From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003): PM /P·M/ 1. v. (from preventive maintenance) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance; see also scratch monkey. 2. n. Abbrev. for ‘Presentation Manager’, an elephantine OS/2 graphical user interface.
PM /P·M/
1. v. (from preventive maintenance) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance; see also scratch monkey.
2. n. Abbrev. for ‘Presentation Manager’, an elephantine OS/2 graphical user interface.
