ExpertGlossary terms starting with C

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1. "C" Loan or "C" Paper FICO scores typically from 580 to 619. Factors include three to four 30 day late mortgage payments and four to six 30 day late installment loan payments…
2. "christmas tree" bill Informal nomenclature for a bill on the Senate floor that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments.
3. "Controlled low strength material (CLSM) Also known as flowable fill or cement-slurry backfill, a mixture of pozzolan, Portland cement, water, coarse aggregate, and occasionally soil, typically…
4. C Abbreviation for cytosine.
5. C AMS Continental Air Mass
6. C cell A type of cell in the thyroid. C cells make calcitonin, a hormone that helps control the calcium level in the blood.
7. C preprocessor The typical C compiler's first pass, which processes lines beginning with # for conditional compilation and macro definition and does various…
8. C Spec Product specification.
9. C unit (CCF) One hundred cubic feet of solid wood. Used as a log measure or as a measure of solid wood content. 1 CCF contains typically 1.4 BDT.
10. C&A certification and accreditation
11. C&D (1) Cover and Deception. (2) Command and Decision
12. C&D/A Command and Decision/Auxiliary
13. C&DH Communications and Data Handling.
14. c, speed of light The speed that light travels in a vacuum. It is about 3 x 108 m/s (186,000 miles/s).
15. c-ABL An enzyme that is involved in many cell processes, such as cell division. The gene for c-ABL is on chromosome 9.
16. C-B Chemical-Biological.
17. C-band Loosely, the group of microwave frequencies from 4 GHz to 6 GHz used in satellite communications. 2. The band of satellite downlink frequencies between 3.
18. C-E Abbreviation for communications-electronics.
19. c-erbB-2 A protein involved in normal cell growth. It is found in high levels on some breast cancer cells.
20. c-kit receptor (... reh-SEP-ter) A protein on the surface of some cells that binds to stem cell factor (a substance that causes certain types of cells to grow).
21. C-language A general-purpose, high-level, structured computer programming language. Note: C-language was originally designed for and implemented on the UNIX™…
22. C-Message Noise The term "C-Message Noise" denotes the frequency weighted average noise within an idle voice channel.
23. C-message weighting A noise spectral weighting used in a noise power measuring set to measure noise power on a line that is terminated by a 500-type set or similar instrument.
24. C-Notched Noise The term "C-Notched Noise" denotes the C-message frequency weighted noise on a voice channel with a holding tone, which is removed at the measuring end…
25. C-post The post extending from the roofline of a race car to the base of the rear window to the top of the deck lid.
26. C.O. Abbreviation for central office.
27. C/AHRS Compass, Attitude Heading Reference System (US Army term).
28. C/SCSC Cost/Schedule, Control System Criteria.
29. C/SSR Cost Schedule Status Report.
30. C1 Capability One [C2=Capability Two, etc.] Nomenclature given to NMD Weapons Systems evolutionary designs.
31. C2W Abbreviation for command and control warfare.
32. C² See Command and Control.
33. C²E See Command and Control Element.
34. C²I Command, Control and Intelligence
35. C²P Command and Control Processor.
36. C²S Command and Control System.
37. C²SC Command and Control Simulation Center.
38. C²Sims Command and Control Simulations.
39. C²STN Command and Control System Test Network
40. C²TED Theater Exploitation Demonstration.
41. C²V Command and Control Vehicle (USA term)
42. C²W Command and Control Warfare
43. C³ Command, Control, and Communications.
44. C³CM See Command, Control, and Communications Countermeasures.
45. C³I See Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
46. C³IIT C3I Integration Test.
47. C³TED C3 Theater Exploitation Demonstration.
48. C⁴ Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems.
49. C⁴I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence.
50. C⁴I Sufficiency USAF Program to cut C4I redundancy and O&M costs.
51. C⁴ID Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Dissemination.
52. C⁴IFTW Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence For The Warrior (OJCS term).
53. C⁴ISR Command, Control Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
54. C⁴S Command, Control, Communication, and Computer Systems.
55. CA Cloud-to-Air lightning.
56. CA (Certificate Authority) The link that allows a server and client to communicate. A CA vouches for the identity of a server and client by issuing certificates stamped with the…
57. CA (certification authority) An entity responsible for establishing and vouching for the authenticity of public keys belonging to subjects (usually users or computers) or other…
58. CA (Certified Archivist) An archivist who has successfully met all criteria for membership in the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) Note: Certified Archivists demonstrate…
59. CA 19-9 assay A test that measures the level of CA 19-9 in the blood. CA 19-9 is a tumor marker released into the bloodstream from both cancer cells and normal cells.
60. CA Certificate The CA's certificate. This certificate is used to verify signature on certificates issued by the CA.
61. CA Signing Policy The CA signing policy is used to place constraints on the information you trust a given CA to bind to public keys.
62. CA-125 A substance that may be found in high amounts in the blood of patients with certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer.
63. CA/CRL Custody Authorization/Custody Receipt List.
64. CAA Cold Air Advection
65. CAAT box A conserved DNA sequence found within the promoter region of the protein -encoding genes of many eukaryotic organisms.
66. CAB Surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the…
67. CAB VTC Cost Analysis Board Video Teleconference.
68. cabinet See: growth cabinet.
69. cable An assembly of one or more insulated conductors, or optical fibers, or a combination of both, within an enveloping jacket.
70. cable assembly A cable that is ready for installation in specific applications and usually terminated with connectors.
71. cable cutoff wavelength (λcc) For a cabled single-mode optical fiber under specified length, bend, and deployment conditions, the wavelength at which the fiber's second order mode is…
72. cable fill factor The ratio of cable conductor or cable pair kilometers in use to total cable conductor or cable pair kilometers available in the plant, e.g.
73. cable headend Synonym [in cable television] headend.
74. cable jacket See sheath.
75. cable modem In CATV systems, a bidirectional high-speed digital communications interface, located on a subscriber's or user's premises, and used, for example, for…
76. cable television relay service (CARS) station A fixed or mobile station used for the transmission of television and related audio signals, signals of standard and FM broadcast stations, signals of…
77. cable TV (CATV) A broadband communications technology in which multiple television channels, as well as audio and data signals, may be transmitted either one way or…
78. Cable yarding A term used to describe a means of removing logs from the stump area to a landing or yarding area through use of an overhead system of winch-driven cables…
79. CAC Combat Arms Command (USA, Ft. Levenworth, KS).
80. CAC Digital Signature Verify that the identity on the CAC Card matches the identity of the expected signer.
81. Cache A type a computer memory that temporarily stores frequently used information for quick access.
82. cache memory A buffer, smaller and faster than main storage, used to hold a copy of instructions and data in main storage that are likely to be needed next by the…
83. Cached Exchange Mode A feature that lets a Microsoft Outlook user who has a Microsoft Exchange e-mail account work offline, either by choice or due to a connection problem.
84. cachexia (ka-KEK-see-a) Loss of body weight and muscle mass, and weakness that may occur in patients with cancer, AIDS, or other chronic diseases.
85. Caching The temporary storage of frequently-used data to speed access. See also Cache.
86. CAD Coronary artery disease. A disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the…
87. CAD drawing The digital equivalent of a drawing, figure or schematic created using a CAD system. For example, a drawing file or DWG file in AutoCAD.
88. CADAS Centralized Automated Data Acquisition System - a system of two minicomputers in NWSH.
89. Cadastral survey system A survey that creates, marks, defines, retraces, or re-establishes the boundaries and subdivisions of the public land of the United States.
90. cadastre Public record of the extent, value and ownership of land within a district for purposes of taxation.
91. CADCI Common Air Defense Communications Interface.
92. caddis fly an aquatic insect of major importance, along with the mayfly and stonefly, for the trout fly-fisherman.
93. CADE Combined Allied Defense Experiment/Effort.
94. cadmium (KAD-me-um) A metallic element that occurs naturally in tiny amounts in air, water, soil, and food.
95. Cadmium (Cd) A chemical element used in making certain types of solar cells and batteries.
96. Cadmium telluride (CdTe) A polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaic material.
97. CAE (1) Computer-Aided Engineering. (2) Component Acquisition Executive.
98. CAESAR CONUS Attack Engagement Systems Requirements Simulation.
99. Cafeteria plan Some employers offer cafeteria plans, more formally known as flexible spending plans, which give you the option of participating in a range of tax-saving…
100. caffeine (ka-FEEN) A substance found in the leaves and beans of the coffee tree, in tea, yerba mate, guarana berries, and in small amounts in cocoa.