"B" Loan or "B" PaperFICO scores from 620 - 659. Factors include two 30 day late mortgage payments and two to three 30 day late installment loan payments in the last 12 months.
"Bait-and-switch" schemesThe lender may promise one type of loan or interest rate but, without good reason, gives you a different one.
"Bates Numbering" or "Bates Stamping"A system of sequentially numbering document pages in paper or electronic form as part of litigation discovery to uniquely identify each page scanned or…
"Blue Book" Pricethe price of a used car as measured by a quality index of many similar vehicles.
BAbbreviation used on long-term climate outlooks issued by CPC to indicate areas that are likely to be below normal for a given parameter (temperature…
B cellA white blood cell that comes from bone marrow. As part of the immune system, B cells make antibodies and help fight infections. Also called B lymphocyte.
B cellsAlso known as B lymphocytes. Each B cell is capable of making one specific antibody.
B channelA communications channel used for the transmission of an aggregate signal generated by multichannel transmitting equipment. 2.
B chromosomeA supernumerary chromosome present in some individuals (both plant and animal).
b frameAn MPEG video frame type that provides bidirectional interframe compression. Note: A b frame derives its content from the closest 1 or P frame, one in the…
B lymphocyteA white blood cell that comes from bone marrow. As part of the immune system, B lymphocytes make antibodies and help fight infections. Also called B cell.
B-44 Form, Cooperative Station ReportA Weather Service form documenting station management, exposure, topography, driving instructions, payment information, hydrometeorologic equipment, and…
B-cell (B-lymphocyte)White blood cells of the immune system that are derived from the bone marrow and spleen. B cells develop into plasma cells, which produce antibodies.
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia(... sel uh-KYOOT LIM-foh-BLAS-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh) A type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells)…
B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia(... sel uh-KYOOT LIM-foh-SIH-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh) A type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are…
B-cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 protein(... sel loo-KEE-mee-uh/lim-FOH-muh 2 PROH-teen) A protein that helps control whether a cell lives or dies by blocking a type of cell death called…
B-cell lymphoma(â¦lim-FOH-muh) A type of cancer that forms in B cells (a type of immune system cell).
B3ZSAbbreviation for bipolar with three-zero substitution. A T-carrier line code in which bipolar violations are deliberately inserted if user data contain a…
B43-PAP immunotoxin(... IH-myoo-noh-TOK-sin) A toxic substance linked to an antibody that attaches to tumor cells and kills them.
B6ZSAbbreviation for bipolar with six-zero substitution. A T-carrier line code in which bipolar violations are deliberately inserted if user data contain a…
B7-1A molecule that helps control immune responses in the body. B7-1 is involved in stimulating T-cells.
B8ZSAbbreviation for bipolar with eight-zero substitution. A T-carrier line code in which bipolar violations are deliberately inserted if user data contains a…
B8ZS (Bipolar with 8-Zero Substitution)A code in which eight consecutive zeros are replaced with the sequence 000+-0-+ if the preceding pulse was + and with the sequence 000-+0+- of the…
BA (Banker's Acceptance)A high-quality, short-term negotiable discount note, drawn on and accepted by banks that are obligated to pay the amount at maturity.
babbleIn transmission systems, the aggregate of crosstalk induced in a given line by all other lines.
BABSAbbreviation for biosynthetic antibody binding sites.
Baby bondBonds whose par values are less than $1,000 are often described as baby bonds, or, in the case of municipal bonds, as mini-munis.
BACAbbreviation for bacterial artificial chromosome.
Baccalaureate bondBaccalaureate bonds are tax-free zero coupon bonds issued by certain states specifically to help families accumulate assets to meet college tuition costs.
BaccaratThe worst hand one can have in Baccarat, a total of zero.
Baccarat en BanqueA Baccarat variation with two player positions and the casino books the bets.
Bacillus thuringiensis(Abbreviation: Bt). A bacterium that produces a toxin against certain insects, particularly Coloeoptera and Lepidoptera; a major means of insecticide for…
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)A bacterium that kills insects; a major component of the microbial pesticide industry.
back cast (n.) or back-cast(v.) - Part of the cast in which the fishing rod (usually a fly rod) and the fishing line is moved from a position in front to one in back of the angler.
Back countingCounting cards from behind the table as a spectator. Counting cards in blackjack when you're not playing in the game.
Back Door Cold FrontA cold front moving south or southwest along the Atlantic seaboard and Great Lakes; these are especially common during the spring months.
Back End Ratio (debt ratio)A ratio that compares the total of all monthly debt payments (mortgage, real estate taxes and insurance, car loans, and other consumer loans) to gross…
Back linksBack links are inbound links pointing to a web page. See: Inbound Links Definition
back mutationA second mutation at the same site in a gene as the original mutation. The second mutation restores the wild-type protein sequence.
Back pressureA pressure that can cause water to backflow into the water supply when a user's water system is at a higher pressure than the public water system.
Back spatterblood directed back toward the source of energy or force that caused the spatter; often associated with entrance gunshot wounds.
Back to backA term used to describe tours operating on a consistent, continuing basis. For instance, a motorcoach arriving in a city from a cross-country tour may…
Back to Back EscrowArrangements that an owner makes to oversee the sale of one property and the purchase of another at the same time.
back upTo duplicate information primarily for protection in case the original is lost or destroyed See also security copy.
Back-building ThunderstormA thunderstorm in which new development takes place on the upwind side (usually the west or southwest side), such that the storm seems to remain…
Back-end loadA sales charge levied when mutual fund units are redeemed.
Back-sheared Anvil[Slang], a thunderstorm anvil which spreads upwind, against the flow aloft. A back-sheared anvil often implies a very strong updraft and a high severe…
back-to-back connectionA direct connection between the output of a transmitting device and the input of an associated receiving device.
back-trollingA method of boat control utilizing a motor to make a series of maneuvers in the presentation of a lure or bait.
Back-up withholdingBack-up withholding is triggered when a bank, brokerage firm, or other institution pays interest, dividends, or other income that must be reported on IRS…
back-washRough water resulting from boat wakes rebounding off fixed objects such as canyon walls, docks or anchored boats.
backboneThe bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone.
Backbone NetworkConsists of the space communications network, the ground communications network, and the interconnection between the two.
BackcrossCrossing an organism with one of its parent organisms.
BackdoorCatching both the turn and river card to make a drawing hand. For instance, suppose you have A♠-7 ♠The flop comes A♦-6 ♣-4♠.
BackdraftingThe flow of air down a flue/chimney and into a house caused by low indoor air pressure that can occur when using several fans or fireplaces and/or if the…
backfile conversionprocess of changing legacy documents and records from one format, storage media, application, and/or system to another See also conversion, file…
BackfillMaterial used in refilling excavation, or the process of such refilling. Material used to fill an excavated trench.
Backfill concreteConcrete used in refilling excavation in lieu of earth material.
BackfireA fire started to stop an advancing fire by creating a burned area in its path.
BackflowA reverse flow condition, created by a difference in water pressures, which causes water to flow back into the distribution system.
BackfurrowThe first cut of a plow, from which the slice is laid on undisturbed soil.
backgroundIn Web pages, an image or color, usually defined in HTML, that serves as the underlying color or imagery for a Web page.
Background Diabetic Retinopathy(Non-proliferative Retinopathy) Is the earliest stage of diabetic retinopathy in the mildest form, fine blood vessels and retinal capillaries within the…
Background levelThe average amount of a substance present in the environment. Originally referring to naturally occurring phenomena. Used in toxic substance monitoring.
Background level noiseNoise in the environment (other than noise emanating from the source of interest).
background noiseThe total system noise in the absence of information transmission.
Background of the InventionA section heading in the specification of a U.S. patent application that includes a statement of the technical field of the invention and a description of…
background processingThe execution of lower priority computer programs when higher priority programs are not using the system resources.
Background RadiationFilling all space, e.g. the radiation from the early, hot universe.
backhaul1. The practice of routing telecommunications traffic beyond its intended destination, and then back to the intended destination, usually for the purpose…
BackingAny type of line used to partially fill a reel before the main fishing line is added; commonly used in fly-fishing or by bass anglers who use many of the…
backing beanA JavaBeans component that corresponds to a JSP page that includes JavaServer Faces components.
Backing WindsWinds which shift in a counterclockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g.
backlashAn overrun of a revolving-spool reel, such as a bait-cast reel, which in turn causes the line to billow off the reel and tangle.
backoffIn Exchange Server 2007, a mechanism used to deliver messages at an interim hop along the least cost routing path when direct relay fails for any reason…
backreferenceA substring captured by a subpattern within unadorned parentheses in a "regex". Backslashed decimal numbers (, , etc.
BackscatterThe portion of power scattered back in the incident direction.
backscattered radiationThe scattering of radiant energy into the hemisphere of space bounded by a plane normal to the direction of the incident radiation and lying on the same…
backscatteringRadio wave propagation in which the direction of the incident and scattered waves, resolved along a reference direction (usually horizontal) are…
BacksightA rod reading taken on a point of known elevation, a benchmark or a turning point.
BacksiphonageA form of backflow caused by a negative or below atmospheric pressure within a water system.