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Privetnounany of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berriesverified
Privet AndromedanounMWEdeciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowersverified
Privilege Against Self IncriminationnounMWEthe civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourselfverified
Privilege ManagementnounMWEThe definition and management of policies and processes that define the ways in which the user is provided access rights to enterprise systems. It governs the management of the data that constitutes the user’s privileges and other attributes, including the storage, organization and access to information in directories.Process
Privilege of the FloornounMWEthe right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in sessionverified
Privileged accessnounMWEIndividuals with the ability to override system or application controls.CapabilityRestricted
Privileged AccountnounMWEAn information system account with approved authorizations of a privileged user.IdentityRestricted
Privileged CommandnounMWEA human-initiated command executed on an information system involving the control, monitoring, or administration of the system including security functions and associated security-relevant information.ProcessRegulatedCUI
Privileged ProcessnounMWEA computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.Process
Privileged Protected AttributenounMWEA value of a protected attribute indicating a group that has historically been at systematic advantage.DataRegulatedPII
privileged usernounMWEA user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.Role
privileged utility programnounMWESpecialized system software used to perform a particular function or system maintenance that requires the ability to bypass, modify, or disable the technical or operational system security controls.SystemRestricted
Pro-Choice FactionnounMWEthose who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the motherverified
Pro-Life FactionnounMWEthose who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibitedverified
Probabilismnouna Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probableverified
Probate CourtnounMWEa court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estatesverified
Probate WillnounMWEa judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estateverified
Probationnouna trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membershipverified
Probiotic BacteriumnounMWEa beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammalsverified
Probiotic FloranounMWEa beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammalsverified
Probiotic MicrofloranounMWEa beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammalsverified
Problem SolvernounMWEa thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solutionverified
Problem SolvingnounMWEthe area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problemsverified
Problem-Oriented LanguagenounMWEa language whose statements resemble terminology of the userverified
Proboscis FlowernounMWEannual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beakverified
Proboscis WormnounMWEsoft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractverified
procedurenounAn established or official method for implementing a policy or performing a task or operation which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.Requirement
Proceedingnoun(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedverified
Proceedsnounthe income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other propertyverified
Procellariiform SeabirdnounMWElarge long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seasverified
Process FlownounMWEThe defined representation of the overall progression of how a process is intended to be performed, including all exceptions.Process
Process of MonitionnounMWEa summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be grantedverified
Process-Servernounsomeone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendantverified
Processingnoun‘Processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.Process
Processing EnvironmentnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansProcessRegulated
processing requirementnounMWEA condition that must be fulfilled in order for something to be processed.RequirementRegulated
Processing TimenounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Processionnounthe group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formationverified
Processornoun“Processing” means any operation or set of operations that are performed on personal information or on sets of personal information, whether or not by automated means.Role
Prochlorperazinenounantipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomitingverified
Procrastinatornounsomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)verified
Procrustean RulenounMWEa standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individualityverified
Procrustean StandardnounMWEa standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individualityverified
Proctologynounthe branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anusverified
Proctoscopynounvisual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscopeverified