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Error Checking and Correction (ECC) Memory: A method of detecting and correcting system memory errors by adding additional bits and using a special algorithm.

PP and E: See Property, Plant & Equipment.

Power Handling: A measure of how much amplifier power, in watts, a speaker can take before it is damaged.

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

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

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

Post-And-Beam: A basic building method that uses just a few hefty posts and beams to support an entire structure. Contrasts with stud framing.

Primary Standard: A stable, high-purity material used in titrations and other chemical analyses to prepare solutions of precisely known concentration, or to determine the concentrations of substances which re . . . View Full Definition

Polar Bear Grand Tour: Most motorcyclists don't ride in the winter. However, the Polar Bear Grand Tour held each Sunday beginning with the last Sunday in October and ending with the last Sunday in March, allows ri . . . View Full Definition

Plug And Play: A security card or cable card you get from a cable operator that decrypts scrambled cable signals on the sets. It replaced set-top boxes, and is an aspect of digital television.