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P
Puncturing
Hits - 892
P
French term for SCART (connector)
Hits - 835
P-Frame
Predictive-coded (P) Pictures Frame Structure
Hits - 826
P-pictures
Predictive pictures
Hits - 840
PABX
Private Automatic Branch Exchange
Hits - 789
PAD
Packet Assembler/Disassembler, Program Associated Data
Hits - 844
PAL
Phase Alternating Line; Programmable Array Logic
Hits - 905
PALC
Plasma Addressed LCD
Hits - 867
PALE
Programmable Atomic Logic Elements
Hits - 878
PAM
Pulse-Amplitude Modulation
Hits - 803
PARS
Private Advanced Radio Service
Hits - 824
PAT
Program Association Table, (multiplex)(part of SI); Power Alignment Technology
Hits - 831
PAX
Private Automatic Exchange
Hits - 839
PBGA
Plastic Ball Grid Array
Hits - 841
PBX
Private Branch Exchange
Hits - 874
PC
Personal Computer; Printed Circuit
Hits - 882
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
Hits - 859
PCC
Programmer Control Center
Hits - 862
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Hits - 866
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
Hits - 876
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Hits - 854
PCN
Personal Communications Network
Hits - 841
PCR
Programmable Clock Reference
Hits - 851
PCS
Program Control System; Personal Communication Services
Hits - 859
PCSN
Private Circuit Switching Network
Hits - 787
PDF
Pulse Density Function; Portable Document Format
Hits - 834
PDFA
Praesodymium-Doped Fibre Amplifiers (1310nm)
Hits - 827
PDH
Plesiosyncronous Digital Heirarchy
Hits - 887
PDM
Phase Division Multiplex ;Passive Display Model: Pulse Duration Modulation
Hits - 891
PDMI
Portable Digital Media Interface
Hits - 864
PDN
Public Data Network; Primary Directory Number
Hits - 845
PECL
Pseudo ___________
Hits - 787
PEL
Picture Element
Hits - 821
PES
Packetized Elementary Stream, Personal Earth Station
Hits - 830
PFD
Power Flux Density
Hits - 784
PFM
Pulse Frequency Modulation
Hits - 808
PGA
Pin Grid Array
Hits - 850
PID
Program Identification, Packet Identifier
Hits - 841
PIN
Personal Identification Number
Hits - 802
PIO
Programmable Input Output
Hits - 907
PIV
Peak Inverse
Hits - 792
PIXEL
Peak Inverse Voltage
Hits - 790
PK
Program Key
Hits - 805
PKI0
Public Key Infrastructure
Hits - 1085
PLA
Programmable Logic Array
Hits - 839
PLAR
Private Line Automatic Ring down
Hits - 787
PLC
Programmable Logic Controller
Hits - 838
PLCC
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier
Hits - 818
PLD
Programmable Logic Device
Hits - 819
PLL
Phase Locked Loop
Hits - 784
PLMN
Public Land Mobile Network
Hits - 782
PLR
Private Link Repeater
Hits - 717
PLUGE
Picture Line Up Generator Equipment
Hits - 732
PM
Phase Modulation, Poly-phase Matched
Hits - 735
PMR
Private Mobile Radio
Hits - 781
PMT
Program Map Table (multiplex) (part of SI)
Hits - 721
PN
Pseudo-random Number
Hits - 769
PNNI
Private Network to Network Interface
Hits - 741
POCSAG
Post Office Code Standardisation Advisory Group
Hits - 747
POF
Plastic Optical Fibre
Hits - 713
PON
Passive Optical Network
Hits - 791
POP
Proof Of Performance / Point of Presence
Hits - 786
POS
Programmable Option Select
Hits - 754
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
Hits - 757
PPM
Pulse Position Modulation
Hits - 761
PPP
Point - to - Point Protocol
Hits - 796
PPV
Pay Per View
Hits - 746
PQFP
Plastic Quad Flatpack
Hits - 811
PRA
Primary Rate Access ( 2Mb/s - ISDN )
Hits - 767
PRBS
Pseudo Random Binary Sequence; Pseudo Random Bit Sequence
Hits - 740
PRF
Pulse Repetition Frequency
Hits - 800
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
Hits - 721
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory
Hits - 729
PSD
Power Spectral Density; Programmable System Device
Hits - 780
PSDN
Packet Switched Data Network
Hits - 806
PSI
Program Specific Information (part of SI)
Hits - 745
PSK
Phase Shift Keying
Hits - 742
PSS
Packet Switched System/ Service
Hits - 812
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
Hits - 852
PSTS
Profile Specific Test Specification
Hits - 717
PSU
Power Supply Unit
Hits - 806
PT
Packet Terminal
Hits - 754
PTL
PASS Transistor Logic
Hits - 718
PTM
Pulse Time Modulation
Hits - 795
PTS
Presentation Time Stamp
Hits - 836
PTT
Postal, Telephone and Telegraph
Hits - 758
PTX
Packet Transfer Exchange
Hits - 694
PVC
Permanent Virtual Connection
Hits - 715
PVR
Personal Video Recorder
Hits - 750
PWA
Printed Wiring Assembly
Hits - 772
PWB
Printed Wiring Board
Hits - 722
PWM
Pulse-Width Modulation
Hits - 771
PWR
Power
Hits - 773

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