Terms and Abbreviations: P
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p |
progressive |
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P2P |
peer-to-peer |
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PA |
power amplifier |
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PAFF |
picture-adaptive field/frame coding |
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PAL |
phase alternating line |
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PAS |
priority access service |
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PAT |
1) program allocation table |
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PBX |
private branch exchange |
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PCIe |
PCI Express |
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PCM |
pulse code modulation |
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PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
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PCO |
private cable operator |
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PCR |
1) program clock reference |
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PDH |
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy |
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PDP |
plasma display panel |
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PES |
packetized elementary stream |
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P-frames |
predicted frames |
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PID |
packet ID |
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PIM |
Protocol Independent Multicast |
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PIP |
picture-in-picture |
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PKI |
public key infrastructure |
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PMCP |
Programming Metadata Communications Protocol, specified in ATSC document A/76 |
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PMR |
perpendicular magnetic recording |
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PMT |
program map table |
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PON |
passive optical network |
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POP |
point of presence |
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POP3 |
Post Office Protocol version 3 |
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POTS |
plain old telephone service |
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PPM |
peak program meter |
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PPTP |
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol |
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PPV |
pay per view |
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PSA |
public service announcement |
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PsF |
progressive segmented frame |
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PSI |
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psi |
pounds per square inch |
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PSIP |
Program and System Information Protocol |
| PSNR | peak SNR |
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PSTM |
public switched telephone network |
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PSU |
power supply unit |
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PTS |
presentation time stamp |
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PTT |
push to talk |
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PTZ |
pan, tilt and zoom (cameras) |
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PVR |
personal video recorder |
