Marquee: A projecting structure permanently attached to, but not a part of, the roof. Also, known as
a canopy.

Monument sign: A mounted ground sign, sometimes affixed to a base or a pedestal. A freestanding
sign that is a low rise with a base or pole cover.
   Neon: A tasteless, colorless, inert gas. When an electric current is discharged through it, neon
produces a reddish-orange glow. Neon is also used synonymously with a type of luminous tube sign
where a glass tube is bent to a desired shape, fitted with an electrode at each end, the atmosphere is
pumped and burned out, and the resulting vacuum is filled with a rare gas, such as neon, helium,
argon, mercury vapor or a combination of gases.
   Open Channel Letter: A channel letter which has no face and in which the neon tubing is visible.
Outline/Inline: A closed loop path that copies an original's shape, but is offset by a positive
measurement outside the original (outline) or a negative measurement inside the original (inline).
   Pan (pan channel): Denotes a face for a letter/cabinet with side walls, a face and a flange.

Particulate:the crap that gets stuck under vinyl ushally cuased by stact electricity and dsty envroments

Particulate brain:refers to any customer employee vendor who has a small brain
     Pattern: A full-size layout of the design used for installation of individual letters and shapes.
Permit: A license granted by the appropriate authorities to allow a sign to be erected.

Piece of shit:see fucked sign

Plexiglas: A trade name for a brand of acrylic sheeting, often used as a generic term for acrylic.
Plot plan: A drawing showing the layout looking down on the site on which a sign is to be erected. It
commonly shows the sign's relationship to buildings, roads and property lines. Sometimes required to
obtain a permit.
Pole sign: A free standing sign, usually double-faced, mounted on a round pole, square tube or other
fabricated member without any type of secondary support.
Polycarbonate: A type of plastic used in sign faces, noted for its heat resistance and impact strength.
Prototype: A full-sized example to serve as a model from which other similar or identical signs will
be produced. A trial model.
Push-through: A letter or graphic which is cut out, then pushed through a corresponding space that
has been removed from the signs substrate. It is typically a different color and material from the rest
of the sign.
Pylon: Any freestanding sign that is not a pole or a ground sign.