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Professional RelationnounMWEthe relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified sourceverified
Profit and LossnounMWEan account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or lossverified
Profit and Loss AccountnounMWEan account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or lossverified
Profit SharingnounMWEa system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the businessverified
Profit-And-Loss StatementnounMWEa financial statement that gives operating results for a specific periodverified
Program InfectornounMWEA program infector is a piece of malware that attaches itself to existing program files.verified
Program LibrarynounMWE(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate useverified
Program MusicnounMWEmusical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of eventsverified
Program PolicynounMWEA program policy is a high-level policy that sets the overall tone of an organization's security approach.verified
Program TradingnounMWEa trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programsverified
Programme MusicnounMWEmusical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of eventsverified
Programmed Cell DeathnounMWEa type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itselfverified
Programming ErrornounMWEerror resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous resultverified
Progressive Emphysematous NecrosisnounMWE(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue deathverified
Progressive TaxnounMWEany tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increasesverified
Progressive VaccinianounMWEa severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiencyverified
Prohibition EranounMWEthe period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendmentverified
Project managementnounMWEThe application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to complete a project.verified
Projection ScreennounMWEa white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewingverified
Projective DevicenounMWEany personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situationsverified
Projective TechniquenounMWEany personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situationsverified
Projective TestnounMWEany personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situationsverified
Prolonged InterrogationnounMWEa form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hoursverified
Promiscuous ModenounMWEA configuration setting for a network interface card that causes it to accept all incoming packets that it sees, regardless of their intended destinations.verified
Promotional MaterialnounMWEa message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institutionverified
Prompt BoxnounMWEa booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sitsverified
Prompter's BoxnounMWEa booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sitsverified
Pronghorn AntelopenounMWEfleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched hornsverified
Proof of deposit (POD)nounMWEThe verification of the dollar amount written on a negotiable instrument being deposited.verified
Prop RootnounMWEa root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangrovesverified
Propellant ExplosivenounMWEan explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth chargesverified
Propenoic AcidnounMWEan unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resinsverified
Property SettlementnounMWE(matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriageverified
Proportional CounternounMWEcounter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions producedverified
Proportional Counter TubenounMWEcounter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions producedverified
Proportional RepresentationnounMWErepresentation of all parties in proportion to their popular voteverified
Proportional SamplenounMWEthe population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratumverified
Proportional SamplingnounMWEthe population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratumverified
Proportional TaxnounMWEany tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increasesverified