Glossary · Nouns · P
L1 — paginated flat list. Pick a POS, pick a letter.
TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
physical operating environment authority documentnounMWEStatutes, regulations, safe harbors, audit guidelines, best practices, Service Level Agreements, Contractual Obligations, organizational policies and procedures, and any other documents that defines the temperatures, humidity levels, electromagnetic levels, vibration levels, power levels, and space required for any device to operate properly.RequirementInternal
Physical PendulumnounMWEpendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axisverified
Physical PhenomenonnounMWEa natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energyverified
Physical ProcessnounMWEa sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of statesverified
Physical PropertynounMWEany property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactionsverified
physical securitynounMWEThe protection of personnel, hardware, programs, networks, and data from physical circumstances and events that could cause serious losses or damage to an enterprise, agency, or institution. This includes protection from fire, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.ControlRegulated
physical security controlnounMWEDevices that relies on the proper application of physical barriers and deterrents to control behavior. It's through the use of physical controls that an organization controls physical access to facilities and systems. They also assist in maintaining the operating environments necessary to continue information processing and delivery activities.Control
physical security perimeternounMWEA type of gate, door, wall, or fence system that is intended to restrict and control the physical access or egress of personnel.PhysicalRegulated
physical security plannounMWEA formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for a physical security program and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.ArtifactRegulatedCUI
Physical StructurenounMWEthe entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)verified
Physical TherapistnounMWEtherapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorderverified
Physical TherapynounMWEtherapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalitiesverified
Physical ValuenounMWEcost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation)verified
Physically Isolated NetworknounMWEA network that is not connected to entities or systems outside a physically controlled space.NetworkRestricted
Physician-Patient PrivilegenounMWEthe right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patientverified
Physics DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in physicsverified
Physiognomynounthe human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)verified
Physiological PsychologynounMWEthe branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processesverified
Physiological SphincternounMWEa sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissueverified
Physiologynounthe branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organismsverified
Physiotherapistnountherapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorderverified
Physiotherapynountherapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalitiesverified
Phytochemicalnouna chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritiveverified
Phytotherapynounthe use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)verified
Phytotoxinnounany substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxinverified
Piano ActionnounMWEaction consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressedverified
Piano DampernounMWEdamper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibrationverified
Pianofortenouna keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce soundsverified
Picnouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementverified
Picanounan eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistentlyverified
Picadornounthe horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head lowverified
Pichiciagonounvery small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neckverified
Pichiciegonounvery small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neckverified
Piciform BirdnounMWEany of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring woodverified
Pickaback PlantnounMWEvigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalkverified