Organization established in 1970 by the Xerox Corporation that has had a decisive influence on the development of computer technology through the present. Among other achievements, the research institute developed the graphic user interface used on Macintosh and Windows computers, the first commercially available computer mouse, Ethernet network technology, client server architecture, object-oriented programming and the laser printer.

Xerox research center famed for having developed the first graphical user interface (GUI) in the 1970s.

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council

Donor Category code- Parent of currently enrolled student. Updated at least three times per year.

Per diem

HM Prison Parc is a privately run prison in Bridgend, South Wales. It is run by the private security firm Securicor, and was the first prison in the UK to be built under the Government's Private Finance Initiative.The government pays Securicor a fixed amount per prisoner kept in the prison. It needs this to re coup the running costs and the £80 million it spent on building the prison.

An acronym for Play, Announce score, Record cumulative score, hit Clock. The four components of a complete legal turn. (It was pointed out by Aaron Long that the correct order is PACR, but it's just doesn't flow as well. The main things to remember are 1) that you have to do all four before drawing tiles and 2) you NEVER Record the cumulative before Playing the word.)

Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre www3.ns.sympatico.ca/parcoffice

Pan African rinderpest campaign

Payroll Personnel System (PPS)

Protect American River Canyons

Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting. The PARC office works to ensure best procurement and contracting practices are followed that support the attainment of the vision laid out by the Chief of Engineers.

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Performance appraisal