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23,110 key terms
Processed data
Values obtained by calculating from raw data, such as a mean.
Process flow chart
A diagram using boxes and arrows to show materials entering, moving through and leaving the stages of a process.
Processing
Operations performed on data within an algorithm to produce the required result, such as calculations and comparisons.
Procession
A religious procession in which people move together along a route as an expression of faith or worship.
Process management
The allocation of finite resources, including CPU time and main memory, between competing processes.
Processor core
A unit within a CPU that can fetch, decode and execute instructions independently.
Processor family
A group of related processors that share a compatible instruction set.
Processor management
The allocation and coordination of processor time between programs by the operating system.
Pro-choice
The position that a pregnant woman should have the right to decide whether to continue her pregnancy.
Proclamation Line
The boundary established by Britain in 1763 along the Appalachian Mountains, beyond which colonial settlement was prohibited.
Proclamation of 1763
The royal measure of 1763 restricting colonial settlement and private land purchases west of the Appalachian Mountains unless authorised by royal officials.
Procreation
Having children through reproduction.
Procreative
Relating to bringing new life into existence; Catholic teaching holds that marital sex should remain open to the possibility of children.
Procreative purpose
The purpose of sexual intercourse connected with the possibility of conceiving children.
Procurator
A Roman imperial official responsible for financial administration in a province.
Procurator
An agent of the Roman emperor, often an equestrian, who could manage imperial finances.
Procurement
The process of sourcing and buying the raw materials, goods and services a business needs.
Prodigal
Wastefully extravagant, especially with money.
Prodigy
An unusual occurrence interpreted as a sign from the gods, which might require a religious response to restore good relations with them.
Producer
An organism, usually a green plant, that makes its own food using energy from sunlight through photosynthesis.
Producer
An organism, usually a plant or alga, that produces biomass by making organic molecules through photosynthesis.
Producer
An organism that makes biological molecules rather than obtaining them by eating other organisms; usually a green plant or alga that makes glucose by photosynthesis.
Producer company
A business owned by producers, such as farmers, who work together to market and sell their products.
Product
A substance formed in a chemical reaction.
Product
A substance formed during a chemical reaction.
Product
A substance formed in a chemical reaction.
Product
The result of multiplying factors together.
Product
The features, design, quality, branding and packaging of the good or service offered to customers.
Product analysis
Examination of an existing product's features, construction and performance to identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.
Product design
Deciding a product’s features, function and appearance, including how it can be produced at an appropriate cost.
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