ExpertGlossary terms starting with P

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  1. Payload Integration (Missile and Space) The compatible installation of a complete payload package into the spacecraft and space vehicle. 220
  2. payload loopback A signal used to command the far-end receiver to loop back the received payload. [T1.107-1988]
  3. payload module The portion of a payload that completely occupies one or more channels.
  4. payload overhead Bits that are assigned at the source and remain with the information payload until the payload reaches the sink and are used for functions associated with…
  5. payload pointer The pointer that indicates the location of the beginning of the synchronous payload envelope. [T1.105-1988]
  6. Payment Bundling A payment structure in which different health care providers who are treating you for the same or related conditions are paid an overall sum for taking…
  7. Payment Cap A limit on the amount that your monthly mortgage payment on a loan may change, usually a percentage of the loan.
  8. Payment Change Date The date on which a new monthly payment amount takes effect, for example, on an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) loan.
  9. Payment Due Date The date on which a loan or installment payment is due. It is set by a financial institution.
  10. Payment Frequency You can choose how often you would like to pay your insurance premiums. If you choose “monthly,” your premium payments will be due every month.
  11. Payment Plan A method of payment through which a member receives his retirement annuity and, depending on the plan chosen, may provide a survivor benefit to his…
  12. Payoff The complete repayment of a loan, including principal, interest, and any other amounts due.
  13. Payoff Statement A formal statement prepared when a loan payoff is contemplated. It shows the current status of the loan account, all sums due, and the daily rate of…
  14. Payor The person or organization who pays.
  15. payor number -- see customer number
  16. Payout (Pay Out) The winning amount paid by the casino to the player.
  17. Payout or Pay Out the winnings the casino pays to a player
  18. Payout ratio A payout ratio, expressed as a percentage, is the rate at which a company distributes earnings to its shareholders in the form of dividends.
  19. payroll taxes Include Social Security and Medicare taxes.
  20. pazopanib (puz-OH-puh-nib) A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor and angiogenesis inhibitor.
  21. pazopanib hydrochloride (puz-OH-puh-nib HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.
  22. PB (1) Particle Beam. (2) Post-Boost. (3) Presidents Budget. (4) Program Baseline.
  23. PB/MT/D ATD Post-Boost/Midcourse Tracking/Discrimination ATD.
  24. PBCRAW Post-Boost Control Reaction Altitude Wafer.
  25. PBCS Post-Boost Control System.
  26. PBD Program Budget Decision.
  27. PBER Abbreviation for pseudo bit-error ratio. In adaptive high-frequency (HF) radio, a bit error ratio derived by a majority decoder that processes redundant…
  28. PBG Patent Business Goals
  29. PBG Final Rule Patent Business Goals Final Rule - implement streamlined patent practice; a result of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
  30. PBI Post-Boost Intercept.
  31. PBL Probable
  32. PBP Post-Boost Phase.
  33. PBR Abbreviation for plant breeders' rights.
  34. pBR322 A derivation of ColE1, one of the first plasmid vectors widely used. (See Plasmid.)
  35. PBS Presidents Budget Submission.
  36. PBV Post-Boost Vehicle.
  37. PBW Particle Beam Weapon.
  38. PBX Private Branch Exchange - a telephony term describing a private telephone network used within an enterprise.
  39. PBX (Private Branch eXchange) A private telephone network in an organization. Individual telephone numbers or extension numbers are supported, and calls are automatically routed to…
  40. PBX tie trunk : See tie trunk.
  41. PBX trunk See trunk.
  42. PC Personal computer.
  43. PC-GRIDDS PC-Gridded Interactive Display and Diagnostic System - Allows the forecaster to view fields of gridded model output in contour or vector format.
  44. PC-PC Personal Computer to Personal Computer (JFACC term).
  45. PC-SPES A mixture of eight herbs that has been sold as a dietary supplement and promoted as a way to keep the prostate healthy and to treat prostate cancer.
  46. PCA A method of pain relief in which the patient controls the amount of pain medicine that is used.
  47. PCAST Presidents Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology.
  48. PCB Printed Circuit Board.
  49. PCB carrier Printed Circuit Board carrier. The unit that slides out from the chassis of a NetApp appliance and might contain (depending on the PCB carrier) expansion…
  50. PCB´s Polychlorinated biphenyls. A group of organic compounds. PCB´s are highly toxic to aquatic life.
  51. PCC Pilot Command Center (C2E term).
  52. PCD Program Connectivity Diagram (MDA/POC term).
  53. PCE See Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)
  54. PCERT Pursue Computer Emergency Response Team.
  55. PCF Packet Control Facility ( TelComm term).
  56. PCI Peripheral Component Interface (Interconnect). A high-speed interconnect local bus used to support multimedia devices.
  57. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) A local bus standard developed by Intel Corporation that is included in most modern PCs.
  58. PCI-X (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended) A computer bus technology that moves twice the amount of data at twice the speed of a PCI bus.
  59. PCL (1) Pulsed Chemical Laser. (2) Printer Control Language.
  60. PCM (1) Pulse Code Modulation.
  61. PCM multiplex equipment See multiplexer.
  62. PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Plug-in cards for computers (usually portables), which extend the storage and/or functionality.
  63. PCNSL Primary CNS lymphoma. Cancer that forms in the lymph tissue of the brain, spinal cord, meninges (outer covering of the brain), or eye (called ocular…
  64. PCO Procurement Contracting Officer (FAR term).
  65. PCOS A condition marked by infertility, enlarged ovaries, menstrual problems, high levels of male hormones, excess hair on the face and body, acne, and obesity.
  66. PCPN Precipitation
  67. PCR A laboratory method used to make many copies of a specific DNA sequence. Also called polymerase chain reaction.
  68. PCR-RFLP AlteRNA tive term for cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence.
  69. PCS (1) Permanent Change of Station (ILS term). (2) Planning and Control System.
  70. PCS (Personal Communications Service) Personal Communications Service (PCS) is a suite of second-generation, digitally modulated mobile-communications interfaces that includes TDMA, CDMA, and…
  71. PCS application From a user-identity-module (UIM) perspective, the files, commands and data used to support PCS services. [T1.707-1998]
  72. PCS number A number that uniquely identifies a PCS user and is used to place or forward a call to that user. [T1.244-1995] Synonyms personal number, UPT number.
  73. PCS session That part of the card session dedicated to the PCS operation. [T1.707-1998]
  74. PCS switching center In personal communications service, a facility that (a) supports access-independent call control/service control, and connection control (switching)…
  75. PCS System In personal communications service, a collection of facilities that provides some combination of personal mobility, terminal mobility, and service profile…
  76. PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty (more) provides a mechanism by which an applicant can file a single application that, when certain requirements have been…
  77. PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) created a patent application that is standardized across the nations that signed it, which allows patent applicants to simultaneously seek protection for…
  78. PCT Regulations provide rules concerning matters expressly refers to in the Patent Cooperation Treaty, any administrative requirements, matters, or procedures, and…
  79. PCV Abbreviation for packed cell volume.
  80. PCWBS Preliminary Control Work Breakdown Structure. 221
  81. PD Period
  82. PD-V Program Definition-Validation [Phase] (Acquisition Phase term).
  83. PD/RR Program Design and Risk Reduction (Acquisition Phase term).
  84. PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld device that provides any of the following features: computing, telephone, fax, Internet or networking.
  85. PDAP (Personal Digital Assistant Profile) The Personal Digital Assistant Profile (PDAP) is a Java ME profile specification designed for small platforms such as PalmOS devices.
  86. PDB Post Deployment Build (PATRIOT).
  87. PDC Plume Data Center, AEDC, TN.
  88. PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) is a Japanese standard for wireless communications.
  89. PDCP (Parallel and Distributed Computing Practices) Parallel and Distributed Computing Practices (PDCP) are often used to describe computer systems that are spread over many devices on a network (wired or…
  90. PDD (1) Point Defense Demonstration (USN term). (2) Presidential Decision Directive.
  91. PDF Portable Document Format - a file format developed by Adobe Systems. PDF captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing…
  92. PDF (Portable Document Format) A proprietary format of Adobe Corporation, it has become a de facto standard for transmitting documents that the sender does not want to be altered and…
  93. PDF Conversions The process of taking files in another file format and converting them to PDF.
  94. PDF/A The International Standards Organization (ISO) specification of PDF for the long-term preservation of archived documents.
  95. PDH Acronym for plesiochronous digital hierarchy. PDH refers to the DS1/DS2/DS3 family of signals which were developed as an asynchronously multiplexed…
  96. PDI Palmer Drought Index
  97. PDL Programmatic Design/ Development Language, e.g., Ada.
  98. PDL (personal distribution list) A distribution list that a user creates and adds to their Personal Address Book (PDL) A distribution list is a name assigned to a group of recipients.
  99. PDM Program Decision Memorandum (DD 5000 term).
  100. PDM (I or II) See Program Decision Memorandum (First or Second).