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Dictionary of Computers - P

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
P
P3P
packet
packet radio
packet switching
page printer
page-description language
paging
paint program
Paintshop Pro
PAL
Palm OS
palmtop computer
Pantone Matching System
parallax
parallel device
parallel processing
parallel running
parameter
parity
parity check
parse
Pascal
Pascal, Blaise
passive matrix display
password
patch
payment service provider
PC Card
PCI
PCL
PCMCIA
PCX
PDF
pen-based computer
Pentium
peripheral device
Perl
personal computer
personal digital assistant
personal identification device
personal productivity software
petaflop
PGML
PGP
Phong shading
PhotoCD
phreaking
PIC device
PICS
PICT
pilot running
PIN
Pine
PING
PIPEX
Pixar
pixel
PKI
PKZIP
plaintext
plan file
plasma display
platform
Platform for Internet Content Selection
PlayStation
plotter
Plug & Display
plug and play
plug-in
PNG
point and click
point of sale
point-of-sale terminal
Point-to-Point Protocol
polling
PoP
pop-up menu
POP3
pornography, Internet
port
port address
portability
portable computer
Portable Network Graphics
portal
POS terminal
POSIX
post
Postel, Jon(athon)
posting
postmaster
PostScript
PowerPC
PowerPoint
PPP
presentation graphics
Prestel
Pretty Good Privacy
print
print spooler
printed circuit board
printer
privacy (Internet)
privacy enhanced mail
procedural programming
procedure
process control
processing cycle
processor
Prodigy
program
program counter
program documentation
program files
program flow chart
program loop
Program Manager
program trading
programmer
programming
programming language
Project Gutenberg
PROLOG
PROM
prompt
proportional font
protected mode
protocol
proxy server
pseudonym (Internet)
PSP
PSTN
public key
public key infrastructure
public-domain software
public-key cryptography
Publisher
pull-down menu
punched card
push technology
push-button
© From the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia.
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