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The glossary below contains many of the terms you will find in common use throughout the Symantec Security Response Web site. Please refer to this list or the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to find definition of terms and answers to other Internet security-related questions.
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- package definition (.pkg) file
- package definition
- Package Delivery
- package deployment (.dpl) file
- package server
- package
- packaged size
- packet filtering
- packet sniffing
- packet
- page file
- paging
- paired list
- pane
- panel
- PAP (Password Authentication Protocol)
- parallel port
- parallel rerouting
- parameter
- paravirtualization
- parity bit
- parity checking
- parity stripe unit
- parity
- partitions
- partition
- passive installation
- passive node
- Passthrumode
- Passthru
- password-based attack
- password
- Patch Remediation Center
- patch
- path length
- pathgroup
- pathname
- path
- payload impact rating
- payload
- PC Cleaner
- PC Transplant Package Editor
- PC Transplant Web Store
- PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
- PDDO (PureDisk deduplication option)
- PDLinux (PureDisk Linux)
- peer-to-peer
- peername
- pending actions
- pending changes
- perimeter network
- perimeter-based security
- periodic backup
- peripheral device
- permissions
- persisted attribute
- persistence
- Persistent FastResync
- persistent frozen image (PFI)
- persistent reservations
- persistent state logging
- persistent
- personal security
- personality file
- PET (Platform Event Trap)
- petabyte
- PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
- pharming
- phishing
- physical disk
- physical extent
- physical fabric
- physical volume
- PIN (personal identification number)
- ping (Packet Internet Groper)
- PKI (public key infrastructure)
- platform block
- plex
- point product container
- pointer feedback
- policy compliance technology
- policy configuration management
- policy escalation action
- policy group
- Policy Library
- policy management
- Policy Manager list
- policy mapping
- policy resources
- Policy Service
- policy state
- policy template
- policy
- polling interval
- polymorphic
- POP (Post Office Protocol)
- POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3)
- popup menu
- port bundle
- port scan
- port scanning
- port sweep
- portal page
- port
- Portscan checking
- Post Rule
- POST transaction
- potentially unwanted application
- power state
- Power User Mode
- PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
- PR (persistent reservations)
- Pre Rule
- preallocation
- predefined rules
- Predictive Learning
- Preferred Path
- preferred server configuration
- prefix
- Premium Policy Change
- PreOS
- prepare to discover
- prepare to restore
- preshared secret
- prevalence
- Primary checkpoint
- primary copy
- primary database server
- primary disk group
- primary disk
- primary fileset
- Primary migration
- primary model
- Primary node crash
- Primary node data volume failure
- primary node or preferred node
- Primary node SRL overflow
- Primary node
- primary partition
- primary path
- Primary pause
- Primary Replicated Volume Group
- primary server
- primary site
- Primary SRL failure
- Primary takeover
- primary window
- priority
- privacy
- private disk group
- private interconnect
- private key
- private network
- private NIC
- private region
- privileges
- Probe accounts
- probe account
- Probe Network Partners
- Probe Network
- Probe NetworkTM
- Process Manager
- product class container
- product configuration (.pcg) file
- product module (.pmi) file
- product template (.pdt) file
- production database
- production host
- production image
- Production Storage
- Production Volume
- Profile Serial Number
- Profile
- progress report
- project properties
- project tree structure
- project workspace
- Projection
- properties window
- properties
- protect drive
- protection domain
- protection method
- Protection Server
- protection service storage
- protection service
- protocol driver blocking
- protocol
- Provider (or plugin)
- Provider
- Providers
- provisioning
- proxy copy
- proxy restore
- proxy server
- proxy
- PSK (Pre-Shared Key)
- PST Migrator
- public key cryptography
- public key
- public network
- public NIC
- public region
- published
- Push Install
- PXE (Pre-boot eXecution Environment)
- PXE Boot (Pre-Boot Execution Environment)