Technology

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Pentium 4

Intel Pentium 4

Peripheral equipment

Periscope

Personal computer

Personal digital assistant

Personal digital assistant (PDA)

Personal identification number

Personal identification number (PIN): purpose, format, history and security

Pet door

Pet door (cat flap or doggie door)

Petabyte

Petabyte (PB): definition, conversions, and typical uses

Phablet

Phablet — hybrid smartphone and tablet device

Phone connector

Phone connector (audio jack): overview, types, and uses

Phonograph

Phonograph: mechanical recording and playback of sound

Photocopier

Photocopier (copy machine)

Photodetector

Photodetector: devices that sense and convert light into electrical signals

Photodiode

Photodiode: principles, types, performance and practical uses

Photoflash capacitor

Photolithography

Photolithography: Light-driven patterning for printing and semiconductor manufacturing

Photomask

Photomask: stencil used in photolithography for microfabrication

Photomultiplier tubes

Photomultiplier tube (PMT)

phpBB

Physical Address Extension

Physical Address Extension (PAE) — overview, workings, history and uses

Pianola

Pidgin (software)

Pidgin (software) — a multi‑protocol instant messaging client

Pin

Pincer

Pincer (hand tool)

Pinhole camera

Pinhole Camera: Principles, Construction, History, and Uses

Pioneer plaque

Pitfall!

Pitfall! — 1982 platform game by Activision

Pixel

Pixel (picture element): definition, structure, color, history, and uses

Pixel 3

Google Pixel 3: overview, design, camera and legacy

Pixels per inch

Pixels per inch (PPI): definition, calculation, and practical importance

Plan 9 from Bell Labs

Plastic wrap

Plastic wrap (cling film): materials, uses, history and environmental issues

Plate reader

Plate reader (microplate reader)

Platform

Platinum Range

Platinum Range (PlayStation budget re-release label)

PlayStation

PlayStation

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2 (PS2)

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 (PS3): overview, hardware, models and legacy

PlayStation 4

PlayStation 4 (PS4): Overview, Hardware, Software, and Legacy

PlayStation 5

PlayStation Eye

PlayStation Eye (PlayStation 3 camera peripheral)

PlayStation Move

PlayStation Network

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable (PSP): Sony’s first disc-based handheld console

PlayStation Portable system software

PlayStation Portable system software (PSP firmware)

PlayStation Vita

PlayStation Vita (PS Vita)

Plow

Plow (Plough): Function, History, and Agricultural Role

Plug and play

Plug and Play (computing)