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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Pneumococcal VaccinenounMWEvaccine effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus, also called Pneumovaxverified
Pneumocystis Carinii PneumonianounMWEpneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)verified
Pneumocystis PneumonianounMWEpneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)verified
Pneumogastric NervenounMWEa mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal visceraverified
Pneumonic PlaguenounMWEa rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to personverified
Pocket BattleshipnounMWEa small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)verified
Pocket BoroughnounMWEa sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single familyverified
Pocket MousenounMWEany of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tailverified
Podsol SoilnounMWEa soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationverified
Podsolic SoilnounMWEa soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationverified
Podzol SoilnounMWEa soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationverified
Poeciliid FishnounMWEsmall usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm watersverified
Poet LaureatenounMWEa poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or regionverified
Poetic LicensenounMWElicense used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their workverified
Poinsettia StrainnounMWEa strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettiasverified
Point AfternounMWEin American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdownverified
Point After TouchdownnounMWEin American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdownverified
Point MutationnounMWE(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a geneverified
Point of AccumulationnounMWEthe mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinityverified
Point of ApoapsisnounMWE(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbitedverified
Point Of ContactnounMWEThis role is focused on being a representative of a group who facilitates communications between two or more groups, organizations, etc. on certain issues. Any individual who coordinates communications between groups, organizations, etc. on certain issues that they work on should be assigned to this role.verified
Point of EntrynounMWEa port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandiseverified
Point of No ReturnnounMWEa line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitmentverified
Point of OrdernounMWEa question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedureverified
point of originnounMWEThis is a **compositional phrase**, not a term of art. In privacy and data-governance contexts it functions as plain descriptive language meaning the location, system, process, or entity from which a data element was first collected or generated — equivalent to "source" or "provenance." It appears in enumerated lists of data-inventory attributes (such as type, classification, owner, custodian, and source) without carrying a specialized meaning beyond the ordinary sense of its two words. No standards body (NIST, ISO, AICPA, CIS, or a named regulator) has assigned it a formal definition distinguishing it from everyday usage.verified
Point of PeriapsisnounMWE(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbitedverified
Point SourcenounMWEa concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constrictedverified
Point SystemnounMWEa system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touchverified
Point-of-sale (POS) networknounMWEA network of institutions, debit cardholders, and merchants that permit consumers to make direct payment electronically at the place of purchase. The funds are withdrawn from the account of the cardholder.verified
Point-to-Point ProtocolnounMWEA protocol for communication between two computers using a serial interface, typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server. It packages your computer's TCP/IP packets and forwards them to the server where they can actually be put on the Internet.verified
Point-to-Point Tunneling ProtocolnounMWEA protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over the public Internet.verified
Pointed-Leaf MaplenounMWEsmall shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobesverified
Poison Arrow PlantnounMWEmedium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruitsverified
Poison AshnounMWEsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berriesverified
Poison BushnounMWEany of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded podsverified
Poison DogwoodnounMWEsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berriesverified
Poison HemlocknounMWElarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowersverified
Poison IvynounMWEclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berriesverified
Poison MercurynounMWEclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berriesverified
Poison OaknounMWEclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berriesverified
Poison ParsleynounMWElarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowersverified
Poison PeanounMWEany of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded podsverified
Poison PillnounMWEthe target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirerverified
Poison ReversenounMWESplit horizon with poisoned reverse (more simply, poison reverse) does include such routes in updates, but sets their metrics to infinity. In effect, advertising the fact that there routes are not reachable.verified
Poison SumacnounMWEsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berriesverified
Poisonous NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Poisonous PlantnounMWEa plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organismverified
Poisonous SubstancenounMWEany substance that causes the injury, illness, or death of a living organismverified
Poitrine D'agneaunounMWEa cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meatverified
Poke MilkweednounMWEmilkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweedverified