primary partition
A partition on a hard drive that can contain only one logical drive.
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- primary storage
A somewhat dated term for main memory. Mass storage devices, such as disk drives and tapes, are sometimes called secondary storage.
- primitive
A low-level object or operation from which higher-level, more complex objects and operations can be constructed. In graphics, primitives are basic elements, such as lines, curves, and polygons, which you can combine to create more complex graphical images. In programming, primitives are the basic operations supported by the programming language. A programmer combines these primitives […]
- print job
A print job is a unit of work to be run on a printer and can consist of printing one or more files. The system assigns a unique job number to each job as it is received.
- print server
See under server.
- Printed Circuit Board
)Sometimes abbreviated PCB, a thin plate on which chips and other electronic components are placed. Computers consist of one or more boards, often called cards or adapters. Circuit boards fall into the following categories: motherboard : The principal board that has connectors for attaching devices to the bus. Typically, the mother board contains the CPU, […]