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Office (Microsoft)
Microsoft Office is a collection of interconnected administrative and presentational programs available for both Windows and Mac OS. Office typically consists of Word, Excel and Powerpoint, with other programs such as Access and Publisher included depending upon the version.
Updated on 10 Aug 2007 by Chris Limb
OHD
Online Help Desk. An online database of frequently asked questions.
Updated on 13 Apr 2003 by Jason Bailey
p2p
Peer 2 (to) Peer. Describes programs that allow files on one computer to be shared with other internet users without the assistance of a central server
Updated on 2 Jun 2006 by Chris Limb
PABS
Printing Account Banking Station - machine used to add money to your IT Services printing account. You can also pay online using a credit/debit card via Sussex Direct.
Updated on 1 Nov 2009 by Caroline House
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passive FTP
A more secure form of data transfer in which the flow of data is set up and initiated by the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client rather than by the FTP server program.
Updated on 23 Mar 2004 by Chris Limb
password
A series of characters known only to one user enabling them to access their account on a computer system. A password can also be used to restrict access to a file.
Updated on 12 Feb 2005 by Chris Limb
PC
Personal Computer (IBM compatible).
Updated on 13 Apr 2003 by Jason Bailey
petabyte
a thousand terabytes
Updated on 3 Dec 2005 by Chris Limb
PHP
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor - a server-side scripting language used to write web pages that are dynamic and interactive. Note that the acronym itself appears in the expanded version. This is known as a Recursive Acronym - a programmers' joke.
Updated on 16 Jun 2003 by Chris Limb
POP
acronym for either Post Office Protocol (protocol used to send and receive email not supported at Sussex) or Point Of Presence (location of an ISP's access point to the Internet)
Updated on 16 Feb 2006 by Chris Limb

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Updated on 22 August 2010