P The Finance and Administrative Services Abbreviation

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Plastic

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What most people think of when they think of polymers. Strictly speaking, a plastic is a polymeric material that can be molded into different shapes when heated (a thermoplastic) - this is true for most of the materials mentioned on this website, including poly(styrene), nylon66, PVC, and PET.

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Paint

A liquid material applied or spread over a solid surface on which it subsequently dries or hardens to form a continuous, adherent, obliterating ffilm. Paint consists of a pigment, a binding agent and a solvent. The pigment determines the properties of the paint.

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Portable

Capable of being carried in the hands e.g. a portable fire extinguisher \nExample: The aneroid barometer is a more portable device than a mercury barometer.

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Primary

First or foremost in time or development. The primary teeth (the baby teeth) are those that come first. Primary may also refer to symptoms or a disease to which others are secondary.A primary tumor is one that is at the original site at which it arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that arose in the brain as opposed to one that arose elsewhere and metastasized (spread) to the brain. The original tumor is sometimes called "the primary."

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Platform

Level of surface on which people or things can stand. It is also used to install the machines or structure. The part of a metrorail station that is on either side of the track bed where passengers wait for trains to arrive. The combination of an operating system and hardware that makes up the operating environment in which a program runs.

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Period

The elements in a horizontal row of the periodic table.

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Pressure

The normal force exerted by a homogeneous liquid or gas, per unit of area, on the wall of its container. The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit). The force per unit area acting on a surface. A force being exerted on part of a surface. When you stand, your feet put pressure on the ground.

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Parallel

A type of bus that transfers multiple streams of data simultaneously. Also see Bus.

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Pole

(1) A means of designating the orientation of a crystal plane by stereographically plotting its normal. For example, the north pole defines the equatorial plane. (2) Either of the two regions of a permanent magnet or electromagnet where most of the lines of induction enter or leave. The term "Pole" as used in designating plugs and receptacles refers to a terminal to which a circuit conductor (always current carrying) is connected. In switches, the number of poles indicates the number of conductors being controlled. An electrical connection point. In a panel, the point of connection. On a device, the terminal that connects to the power.

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