[syn: phase modulation, PM]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
PM
    n 1: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
         cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn:
         autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM,
         postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]
    2: a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group
       having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form
       as a fission product of uranium [syn: promethium, Pm,
       atomic number 61]
    3: the person who holds the position of head of the government
       in the United Kingdom [syn: Prime Minister, PM,
       premier]
    4: modulation of the phase of the carrier wave [syn: phase
       modulation, PM]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Performance Management
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Peripheral Module
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Personal Message (BBS)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Physical Medium
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Presentation Manager (OS/2)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Port Multiplier (SATA)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Privileged Mode (HP, MPE)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PM
       Protected Mode (Intel, CPU)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
PM
 /P?M/
    1. v. (from preventive maintenance) To bring down a machine for inspection
    or test purposes. See provocative maintenance; see also scratch monkey.
    2. n. Abbrev. for ?Presentation Manager?, an elephantine OS/2 graphical
    user interface.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
PM
   1. preventive maintenance.
   2. Presentation Manager
   3. ["PM, A System for Polynomial Manipulations", G.E. Collins,
   CACM 9(8):578-589 (Aug 1966)].
   [Jargon File]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
pm
    The country code for St. Pierre and Miquelon.
   (1999-01-27)