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Prothrombinasenouncoagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factorsverified
Protirelinnounhormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitaryverified
Protistnounfree-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modesverified
Protistannounfree-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modesverified
Protoactiniumnouna short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into leadverified
ProtocolnounSet of rules and formats, semantic and syntactic, permitting information systems to exchange information.Network
Protocol Data UnitnounMWEA unit of data specified in a protocol and consisting of protocol information and, possibly, user data.Data
Protocol EntitynounMWEEntity that follows a set of rules and formats (semantic and syntactic) that determines the communication behavior of other entities.Network
protocols, ports, applications, and services listnounMWEA compilation of all protocols, ports, applications, and services that are available.ArtifactInternal
Protohemenouna complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen bindsverified
Protonnouna stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electronverified
Protoplastnouna biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interactsverified
Prototheriannounprimitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guineaverified
PrototypenounA prototype is an original model constructed to include all the technical characteristics and performances of the new product.Artifact
Protozoonnounany of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosyntheticverified
Protuberancenounsomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundingsverified
Proturannounany of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped headverified
Proverbnouna condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many peopleverified
Provincenounthe territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nationverified
ProvisioningnounThe granting of access rights and executional privilege to an agent (human or machine) within an application(s) or system(s).Process
Provost CourtnounMWEa military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied areaverified
Proxemicsnounthe study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situationsverified
Proximitynouna Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unitverified
ProxynounA proxy is an application that “breaks” the connection between client and server. The proxy accepts certain types of traffic entering or leaving a network and processes it and forwards it. This effectively closes the straight path between the internal and external networks making it more difficult for an attacker to obtain internal addresses and other details of the organization’s internal network. Proxy servers are available for common Internet services; for example, a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) proxy used for Web access, and a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) proxy used for email.Network
Proxy AgentnounMWEA software application running on a firewall or on a dedicated proxy server that is capable of filtering a protocol and routing it between the interfaces of the device.Network
Proxy servernounMWEA server that services the requests of its clients by forwarding those requests to other servers.Network
Pruning HooknounMWEa long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipperverified
Prunonouna liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcoholverified