Global Statements Dictionary
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point
(point') n.
1. a specific location.
2. an indication of an object or location.
3. decimal point.
v.t.&i.
4. to indicate a specific object or location.
POINT
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Low-Level I/O Programming:SAS Dataset I/O Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate function.
pointer
(point' ur) n.
1. an indication of the active location in a file, display, etc.
2. a variable whose value is the address of an object.
pointer control
n.
a term that moves the pointer to a location in a line or record or to another line or record, used mainly in the INPUT and PUT statements.
pointing device
n.
a mouse, trackball, or other device that measures user movements in order to move the mouse pointer.
POINTOBS
Dataset option. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Dataset Options. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:Indexes. SLRD:Data Set Options.
POISSON
Function. The distribution function of the Poisson distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
POKE
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions.
POKELONG
Function. CALL routine.
POLY
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate function.
POLYCONT
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate function.
POP
n.
Post Office Protocol: the most widely used standard for receiving e-mail on the Internet.
POP
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate function.
population
n.
1. the complete set that a statistical study attempts to measure or predict.
adj.
2. calculated from the complete set.
popup menu
(pop' up men' U) n.
a menu that appears only after the user takes a specific action and disappears as soon as the user makes a selection.
Also, pop-up menu.
port
(po^rt') n.
1. a hardware connection point on a computer or on any device designed to be connected to a computer or network.
v.t.
2. to move (programs, data, etc.) from one computer to another or from one kind of computer to another, with any necessary changes in program logic, data structure, etc.
portable
(po^rt' u bul) adj.
1. (of a software feature) working on more than one kind of computer.
2. (of programs, data, etc.) able to be ported easily.
portability, (po^rt u bil' i ti) n.
POSITION
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate variable.
positive sign
n.
a specific indication of a positive number, as a plus sign or a sign bit.
POSTSCRIPT
ODS destination. Alias for PS.
power
(pou' ur) n.
1. Math. a. a number that results from multiplying one number (the base) a number of times (indicated by the exponent). b. the number of times to multiply a base, as indicated by an exponent.
2. a continuous supply of energy for the operation of a device.
3. the computational ability or speed of a computer.
v.t.
4. to supply power to.
POWER
SAS/STAT. Procedure..
