Away mode is a new feature included in Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 that allows the computer to appear off to the user while it continues to perform tasks that do not require user input, such as recording television and viewing Media Center Extender sessions.
parosteal. Definitions: 1. Relating to the tissues immediately adjacent to the periosteum of a bone. The definition information for parosteal is provided by Stedman's.
pari passu âshare and share alikeâ, a term used in several contexts but especially in relation to the rights and ranking of creditors of an insolvent estate; it denotes an entitlement to payment of their debts in shares proportionate to their respective claims. PARI PASSU. By the same gradation.