Glossary Archive

Peer-to-Peer Architecture

A distributed network architecture where participants or nodes can directly interact with each other without relying on a central server or authority.


Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading

The direct trading of energy between individuals or entities using decentralized systems, allowing for more efficient and flexible energy transactions.


Performance Management Software

A computer program or suite that makes it possible for an organization to monitor and optimize the overall effectiveness of its workforce at the individual and collective levels.


Performance Optimization

Techniques and strategies aimed at improving the speed, responsiveness, and efficiency of software applications or systems.


Performance Testing

Testing that is conducted to verify the system will respond appropriately to the action that is taken. This measures the time for the system to accept the transaction, process the report or bring up a page.




Phase Containment

The process of identifying and fixing problems early in the system development life cycle so as to avoid costly rework later.


Phased Rollout

A software migration method that involves incremental implementation of a new system. A phased migration might be conducted either by implementing the entire new system in some locations or business units or by implementing separate modules of the system independently until the implementation is complete.


Physical Design

A phase in the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in which a new system is designed with particular focus on how the hardware, software and networking activities will be implemented.


Pilot Conversion

A software migration method that involves rolling out the new system to a small group of users for testing and evaluation. Once the test group has approved the system, it can be rolled out across the organization.


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