what does pv mean in computer terms

[banker]

hi, today I was asked what pv meant in computer terms, i was like easy, i'll just google and see, but couldn't find it, so i thought tom'shardware would know

 

[ingtar33]

Computing
-Page view, a metric in web analytics
-Semaphore (programming), from P and V operations in semaphores restricting processes in a shared environment
-Paravirtualization, a technique for the virtualization of guest operating systems in virtual machines
-pv (Pipe Viewer), a terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PV

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I could point you to a dozen or so acronym pages via google but it would be more accurate if you gave a context. Best guess would be Physical Volumes

 

[banker]

it ended up being portfolio viewer, which i don't see how that's tech based