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P Acronyms

PBX   Private Branch Exchange

PCI   Personal Computer Interface (a.k.a. Peripheral Component Interconnect)

PCL   Printer Communication Language

PCS   Personal Communication System

PDA   Personal Digital Assistant

PDF   Portable Document Format. This is a file format developed by Adobe Systems to include graphics as well as text in a compressed format, only readable by Adobe Acrobat Reader.

PERL   Practical Extraction and Report Language

PIF   Program Information File

PIM   Personal Information Manager

PIN   Personal Identification Number

PING   Packet InterNetwork Groper

PIO   Programmed Input Output

PNG   Portable Network Graphics

PnP   Plug and Play. A component design standard in which each individual component includes a unique identifier, recognized by a PnP BIOS and by Windows to reduce conflicts and increase cooperation between hardware components.

POP   Point of Presence or Post Office Protocol

POTS   Plain Old Telephone Service

PPGA   Plastic Pin Grid Array. This is a design spec for Intel Celeron processors. It is a Socket 370 (370-pin) CPU built w/the 0.25 micron process.

ppm   pages per minute

PPP   Point to Point Protocol

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