Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI): A standard developed by Intel, Toshiba, and Microsoft that implements advanced power managment functions through the operating system. Also known as APM (advanced power management).

 

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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI): A standard developed by Intel, Toshiba, and Microsoft that implements advanced power managment functions through the operating system. Also known as APM (advanced power management).

Powerhouse: Also called 'the girdle of strength.' The area between the bottom of your rib cage and the line across your hips – for many the most neglected area of the body. Working the Powerhouse, as vi . . . View Full Definition

Power-Of-Sale Clause: A clause in a mortgage authorizing the holder of the mortgage to sell the property in the event of the borrowers default. The prodeeds from the public sale are used to pay off the mortgage d . . . View Full Definition

PP and E: See Property, Plant & Equipment.

Preand Post Tours: Optional extension or side-trip package before or after a meeting, gathering or convention.

Price Elasticity Of Demand: The relationship between the change in the price of a commodity and the corresponding change in the quantity that is sold. If a small change in the price is accompanied by a relatively large . . . View Full Definition

Precautionary Demand (For Money): The need to meet unexpected or extraordinary contingencies with a buffer stock of cash.

Power-Of-Attorney: A written instrument authorizing a person, the attorney-in-fact, to act as the agent on behalf of another to the extent indicated in the instrument.

Power Vent: A vent that includes a fan to speed up air flow. Often installed on roofs.

Power Spectrum: intensity [= squared amplitude] of the Fourier transform, presented either in the form of an image (= the outcome of the PW operation) or as a profile (= the outcome of averaging the 2D powe . . . View Full Definition