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P-code (Pseudo-code) Language
P-code language
p10cfgd
p2c
P2CC2P
P2P
p3nfs
P3P
p4fftwgel2
PA
PA-RISC Linux
PABX
PAC
pac
PACE
PACER
package
Packet
Packet filtering
Packet Switching
pacman
PACS
PACT
PACX
PAD
padding
PADS
PAE
PAEB
pager
PAI
PAL
palbart
PALCD
palo
PAM
pam
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
PAML
pam_krb5
pam_smb
PAN
pan
PANDORA
Panel
panel
pango
PANIX
pantomime1
PAP
PAP (Password authentication Protocol)
paperconf
paperconfig
PAPI
PAR
par
paragui-themes
parallel line Internet protocol (PLIP)
Parallel Processing
PARC
parchive
pari-extra
pari-gp
PARISC
Parity
parity bit
parity checking
parity error
PARLE
Parse
parse
parser
parted
parted-bf
partimage
partimage-server
partition
Partition
PARTS
PAS
PAS2
pas2html
PASC
Pascal
passivetex
passphrase
passwd
Password
password
password ageing
password cache
password file
password protection
paste
PAT
Patch
patch
patch (fix, update)
patchutils
patgen
path
path name
pathchk
PAUSE
pavuk
PAWS
pax
PAX
PB
PBC
PBE
PBI
PBM
PBO
pbuilder
PBX
PC
PC (Personal Computer)
PC card
pc532down
PC97
PCA
pcal
PCAT
PCB
pcb
PCC
PCCA
pccts
PCD
pcd2html
PCDA
PCDOS
PCERT
PCF
PCF fonts
PCH
pchar
PCI
PCI vendor ID and device ID
PCIA
PCIC
PCIE
PCIPM
PCIS
pcitweak
pciutils
PCIX
PCIXF
PCL
pclock
PCM
PCM (Pulse code modulation)
PCMCIA
pcmcia-cs
pcmcia-modules-2.2.20
PCMS
PCMT
PCN
PCNFS
PCNOS
PCO
pcomplete
pconf-detect
PCP
PCPC
PCR
pcrd
pcre
PCRW
PCS
PCSA
PCSC
pcsc-tools
pcscd
PCSD
PCSI
PCT
PCTCP
PCTE
PCTS
PCV
PCXT
PD
pd
PDA
PDC
PDE
PDES
PDF
PDF (Portable Document Format) files
pdf2dsc
pdf2ps
pdfeinitex
pdfelatex
pdfetex
pdfevirtex
pdffonts
pdfimages
pdfinfo
pdfinitex
pdfjadetex
pdflatex
pdfopt
pdfscreen
pdftex
pdftops
pdftotext
pdfvirtex
PDH
PDI
PDK
pdksh
PDL
pdl
PDLT
PDM
pdm
pdmenu
PDN
pdnsd
PDO
PDOS
PDP
PDQ
pdq
PDS
PDSP
PDSS
PDT
PDTR
PDU
pdumpfs
PDV
PE
PEA
peacock
Peanut Linux
PEARL
PEBCAK
PEBKAC
PEC
PEDS
PEEK
peer-to-peer file transfer
peer-to-peer network
PeeWeeLinux
PEL
PEM
PEM (Privacy Enhanced E-mail)
PEN
pencam
penetration testing (pen testing)
penguin-command
penguineyes
pente
pentium-builder
PEP
PER
perdition
perdition-ldap
perdition-mysql
perdition-postgresql
perforate
perimeter network
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
perl
PERL
Perl
PERL (Practical Extraction and Report Language)
Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language) A common scripting/
perl2html
perlbug
perlcc
perlmagick
perlmenu
perlsgml
perltidy
PERM
PERMIS
permission
Permission
Permission Block
PEROM
PERPOS
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
perspic
PERT
peruser
PES
PEST
PET
petsc
PEX
pexts
pf2afm
PFA
pfaedit
pfb2pfa
PFC
PFE
pfe
PFK
pflogsumm
PFM
pforth
PFPU
PFR
PFRAM
pftp
PFWG
PGA
pgaccess
pgapack
PGC
pgdocs-pdf
pgdocs-pdf-a4
PGFNA
PGI
pgi
PGM
PGML
pgmonitor
pgn-extract
PGO
PGP
pgp4pine
pgpgpg
pgrep
PGS
PH
phalanx
pharmacy
phaseshift
Phat Linux
Phayoune Secure Linux
PHIGS
PHIGSPLUS
PHIPS
phluid
PHOTON
photopc
phototk
PHP
php-elisp
php-gtk
php-imlib
php3
php4
phpdoc
PHPFI
phpgroupware
phplib
phpmyadmin
phppgadmin
phpsysinfo
Phrealon Linux
PHUN
PHY
physical volume (PV)
pi
PI
PIA
pic
PIC
picasm
PICG
picp
PICS
PICSDCPR
picturebook
PICU
picview
PID
pidentd
pidentd-des
pidof
PIE
PIG
PIIX
pike
PIKT
pileup
pilot-link
pilot-link-perl
pilot-manager
pilot-template
pilrc
PIM
PIMA
PIMB
PIMDM
PIMF
PIMS
PIMSM
PIN
Pine
pine
PINE
PINET
pinfo
PING
ping
Ping
PING (Packet Internet Groper)
PingOO Linux
pingus
Pingwinek GNU/Linux
pinky
PINT
PIO
PIOS
PIP
pipe
pipe line
Pipeline
pipenightdreams
pipes and sockets
Piping Symbol
PIPS
PIRA
PISA
PISABG
PISADB
PISADD
PISADK
PISAMP
PISANT
PISAPPS
PISAQL
PISARG
PISW
PIT
PITA
PIU
pivot_root
PIXEL
pixelize
PIXIT
pixmap
PK
pk2bm
PKCS
pkf
pkg-config
pkgconfig
pkglist
PKI
pkill
PKS
pkspxy
pkspxyc
PKT
pktogf
pktrace
pktype
PL
pl2pm
PLA
plain text
plain-ASCII
plaintext
Plamo Linux
plan
plan file
planner-el
Platform
PLATO
platter
playmidi
playmp3list
PLB
PLBSI
PLC
PLCC
PLCP
PLD
PLD RescueCD
PLDA
PLDM
plex86
plex86-kernel-src
PLI
plib1
plib1.5
PLIP
plipconfig
PLL
plld
PLM
PLMN
pload
plog
PLONK
ploticus
plotmtv
plotutils
PLOU
PLP
plplot
plplot-tcl
plptools
plrc
PLS
PLT
pltotf
plucker
plug and play (PnP)
Plug-in
pluggable authentication modules (PAM)
plum
PlumpOS
PLV
plwm
PM
pm3
PMA
PMAC
pmake
pmap_dump
pmap_set
PMBR
PMC
PMD
PMDRAM
PME
pmidi
pmidi-0.9
PMJI
PMMU
PMOS
PMP
PMR
pms
PMS
PMSP
pmtools
PMU
PMW
pmx
PMX
PNG
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
pngcrush
pnm2ppa
PNNI
PNP
PNPBIOS
PNPN
PNS
pnscan
PNW
po-utils
POACH
POC
PocketLinux
POCSAG
POD
pod2html
pod2latex
pod2man
pod2text
pod2usage
PODA
podchecker
podselect
POE
poedit
POEM
POEMS
POEP
POF
poff
POGO
POH
POI
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
pointerize
POL
policy independence
PON
pon
pong
POOL
pooltype
pop
POP
POP (Point of Presence, also Post Office Protocol)
POP (Post Office Protocol)
pop-before-smtp
POP3
POP3 (Post Office Protocol v3)
pop3browser
popa3d
popauth
popcheck
Popmail
poppassd
popt
popularity-contest
POR
port
Port
port forwarding
Port/Ported/Porting
Portable
portable
portable document format (PDF)
Portal
portmap
portslave
Portugal From LWN Distribution List
POS
POSE
pose
POSI
POSIX
POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX)
POST
POST (Power-On Self-Test)
post office protocol (POP)
post-el
post-faq
post-mortem
postaci
postal
poster
postfix
PostGreSQL
postgresql
postilion
Posting
postit
postmark
postmaster
postnews
PostScript
PostScript (PS)
PostScript Fonts
POSYBL
potool
POTS
POV
POWER
power-applet
powermanga
poweroff
powershell
powertweak
powertweakd
powstatd
powstatd-crypt
poxml
PP
PPA
PPC
PPD
ppdfilt
PPDS
PPDU
PPE
PPGA
PPI
PPID
PPL
PPM
PPMI
PPMS
ppmtofb
PPN
PPOP
PPP
ppp
PPP (Point of Presence)
PPP (Point to Point Protocol)
pppconfig
PPPD
pppd
pppdcapiplugin
pppdump
PPPOE
pppoe
PPPoE
pppoe-relay
pppoe-server
pppoe-sniff
pppoeconf
pppstats
pppstatus
PPS
PPSN
PPSU
ppthtml
PPTP
pptp-linux
pptpd
PPU
ppxp
ppxp-applet
ppxp-tcltk
ppxp-x11
PQET
PQFP
PR
pr
PRACSA
PRAM
pratico
prboom
prc-tools
PRCS
prcs
prcs-el
prcs-synch
prcs-utils
prcs-visualtree
predict
preemptive multitasking
preferences
premail
PREP
prepend
PREPNET
prestimel
pretty good privacy (PGP)
pretzel
preview-latex
PRF
PRI
PRIDE
primaxscan
print
print queue
print server
print spooler
printenv
printer
Printer Control Language (PCL)
printer-testpages
printf
printfilters-ppd
printop
printtool
priority interrupt
prips
PRISM
private key
privilege escalation (privilege elevation)
PRMD
PRML
PRN
PRNG
PRO
process
Process
process (process ID, PID)
process identifier
process state
processor
procmail
procmail-lib
procmeter
procmeter3
procps
professional workstation
PROFIBUS
profile
PROFS
proftpd
proftpd-common
proftpd-ldap
proftpd-mysql
proftpd-pgsql
Program
program
proj
prolog
PROLOG
PROM
prom-mew
PROMATS
promiscuous mode
prompt
pronto
propaganda-debian
PROPAL
proprietary
propsel
PROS
prosper
PROTEL
Protocol
protocol
Protocols
protoize
protoize-2.95
proxy
Proxy Server
Proxy Servers
Proxyfloppy
proxymngr
prozgui
prozilla
PRPQ
PRS
PRT
PRTM
PS
ps
PS/2 port
PS2
ps2ascii
ps2epsi
ps2frag
ps2pdf
ps2pdf12
ps2pdf13
ps2pdf14
ps2pdfwr
ps2pk
ps2ps
PSA
PSAP
PSB
PSC
PSCNET
PSD
PSDC
PSDN
PSDS
PSE
PSES
PSF
psfaddtable
psfgettable
psfontmgr
psfstriptable
psgml
psh
psi
PSI
PSID
PsiLinux
PSIPU
PSIU
PSK
psk31lx
PSL
pslatex
PSM
psmisc
PSN
PSOM
PSOS
psp
PSP
psp-parser
psp-samples
psp-samples-src
PSPDN
pspell
pspell-config
pspp
psptools
PSR
PSRG
PSRO
PSS
PSSF
PST
PSTN
pstngw
pstoedit
pstotext
pstree
pstruct
PSU
psutils
PSW
pswrap
PT
PTAL
PTAT
PTB
PTC
PTD
PTE
PTERM
ptex-base
ptex-bin
ptex-buildsupport
ptex-jisfonts
PTF
PTH
PTI
ptknettools
PTM
PTMSC
PTO
PTOCA
PTOS
PTP
PTR
PTSS
PTT
PTTP
PTW
ptx
PTY
PU
PUA
PUB
Public Domain
public key
Public Key Encryption
public-key encryption
PUC
PUCP
puf
PUFFT
PUID
PUK
PUMA
pump
PUMS
PUP
pup
purity
purity-off
PURL
PUT
PV
PVA
PVC
PVCC
PVCS
PVD
PVITL
PVITS
PVM
pvm
PVN
PVP
PVPC
PWB
pwck
pwconv
pwd
PWD
pwdb-conf
pwgen
pwm
PWM
PWN
PWSCS
pwunconv
PWV
PXE
pxe
PXES Linux Thin Client
pxfonts
PY
pybliographer
pychecker
pyching
pycmail
pydb
pydf
pydict
pyftpd
pyg
pygame
Pygmy
pygtk2
pygtk2-libglade
pyne
pyOpenSSL
pyrite-publisher
pysol
pysol-cardsets
pysol-sound-server
pysol-sounds
Python
python
pytris
pyxf86config
PyXML
PZDF
PZE

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Source:
Linux Dictionary (version 0.16)
author: Binh Nguyen
linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au

This Linux Dictionary is distributed under the GNU
Free Documentation License. Online version is at
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/html/index.html
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