It is over for the time,'' answered Rebecca; ``our friends strengthen themselves within the outwork which they have mastered, and it affords them so good a shelter from the foemen's shot, that the garrison only bestow a few bolts on it from interval to interval, as if rather to disquiet than effectually to injure them.
PnP. 1. Short for Plug-and-Play. PnP is an ability of a computer to detect and configure hardware automatically, without requiring the user to physically configure the hardware with jumpers or dip switches. Plug-and-Play was introduced on IBM compatible computers with the release of Microsoft Windows 95.
pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP), a nurse practitioner who, by advanced study and clinical practice, such as in a master's degree program or certificate program in pediatric nursing, has gained advanced knowledge in the nursing care of infants and children.See also pediatric nursing. nurse practitioner who, by advanced study and clinical practice, such as in a master's degree program or certificate program in pediatric nursing, has gained advanced knowledge in the nursing care of infants and children. See also pediatric nursing.