Glossary “PATSOUT” Definition:
Passive Anti-Theft System Transmit Signal
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pathogen
Glossary “pathogen” Definition:
A disease-causing agent, usually in a medium such as blood.
PATS
Glossary “PATS” Definition:
Passive Anti-Theft System
PATSIL
Glossary “PATSIL” Definition:
Passive Anti-Theft System Indicator Lamp
PATSIN
Glossary “PATSIN” Definition:
Passive Anti-Theft System Received Signal
patch
Glossary “patch” Definition:
1). Area of contact of a tire with the road surface when the tire is supporting the weight of the vehicle. 2). Rubber-like piece of material for repairing a puncture in an inner tube or tire. 3). Term often used for a temporary repair.
patch area
Glossary “patch area” Definition:
Term used for tire contact area.
patch bolt
Glossary “patch bolt” Definition:
Special banjo-type bolt used to attach and position the oil cooling jets to direct oil flow at the base of the piston.
passive seal
Glossary “passive seal” Definition:
Seal that has no extra springs or tension devices to help make the seal, such as the O-ring seals on valves.
passive sensor
Glossary “passive sensor” Definition:
Those sensors that do not generate their own voltage.
passive test
Glossary “passive test” Definition:
Diagnostic test in which the control module monitors a component or system during normal operation
pasting
Glossary “pasting” Definition:
Process of applying active battery material onto the grid framework of each plate.
passenger car
Glossary “passenger car” Definition:
A four-wheeled, motor-driven vehicle that carries ten passengers or less, intended for used on streets and highways.
passive
Glossary “passive” Definition:
1). Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating a corresponding action. 2). Accepting without resistance or objection.
passive diagnostic test
Glossary “passive diagnostic test” Definition:
Vehicle computer monitors all vehicle system, circuit, or component, looking for values of voltage that fall out of a predetermined range.
passive restraint
Glossary “passive restraint” Definition:
Occupant restraints, such as air bags or seat belts, that operate automatically with no action required on the part of the driver or occupant, as mandated by Federal regulations to be used in all vehicles sold in the United States after 1990.
passive restraints
Glossary “passive restraints” Definition:
A passenger restraint (seat belt) system that automatically operates to confine the movement of a vehicle’s passengers
Pascal's law
Glossary “Pascal’s law” Definition:
Hydraulic law that states that pressure in an enclosed system, is equal in all parts of the system.
pass
Glossary “pass” Definition:
Acronym form of Passenger.
passages
Glossary “passages” Definition:
Term often used for coolant passages or water jacket. May be used to discribe oil galleries used in engines and transmissions.