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  • patch space — An unused block of bits left in a binary so that it can later be modified by insertion of machine-language instructions there (typically, the patch space is modified to contain new code, and the superseded code is patched to contain a jump or call to the patch space). The widening use of HLLs has made this term rare; it is now primarily historical outside IBM shops. See patch, zap, hook.
  • peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
  • pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
  • petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
  • petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
  • phagocytose — phagocytize.
  • phase space — a hypothetical space constructed so as to have as many coordinates as are necessary to define the state of a given substance or system.
  • phonematics — phonemics.
  • phonetastic — (communications)   A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
  • physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
  • physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
  • plane crash — an accident in which an aircraft hits land or water and is damaged or destroyed
  • post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • preachiness — the quality of being preachy; a preachy style, esp a tedious one
  • predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • prehispanic — Spanish.
  • prepurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
  • psychagogue — a necromancer
  • psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
  • psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
  • purchasable — capable of being bought.
  • ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
  • rapid chess — a game of chess played within a fixed amount of time, usually 30 minutes per player for all moves.
  • repurchaser — to buy again; regain by purchase.
  • researchers — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
  • researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
  • rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
  • rose chafer — a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc.
  • rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
  • saccharated — sweetened
  • saddlecloth — Horse Racing. a cloth placed over the saddle of a racehorse bearing the horse's number.
  • sales check — sales slip.
  • sales pitch — promotional talk
  • saltchucker — a saltwater angler
  • sapphic ode — Horatian ode.
  • sarcenchyme — the connective tissue of some sponges
  • scape wheel — escape wheel.
  • scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
  • scarlet hat — a cardinal's hat
  • scattershot — delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.
  • scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
  • schaffhouse — a town in N Switzerland, capital of Schaffhausen canton, on the Rhine. Pop: 33 628 (2000)
  • schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
  • schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
  • schenectady — a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.
  • schiff base — the product of the chemical association of an aldehyde with a primary amine
  • schismatize — to take part in a schism.
  • schmierkase — cottage cheese.
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