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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Private EnterprisenounMWEan economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine pricesverified
Private FoundationnounMWEa charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the publicverified
Private InstructornounMWEa person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)verified
Private InvestigatornounMWEsomeone who can be employed as a detective to collect informationverified
private keynounMWEA cryptographic key, used with a public key cryptographic algorithm, that is uniquely associated with an entity and is not made public. In an asymmetric (public) cryptosystem, the private key is associated with a public key. Depending on the algorithm, the private key may be used, for example, to: 1) Compute the corresponding public key, 2) Compute a digital signature that may be verified by the corresponding public key, 3) Decrypt keys that were encrypted by the corresponding public key, or 4) Compute a shared secret during a key-agreement transaction.verified
Private key infrastructure (PKI)nounMWEThe use of public key cryptography in which each customer has a key pair (e.g., a unique electronic value called a public key and a mathematically-related private key). The private key is used to encrypt (sign) a message that can only be decrypted by the cor-responding public key or to decrypt a message previously encrypted with the public key. The public key is used to decrypt a message previously encrypted (signed) using an individual's private key or to encrypt a message so that it can only be decrypted (read) using the intended recipient's private key.verified
Private NuisancenounMWEa nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your landverified
Private SchoolnounMWEa school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuitionverified
private sectornounMWENo definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.verified
Private Security ForcenounMWEa privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industryverified
Private TreatynounMWEa sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agencyverified
Privet AndromedanounMWEdeciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowersverified
Privilege Against Self IncriminationnounMWEthe civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourselfverified
Privilege ManagementnounMWEThe definition and management of policies and processes that define the ways in which the user is provided access rights to enterprise systems. It governs the management of the data that constitutes the user’s privileges and other attributes, including the storage, organization and access to information in directories.verified
Privilege of the FloornounMWEthe right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in sessionverified
Privileged accessnounMWEIndividuals with the ability to override system or application controls.verified
Privileged CommandnounMWEA human-initiated command executed on an information system involving the control, monitoring, or administration of the system including security functions and associated security-relevant information.verified
privileged functionnounMWEA category of system operation whose execution carries security- or integrity-relevant consequences that ordinary users are not authorized to trigger—such as disabling or altering security controls, establishing accounts, performing integrity checks, administering cryptographic key material, or circumventing detection mechanisms. NIST SP 800-53 enumerates canonical examples as "disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security or privacy controls, establishing system accounts, performing system integrity checks, and administering cryptographic key management activities." The category typically encompasses control, monitoring, or administration of a system and its security measures. In practice, the field uses the term to anchor least-privilege and separation-of-duties controls: misuse of privileged functions—whether intentional or unintentional, by authorized insiders or external actors who have compromised accounts—is treated as a serious risk, and logging their execution is a primary mitigation.verified
Privileged ProcessnounMWEA computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.verified
Privileged Protected AttributenounMWEA value of a protected attribute indicating a group that has historically been at systematic advantage.verified
privileged usernounMWEA user who is authorized (and therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.verified
privileged utility programnounMWESpecialized system software used to perform a particular function or system maintenance that requires the ability to bypass, modify, or disable the technical or operational system security controls.verified
Prix FixeadjectiveMWE(of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed pricecandidate
Pro-Choice FactionnounMWEthose who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the motherverified
Pro-Life FactionnounMWEthose who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibitedverified
Probate CourtnounMWEa court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estatesverified
Probate WillnounMWEa judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estateverified
Probiotic BacteriumnounMWEa beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammalsverified
Probiotic FloranounMWEa beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammalsverified
Probiotic MicrofloranounMWEa beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammalsverified
Problem SolvernounMWEa thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solutionverified
Problem SolvingnounMWEthe area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problemsverified
Problem-Oriented LanguagenounMWEa language whose statements resemble terminology of the userverified
Proboscis FlowernounMWEannual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beakverified
Proboscis WormnounMWEsoft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractverified
procedural controlnounMWENo definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.verified
procedural measurenounMWENo definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.verified
procedural protectionnounMWENo definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.verified
Procellariiform SeabirdnounMWElarge long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seasverified
Process FlownounMWEThe defined representation of the overall progression of how a process is intended to be performed, including all exceptions.verified
Process of MonitionnounMWEa summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be grantedverified
process or control frameworknounMWEA framework that contains a set of processes or controls, established by another party, that organizations are expected to implement in support of establishing an effective system of internal control. These frameworks are usually developed by an industry group, regulator, governmental entity, standard-setting body, or other organization (collectively referred to as sponsoring organizations ) to obtain information from organizations with which they do business about their processes and controls. The most common types of process or control frameworks relate to security and privacy.verified
Processing EnvironmentnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
processing requirementnounMWEA condition that must be fulfilled in order for something to be processed.verified
Processing TimenounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Procrustean RulenounMWEa standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individualityverified
Procrustean StandardnounMWEa standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individualityverified
Product IntroductionnounMWEthe introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product lineverified
Product ManagernounMWEa specialized product management professional whose job is to manage the planning, development, launch, and success of products/solutions powered by AI, machine learning, and deep learning technologies.verified
Product OwnernounMWE[person who is] focused on providing direction and prioritization for the cross-functional AI team, ensuring everyone remains focused on the overall vision and road map. This role is responsible for unifying individuals with diverse skills and backgrounds toward a common goal.verified
Product ResearchnounMWEmarketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or serviceverified
Product Source NodenounMWEThe Key Management Infrastructure core node that provides central generation of cryptographic key material.verified
Product-Moment Correlation CoefficientnounMWEthe most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly relatedverified
production environmentnounMWEProduction environment is a term used mostly by developers to describe the setting where software and other products are actually put into operation for their intended uses by end users. A production environment can be thought of as a real-time setting where programs are run and hardware setups are installed and relied on for organization or commercial daily operations.verified
Production LinenounMWEmechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on itverified