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  1. ADS Application Data Sheet
  2. ADS (Active Directory Service) A directory service part of Windows 2000 and higher that identifies all resources on the network and makes them accessible to users and applications.
  3. ADSAM Air-Directed Surface-to-Air Missile.
  4. AdSense Google's contextual advertising network. Publishers large and small may automatically publish relevant advertisements near their content and share the…
  5. ADSG Air Defense Sub Group.
  6. ADSI Air Force Defense Systems Integrator.
  7. ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces) A directory service model and a set of Component Object Model (COM) interfaces.
  8. ADSM (ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager) , now called Tivoli Storage Manager, is an IBM software product that enables users to manage storage, data access and backup across multivendor…
  9. Adsorbate The material being removed by the adsorption process.
  10. Adsorbed water Water in a soil or rock mass, held by physico-chemical forces, having physical properties substantially different from absorbed water or chemically…
  11. Adsorbent The material (for example activated carbon) that is responsible for removing the undesirable substance in the adsorption process.
  12. Adsorption The adhesion, in an extremely thin layer, of molecules (as in gases, solutions, or liquids) to the surface of solid bodies or liquids with which they are…
  13. ADSS Advanced Decision Support System.
  14. ADT average daily traffic.
  15. ADTOC Air Defense Tactical Operations Center.
  16. Adult (or somatic) stem cell Stem cells found in different tissues of the developed, adult organism that remain in an undifferentiated, or unspecialized, state.
  17. adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma An aggressive (fast-growing) type of T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma caused by the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1).
  18. Adultery Adultery means consensual sexual relations when one of the participants is legally married to another.
  19. ADUSD Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
  20. advance directive A legal document that states the treatment or care a person wishes to receive or not receive if he or she becomes unable to make medical decisions (for…
  21. Advance estimate The first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) and its components for a quarter.
  22. Advance estimates See Advance estimate
  23. Advance Fee Loan Scam A form of fraud in which consumers are asked to pay a fee up front and receive a quick loan of a large size with a very low APR.
  24. Advance Funding Budget authority provided in an appropriation act that allows funds to be committed to a specific purpose (obligated) and spent during this fiscal year…
  25. Advance Parole Permission to return to the United States after travel abroad. Advance parole must be granted by DHS prior to leaving the United States.
  26. Advance Procurement Authority provided in an appropriations act to obligate and disburse from the succeeding years appropriation.
  27. Advance sheets Paperback pamphlets published by legal publishers periodically which contain cases.
  28. Advance-decline (A-D) line The advance-decline line graphs the ratio of stocks that have risen in value - the advancers - to stocks that have fallen in value - the decliners - over…
  29. advanced cancer (ad-VANST KAN-ser) Cancer that has spread to other places in the body and usually cannot be cured or controlled with treatment.
  30. Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) An integrating effort to assemble and demonstrate a significant new military capability, based upon maturing advanced technology(s) in a real-time…
  31. Advanced Data Communication Control Procedures (ADCCP) A bit-oriented Data-Link-Layer protocol used to provide point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission of data frames that contain error-control…
  32. Advanced Decision Support System (ADSS) Computer software designed to provide easy access to and allow efficient use of methods of analysis and information management.
  33. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) The Advanced Encryption Standard specifies a U.S. Government-approved cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data.
  34. Advanced Group Policy Management An extension to the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) that provides change control and enhanced management for Group Policy objects (GPOs).
  35. advanced intelligent network (AIN) A telecommunications network architecture that uses databases to facilitate call processing, call routing, and network management, allowing carriers to…
  36. Advanced Launch System (ALS) OBSOLETE. This proposed system was to be a heavy launch vehicle and appropriate ground support facilities, which may have supported SDIO, USAF, Navy and…
  37. advanced malignant mesothelioma (...muh-LIG-nunt meh-zuh-thee-lee-OH-muh) Malignant mesothelioma that is stage II, III, or IV.
  38. Advanced Premium Tax Credit The Affordable Care Act provides a new tax credit to help you afford health coverage purchased through the Marketplace.
  39. advanced security Provides administrators and users with the ability to protect and verify messages. [Exchange 5.5]
  40. Advanced Technology Demonstration The actual demonstration of an advanced state-of-the-art system under conditions likely to exist when in operation.
  41. Advanced Technology Demonstration Adversary Capability Document The actual demonstration of an advanced state-of-the-art system under conditions likely to exist when in operation.
  42. Advanced Technology Vehicles A vehicle that combines new engine, power, or drivetrain systems to significantly improve fuel economy.
  43. advanced television (ATV) A family of television systems that is intended to be improvements over current commercial-quality television.
  44. Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) A system that will eventually replace Automation of Field Operations and Services, AFOS.
  45. Advancer Stocks that have gained, or increased, in value over a particular period are described as advancers.
  46. Advantage The statistically theoretical edge one side has over the other, usually expressed as a percentage of the wager.
  47. Advantage player A gambler who uses strategy to gain a mathematical advantage over the casino.
  48. ADVCTN Advection- Transport of an atmospheric property by the wind.
  49. Advection (Abbrev. ADVCTN)- Transport of an atmospheric property by the wind.
  50. Advection Fog A fog that forms when warm air flows over a cold surface and cools from below until saturation is reached.
  51. advective tendency The large-scale advective tendency of temperature and moisture used to force SCMs and CSRMs, derived from constrained variational analysis.
  52. adventitious A structure arising at sites other than the usual ones, e.g. shoots from roots or leaves, and embryos from any cell other than a zygote.
  53. Adversarial System This is the method American courts use to arrive a resolution in a legal case. The parties in a case tell their sides of a case to a judge and/or jury who…
  54. adversary proceeding A lawsuit arising in or related to a bankruptcy case that is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.
  55. Adversary system A term often applied to the Anglo-American system for resolving criminal cases because that system involves pitting two adversaries, the government and…
  56. Adverse Action Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a creditor's refusal to grant credit on the terms requested, termination of an existing account, or an unfavorable…
  57. Adverse Action Notice The notice required by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act advising a credit applicant or existing debtor of the denial of their request for credit or…
  58. adverse effect An unwanted side effect of treatment.
  59. Adverse environmental impacts Impacts that are determined to be harmful to the environment. See also Effects
  60. adverse event (AD-vers eh-VENT) An unexpected medical problem that happens during treatment with a drug or other therapy.
  61. Adverse possession Method of acquiring real property under certain conditions by possession of same for a statutory period.
  62. Adversus Against.
  63. Advertisement In Systems Management Server, a notification sent by the site server to the client access points (CAPs) specifying that a software distribution program is…
  64. advice and consent Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international…
  65. Advil (AD-vil) A drug used to treat fever, swelling, pain, and redness by preventing the body from making a substance that causes inflammation.
  66. ADVIS A program which combines the Antecedent Precipitation Index (API) method of estimating runoff with unit hydrograph theory to estimate streamflow for a…
  67. Advisory (Abbrev. ADVY)- Highlights special weather conditions that are less serious than a warning.
  68. Advisory Action An action advising an applicant of the status of an application, typically advising him/her that the amendment filed just prior to the mailing of the…
  69. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Executive agency responsible for ensuring requirements of National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR Part 800 are met.
  70. Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC) Bodies of local government in Washington DC. There are 37 ANCs. They consider a wide range of policies and programs affecting neighborhoods, including…
  71. Advisory Opinion An opinion regarding a point of law from the Office of Visa Services in the Department of State, Washington, D.C.
  72. Advisory Opinion (“J” Visa) Waiver of Foreign Residence Requirement, INA 212(e) A J-1 visa holder's DS 2019 or IAP 66 form will have a statement in the bottom left hand corner of the form, as follows: “Bearer (is or is not) subject…
  73. ADVN Advance
  74. Advocate A person or group that works in support of another’s cause in court. There are often Lay Advocates available at Housing court.
  75. ADVY Advisory - Highlights special weather conditions that are less serious than a warning.
  76. ADWC Air Defense Warfare Center.
  77. AdWords Google's advertisement and link auction network. Most of Google's ads are keyword targeted and sold on a cost per click basis in an auction which factors…
  78. ADX Air Defense Exercise.
  79. AE Area Effect
  80. AE-941 A substance made from shark cartilage that is being studied for its ability to prevent the growth of new blood vessels to solid tumors.
  81. AEB Elephant Butte Power and Storage Division (Truth or Consequences, NM).
  82. AEC Atomic Energy Commission (US)
  83. AECS Abbreviation for Aeronautical Emergency Communications System. See Aeronautical Emergency Communications System Plan.
  84. AEDC Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold AFB, TN.
  85. AEE788 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the families of drugs called protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors and…
  86. AEG General Electric Corporation of Germany.
  87. AEG35156 A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. AEG35156 may block a protein called XIAP so that chemotherapy is able to kill more…
  88. AEGIS The Navy's advanced, fast reaction, high firepower, shipboard anti-air warfare area defense system (Note: Aegis is the Greek word for "shield").
  89. AEGIS BMD Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD) Project is an element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, and is being developed to provide a rapidly…
  90. AEGIS C&D AEGIS Command and Decision.
  91. AEGIS CRC AEGIS Control and Reporting Center.
  92. Aeolian (eolian) Materials carried, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind.
  93. Aeolian deposits Wind-deposited material such as dune sands and loess deposits.
  94. Aerate To impregnate with gas, usually air.
  95. Aeration The process of adding air to water by either passing air through water or passing water through air.
  96. Aeration basin A basin where oxygen is supplied by mechanical agitation or pneumatic means to enhance the breakdown of wastes held in suspension.
  97. Aeration Zone A portion of the lithosphere in which the functional interstices of permeable rock or earth are not filled with water under hydrostatic pressure.
  98. aerial cable A communications cable designed for installation on, or suspension from, a pole or other overhead structure.
  99. Aerial cover Ground area circumscribed by the perimeter of the branches and leaves of a given plant or group of plants (generally used as a measure of relative…
  100. aerial insert In a direct-buried or underground cable run, a cable rise to a point above ground, followed by an overhead run, e.g.