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]

	

	PM
       Protected Mode (Intel, CPU)

	

	PM
       Performance Management

	

	PM
       Peripheral Module

	

	PM
       Physical Medium

	

	PM
       Personal Message (BBS)

	

	PM
       Port Multiplier (SATA)

	

	PM
       Privileged Mode (HP, MPE)

	

	PM
       Presentation Manager (OS/2)

	

	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.

	

	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]

	

	pm

    The country code for St. Pierre and Miquelon.

   (1999-01-27)