ExpertGlossary terms starting with A

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  1. "A" Loan or "A" Paper A credit rating where the FICO score is 660 or above. There have been no late mortgage payments within a 12-month period.
  2. .adm (1) Also see Acquisition Decision Memorandum (2) Advanced Development Model.
  3. .adml An XML-based file used to describe the language-specific portions of Group Policy settings.
  4. .admx An XML-based file used to describe the language-neutral portions of Group Policy settings.
  5. A Abbreviation for adenine.
  6. A AMS Arctic Air Mass
  7. A bet on the layout A bet anywhere on the numbers portion of the table.
  8. A Cheval French for the Split Bet.
  9. A contrario Argument based on contract.
  10. A datu From the date.
  11. A fortiori With greater force.
  12. A Index A daily index of geomagnetic activity derived as the average of the eight 3-hourly a indices.
  13. A maximis ad minima From the greatest to the least.
  14. A priori From something previously determined.
  15. A Spec System Specification.
  16. A Tape Subsystem contains transports (or tape drives) controlled by a tape controller and attached to a host.
  17. A Transport the device into which a magnetic tape cartridge can be inserted in order to be accessible by the read/write heads and eject mechanism.
  18. A&E (A/E) architectural and engineering.
  19. A&T Acquisition and Technology.
  20. A-condition In a start-stop teletypewriter system, the significant condition of the signal element that immediately precedes a character signal or block signal and…
  21. A-D (1) Analog to Digital. (2) Arm/Disarm.
  22. A-Frame Either the upper of lower connecting suspension piece (in the shape of an A) locking the frame to the spindle.
  23. A-J Bonus A popular variant rule where a bonus payout for the ace and jack of spades is offered.
  24. a-law See a-law algorithm.
  25. a-law algorithm A standard compression algorithm, used in digital communications systems of the European digital hierarchy, to optimize, i.e.
  26. A-post The post extending from the roofline to the base of the windshield on either side of the car.
  27. A-site Abbreviation for aminoacyl site.
  28. A.C. Plug A brand name of a large trout-imitating, jointed topwater lure made of wood.
  29. A.P.R. See: annual percentage rate.
  30. A/BPI Ascent/Boost-Phase Interceptor.
  31. A/C Aircraft
  32. A/N Army/Navy
  33. A/P Active/Passive
  34. A/V Authentication Service A service that is found in Office Communications Server 2007 that enables voice media to be passed through devices that use Network Address Translation…
  35. A1C A test that sums up how much glucose has been sticking to part of the hemoglobin during the past 3–4 months.
  36. A33 A type of monoclonal antibody used in cancer detection or therapy. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-produced substances that can locate and bind to…
  37. AA Attack Assessment.
  38. AAA (1) Antiaircraft Artillery. (2) Assign Alternate Area. (3) AEGIS Acquisition Agent.
  39. AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science
  40. AAAW Air-launched Anti- Armour Weapon (UK RAF term)
  41. AABCP Advanced Airborne Command Post.
  42. AABNCP Advanced Airborne National Command Post.
  43. AAC All American Canal.
  44. AACC Airborne Alternate Command Center.
  45. AACT Airborne Atmospheric Compensation and Tracking [Program]
  46. AADC Area Air Defense Commander.
  47. AADCOM Army Air Defense Commander.
  48. AADT See Average Annual Daily Traffic
  49. AAE Army Acquisition Executive.
  50. AAED Advanced Airborne Expendable Decoy
  51. AAFCE Allied Air Forces Central Europe.
  52. AAHU average annual habitat units.
  53. AAM annual arithmetic mean.
  54. AAP An enzyme that is used as a biomarker to detect damage to the kidneys, and that may be used to help diagnose certain kidney disorders.
  55. AAR alkali-aggregate reaction.
  56. AASERT Augmentation Award for Science and Engineering Research Training.
  57. AASP Advanced Airborne Sensor Platform.
  58. AAT Architecture Analysis Tool.
  59. AAT-PP Architecture Analysis Tool Post Processor.
  60. AAW Anti-Air Warfare.
  61. AAWC Anti-Air Warfare Commander.
  62. AAWU Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit
  63. AB Abbreviation for antibody.
  64. Ab initio From the beginning.
  65. ABA # American Bankers Association number - often referred to as the "transit routing number", is the nine (9) digit electronic address of a financial…
  66. Abacus Distribute real-time multi-element test environment for HWIL.
  67. abandoned call A call in which the call originator disconnects or cancels the call after a connection has been made, but before the call is established.
  68. abandonment Process by which the debtors estate would not benefit by the sale of certain property so the trustee will turn it back over to the debtor.
  69. Abandonment of Invention To relinguish rights in an invention. In the U.S., an invention is considered to be abandoned, if within a reasonable time after the invention is…
  70. Abandonment of Patent Application To relinquish, either by express abandonment or by inaction, a patent application.
  71. abandonment of property Trustees declaration that the trustee has no interest in certain property because of lack of value, debtors exemption, or because it is burdensome to the…
  72. abarelix (a-ba-REL-iks) A drug used to reduce the amount of testosterone made in patients with advanced symptomatic prostate cancer for which no other treatment…
  73. ABARS (Aggregate group Backup And Recovery Support) an SMS tool that backs up related data sets with identical backup attributes (such as type of storage medium, retention period, or destination) that have…
  74. abbreviated address An address that has fewer characters than the full address, usually for special communications and other services or for certain users.
  75. abbreviated address calling Calling that enables a user to employ an address having fewer characters than the full address when initiating a call.
  76. abbreviated dialing A telephone service feature that (a) permits the user to dial fewer digits to access a network than are required under the nominal numbering plan, and (b)…
  77. Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) An Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) contains data that, when submitted to FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Generic Drugs…
  78. Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Number This six-digit number is assigned by FDA staff to each application for approval to market a generic drug in the United States.
  79. ABC activity based cost accounting - an accrual-based accounting method for determining unit-based costs of delivering services by allocating the costs to…
  80. ABC model Widely accepted model of flower organ identity that appears generally applicable to distantly related dicotyledon ous, although less well to monocotyledon…
  81. ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center. (US C-130 aircraft) 2
  82. ABCD rating A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD. "A" and "B" refer to cancer that is confined to the prostate.
  83. ABCS (1) Army Battlefield Command and Control Center. (US C-130 aircraft) (2) Airborne Communications Command and Control Platform (JFACC term)
  84. ABCT ASARC/BMDARC Coordination Team
  85. abdomen (AB-doh-men) The area of the body that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and other organs.
  86. abdominal Having to do with the abdomen, which is the part of the body between the chest and the hips that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestines, liver…
  87. abdominal x-ray (ab-DAH-mih-nul EX-ray) An x-ray of the organs inside the abdomen. An x-ray is a type of radiation that can pass through the body and onto film, making…
  88. abdominoperineal resection Surgery to remove the anus, the rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon through an incision made in the abdomen.
  89. ABE Army Background Experiment (flew aboard the LACE spacecraft).
  90. Aberrant Atypical, departing from the normal type or structure.
  91. aberrant crypt foci (uh-BAYR-unt KRIPT FOH-sy) Clusters of abnormal tube-like glands in the lining of the colon and rectum.
  92. Aberration With regards to physics, a discontinuity or distortion in an image produced by a lens.
  93. ABI-007 A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy.
  94. ability to pay A concept of tax fairness that states that people with different amounts of wealth or different amounts of income should pay tax at different rates.
  95. Abiotic Absence of living organisms.
  96. Abiotic stress Outside (nonliving) factors which can cause harmful effects to plants, such as soil conditions, drought, extreme temperatures.
  97. ABIS Advanced Battlespace Information System
  98. ABL (1) Airborne Laser. (2) Aircraft Based Laser. (3) Armored Box Launcher.
  99. Ablate Describes the process by which laser-readable pits are burned into the recorded layer of optical discs, DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs.
  100. Ablation (a-BLAY-shun) In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function.