Area of InfluenceThe area covered by the drawdown curves of a given pumping well or combination of wells at a particular time.
Area of influence of a wellArea surrounding a well within which the piezometric surface has been lowered when pumping has produced a maximum steady rate of flow.
Area of intended employmentArea of intended employment means the area within normal commuting distance of the place (address) of employment where the H-1B nonimmigrant is or will be…
Area of Interest (AOI)The area of influence and surrounding areas that is of concern to the commander for the objective of current and planned operations.
Area of OperationsThat portion of an area of war necessary for military operations and for the administration of such operations.
Area of Potential Effect (APE)The geographic area or areas within which an undertaking (project, activity, program, or practice) may cause changes in the character or use of any…
Area SourceAn array of pollutant sources, so widely dispersed and uniform in strength that they can be treated in a dispersion model as an aggregate pollutant…
Area sources (emissions)Any source of air pollution that is released over a relatively small area but which cannot be classified as a point source.
Area Wide Hydrologic Prediction System(Abbrev. AWHPS) - A computer system which automatically ingests areal flash flood guidance values and WSR-88D products and displays this data and other…
Area Wide Hydrologic Prediction System (AWHPS)A computer system which automatically ingests areal flash flood guidance values and WSR-88D products and displays this data and other hydrologic…
Area-Capacity CurveA graph showing the relation between the surface area of the water in a reservoir, the corresponding volume, and elevation.
Area-capacity tableA table giving reservoir storage capacity, and sometimes surface areas, in terms of elevation increments.
Areal DensityRefers to the amount of data that can be stored in a givenamount of hard disk platter.
Areasa means to organize portal for navigational simplification
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)These areas are managed by the Bureau of Land Management and are defined by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 as having significant…
Areola(a-REE-o-la) The area of dark-colored skin on the breast that surrounds the nipple.
arginine(AR-jih-neen) One of the twenty common amino acids (building blocks of proteins).
arginine butyrateA substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
ArgonA colorless, odorless inert gas sometimes used in the spaces between the panes in energy efficient windows.
argon beam coagulator ablation(AR-gon beem coh-A-gyuh-LAY-ter uh-BLAY-shun) A procedure that destroys tissue with an electrical current passed through a stream of argon gas to the…
ArguendoBy arguing or reasoning; being in argument.
argumentInformation passed to a method. Arguments are also sometimes called parameters.
AridA region that receives too little water to support agriculture without irrigation. Less than ten inches of rainfall a year is typically considered arid.
ARIESActive Radio Interferometer for Explosion Surveillance.
arithmetic expressionAn expression involving numerical values of integer or floating point types. For instance, operators such as +, -, *, / and % take arithmetic expressions…
Arithmetic indexAn arithmetic index gives equal weight to the percentage price change of each stock that's included in the index.
arithmetic operatorOperators, such as +, -, *, / and %, that produce a numerical result, as part of an arithmetic expression.
arithmetic overflowIn a digital computer, the condition that occurs when a calculation produces a result that is greater than a given register or storage location can store…
arithmetic registerA register that holds the operands or the results of operations such as arithmetic operations, logic operations, and shifts.
arithmetic shiftA shift, applied to the representation of a number in a fixed radix numeration system and in a fixed-point representation system, and in which only the…
arithmetic underflowIn a digital computer, the condition that occurs when a calculation produces a non-zero result that is less than the smallest non-zero quantity that a…
arithmetic unitIn a processor, the part that performs arithmetic operations; sometimes the unit performs both arithmetic and logic operations.
arithmetical operatorA "symbol" such as + or / that tells Perl to do the arithmetic you were supposed to learn in grade school.
Arixtra(uh-RIKS-truh) A drug used to prevent blood clots from forming inside blood vessels in the leg.
Arizona Water Banking Authority (AWBA)The AWBA was established in 1996 to increase utilization of the state's Colorado River entitlement and to develop long-term storage credits for the state.
ARM Climate Research Facility (ACRF)A U.S. Department of Energy designated national user facility that provides a unique asset for the study of global change to the broader national and…
ARMA Internationala not-for-profit association and recognized authority on managing records and information paper and electronic - www.arma.org.
ArmatureA metal structural support for a rigid projecting sign. The armature may support the bracket sign by means of one or two projecting arms.
Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS)A radio broadcasting service that is operated by and for the personnel of the armed services in the area covered by the broadcast.
ARMGAbbreviation for antibiotic resistance marker gene.
armorOf a communications cable, a component intended to protect the critical internal components, e.g.
Arms Export Control Board (AECB)An interagency board, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology, that serves to advise the Secretary of…
Army Brigade Center (ARBC)The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities for BMD.
Army Component Command Center (ARCCC)A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to…
Army Materiel Command (AMC)Performs the assigned materiel functions of the Department of the Army, including research and development; product improvement; human factors…
Army Space Operations Center (ARSPOC)The Army Space Command Center responsible for logistically/ administratively controlling assigned SDS elements and which shall also include the capability…
Aromasin(uh-ROH-muh-sin) A drug used to treat advanced breast cancer and to prevent recurrent breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have already been treated…
aromatase inhibitor(uh-ROH-muh-tayz in-HIH-bih-ter) A drug that prevents the formation of estradiol, a female hormone, by interfering with an aromatase enzyme.
aromatherapist(uh-ROH-muh-THAYR-uh-pist) A person who practices a type of complementary medicine called aromatherapy.
aromatherapy(uh-ROH-muh-THAYR-uh-pee) A type of complementary and alternative medicine that uses plant oils that give off strong pleasant aromas (smells) to promote…
aromatherapy infusion(uh-ROH-muh-THAYR-uh-pee in-FYOO-zhun) The process of heating (without boiling) a mixture of water and an essential oil (scented liquid taken from a…
aromatherapy massage(uh-ROH-muh THAYR-uh-pee muh-SAZH) A type of complementary and alternative medicine that uses rubbing and kneading of the skin with plant oils that give…
aromatic(A-ruh-MA-tik) Having an odor, which often is pleasant or spicy.
ARRAAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (can also be shortened to \"Recovery Act\").
ArraignmentThe hearing at which the accused is brought before the court to enter a plea to the criminal charge in the indictment.
arrangementThe process of organizing materials with respect to their provenance and original order in order to protect their context and to achieve physical or…
Arranon(AYR-rah-non) A drug used to treat certain types of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL).
arrayAn Array is a single server type used for horizontal scaling. It may be a single worker slave task plugged into our Grid system to scale based on the…
Array (Solar)Any number of solar photovoltaic modules or solar thermal collectors or reflectors connected together to provide electrical or thermal energy.
array contextAn archaic expression for what is more correctly referred to as "list context".
array initializerAn initializer for an array. The initializer takes the place of separate creation and initialization steps.
array processorA processor capable of executing instructions in which the operands may be arrays rather than data elements. Synonym vector processor.
Arrayed libraryIndividual primary recombinant clones (hosted in phage, cosmid, YAC, or other vector) that are placed in two-dimensional arrays in microtiter dishes.
Arrest warrantA written order directing the arrest of a party. Arrest warrants are issued by a judge after a showing of probable cause.
arresterA device that protects hardware, such as systems, subsystems, circuits, and equipment, from voltage or current surges produced by lightning or…
arrhenoblastoma(uh-REE-noh-blas-TOH-muh) A rare type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone.
Arrival NoticeA notification by carrier of ship’s arrival to the consignee, the Notify Party.
Arrival PostA signboard approximately one mile above and below the lock.
Arrival/Departure CardAlso known as Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record. Effective May 25, 2013, a new electronic I-94 process was fully implemented at air and sea…
ArrowA technology demonstration program started in 1988 and designed to meet Israeli architecture requirements for area defense of population centers against…
ArroyoA Spanish word for brook that refers to a dry river, creek, or stream bed that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain.
ARSAbbreviation for autonomous(ly) replicating segment (or sequence).