ClindamycinAn antibiotic that can be used for the treatment of malaria in combination with a second drug, usually quinine or quinidine.
clineVariation in one or more phenotypic characters or allele frequencies across a geographical gradient.
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996Also known as Information Technology Management Reform Act. A statute that substantially revised the way that IT resources are managed and procured…
ClinicA facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the diagnosis and care of outpatients.
ClinicalHaving to do with the examination and treatment of patients.
clinical breast examAn exam of the breast performed by a health care provider to check for lumps or other changes.
Clinical cureElimination of malaria symptoms, sometimes without eliminating all parasites. See "radical cure" and "suppressive cure/treatment."
clinical practice guidelinesGuidelines developed to help health care professionals and patients make decisions about screening, prevention, or treatment of a specific health…
clinical researcher(KLIH-nih-kul reh-SER-cher) A health professional who works directly with patients, or uses data from patients, to do research on health and disease and…
clinical seriesA case series in which the patients receive treatment in a clinic or other medical facility.
clinical studyA type of research study that tests how well new medical approaches work in people.
clinical trialA type of research study that tests how well new medical approaches work in people.
clinician(klih-NIH-shun) A health professional who takes care of patients.
clipThe spatial extraction of those features from one coverage that reside entirely within a boundary defined by features in another coverage (called the clip…
ClipboardA holding area that temporarily stores information copied or cut from a document.
clipper1. A circuit or device that limits the instantaneous output signal amplitude to a predetermined maximum value, regardless of the amplitude of the input…
clippingIn telephony, the loss of the initial or final parts of a word, words, or syllable, usually caused by the nonideal operation of voice-actuated devices. 2.
cliticA word that syntactically functions separately but is phonetically connected to another word.
CLLA slow-growing type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow.
CLLI™A CLLI⢠Location Identification Code is an eleven-character alphanumeric descriptor used to identify switches, points of interconnection, and…
CloakingThe hiding of page content. Normally carried out to stop page thieves stealing optimized pages. See also Bait-and-Switch.
cloakroomDemocratic and Republican cloakrooms adjacent to the Senate chamber serve as gathering places for party members to discuss chamber business privately.
clockA reference source of timing information. 2. A device providing signals used in a transmission system to control the timing of certain functions such as…
clock accuracyThe level of agreement of the frequency of a clock with the ideal frequency. This is specified as the magnitude of the fractional frequency offset from…
clock errorThe difference between local clock time or value and a designated reference clock time or value.
clock fast modeAn operating condition of a clock in which it is locked to an external reference and is using time constants that are altered to quickly bring the local…
clock free-run modeAn operating condition of a clock in which its local oscillator is not locked to an external synchronization reference, and is using no storage techniques…
clock holdover modeAn operating condition of a clock that has lost its controlling input and is using stored data, acquired while in normal operation, to control its output.
clock normal modeAn operating condition of a clock in which the output signals are controlled by an external input reference. It is the expected mode.
clock phase slewThe rate of relative phase change between a given clock signal and a stable reference signal.
clock rateThe rate at which a clock issues timing pulses. Note: Clock rates are usually expressed in pulses per second, such as 4.96 Mp/s (megapulses per second).
clock toleranceThe maximum permissible departure of a clock indication from a designated time reference such as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
clock trackA track on which a pattern of signals is recorded to provide a timing reference.
ClockingThere are two forms of Clocking -- Wheel Clocking and Player Clocking. See those terms defined separately in this document.
clodronateA drug used in the treatment of hypercalcemia (abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood) and cancer that has spread to the bone (bone metastases).
clofarabine(kloh-FAYR-uh-been) A drug used to treat certain types of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children.
cloisterA "cluster" used to restrict the scope of a "regular expression modifier".
Clolar(KLOH-lar) A drug used to treat certain types of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children.
clonal propagationAsexual propagation of many new plants (ramet s) from an individual (ortet ); all have the same genotype.
clonal selectionThe production of a population of plasma cells all producing the same antibody in response to the interaction between a B lymphocyte producing that…
ClonalityA line of cells that is genetically identical to the originating cell; in this case, a stem cell.
CloneAn exact genetic replica of a specific gene or an entire organism. See Cloning.
cloned configurationThe practice of deploying new Edge Transport servers based on the configuration information of a previously configured source server.
Cloning vectorA small, self-replicating DNA molecule - usually a plasmid or viral DNA chromosome - into which foreign DNA is inserted in the process of cloning genes or…
Close CoupledAn energy system in which the fuel production equipment is in close proximity, or connected to, the fuel using equipment.
Closed BasinA basin draining to some depression or a pond within its area, from which water is lost only by evaporation or percolation.
Closed Basin Lake FloodingFlooding that occurs on lakes with either no outlet or a relatively small one. Seasonal increases in rainfall cause the lake level to rise faster than it…
closed captioningIn broadcast and cable television, the insertion, into the blank lines between frames, of information that may be decoded and displayed on the screen as…
closed circuitIn radio and television transmission, pertaining to an arrangement in which programs are directly transmitted to specific users and not broadcast to the…
closed continuous cultureA culture system, in which the inflow of fresh medium is balanced by the outflow of corresponding volumes of spent medium.
Closed CycleA system in which a working fluid is used over and over without introduction of new fluid, as in a hydronic heating system or mechanical refrigeration…
closed fileA file on which action has been completed and to which documents are unlikely to be added
Closed LowA low pressure area with a distinct center of cyclonic circulation which can be completely encircled by one or more isobars or height contour lines.
closed recordany record that is deliberately protected from public inspection for any reason. See confidential record. See also open record.
Closed UniverseA universe where the geometry of space closes upon itself like the surface of a sphere.
closed user groupIn a network, a group of users permitted to communicate with each other but not with users outside the group.
closed user group with outgoing accessA closed user group in which at least one member of the group has a facility that permits communication with one or more users external to the closed user…
closed waveguideAn electromagnetic waveguide (a) that is tubular, usually with a circular or rectangular cross section, (b) that has electrically conducting walls, (c)…
Closed World AssumptionPresumption stating that the statements we have are the only statements that need be considered.
Closed-End CreditGenerally, any credit sale agreement in which the amount advanced, plus any finance charges, is expected to be repaid in full by a specified date.
Closed-end fundClosed-end mutual funds are actively managed funds that raise capital only once, by issuing a fixed number of shares.
closed-end fundsA fund company that issues a fixed number of shares. Its shares are not redeemable, but are bought and sold on stock exchanges or the over-the-counter…
Closed-End LoanGenerally, any loan in which the amount advanced, plus any finance charges, is expected to be repaid in full by a specified date.
closed-end mortgageA mortgage principal amount that is fixed and cannot be increased during the life of the loan. See also: open-end mortgage.
Closed-Loop BiomassAs defined by the Comprehensive National Energy Act of 1992 (or the Energy Policy Act; EPAct): any organic matter from a plant which is planted for the…
Closed-loop cooling systemAlso known as a wet closed-cycle cooling system, a system that circulates water between a steam condenser and a cooling tower to cool steam condensate at…
Closed-Loop Geothermal Heat Pump SystemsClosed-loop (also known as "indirect") systems circulate a solution of water and antifreeze through a series of sealed loops of piping.
closed-loop noise bandwidthThe integral, over all frequencies, of the absolute value of the closed-loop transfer function of a phase-locked loop.
closed-loop response integrityIn cryptography, the originator's confirmation of the integrity of the entire transaction, i.e.
closed-loop transfer functionA mathematical expression (algorithm) describing the net result of the effects of a closed (feedback) loop on the input signal to the circuits enclosed by…
closed-security environmentAn environment in which special attention is paid (in the form of authorizations, security clearances, configuration controls, etc.
Closed-set IdentificationA biometric task where an unidentified individual is known to be in the database and the system attempts to determine his/her identity.
Closely heldA closely held corporation is one in which a handful of investors, often the people who founded the company, members of the founders' families, or…
Closely Spaced Objects (CSO)Entire or partial object clusters that cannot be resolved to individual objects due to their close proximity and/or exceeding the sensor resolution…
Closingwhen selling a house, the process of transferring ownership from the seller to the buyer, the disbursement of funds from the buyer and the lender to the…
Closing (or settlement) costsFees paid when you close (or settle) on a loan. These fees may include application fees; title examination, abstract of title, title insurance, and…
Closing a Mortgage LoanThe consummation of a contractual real estate transaction in which all appropriate documents are signed and the proceeds of the mortgage loan are then…
Closing AgentThe person or entity that coordinates the various closing activities, including the preparation and recordation of closing documents and the disbursement…
Closing argumentThe closing statement, by counsel or a pro se litigant, to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence at trial.
Closing CostsThe expenses incurred by sellers and buyers in transferring ownership in real property.
Closing DateThe date on which the sale of a property is to be finalized and a loan transaction completed.
Closing or SettlementThe meeting between the seller, buyer and closing attorney when the property legally changes hands, the transaction is legally closed, or both.
Closing priceThe closing price of a stock, bond, option, or futures contract is the last trading price before the exchange or market on which it is traded closes for…
Closing StatementA closing statement, also called a HUD1 or settlement sheet, is a legal form your closing or settlement agent uses to itemize all of the costs you and the…
Closing Statement or Settlement StatementThis is a document prepared by the Title Company that details the final and specific costs involved for both the buyer and seller in a real estate…
Clostridium Difficile(klah-STRIH-dee-um dih-FIS-ih-lee) A type of bacterium found in human and animal waste.
Clostridium Difficile InfectionA bacterium that is one of the most common causes of infection of the colon in the US. Patients taking antibiotics are at risk of becoming infected with C.