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Programming ErrornounMWEerror resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous resultverified
Progressive Emphysematous NecrosisnounMWE(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue deathverified
Progressive TaxnounMWEany tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increasesverified
Progressive VaccinianounMWEa severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiencyverified
Progymnospermnounan ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derivedverified
Prohibitionnounthe period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendmentverified
Prohibition EranounMWEthe period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendmentverified
ProjectnounA task involving the acquisition, development, or maintenance of a technology product.Process
Project managementnounMWEThe application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to complete a project.Process
Projectionnoun(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone elseverified
Projection ScreennounMWEa white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewingverified
Projective DevicenounMWEany personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situationsverified
Projective TechniquenounMWEany personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situationsverified
Projective TestnounMWEany personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situationsverified
Proliferationnouna rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)verified
Prolificacynounthe property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growthverified
Prolonged InterrogationnounMWEa form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hoursverified
Promethiumnouna soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotopeverified
Promiscuous ModenounMWEA configuration setting for a network interface card that causes it to accept all incoming packets that it sees, regardless of their intended destinations.Control
Promotionnouna message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institutionverified
Promotional MaterialnounMWEa message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institutionverified
Prompt BoxnounMWEa booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sitsverified
Prompternounsomeone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speechverified
Prompter's BoxnounMWEa booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sitsverified
Promptingnouna cue given to a performer, usually the beginning of the next line to be spokenverified
Promulgationnounthe official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effectverified
Prongbucknounfleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched hornsverified
Pronghornnounfleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched hornsverified
Pronghorn AntelopenounMWEfleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched hornsverified
Pronucleusnounthe nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygoteverified
Pronunciamentonouna public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)verified
Proof of deposit (POD)nounMWEThe verification of the dollar amount written on a negotiable instrument being deposited.ArtifactRegulated
Prop RootnounMWEa root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangrovesverified