Glossary · Nouns · P
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
P-Type SemiconductornounMWEa semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holesverified
P.a. SystemnounMWEan electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areasverified
Pa SystemnounMWEan electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areasverified
Pacnouncommittee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidatesverified
Pac-Man StrategynounMWEthe target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirerverified
Pace CarnounMWEa high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the courseverified
Pacemakernounan implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemakerverified
Pacernouna horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground togetherverified
Pachuconouna Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothesverified
Pachydermanounthickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstructionverified
Pacificationnounthe act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclinedverified
Packagenoun(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memoryArtifact
Package BombnounMWEa thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when openedverified
Packagingnouna message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institutionverified
Packed Cell VolumenounMWEthe ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocritverified
Packet FilternounMWEA routing device that provides access control functionality for host addresses and communication sessions.Control
Packet filteringnounMWEControlling access to a network by analyzing the attributes of the incoming and outgoing packets and either letting them pass, or denying them, based on a list of rulesControl
Packet Switched NetworknounMWEA packet switched network is where individual packets each follow their own paths through the network from one endpoint to another.Network
Packet switchingnounMWEThe process of transmitting messages in convenient pieces that can be reassembled at the destinationNetwork
Packing BoxnounMWEa small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a sealverified
Packing PlantnounMWEa plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat productsverified
Packinghousenouna plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat productsverified
Packratnounany of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North Americaverified
Padauknountree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grainverified
Paddingnounartifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfortverified
Paddlewheelnouna large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boatverified
Padouknountree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grainverified
Padrenoun`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church)verified
Paeannoun(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)verified
Paederastynounsexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)verified