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Psocopterous InsectnounMWEsmall soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairsverified
Psoriatic ArthritisnounMWEa form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasisverified
Psychedelic DrugnounMWEa psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiencesverified
Psychic PhenomenonnounMWEphenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processesverified
Psychodelic DrugnounMWEa psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiencesverified
Psychogalvanic ResponsenounMWEa change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxietyverified
Psychogenic FuguenounMWEdissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new lifeverified
Psychological ConditionnounMWE(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamicverified
Psychological MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersverified
Psychological OperationnounMWEmilitary actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governmentsverified
Psychological StatenounMWE(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamicverified
Psychological WarfarenounMWEthe use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' moraleverified
Psychology DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychologyverified
Psychometric TestnounMWEany standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etcverified
Psychomotor DevelopmentnounMWEprogressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activitiesverified
Psychomotor EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episodeverified
Psychopathic PersonalitynounMWEa personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affectverified
Psychosexual DevelopmentnounMWE(psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stageverified
Psychotic BeliefnounMWE(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contraryverified
Psychotic DepressionnounMWEa state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairmentsverified
Pteroylmonoglutamic AcidnounMWEa B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproductionverified
Pterygoid PlexusnounMWEa plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veinsverified
Public Address SystemnounMWEan electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areasverified
Public CharitynounMWEa charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)verified
Public DebatenounMWEthe formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it, usually followed by a voteverified
Public DebtnounMWEthe total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governmentsverified
Public DiscussionnounMWEfree and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interestverified
Public Domain SoftwarenounMWESoftware not protected by copyright laws of any nation that may be freely used without permission of, or payment to, the creator, and that carries no warranties from, or liabilities to the creator.verified
Public EasementnounMWEany easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)verified
Public ExecutionernounMWEan official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrantverified
Public HousingnounMWEa housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income familiesverified
public keynounMWEA cryptographic key, used with a public key cryptographic algorithm, that is uniquely associated with an entity and may be made public. In an asymmetric (public) cryptosystem, the public key is associated with a private key. The public key may be known by anyone and, depending on the algorithm, may be used, for example, to: 1) Verify a digital signature that is signed by the corresponding private key, 2) Encrypt keys that can be decrypted by the corresponding private key, or 3) Compute a shared secret during a key-agreement transaction.verified
Public Key Asymmetric Cryptographic AlgorithmnounMWEA cryptographic algorithm that uses two related keys, a public key and a private key. The two keys have the property that deriving the private key from the public key is computationally infeasible.verified
Public Key CertificatenounMWEA digital document issued and digitally signed by the private key of a Certificate authority that binds the name of a Subscriber to a public key. The certificate indicates that the Subscriber identified in the certificate has sole control and access to the private key.verified
public key cryptographynounMWEEncryption system that uses a public-private key pair for encryption and/or digital signature.verified
Public Key EnablingnounMWEThe incorporation of the use of certificates for security services such as authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, and non-repudiation.verified
Public key encryptionnounMWEA cryptographic system that uses two keys: one is a public key, which is known to everyone, and the second is a private or secret key, which is only known to the recipient of the message See also Asymmetric Key.verified
Public key infrastructurenounMWEThe framework and services that provide for the generation, production, distribution, control, accounting, and destruction of public key certificates. Components include the personnel, policies, processes, server platforms, software, and workstations used for the purpose of administering certificates and public-private key pairs, including the ability to issue, maintain, recover, and revoke public key certificates.verified
Public MovernounMWEa company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to anotherverified
public networknounMWEA network established and operated by a third party telecommunications provider for specific purpose of providing data transmission services for the public. Data over public networks can be intercepted, modified, and/or diverted while in transit. Examples of public networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, wireless, and mobile technologies.verified
Public NuisancenounMWEa nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general publicverified
Public Opinion PollnounMWEan inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of peopleverified
Public PressnounMWEthe print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazinesverified
Public ProsecutornounMWEa government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the stateverified
Public RelationsnounMWEThe professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization or a famous person.verified
Public Relations MannounMWEsomeone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)verified
Public Relations PersonnounMWEa person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the publicverified
Public SchoolnounMWEa tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school boardverified
Public SeednounMWEA starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”verified
Public ServantnounMWEsomeone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)verified
Public ServicenounMWEa service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutionsverified