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personal informationnounMWEInformation that is about, or can be related to, an identifiable individual.verified
Personal information (PI)nounMWEInformation and data that can describe, characterize, identify or otherwise verify an identifiable legal person or a group of people (data subject).candidate
Personal JudgementnounMWEa judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damagesverified
Personal JudgmentnounMWEa judgment rendered against an individual or corporation for the payment of money damagesverified
Personal LoannounMWEa loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal useverified
Personal MagnetismnounMWEa personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence othersverified
Personal OrganisernounMWEa lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasksverified
Personal OrganizernounMWEa lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasksverified
Personality AssessmentnounMWEa questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traitsverified
Personality InventorynounMWEa questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traitsverified
Personally identifiable financial informationnounMWEFor purposes of the Information Security Standards, personally identifiable financial information means information (i) a consumer provides to a financial institution to obtain a financial product or service; (ii) about a consumer resulting from any transaction involving a financial product or service between the financial institution and a consumer; or (iii) that a financial institution otherwise obtains about a consumer in connection with providing a financial product or service, such as account balance information, payment history, overdraft history, and credit or debit card purchase information; or the fact that an individual is one of the financial institution’s customers.verified
Personally Identifiable InformationnounMWEAny information about an individual maintained by an agency, including (1) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual‘s identity, such as name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother‘s maiden name, or biometric records; and (2) any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, and employment information.verified
Personnel CarriernounMWEa military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipmentverified
Personnel DepartmentnounMWEthe department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel managementverified
Personnel OfficenounMWEthe department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel managementverified
personnel policynounMWEA set of rules that define the manner in which an organization deals with a human resources or personnel-related matter.verified
Personnel Registration ManagernounMWEThe management role that is responsible for registering human users, i.e., users that are people.verified
personnel responsiblenounMWEThis phrase is compositional rather than a term of art. It is ordinary English — a noun ("personnel") followed by a participial phrase ("responsible for [some function or asset]") — used throughout information security, privacy, and compliance documents to point to whichever individuals or roles hold accountability for a named control, system, or program. Its referent shifts entirely with context: it can denote a CISO, a site manager, an ISSO, a compliance owner, or any other role the surrounding text places in an accountable position. No authority document gives it a fixed, bounded definition independent of that surrounding context.verified
personnel risk assessmentnounMWEThe purpose of this task is to determine the risk that personnel pose to the organization.verified
personnel risk assessment programnounMWEA documented listing of procedures and instructions to be performed to complete a personnel risk assessment.verified
personnel securitynounMWEThe discipline of assessing the conduct, integrity, judgment, loyalty, reliability, and stability of individuals for duties and responsibilities requiring trustworthiness. [8]verified
Pes CavusnounMWEa deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a clawverified
Petit JurynounMWEa jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedingsverified
Petit LarcenynounMWElarceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)verified
Petit MalnounMWEepilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness and possibly other abnormalitiesverified
Petit Mal EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)verified
Petrarchan SonnetnounMWEa sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcdverified
Petrol BombnounMWEa crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wickverified
Petrol GagenounMWEgauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicleverified
Petrol GaugenounMWEgauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicleverified
Petrol PumpnounMWEa pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanksverified
Petroleum FuturenounMWEpetroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future dateverified
Petroleum GeologynounMWEthe branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fieldsverified
Petty ApartheidnounMWEracial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public placesverified
Petty CashnounMWEa small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expensesverified
Petty JurynounMWEa jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedingsverified
Petty LarcenynounMWElarceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)verified
Petty MorelnounMWEunarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbelsverified
Petty OfficernounMWEa noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Armyverified
Ph ScalenounMWE(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per literverified
Phallic PhasenounMWE(psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasureverified
Phallic StagenounMWE(psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasureverified
Phantasy WorldnounMWEsomething existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)verified