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- overhead - In business accounting, overhead is general operating expense...
- overstuffing - Spamdexing, coined from spam and index, is the practi...
- P Ink - Photonic ink (P-Ink) is a substance that can change color electroni...
- P-Ink - Photonic ink (P-Ink) is a substance that can change color electroni...
- packet shaping - Traffic shaping, also known as 'packet shaping,' ...
- packet switching - Packet-switched describes the type of network...
- packet-switched - Packet-switched describes the type of network i...
- packet-switching - Packet-switched describes the type of network...
- page - On the World Wide Web, a page is a file notated with the Hypertext Ma...
- PAM - Pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) is the transmission of data by varying...
- paper and binding sizes - Standard weights and measures p...
- paradigm - A paradigm (pronounced PEHR-uh-daim, from Greek paradeiknyai ...
- paradox - A paradox is a statement or concept that contains conflicting i...
- parallel - In the context of the Internet and computing, parallel means ...
- parallel processing - In computers, parallel processing is th...
- parallel processing software - Parallel processing s...
- parity - In this definition, learn what parity is and find out how it work...
- pay per use - Metered services (also called pay-per-use) is any type ...
- pay-per-use - Metered services (also called pay-per-use) is any type ...
- PC philanthropy - PC philanthropy is sharing some of the unused r...
- PCM - Pulse code modulation (PCM) is a digitalscheme for transmitting analogd...
- PCM - Phase-change memory (PCM) is a form of computer RAM (random-access memo...
- PCRAM - Phase-change memory (PCM) is a form of computer RAM (random-access ...
- pebi - Kibi, mebi, gibi, tebi, pebi, and exbi are binary prefix multipliers ...
- Pel - The term pel has been replaced by pixel, another contraction of "pictur...
- Pepys' weblog - The famous diary that Samuel Pepys (pronounced PEEP...
- perfect RAM - Phase-change memory (PCM) is a form of computer RAM (ra...
- performance - Performance seems to have two meanings: The speed at wh...
- Peripheral Component Interconnect - PCI (Periph...
- Personal Computer Memory Card International Ass...
- personal operating space - A personal operating space (P...
- personal operating space (POS) - A personal operat...
- personality profile - A personality profile is a knowledge ma...
- pervasive computing - Pervasive computing (also called ubiqui...
- pervasive computing (ubiquitous computing)
- peta - Prefix multipliers are used in data storage, data communications, ele...
- petaflop - A petaflop is a measure of a computer's processing speed and ...
- pharming - Pharming is a scamming practice in which malicious code is in...
- phase change memory - Phase-change memory (PCM) is a form of ...
- phase-change memory - Phase-change memory (PCM) is a form of ...
- phase-change memory (PCM) - Phase-change memory (PCM) i...
- phase-change RAM - Phase-change memory (PCM) is a form of comput...
- phase-state low electron drive memory - PLE...
- photometric stereo - Photometric stereo is a computer vision m...
- photonic ink - Photonic ink (P-Ink) is a substance that can change c...
- photonic ink (P-Ink) - Photonic ink (P-Ink) is a substance t...
- photonics - Photonics is an area of study that involves the use of radi...
- physical security - Physical security is the protection of pers...
- pi - Pi is a numerical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circum...
- picosecond - A picosecond is one trillionth (10 -12) of a second, or o...
- pictograph - In graph theory, a pictograph is a graph that shows numer...
- pie chart - A pie graph (or pie chart) is a specialized graph used in s...
- pie graph - A pie graph (or pie chart) is a specialized graph used in s...
- pie graph (or pie chart) - A pie graph (or pie chart) is...
- ping strangeness - Ping strangeness is a term used in troublesho...
- pixilated - Pixilated, an adjective derived from pixie (a fairy elf), d...
- place shifting - Placeshifting (or place shifting) is a technology...
- placeshifter - Placeshifting (or place shifting) is a technology tha...
- placeshifting - Placeshifting (or place shifting) is a technology t...
- platform - In computers, a platform is an underlying computer system on ...
- plesiochronous - Plesiochronous (pronounced plee-see-AH-krun-us, f...
- point of sale data - Barcode data (sometimes called point-of-s...
- point-of-sale data - Barcode data (sometimes called point-of-s...
- polar coordinates - Polar coordinates provide a method of rende...
- Polish logic - Polish notation, also known as prefix notation, is a ...
- Polish notation - Polish notation, also known as prefix notation,...
- Polish notation (prefix notation) - Polish nota...
- polled interrupt - In a computer, a polled interrupt is a specif...
- polynomial - A polynomial is a mathematical expression consisting of a...
- pop-up transition ad - A transition ad is a Web page contain...
- Portable Network Graphics - PNG (pronounced ping as in ...
- portrait - In computer printing, portrait is a mode in which the printer...
- POS - A personal operating space (POS) is a roughly spherical region that sur...
- POS data - Barcode data (sometimes called point-of-sale data) is informa...
- positional assembly - Positional assembly is a technique that...
- postfix notation - Polish notation, also known as prefix notatio...
- power of 10 notation - Scientific notation, also called powe...
- power-of-10 notation - Scientific notation, also called powe...
- predictive technology - Predictive technology is a body of ...
- prefix multiplier - Prefix multipliers are used in data storage...
- prefix notation - Polish notation, also known as prefix notation,...
- principle of obliquity - In systems engineering, obliquity...
- printout - A hard copy (or "hardcopy") is a printed copy of information ...
- PRNG - A pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) is a program written for, and...
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