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Abbreviations of electronic terms

P


P

 

Power, Positive, power density

 

p

Pico (10-12), Instantaneous power, peak

 

PA

Public address or power amplifier

 

pA

Pico ampere

 

PAL

Programmable Array Logic,

 

PAL

Phase alternative line

 

PAM, pam

Pulse amplitude modulation

 

Pap

Apparent power

 

Paramp

Parametric amplifier

Pav

Average power

 

PBX

Private Branch Exchange

 

PCB

Printed circuit board

 

PCM

Pulse Code Modulation

 

PCM, pcm

Pulse-code modulation

 

pd

Potential difference

 

PD

Propagation Delay

 

PDM

Pulse-duration modulation

 

PDN

Public Data Network

 

PDU

Protocol Data Unit

 

pF

Pico farad, (10-12 Farad)

 

PFN

Pulse forming network

PGA

Pin grid array

PIL

Precision in line

 

PIN

P(type) - Intrinsic - N(type) diode

PIV

Peak inverse voltage

 

PLD

Programmable Logic Device

 

PLL

Phase locked loop

 

PM

Phase modulation, also Permanent magnet

 

Pn

Noise power

 

PNP

Positive-negative-positive

 

POS

Pacific ocean satellite

pot

Potentiometer

 

P-P

Peak to peak

 

PPD

Partial Packet Discard

 

PPI

Plan position indicator

PPM

Pulse-position modulation

 

PPM

periodic permanent magnet

ppm

Parts per million

PPP

 Point-to-Point Protocol

 

pps

Pulses per second

Pr

Received power

 

PRF

Pulse repetition frequency

 

PROM

Programmable read only memory

 

PRS

Primary Reference Source

 

PRT

Pulse repetition time

 

PSLV

Polar satellite launch vehicle

PSN

Packet Switched Network

 

Pt

Transmitted power

 

PTM

Pulse time modulation

Ptot

Total power dissipation

 

PU

Pick up

 

PUJT

Programmable Uni junction transistor

 

pw

Pulse width

 

PWM

Pulse width modulation