defense services to a poor person accused of a crime.
  9. public defenders Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  10. public domain Something not owned by anybody. Perl is copyrighted and is thus not in the public domain--it's just "freely available" and "freely redistributable".
  11. public folder A folder that coworkers can use to share a wide range of information, such as project and work information, discussions about a general subject, and…
  12. public folder affinity Enables users in one site to open public folders on servers in other sites. [Exchange 5.5]
  13. public folder database A database that stores public folders, indexes their contents, and assists in the replication of the folders with other Exchange servers.
  14. public folder distribution The distribution method by which Outlook 2003 or earlier clients that are working offline or through a dial-up connection access the offline address book…
  15. public folder hierarchy A tree or hierarchy of public folders with a single public folder store. [Exchange 2003]
  16. public folder replication The process of keeping copies of public folders on other servers up-to-date and synchronized with each other. [Exchange 2003]
  17. public folder store The part of the Exchange store that maintains information in public folders. A public folder store consists of a rich-text .
  18. Public folder tree (aka public folder root and top level hierarchy - TLH) A collection of public folders created under the same hierarchical namespace. Previous releases of Exchange server used only a single tree (called: All…
  19. public goods and services Benefits that cannot be withheld from those who don't pay for them, and benefits that may be "consumed" by one person without reducing the amount of the…
  20. Public Health A field that seeks to improve lives and the health of communities through the prevention and treatment of disease and the promotion of healthy behaviors…
  21. Public Health Service (PHS) An administrative entity of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  22. Public Health Service Act See Food and Drug Administration.
  23. Public information officer (public relations officer) The person on the emergency management team who is in charge of public information affairs.
  24. Public Information Statement A narrative statement issued by a National Weather Service Forecast Office that can be used for: 1) A current or expected nonhazardous event of general…
  25. public information store The part of the information store that maintains information in public folders. [Exchange 5.5]
  26. Public insurance adjuster An individual employed by a policyholder to negotiate a claim with the insurance company in exchange for a percentage of the claim settlement.
  27. public interface The members of a class prefixed with the public access modifier. All such members are visible to every class within a program.
  28. Public involvement Process of obtaining citizen input into each stage of development of planning documents. Citizen input is required in all environmental impact statements.
  29. Public involvement plan Document that presents the procedural plans of the Bureau of Reclamation to inform and gather information from project beneficiaries and the general…
  30. public IP address All EC2 instances are assigned two IP addresses at launch, which are directly mapped to each other through Network Address Translation (NAT): a private…
  31. public key An encryption key associated with a Notes ID that is used to verify an electronic signature, encrypt a message, or identify an authenticating user.
  32. Public Key (Asymmetric) Cryptographic Algorithm A cryptographic algorithm that uses two related keys, a public key and a private key.
  33. public key certificate A unique electronic stamp stored in a Notes or Domino ID file that associates a name with a public key.
  34. public key cryptography Public key cryptography uses a key with two parts. The public key part is used for encryption exclusively for the recipient, whose private key part is…
  35. Public Key Infrastructure An architecture which is used to bind public keys to entities, enable other entities to verify public key bindings, revoke such bindings, and provide…
  36. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) A set of policies, processes, server platforms, software and workstations used for the purpose of administering certificates and public-private key pairs…
  37. public key validation See key validation.
  38. Public land Any land and interest in land (outside of Alaska) owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land…
  39. public land mobile network (PLMN) A network that is established and operated by an administration or by a recognized operating agency (ROA) for the specific purpose of providing land…
  40. Public land order An action on Federal lands to withdraw it from public use for a specified purpose.
  41. Public Land Order (PLO) An order affecting, modifying, or cancelling a withdrawal or reservation that has been issued by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to powers of the…
  42. Public Land Survey System (PLSS) The survey carried out by the BLM and its predecessors for establishing boundaries and subdivisions of public lands of the United States, using the rules…
  43. Public law That law such as traffic ordinances or zoning ordinances which applies to the public.
  44. Public Network A network that is part of the public Internet.
  45. public record A record available to the public A record made by a public officer or a government agency in the course of the performance of a duty See also private…
  46. Public Record Information Court records of events that are a matter of public interest such as credit, bankruptcy, foreclosure and tax liens.
  47. Public Safety Resources related to emergency services. For example, Fire, EMS, and Police.
  48. Public Sale A sale or offer to sell an invention to a member of the public. A sale need not be public to bar a patent under U.S. law. MPEP 2133.03, MPEP 2133.03(b).
  49. Public Seed A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public.
  50. Public Service Commission Also, Public Utilities Commission. A state agency which regulates utilities.
  51. Public Services Resources related to social and governmental services provided to the public.
  52. Public Severe Weather Outlook These are issued when the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma anticipates an especially significant and/or widespread outbreak of severe…
  53. public subnet A subnet whose instances can be reached from the Internet.
  54. public switched network (PSN) Any common carrier network that provides circuit switching among public users. Note: The term is usually applied to public switched telephone networks…
  55. public switched NS/EP telecommunications services Those NS/EP telecommunications services utilizing public switched networks. Note: Public switched NS/EP telecommunication services may include both…
  56. public switched telephone network (PSTN) A domestic telecommunications network usually accessed by telephones, key telephone systems, private branch exchange trunks, and data arrangements.
  57. Public Thoroughfare Any publicly accessible right of way including, but not limited to a street, sidewalk, public park, and path.
  58. Public Use Utilization of a completed invention in a nonexperimental manner in public, i.e.
  59. Public Utilities Commission (Public Service Commission) The state regulatory agency that governs retail utility rates and practices and, in many cases, issues approvals for the construction of new generation…
  60. public utilities commission (PUC) In the United States, a state regulatory body charged with regulating intrastate utilities, including telecommunications systems.
  61. Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) of 1978 A law that requires electric utilities to purchase electricity produced from qualifying power producers that use renewable energy resources or are…
  62. Public utility commissions State agencies that regulate investor-owned utilities operating in the state.
  63. Public utility district (PUD) A publicly owned energy producer or distributor. PUDs operate as special government districts under the authority of elected commissions.
  64. Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) Federal legislation, enacted in 1935, which regulates the corporate structure and financial operations of certain utility holding companies.
  65. Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) of 1935 A law to protect consumers and investors. It placed geographic restrictions on mergers and limitations on diversification into non-utility lines of…
  66. Public Utility or Services Commissions (PUC or PSC) These are state government agencies responsible for the regulation of public utilities within a state or region.
  67. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) A federal law requiring a utility to buy the power produced by a qualifying facility at a price equal to that which the utility would otherwise pay if it…
  68. public-key encryption A form of encryption that utilizes a unique pair of keys, one (the "public key") being openly known, and the other (the "private key"), being known only…
  69. public-key traceability In public-key cryptography, of the transmission protocol, the characteristic that facilitates verification, by the recipient of a message, of all public…
  70. publication Any document that is available to the public anywhere in the world. MPEP 2128, MPEP 2128.01, MPEP 2128.02.
  71. publication for opposition If the examining attorney raises no objections to registration, or if the applicant overcomes all objections, the examining attorney will approve the mark…
  72. publication number a number assigned to the publication of patent applications filed on or after November 29, 2000.
  73. Publications Books, manuals, and publications of the Bureau of Reclamation may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S.
  74. Publicly Owned Treatment Works Permit (POTW) A permit that regulates discharges to publicly owned sewage treatment plants.
  75. Publics Any interested group or individual, including Federal, State and local agencies, interest groups, ad hoc groups, and the general public.
  76. publish To make a document available to readers. See also: approve
  77. publish/subscribe messaging system A messaging system in which clients address messages to a specific node in a content hierarchy, called a topic.
  78. Published Application A patent application that has been published by a patent office during its prosection (before issue).
  79. Published Patent Application See Published Application.
  80. published public record any public record in any medium, whether print, electronic format, motion picture, audio recording, video recording, or the like, that has been prepared…
  81. Pubs Patent Publication, Office of -- see Patent Publication for more
  82. PUC A widely used expression plasmid containing a -galactosidase gene. (See Plasmid.)
  83. Puddle To compact loose soil by soaking it and allowing it to dry.
  84. Puddling A method of compacting soil with the soil deposited into a pool of water and then stirred or rodded.
  85. Pueblo The Spanish word for town. A community dwelling with numerous households within, up to five stories high, built of stone or adobe by Indian tribes in the…
  86. Pueblo rights A water right possessed by a municipality which, as a successor of a Spanish or Mexican pueblo, entitled to the beneficial use of all needed…
  87. Puget Sound Convergence Zone A situation where wind forced around the Olympic Mountains converges over the Puget Sound.
  88. Pull Selectively start combat with a Mob, usually with a ranged attack, and then leading this Mob back to a safer area in order to separate them from other…
  89. Pull shovel (dragshovel or hoe) A shovel with a hinge-and-stick mounted bucket that digs while being pulled inward.
  90. Pull-down list On a web form, where the user chooses from a list of items. For example, if you are asked to identify which country you are from, this will typically be…
  91. pull-in frequency range The maximum frequency difference between the local oscillator or clock and the reference frequency of a phase-locked loop over which the local oscillator…
  92. Puller Person who pulls monsters for the party.
  93. Pulling One of the players in a party heads out and leads one or more of the monsters back to the party so that the party can attack the monsters.
  94. pulmonary (PUL-moh-nayr-ee) Having to do with the lungs.
  95. Pulmonary Edema an abnormal buildup of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs.
  96. pulmonary rehabilitation education Education about behavior and lifestyle changes to help patients with chronic lung disease decrease breathing problems, return to daily activities, and…
  97. pulmonary sulcus tumor (PUL-muh-NAYR-ee SUL-kuss TOO-mer) A type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and…
  98. pulmonologist (PUL-muh-NAH-loh-jist) A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the lungs.
  99. Pulmozyme (PUL-moh-zime) A drug given in an aerosol mist to decrease the thickness of mucus in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.
  100. Pulp chips Timber or residues processed into small pieces of wood of more or less uniform dimensions with minimal amounts of bark.