ExpertGlossary terms starting with C

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  1. character integrity Preservation of a character during processing, storage, and transmission.
  2. character interval In a communications system, the total number of unit intervals required to transmit any given character, including synchronizing, information, error…
  3. character normalization A process in which the variant forms of a character, such as capitalization and diacritical marks, are reduced to a common form.
  4. character property A predefined "character class" matchable by the \p "metasymbol". Many standard properties are defined for "Unicode".
  5. character recognition The identification of characters by automatic means.
  6. character set A grouping of alphabetic, numeric, and other characters that have some relationship in common.
  7. character set encoding The set of values assigned to characters in a character set. Related characters are often grouped with consecutive values, such as the alphabetic…
  8. Character Treatment The use of all caps or another standard form of treating letters in a coding project.
  9. character-count integrity The preservation of the exact number of characters that are originated in a message in the case of message communications, or per unit time, in the case…
  10. character-stepped Pertaining to control of start-stop teletypewriter equipment in which a device is stepped one character at a time.
  11. characteristic distortion In telegraphy, the distortion caused by transients that, as a result of previous modulation, are present in the transmission channel.
  12. characteristic frequency A frequency which can be easily identified and measured in a given emission. A carrier frequency may, for example, be designated as the characteristic…
  13. characteristic impedance (Zo) The impedance of a circuit that, when connected to the output terminals of a uniform transmission line of arbitrary length, causes the line to appear…
  14. Characterization Description of the essential properties of an organism or system.
  15. characters per inch (cpi) In a recording medium, a unit of linear packing density of characters.
  16. characters per second (cps) A unit of signaling speed used to express the number of characters passing a designated point per second.
  17. Charcoal The black porous residue of partly burnt wood, bones, etc; a form of carbon. See: activated charcoal
  18. Charge The law that the police believe the defendant has broken.
  19. Charge Carrier A free and mobile conduction electron or hole in a semiconductor.
  20. Charge Controller An electronic device that regulates the electrical charge stored in batteries so that unsafe, overcharge conditions for the batteries are avoided.
  21. charge coupled device (CCD) See CCD.
  22. charge to the jury The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
  23. Charge, jury The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
  24. charge-back allocation of the costs of programs, functions, or services to the groups who use them
  25. Charge-off The balance on a credit obligation that a lender no longer expects to be repaid and writes off as a bad debt.
  26. charge-out See check-out.
  27. Charge/Chargeable There are numerical limits on the number of immigrant visas that can be granted to aliens from any one foreign country.
  28. chargeable resources Features or services whose use incurs fees. Although some AWS products are free, others include charges.
  29. charged-particle radiation therapy (… PAR-tih-kul RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee) A type of external radiation therapy that uses a special machine to make invisible, high-energy…
  30. charging reference location In Universal Personal Telecommunications Service, the geographical location that may be used by the UPT service providers to determine the…
  31. Charles' law With constant pressure, the temperature of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to the density of the gas.
  32. Charlie or Five Card Charlie A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand.
  33. CHARM Composite High Altitude Radiation Model.
  34. Charrette A Charrette is a planning session in which participants brainstorm and visualize solutions to a design issue.
  35. Charta A charter, as a deed of land.
  36. Charter To hire the exclusive use of any aircraft, motorcoach, or other vehicle.
  37. Charter City See Home Rule City.
  38. Charter Number A unique number assigned to the credit union by NCUA, You can find a specific credit union’s charter number by visiting, http://researchcu.ncua.
  39. Chasing Loses when a player increases his bets so that he is able to get back what he has lost. This may not be a good way to play the game.
  40. Chasing Losses Increasing your bets in order to recoup what you've lost. Not a good way to play.
  41. Chassis The shell of the race car itself including the floorboard, interior and roll cage. The chassis is loosely based off of standard manufactured cars.
  42. Chat See Instant messaging (IM). A form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text.
  43. chat group In computer conferencing chat, synonym forum.
  44. chat room An Internet relay chat (IRC) channel designated for the real-time exchange of text messages.
  45. chat script A batch of commands and responses, prerecorded on a terminal computer, for the purpose of facilitating easy or automatic access to a network.
  46. Chattel An article of personal property.
  47. Chattel mortgage A pledge of personal property as security for a debt. Also called a security interest or financing statement. For this survey, not a mortgage.
  48. CHC Chance
  49. Check A written order instructing a financial institution to pay immediately on demand a specified amount of money from the check writer's account to the person…
  50. Check (Share Draft) A written order instructing a financial institution to pay immediately on demand a specified amount of money from the member's account to the person named…
  51. Check 21 Act Check 21 is a Federal law that is designed to enable banks to handle more checks electronically, which is intended to make check processing faster and…
  52. check bit A bit, such as a parity bit, derived from and appended to a bit string for later use in error detection and possibly error correction. 2.
  53. check cashing service (1) "General facility" means a facility at a fixed location where a licensee may engage in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders and…
  54. check character A character, derived from and appended to a data item, for later use in error detection and possibly error correction.
  55. Check dam A small dam designed to retard the flow of water and sediment in a channel, used especially to control soil erosion.
  56. Check Deposit Return The fee that is charged to an account holder if a check that is deposited in the account is returned by the paying bank (because of insufficient funds…
  57. Check Digit One digit, usually the last, of an identifying field is a mathematical function of all of the other digits in the field.
  58. Check hold When you deposit a check, your bank or other financial institution may delay crediting the money to your account during what's called the check hold…
  59. check in Add or return a document to an enhanced folder. Releases the editing reservation on a document, allowing others to open and edit it.
  60. check loop A device that is attached to interconnect the Go and Return paths of a circuit at the incoming end of a circuit on command to permit maintenance personnel…
  61. Check Rack The tray that hold the chips for a game. Also, known as a chip rack or chip tray.
  62. Check Raise To check and then raise when a player behind you bets. Occasionally you will hear people say this is not fair or ethical poker. Piffle.
  63. check sequence (CS) A 16-bit sequence in the last two octets of a frame (excluding flags) that offers a cyclic redundancy check (CRC).
  64. Check structure A structure used to regulate the upstream water surface and control the downstream flow in a canal.
  65. Check truncation The conversion of data on a check into an electronic image after a check enters the processing system.
  66. Check valve Any device which will allow fluid or air to pass through it in only one direction.
  67. check word Cipher text generated by cryptographic logic to detect failures in cryptography. [INFOSEC-99]
  68. check-in form In the user interface, a form appearing when a user checks in a document. It contains check-in comments, an option to publish a document, and a drop-down…
  69. Check-out Create a writable version of a document while preventing other users from editing the same document. See also: check-in, enhanced folder
  70. checkbox An element in a Web page's interactive form that allows users to select an option associated with that element.
  71. checked exception An exception that must be caught locally in a try statement, or propagated via a throws clause defined in the method header. See unchecked exception.
  72. Checked signature Checked signatures verify that all probability estimates, inputs and outputs and their distributions, were entered correctly into event trees, and that…
  73. checkin Checkin is the act of returning ArcStorm data which was previously checked out for update purposes.
  74. Checking account A demand deposit account subject to withdrawal of funds by check.
  75. Checking Account (Share Draft Account) A demand deposit share account subject to withdrawal of funds by check. Credit unions refer to a checking account as a share draft account.
  76. checking code Machine instructions used in the detection or interpretation of certain data or data fields from a diskette, for the purpose of determining whether the…
  77. checkout Checkout is the act of taking selected data out of an ArcStorm database into a local coverage for editing purposes.
  78. Checkpoint Event or point in time during the program before which decision criteria must be met.
  79. Checks Another name for chips. Typically, this name is used only by casino operators and employees, and using it may draw undue suspicion to yourself, especially…
  80. checksum A computed value that depends on the contents of a file. It is stored with data to detect file corruption.
  81. checkvalue In cryptography, a computed value that results from passing a data value through an irreversible algorithm. [After X9.24]
  82. Cheese To exploit an imbalance in the game.
  83. chelate A cation bound to an organic molecule through electron pair donation from nitrogen and/or oxygen atoms in its structure.
  84. chelating agent (KEE-lay-ting AY-jent) A chemical compound that binds tightly to metal ions. In medicine, chelating agents are used to remove toxic metals from the body.
  85. Chem Barge (liquid cargo) Used to transport chemicals and oil.
  86. Chemical Agent A chemical substance which is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate personnel through its physiological…
  87. Chemical Diabetes See Latent Diabetes
  88. Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) The Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) provides leadership, advocacy and assistance to: Prevent and prepare for chemical…
  89. Chemical Energy The energy liberated in a chemical reaction, as in the combustion of fuels.
  90. chemical imbalance (KEH-mih-kul im-BA-lunts) Too much or too little of any substance that helps the body work the way it should.
  91. Chemical Laser A laser in which chemical action is used to produce the laser energy.
  92. chemical mutagen A chemical capable of inducing mutations in living organisms.
  93. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) The amount of dissolved oxygen required to combine with chemicals in wastewater.
  94. Chemical reaction Interaction between chemicals in which there is a change in the chemical composition of the elements or compounds involved.
  95. Chemical Type The Chemical Type represents the newness of a drug formulation or a new indication for an existing drug formulation.
  96. Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) A method of depositing thin semiconductor films used to make certain types of solar photovoltaic devices.
  97. chemically-defined medium When all of the chemical components of a culture medium are fully known and defined.
  98. Chemicals & Toxic Substance List a list of recognized chemicals and toxic substances present in the laboratory facilities.
  99. chemiluminescence The emission of light during the course of a chemical reaction.
  100. Chemin de-fer - French for "Railroad." The European Baccarat variation where one player plays the bank, deals all the cards, and takes all the bets.