| pads | shoulderpads, often refers to the pads given as rewards for the popular Dodga quest |
| paperdoll | the doll-like figure in games on which you equip items you are wearing, in AO there is a 3 tab paperdoll with tabs for weapons, clothing and implants |
| parrot | This is the only buff in the game that allows Non-MPs and non-Adventurers to fly without a Yalm. Usefull for getting your poor team somewhere dangerous, or for getting your uber team into Smuggler's Den. |
| parts | this could mean lots of things but often refers to the "suspicious" items which must be gathered from bots and assembled to complete the Dodga quest (example: "I was in Athen Shire hunting bots for parts") |
| PC | player character |
| peeps | people (example: "Hi, what are you peeps up to?" |
| Pet | Player controlled NPC |
| PF | Playfield is also know as PF |
| PGC | Personal Grid Converter, sort of a key, sold in stacks, that allows you to access the grid from your orgs controllers |
| phixxor | fixer |
| phreak | when a fixer warps to the grid, from an old hackers term relating to hacking into the phone system |
| pillows | concrete cushions |
| pk | player killer |
| plz | please |
| PM | Pleasant Meadows |
| PM | psychological modifications, a nano skill |
| pop | when a mob suddenly spawns nearby creating a potentially dangerous situation (example: "careful, pop to the east") |
| Powerleveling | Playing the game with focus on finding the fastest and most efficient way to raise in level. |
| ppl | people |
| PPPE | Programmed Photon Particle Emitter, a rare item used in armor production, found only in certain ql missions used in armor production |
| PST | Please send tell |
| psy | the psychic ability |
| psych | the Psychology skill, sometimes used to refer to the Psychic ability which can be confusing |
| PT | the Pharmacological Technology skill |
| Pulling | Targeting a creature, in order to make it move towards you. Often used in groups. One person is the "puller", and he/her pulls the monster in the direction of the group, who waits [around the corner] to kill the monster. |
| PvM/PvE: | Player versus Monster/Environment. This is when you fight NPC mobs. |
| PvP | Player vs Player combat. |
| PW | Perpetual Wastelands |
| Pwned | an easy victory, usually in PvP or against a boss. If you get pwned, it doesn't mean you're a gimp... it just means you got beat down hard and didn't do much in return. |
| QA | Quality Assurance. The internal department that works with testing the versions before it is put out on the servers. |
| QL | Quality level. |
| QT | the Quantum Force Field Technology skill |
| QW | Quantum Wings, MP's fly on these. |
