Computing Terms Starting with P

P+	P-CAD
P-code	P-mail	P-Prolog
P-TAC	P.O.D.	P1754
p2c	P3L	P4
P6	pa	PABX
PACE	Packard Bell Electronics, Inc.	packed decimal
Packed Encoding Rules	packet	Packet Assembler/Disassembler
packet driver	Packet in Plastic Grid Array	Packet InterNet Groper
packet radio	packet sniffer	Packet Switch Node
packet switching	packet writing	packet-switched
PackIt	PACT I	PACTOLUS
PAD	padded cell	Paddle
PAGE	page	Page Description Language
page fault	page in	page mode
Page Mode DRAM	Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory	page out
paged	Paged Memory Management Unit	pagelet
pager	paging	PaiLisp
pain in the net	Paintbrush	PAISley
PAL	Palace	palette
palmtop	Palo Alto Research Center	Palo Alto Research Centre
PAM	Pam	Pandora
panic	PANON	PANS
Pansophic	Pantone	PAP
Paper Feed Control Character	paper tape	paper-net
papermail	paraconsistent probability	PARADE
PARADIGM PLUS	Paradigms of AI Programming	Paradise
Paradox	paradox	Paradox Application Language
Paragon	Paralation	Paralation C
Paralation LISP	ParAlfl	Parallaxis
Parallel C	parallel computer	parallel computing
Parallel FORTH	Parallel Fortran	Parallel Haskell
Parallel Pascal	parallel port	Parallel Presence Detect
parallel processing	parallel processor	parallel random access machine
parallel reduction	Parallel Server Option	Parallel SML
Parallel Sysplex	Parallel Virtual Machine	parallelism
param	parameter	parameter RAM
parametric polymorphism	paraML	paranoid programming
ParaSoft Corp	Parasol	PARC
ParcPlace Systems	parent	parent message
parent process	parentheses	Pari
Paris	parity	parity bit
parity error	Park-Miller	Parkinson's Law of Data
Parlance	Parlog	Parlog++
parm	PARMACS	ParMod
PARS	PARSEC	parser
parser generator	parsing	Parsley
Partial Differential Equation LANguage	partial equivalence relation	partial evaluation
partial function	partial key	partial ordering
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood	partially ordered set	partition
partitioned data set	PARTS	PARULEL
PASC	Pascal	Pascal P4
Pascal Plus	Pascal+CSP	Pascal-
Pascal-80	Pascal-F	Pascal-FC
Pascal-Linda	Pascal-m	Pascal-P
Pascal-S	Pascal-SC	Pascal/L
Pascal/R	pasos2	Pasqual
PASRO	PASSIM	passive matrix display
passphrase	password	Password Authentication Protocol
paste	pastie	PAT
patch	patch pumpkin	patch space
PATCHY	path	path coverage testing
Path Pascal	pathname	pathname separator
pathological	pathspec	pattern matching
pattern recognition	PAW	PAW++
payware	PB Cache	PBD
PBEM	PBM	PBX
PC	PC AT	PC Card
PC Pursuit	PC support	pC++
PC-1834	PC-7150	PC-ism
PC-NFS	PC-RT	PC-Scheme
PC-TALK III	PC-TILES	PC-ware
PC200	PCA	PCB
PCCTS	PCF	PCI
PCI bus	PCI Configuration Utility	PCI Mezzanine Card
PCI slot	PCjr	PCL
PCLIPS	PCM	PCMCIA
PCMIA	PCN	PCS
PCS/Geneva	PCTE	PCTE+
PCU	pcx	PD
PDA	PDC	PDC Prolog
PDEL	PDELAN	PDES
PDF	PDFTeX	PDH
PDIL	pdksh	PDL
PDL2	PDM	PDP
PDP Assembly Language	PDP-10	PDP-11
PDP-20	PDP-6	PDP-7
PDS	PDS/MaGen	PDSA cycle
PDU	PE	pe
PeaceNet	Peano arithmetic	PEARL
Pebble	Pebbleman	PEBCAK
PEBKAC	PECOS	Pedagogic Algorithmic Language
PEEK	PEEL	peephole optimisation
peer	peer-to-peer	Pegasus
PEIPA	PEM	PENCIL
pencil and paper	penis war	Pentium
Pentium 2	Pentium 3	Pentium II
Pentium II Xeon	Pentium III	Pentium Pro
peon	PeopleSoft	Pepper
PEPsy	PER	percent
Perceptional Adaptive Subband Coding	perceptron	percussive maintenance
perf	perfect programmer syndrome	PERFORM
periodic group	peripheral	Peripheral Component Interconnect
peripheral device	Peripheral Technology Group	Perl
Perl profiler	perl-byacc	Perl5
permanent link	Permanent Virtual Circuit	Permanent Virtual Connection
permission	permutation	perplexity
persistence	persistent	Persistent Functional Language
persistent memory	person of no account	Personal Communication Network
Personal Communication Services	personal computer	Personal Computer Memory Card International Associ
Personal Digital Assistant	Personal Identification Number	Personalized Array Translator
perspective	PERT	pessimal
pessimising compiler	peta-	petabyte
petaflops	petdingo	Peter Chen
Petri net	PETSCII	PEX
pf	PFE	PFL
pfm	pForth	Pfortran
PFP	pg	PGA
PGA370	PGP	PH
pH	ph	phacker
phage	phase	phase alternating line
Phase Encoded	phase of the moon	phase-wrapping
PHIGS	Philips	Philips SCC68070
philosophy	PHOCUS	Phoenix
phone mail	Phonetastic	Phong shading
phosphor fatigue	photo CD	Photoshop
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor	phreaking	physical
physical address	physical addressing	physical layer
physical memory	physical memory address	Physical Sequential
Physical Transport Network	Physics Analysis Workbench	PI
pi-calculus	PIC	Pick BASIC
PICL	pico-	picosecond
PICS	PICT	PicTeX
Pictorial Janus	picture	picture element
Picture Quality Scale	PID	pidgen+
PIE	pif	pig, run like a
piggybacking	PIGUI	PIL
PIL/I	PILE	PILOT
pilot error	Pilot European Image Processing Archive	PIM
PIN	pin feed	Pin Grid Array
pin-out	PINBOL	Pine
ping	ping-flood	ping-pong
pinging	Pink-Shirt Book	PIP
pipe	pipeline	pipeline break
Pipeline Burst Cache	pipeline stall	pipelined
Pipelined Burst Cache	pipelining	PIPEX Ltd.
piping	piracy	pirate
PIRL	pistol	PIT
PITA	pixel	pixmap
pizza box	PJPEG	pk
PKE	PKI	PKLITE
PKUNZIP	PKWARE, Inc.	PKZIP
pl	PL Cornell	PL-11
PL-6	PL.8	PL/1
PL/C	PL/I	PL/I SUBSET
PL/I Subset G	PL/I-FORMAC	PL/M
PL/P	PL/PROPHET	PL/S
PL/Seq	PL/SQL	PL1
PL360	PL516	Pla
PLACE	PLAGO	plaid screen
PLAIN	plain ASCII	Plain Old Documentation
Plain Old Telephone Service	Plain Old Telephone System	plain TeX
plaintext	PLAN	Plan 9
plan file	Planet	PLANIT
Plankalkül	PLANNER	Planner-73
PLANS	plants	PLASMA
Plastic Pin Grid Array	platform	Platform for Internet Content Selection
Platform Independent Graphical User Interface	platinum-iridium	Platon
PLAY	play by electronic mail	Play, Inc.
Playground	playpen	Playstation
playte	PLC	PLD
plenum cable	pleonasm	plesiochronous
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy	Pleuk grammar development system	Plexus
pling	plingnet	PLisp
PLITS	PLL	PLMK
plokta	plonk	plotter
PLTL	plug and play	plug and pray
Plug Compatible Manufacturer	plug-in	Pluggable Authentication Module
plugh	PLUM	Plumber
plumbing	Plural EuLisp	PLUS
plus	PLUSS	ply
PM	pm	pm2
PMBX	PMC	PML
pn	pnambic	PNG
PNP	PNU-Prolog	POA
PoB	POC	POCAL
pocket calculator	pocket computer	pod
POE	POFAC	POGO
point	Point Of Contact	point of presence
point of sale terminal	point-and-drool interface	point-and-grunt interface
Point-to-Point Protocol	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol	pointed domain
pointer	pointer swizzling	pointing device
pointing stick	Poisson distribution	poke
Polka	poll	polling
Poly	Poly/ML	polygon pusher
POLYGOTH	polylithism	polymorphic
polymorphic lambda-calculus	polymorphism	polynomial
polynomial-time	polynomial-time algorithm	polyvinyl chloride
POM	Ponder	Pong
POOL	POOL-I	POOL-T
POOL2	POP	PoP
pop	POP server	POP++
POP-1	POP-10	Pop-11
POP-2	POP-9X	pop-down menu
POP3	POPART	POPCORN
POPJ	Poplar	POPLER
POPLOG	POPLOG ML	PopTalk
porno	pornography	port
Port Address Translation	Port Language	port number
portability	portable	Portable AIRTIME
Portable Commodore 64	Portable Common Loops	Portable Common Tool Environment
Portable Document Format	Portable Forth Environment	Portable Network Graphics
Portable Object Adapter	Portable Operating System Interface	Portable Pixmap
Portable Scheme Debugger	Portable Scheme Interpreter	Portable Standard Lisp
Portable Tool Interface	PORTAL	portal
porting	portmapper	POS
POSE	poset	POSIX
POST	post	post office problem
Post Office Protocol	Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration	post-order traversal
postcardware	posted write-through	Postel, Jon
postfix notation	postfix syntax	POSTGRES
PostgreSQL	posting	postmaster
POSTQUEL	PostScript	Postscript point
POSYBL	potential difference	POTS
pound	pound on	pound sign
POWER	power cycle	power hit
Power Mac	Power Macintosh	power save mode
power-on self-test	PowerBuilder	powerdomain
PowerFuL	PowerOpen	PowerOpen Association
PowerOpen Environment	PowerPC	PowerPC 601
PowerPC G3	PowerPC Platform	PowerPC Reference Platform
Powerpoint	powerset	Powersoft Corporation
PP96	PPC	PPCP
PPD	PPGA	PPL
PPLambda	PPM	PPN
PPP	PPTP	PQS
PR	pr	pr0n
PRA	pragma	PRAM
Praxis Critical Systems	PRE-CC	pre-emptive multitasking
pre-order	pre-order traversal	pre-sales support rep
PRECCX	precedence lossage	precharge
precision	predecessor	predicate calculus
predicate logic	predomain	prefetch
prefix	prefix notation	prefix syntax
PREP	prepaging	prepend
preprocessor	presence detect	presentation layer
Presentation Manager	prestidigitization	PRESTO
Pretty Amazing New Stuff	Pretty Good Privacy	pretty pictures
prettyprint	pretzel key	preventive maintenance
pre\box	PRI	primary cache
Primary Domain Controller	primary key	primary management domain
Primary Rate Interface	Prime Computer	prime number theorem
prime time	Primenet, Inc.	primitive
Princeton University	principal type	PRINT
PRINT I	print server	Print Services Facility
printed circuit board	printer	Printer Access Protocol
printer port	printf	printing discussion
priority interrupt	priority inversion	priority queue
priority scheduling	PRISM	Prisoner of Bill
privacy	Privacy Enhanced Mail	Private Automatic Branch eXchange
Private Branch Exchange	Private Manual Branch eXchange	private-key cryptography
privileged instruction	PRL	PRMD
PRML	probabilistic	probabilistic automaton
Probe	problem state	PROC
procedural language	Procedural Language/SQL	procedure
process	Process and Experiment Automation Real-Time Langua	Process Design Language 2
process ID	process identifier	process scheduling
process table	processing	processor
Processor Direct Slot	processor farm	processor time
PROCOL	Procomm	Procrustean string
Prodigy	ProDoc	product
production system	Professional Graphics Adapter	Professional Office System
professional programming	professional services	PROFILE
profile	PROFS	PROGENY
proglet	program	Program Composition Notation
program counter	Program Design Language	Program Evaluation and Review Technique
Program Information File	Program Temporary Fix	program transformation
Programmable Airline Reservation System	Programmable Array Logic	Programmable Interrupt Controller
Programmable Logic Controller	Programmable Read-Only Memory	Programmed Data Processor
PROgrammed Graph REwriting Systems	programmer	Programmer Brain Damage
Programmer's Cheer	PROgrammer's Microapplication Language	Programmer's Switch
Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics Syst	programming	programming fluid
programming language	Programming Language/Cornell	Programming Language/Systems
Prograph	PROGRES	progressive coding
Progressive JPEG	progressive/sequential coding	PROJECT
project assurance	Project Athena	Project Guardian
Project MAC	project management	project planning
projection	projective plane	Prolog
Prolog++	Prolog-2	Prolog-D-Linda
Prolog-II	Prolog-III	Prolog-Linda
Prolog/Mali	PROM	PROM monitor
PROMAL	Prometheus	promiscuous mode
pron	Pronet	Pronunciation
proof	proof theory	PROOF/L
propeller head	propeller key	Proposal Writing
propositional calculus	propositional logic	proprietary
PROSE	ProSet	PROSPER
Prospero	ProTalk	protected mode
PROTEUS	protocal	protocol
protocol analyser	protocol converter	Protocol Data Unit
protocol layer	protocol stack	PROTON
Protosynthex	Prototyper	prototyping
provably difficult	provably unsolvable	provider
provocative maintenance	prowler	proxy ARP
proxy gateway	Proxy Server	proxy server
PS	PS 440	PS-ALGOL
PS/2	PS1	PS2
PSA	pSather	PSD
PSDN	pseudo	pseudo-random number
pseudo-tty	Pseudocode	pseudoprime
PseudoScheme	pseudosuit	PSF
PSI	Psion Organiser	PSK
PSL	PSL/PSA	PSML
PSN	PSO	PSTN
psychedelicware	psyton	pt
ptc	PTF	Pthreads
PTI	PTN	Ptolemy
PTT	PUB	pubic directory
public domain	public domain software	Public Key Infrastructure
Public Switched Telephone Network	public-key cryptography	Public-Key Cryptography Standards
public-key encryption	puff	PUFFT
pull	pull media	pull-down list
pull-down menu	Pulse Code Modulation	pumpkin
pumpkineer	pumpking	punch card
punched card	punt	Purdue Compiler-Construction Tool Set
Purdue University	pure functional language	pure lambda-calculus
Pure Lisp	PureLink	purely functional language
Purify	Purple Book	purple wire
Purveyor	push	Push Down List
push media	push-button	PV-WAVE
PVC	PVM	pw
py	Pythagoras	Pythagoras' Theorem
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