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Service Hints & Tips |
Document ID: DETR-3WGQ74 |
CrossBrand - Computer Acronyms and Abbreviations (P-R)
Applicable to: World-Wide
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P&P |
Plug and Play |
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P2P |
Person To Person/2 (IBM) |
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P5 |
Codename for Pentium chip family (Intel) |
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P6 |
Codename for next-generation chip following Pentium (Intel) |
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PABX |
Private Automatic Branch Exchange |
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PACT |
Personal Air Communications Technology |
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PAD |
Packet Assembler/Disassembler |
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PAN |
Personal Area Network (IBM) |
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PAP |
Privileged Access Password (IBM) |
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PARC |
Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox) |
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PASF |
PROFS Applications Support Feature (IBM) |
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PASR |
Problem Analysis and Status Report (IBM) |
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PC Card |
New name for PCMCIA |
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PCC |
IBM PC Convertible computer |
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PCC |
IBM PC Company |
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PCD |
PC Dealer (IBM) |
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PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect [Local Bus] (Intel) |
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PCM |
Plug-Compatible Manufacturer |
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PCM |
Pulse Code Modulation |
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PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (see PC Card) |
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PCN |
Personal Communication Networks |
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PCS |
Personal Communication Services |
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PCT |
Private Communications Technology protocol |
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PCUG |
PC User Group |
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PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
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Portable Document Format (Adobe) |
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PDS |
Personal Decision Series (IBM) |
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PDS |
Premises Distribution System (AT&T) |
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PDU |
Protocol Data Unit (OSI) |
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PD/PSI |
Problem Determination/Problem Source Identification |
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Pel |
Picture element |
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PFA |
Predictive Failure Analysis (IBM) |
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PGA |
Pin Grid Array |
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PICS |
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (OSI) |
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PIM |
Personal Information Manager |
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PIN |
Processor-Independent NetWare |
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PING |
Packet INternet Groper |
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PIP |
Peripheral Interchange Program |
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Pixel |
Picture element |
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PL/I |
Programming Language 1 |
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PM |
Presentation Manager (Microsoft/IBM) |
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PM/X |
Presentation Manager/X (Microsoft/HP) |
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PMR |
Problem Management Record (IBM) |
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PnP |
Plug 'n Play |
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PODA |
Piloting of ODA |
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POH |
Power-On Hours |
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PON |
Passive Optical Network |
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POP |
Post Office Protocol |
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POP |
Power-On Password |
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POSIX |
Portable Operating System Interface for uniX |
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POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
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POWER |
Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC (IBM) |
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PowerPC |
Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC for PCs (IBM/Motorola) |
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PPDS |
Personal Printer Data Stream (IBM/Lexmark) |
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PPM |
Pages Per Minute |
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PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
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PPTP |
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol |
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PQET |
Print Quality Enhancement Technology (Lexmark/IBM) |
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PRBA |
Portable Rechargeable Battery Association |
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PReP |
PowerPC Reference Platform specification (IBM/Motorola/Apple) |
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PRI |
(ISDN) Primary Rate Interface |
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PRISM |
Photo-Refractive Information Storage Materials |
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PROFS |
PRofessional OFfice System (IBM) |
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PROM |
Programmable Read-Only Memory |
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PSP |
IBM Personal Software Products |
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PSPDN |
Packet-Switched Public Data Network |
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PS/1 |
Personal System/1 (IBM) |
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PS/2 |
Personal System/2 (IBM) |
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PSDN |
Packet-Switched Data Network |
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PSAP |
Presentation Service Access Point |
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PT&I |
Programming Tools and Information (IBM) |
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PTAL |
Payment Transaction Application Layer |
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PTF |
Program Temporary Fix (IBM) |
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PTR |
Program Trouble Report (IBM) |
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PTS |
Personal Typing System (IBM) |
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PU |
Physical Unit (IBM) |
Q
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QBIC |
Query By Image Content |
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QFP |
Quad Flat Package |
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QM |
Query Manager (IBM OS/2 EE, ES, DB2/2) |
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QMF |
Query Management Facility (IBM) |
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QOS |
Quality Of Service |
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RAD |
Rapid Application Development |
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RADSL |
Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line |
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RAID |
Redundant Arrays of Independent Drives |
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RAID |
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Drives (University of California Berkley) |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory |
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RARP |
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (TCP/IP) |
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RAS |
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (IBM) |
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RAS |
Remote Applications Server (Microsft) |
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RAS |
Row Address Strobe (memory) |
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RBOC |
Regional Bell Operating Company |
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RBRC |
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (non-profit) |
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RCS |
Remote Connection Services (IBM; formerly called LAN Distance) |
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RDA |
Remote Database Access |
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RDS |
Remote Data Services (OS/2 EE) |
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REXX |
REstructured eXtended eXecutor procedure language |
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RFC |
Request For Comment (DARPA) |
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RFP |
Request For Proposal |
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RFS |
Remote File System (AT&T) |
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RFTDCA |
Revised Form Text Document Content Architecture |
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RI |
Referential Integrity (relational databases) |
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RIP |
Routing Information Protocol (TCP/IP) |
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RIPL |
Remote Initial Program Load |
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RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
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RJE |
Remote Job Entry |
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RLE |
Run Length Encoding |
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RLL |
Run Length Limited |
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RMON |
Remote MONitoring |
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ROECE |
IBM Regional Office for Europe, Central and East |
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ROLAP |
Relational On-Line Analytical Processing |
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ROM |
Read Only Memory |
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ROS |
Read Only Storage |
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ROSE |
Remote Operations Service Element (OSI) |
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RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
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RPG II |
Report Program Generator (language) II |
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RPL |
Remote Program Load |
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RPQ |
Request for Price Quotation |
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RS/6000 |
RISC System/6000 (IBM) |
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RSA |
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (encryption algorithm) |
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RSI |
Repetitive Strain Injury |
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RTF |
Rich Text Format (Microsoft) |
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RTS |
Request To Send |
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Search Keywords |
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Hint Category |
General Information | |
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Date Created |
17-07-98 | |
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Last Updated |
02-04-99 | |
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Revision Date |
31-03-2000 | |
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Cross Brand | |
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Product Family |
Various | |
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Machine Type |
Various | |
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