Pay-off : The process of feeding a cable or wire from a bobbin, reel, or other packages. Also a device used for paying out wire or cable into a piece of equipment or machinery.

Pitch  Circle Diameter : The diameter of a circle passing through the centre of the conductors in any layer of a multi-conductor cable.

Proofed  Tape : A tape applied to the insulation of rubber insulated cables and composed of cotton cloth coated with the rubber compound.

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sheathing:  A sheathing of PVC compound  Used  on an insulated cable or flexible cord to form an outer protective covering so as to make the cable or cord reasonably resistant to decay, mechanical abrasion, acids, alkalies and other corrosive materials.