3-letter words containing p
- npd — new product development
- npl — (in the UK) National Physical Laboratory.
- npr — National Public Radio
- npv — net present value
- ntp — Network Time Protocol
- oap — Outside Awareness Port
- ocp — (processor) Order Code Processor.
- odp — Open Distributed Processing
- ohp — An OHP is the same as an overhead projector.
- oop — object-oriented programming
- op- — ob-
- opc — OLE for Process Control
- ope — (now dialectal or poetic) Open. (from 13th c.).
- opf — Object Persistence Framework
- opp — (mathematics, high school) opposite.
- ops — op art.
- opt — to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
- osp — optical computing
- otp — 1. (security) One-Time Password. 2. (protocol) Open Trading Protocol. 3. (storage, integrated circuit) One Time Programmable Read Only Memory. 4. (communications, library) Open Telecom Platform.
- oup — Oxford University Press
- p-q — manners; behavior; conduct (usually preceded by mind or watch): The children were told to mind their p's and q's.
- p/c — petty cash
- p/e — price/earnings (ratio)
- p/n — promissory note
- p2c — A Pascal to C translator by Dave Gillespie <[email protected]>. Supports ANSI/ISO standard Pascal as well as substantial subsets of HP Pascal, Turbo Pascal, VAX, and many other dialects.
- p2p — (networking) 1. The kind of communication found in a system using layered protocols. Each software or hardware component can be considered to communicate only with its peer in the same layer via the connection provided by the lower layers. 2. A decentralised file sharing system like BitTorrent, Gnutella or Kazaa where computers that download data also store that data and serve it to other downloaders. This increases the total bandwidth available in proportion to the number of users and so reduces download time. It also improves resilience by providing multiple redundant sources for the same data. This contrasts with client-server where all clients download the data from a single server (or mirror), sharing its fixed bandwidth. Peer-to-peer networks are typically ad-hoc and rely on users sharing the content they have downloaded for the benefit of other users. Users who fail to do this are called "leaches". A "seed" is a node on a peer-to-peer network that is sharing a complete copy of a file, as opposed to other nodes that may only have some of the parts into which the file has been split.
- p3l — (Superscript 3). A language with explicit parallelism including constructs for farms and geometric parallelism. P3L currently uses C++ as a host language.
- p45 — a severance form issued by HMRC via an employer to a person leaving employment
- pac — Also, pack. a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.
- pad — Packet Assembler/Disassembler
- pah — expressing contempt or dismissal
- pak — pack; package.
- pal — a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kg) to overseas servicemen: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged. Compare SAM (def 2).
- pam — Pluggable Authentication Module
- pan — an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
- pap — a teat; nipple.
- par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- pas — a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pat — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
- pau — a department in SW France. 2978 sq. mi. (7710 sq. km). Capital: Pau.
- paw — father; pa.
- pax — the Roman goddess of peace.
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- paz — a city in and the administrative capital of Bolivia, in the W part; Sucre is the official capital. About 12,000 feet (3660 meters) above sea level.
- pbb — any of several fat-soluble, cancer-causing substances formerly used as fire retardants
- pbd — Programmer Brain Damage
- pbm — play by mail. See play by electronic mail.
- pbs — In the United States, PBS is an organization that broadcasts television programs and is not financed by advertising. PBS is an abbreviation for 'Public Broadcasting Service.'
- pbx — Private Branch Exchange
- pca — (tool, programming) A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use.