Click Here
advertisement
CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
Browse alphabetically:
#  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z
peripheral 
Any hardware device that connects to a computer. Whereas the CPU and memory are the heart of a computer, the hard disk, printer, mouse, and keyboard are all peripheral devices.


 
P 
P3P
packet
packet writing
PAL
Palm OS
PAN
pan-and-scan
PAP
parallel port
parking assist
parser
partition
passive matrix
PC Card
PCI
PCMCIA
PCM
PCS
PCX
PDF
PERL
P2P
peripheral
perspective correction
 
persistence
phase
PSK
Phong shading
Photo CD
PICS
PICT
PIM
pincushioning
ping
pipeline burst cache
pivot table
pixel
pixelation
PKI
plasma display panel
playlist
plenum cable
PLUGE
Plug and Play
plug-in
PNG
Pocket PC
 
PPTP
polyphonic ring tone
POP3
PoP
pop-under ad
pop-up ad
POSIX
PostScript
POTS
ppi
PPP
predictive text input
primary cache
primitive
processor
progressive JPEG
progressive scan
protocol
proxy server
psychoacoustics
PVP
PVR
public domain software
  
Browse alphabetically:
#  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z
Can't find your term here? Have a question about the glossary? E-mail us.
advertisementDell 15" Laptop Deals
Reviews & advice
All product reviews
Editorial policies
Meet the editors
How we test
Tips & tricks
Popular topics
Apple iPhone
Apple iPod
Dell
PlayStation 3
Wii
Windows Vista
CNET sites
CNET TV
Downloads
Forums
News
Reviews
Site map
More information
Newsletters
Corrections
Customer Help Center
RSS
What's new
About CNET