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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
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
Proud ofadjectiveMWEfeeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worthcandidate
provide accessverbMWETo make something accessible, or make accessible an endeavor someone is to undertake.verified
Provost CourtnounMWEa military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied areaverified
Proxy AgentnounMWEA software application running on a firewall or on a dedicated proxy server that is capable of filtering a protocol and routing it between the interfaces of the device.verified
Proxy servernounMWEA server that services the requests of its clients by forwarding those requests to other servers.verified
Pruning HooknounMWEa long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipperverified
Pseudo-Anonymization (pseudonymization)nounMWE“Pseudonymize” or “Pseudonymization” means the processing of personal information in a manner that renders the personal information no longer attributable to a specific consumer without the use of additional information, provided that the additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal information is not attributed to an identified or identifiable consumer.verified
Pseudorandom number generatornounMWEAn algorithm that produces a sequence of bits that are uniquely determined from an initial value called a seed. The output of the PRNG “appears” to be random, i.e., the output is statistically indistinguishable from random values. A cryptographic PRNG has the additional property that the output is unpredictable, given that the seed is not known.verified