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Population ScientistnounMWEa scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statisticsverified
Population ShiftnounMWEa change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a populationverified
Populismnounthe political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged eliteverified
Porcelain ClaynounMWEa fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)verified
Porchnouna structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entranceverified
Porcupine ProvisionnounMWEa measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attemptsverified
Porgynounlean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United Statesverified
Poriferannounprimitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal frameworkverified
Porknouna legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituentsverified
Pork BarrelnounMWEa legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituentsverified
Pork-And-Veal GoulashnounMWEmade with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour creamverified
Pornnouncreative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desireverified
Porn MerchantnounMWEsomeone who presents shows or sells items that are sexually explicit, usually in violation of the community moresverified
Pornonouncreative activity of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire; a slang shortened version of 'pornography'verified
Pornographernounsomeone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community moresverified
Pornographynounwriting or pictures or films or other artistic creations primarily intended to cause sexual arousalverified
PoroporonounAustralian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruitverified
Porphyrianouna genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusionverified
Porphyritic RocknounMWEany igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of mineralsverified
Porpoisenounany of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teethverified
Porridgenounsoft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thickverified
portnounA physical entry or exit point of a cryptographic module that provides access to the module for physical signals, represented by logical information flows (physically separated ports do not share the same physical pin or wire).Network
Port of EntrynounMWEa port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandiseverified
port rangenounMWEIn computer networking, a designated range of port numbers. Port numbers are divided into three ranges: well-known ports, registered ports, and dynamic or private ports.Network
Port ScannounMWEA port scan is a series of messages sent by someone attempting to break into a computer to learn which computer network services, each associated with a "well-known" port number, the computer provides. Port scanning, a favorite approach of computer cracker, gives the assailant an idea where to probe for weaknesses. Essentially, a port scan consists of sending a message to each port, one at a time. The kind of response received indicates whether the port is used and can therefore be probed for weakness.Threat
Port scanningnounMWEUsing a program to remotely determine which ports on a system are open (e.g., whether systems allow connections through those ports).Threat
Port-Access Coronary Bypass SurgerynounMWEheart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machineverified
Portable Circular SawnounMWEa circular saw that is portable and is operated with a hand gripverified
Portable Electronic DevicenounMWEAny nonstationary electronic apparatus with singular or multiple capabilities of recording, storing, and/or transmitting data, voice, video, or photo images. This includes but is not limited to laptops, personal digital assistants, pocket personal computers, palmtops, MP3 players, cellular telephones, thumb drives, video cameras, and pagers.PhysicalRegulatedCUI
portable storage devicenounMWEA system component that can be inserted into and removed from a system and that is used to store information or data (e.g., text, video, audio, and/or image data). Such components are typically implemented on magnetic, optical, or solid-state devices (e.g., compact/digital video disks, flash/thumb drives, external solid-state drives, external hard disk drives, flash memory cards/drives that contain nonvolatile memory).PhysicalRegulated
Portacaval ShuntnounMWEshunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liververified
PortalnounA high-level remote access architecture that is based on a server that offers teleworkers access to one or more applications through a single centralized interface.System
Portal HypertensionnounMWEincrease in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veinsverified
Portal SitenounMWEa site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internetverified
Portal SystemnounMWEthe system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liververified
Portal TombnounMWEa prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstoneverified
Portcullisnoungate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified townverified
Porte-Cocherenouncanopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehiclesverified
Porterhousenounlarge steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloinverified
Porterhouse SteaknounMWElarge steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloinverified
Portfolionouna list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institutionverified
Portia TreenounMWEpantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowersverified
Porticonouna porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned areaverified