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  • problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • proces-verbal — a report of proceedings, as of an assembly.
  • process table — (operating system, process)   A table containing all of the information that must be saved when the CPU switches from running one process to another in a multitasking system. The information in the process table allows the suspended process to be restarted at a later time as if it had never been stopped. Every process has an entry in the table. These entries are known as process control blocks and contain the following information: process state - information needed so that the process can be loaded into memory and run, such as the program counter, the stack pointer, and the values of registers. memory state - details of the memory allocation such as pointers to the various memory areas used by the program resource state - information regarding the status of files being used by the process such as user ID. Accounting and scheduling information. An example of a UNIX process table is shown below. SLOT ST PID PGRP UID PRI CPU EVENT NAME FLAGS 0 s 0 0 0 95 0 runout sched load sys 1 s 1 0 0 66 1 u init load 2 s 2 0 0 95 0 10bbdc vhand load sys SLOT is the entry number of the process. ST shows whether the process is paused or sleeping (s), ready to run (r), or running on a CPU (o). PID is the process ID. PGRP is the process Group. UID is the user ID. PRI is the priority of the process from 127 (highest) to 0 (lowest). EVENT is the event on which a process is paused or sleeping. NAME is the name of the process. FLAGS are the process flags. A process that has died but still has an entry in the process table is called a zombie process.
  • processionary — of, relating to, or moving in a procession
  • procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • procreational — having the potential to procreate
  • procuratorate — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
  • product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
  • profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
  • profit center — a segment of a business organization that has a profitable base independent of the business as a whole.
  • profit centre — a unit or department of a company that is responsible for its costs and its profits
  • progestogenic — relating to progestogen
  • prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
  • projection tv — a system made up of lenses, mirrors, and a cathode-ray tube, for projecting video images onto a large screen
  • projectionist — an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.
  • proleptically — anticipatorily
  • pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • pronouncement — a formal or authoritative statement.
  • prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • proprioceptor — a receptor located in subcutaneous tissues, as muscles, tendons, and joints, that responds to stimuli produced within the body.
  • prosectorship — the position or responsibility of a prosector
  • prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
  • prospectively — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
  • prostatectomy — excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
  • protected sex — sexual activity during which a condom is used to protect against sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy.
  • protectionism — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
  • protectionist — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
  • protectorless — without a protector
  • protectorship — a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
  • proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
  • proteoclastic — of, related to, or initiating proteolysis
  • protest march — public demonstration
  • protochordate — any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
  • provence rose — an erect Eurasian shrub, Rosa gallica, of the rose family, having a creeping rootstock, densely prickly and bristly stems, and large, solitary, pink or crimson flowers.
  • provincialise — to make provincial in character.
  • provincialize — to make provincial in character.
  • provocatively — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
  • pseudo-colour — an artificial colour
  • pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
  • psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
  • psychographer — a person who writes a psychograph; a psychological or psychographic biographer.
  • psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
  • psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
  • psychosurgery — treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery.
  • psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
  • public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
  • puerto cortes — a seaport in NW Honduras.
  • pycnidiospore — the fruiting body of certain fungi, which contains spore-bearing cells
  • pyrocellulose — cordite.
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