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What does the P mean in a comet’s name?

Came across a P/ prefix in a comet’s name and didn’t know what it was so I did a google search and found the following Wikipedia page; essentially a prefix is added to indicate the nature of the comet:
P/ = Periodic comet i.e. it’s orbit passes earth periodically
C/ = Non-periodic comet
X/ = No reliable orbit could be calculated
Am I missing something in [...]