   PALLET. (1) Device that serves as a standardized conveyance
for the part in an automated work environment. (2) Material
handling device used for loading and unloading components.  PAN.
(1) Orientation of a view, as with video camera, in azimuth. (2)
Motion in the azimuth direction.  PART. A material item which is
used as a component and is not an assembly.  PART
CLASSIFICATION. A coding scheme, typically involving four or
more digits, that specifies a discrete product as belonging to a
part family. (See GROUP TECHNOLOGY.)  PART FAMILY. A set of
discrete products that can be produced by the same sequence of
machining operations. This term is primarily associated with
group technology.  PART HANDLING SYSTEM (PHS). Network including
carts, pathways, conveyors, chains, and storage areas for parts,
fixtures, and pallets.  PART ORIENTATION. The angular
displacement of a product being manufactured relative to a
coordinate system.  PART PROGRAM. The set of instructions and
descriptions necessary to guide a machini