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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
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
Propositional CalculusnounMWEa branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate themverified
Propositional LogicnounMWEa branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate themverified
Propoxyphene HydrochloridenounMWEa mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictiveverified
Proprietary DrugnounMWEa drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)verified
Proprietary InformationnounMWEMaterial and information relating to or associated with a company's products, business, or activities, including but not limited to financial information; data or statements; trade secrets; product research and development; existing and future product designs and performance specifications; marketing plans or techniques; schematics; client lists; computer programs; processes; and know-how that has been clearly identified and properly marked by the company as proprietary information, trade secrets, or company confidential information. The information must have been developed by the company and not be available to the government or to the public without restriction from another source.verified
Proprietorship CertificatenounMWEa certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned businessverified
Propyl AlcoholnounMWEa clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antisepticverified
Propylene GlycolnounMWEa sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effectsverified
Proscenium WallnounMWEthe wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theaterverified
Prosecuting AttorneynounMWEa government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the stateverified
Prosecuting OfficernounMWEa government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the stateverified
Prostate GlandnounMWEa firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethraverified
Protea FamilynounMWElarge family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowersverified
Protect & DefendnounMWEA NICE Workforce Framework category consisting of specialty areas responsible for the identification, analysis, and mitigation of threats to internal IT systems or networks.verified
Protect FunctionnounMWEA Cybersecurity Function that focuses on developing and implementing the appropriate safeguards to ensure delivery of critical infrastructure services.verified
Protected AttributenounMWEAn attribute that partitions a population into groups whose outcomes should have parity. Examples include race, gender, caste, and religion. Protected attributes are not universal, but are application specific.verified
Protected ClassnounMWE[a feature] that may not be used as the basis for decisions [and] could be chosen because of legal mandates or because of organizational values. Some common protected [classes] include race, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, age, and socioeconomic status.verified
Protected Distribution SystemnounMWEWire line or fiber optic system that includes adequate safeguards and/or countermeasures (e.g., acoustic, electric, electromagnetic, and physical) to permit its use for the transmission of unencrypted information through an area of lesser classification or control.verified
Protection PhilosophynounMWEInformal description of the overall design of an information system delineating each of the protection mechanisms employed. Combination of formal and informal techniques, appropriate to the evaluation class, used to show the mechanisms are adequate to enforce the security policy.verified
Protection ProfilenounMWECommon Criteria specification that represents an implementation-independent set of security requirements for a category of Target of Evaluations (TOE) that meets specific consumer needs.verified
Protective ColorationnounMWEcoloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predatorsverified
Protective Distribution SystemnounMWEWire line or fiber optic system that includes adequate safeguards and/or countermeasures (e.g., acoustic, electric, electromagnetic, and physical) to permit its use for the transmission of unencrypted information.verified
protective measurenounMWEAny precautionary action, procedure or installation conceived or undertaken to guard or defend from harm persons, property or the environment.verified
Protective PackagingnounMWEPackaging techniques for COMSEC material that discourage penetration, reveal a penetration has occurred or was attempted, or inhibit viewing or copying of keying material prior to the time it is exposed for use.verified
protective technologynounMWESpecial tamper-evident features and materials employed for the purpose of detecting tampering and deterring attempts to compromise, modify, penetrate, extract, or substitute information processing equipment and keying material.verified
Protein FoldingnounMWEthe process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shapeverified
Protein MoleculenounMWEany large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bondsverified
Protest MarchnounMWEoccasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a licenseverified
Protocol Data UnitnounMWEA unit of data specified in a protocol and consisting of protocol information and, possibly, user data.verified
Protocol EntitynounMWEEntity that follows a set of rules and formats (semantic and syntactic) that determines the communication behavior of other entities.verified
protocols, ports, applications, and services listnounMWEA compilation of all protocols, ports, applications, and services that are available.verified