ExpertGlossary terms starting with C

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  1. CAG Collective Address Group.
  2. Cage Where the casino cashier is located.
  3. CAI Computer-Aided Inspection.
  4. CAIG Cost Analysis Improvement Group.
  5. Cairn A mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker.
  6. CAIS Common Airborne Instrumentation System.
  7. Caisson A box or chamber used in construction work under water. A structure or chamber which is usually sunk or lowered by digging from the inside.
  8. CAIV Cost As an Independent Variable.
  9. Calacanis, Jason Founder of Weblogs, Inc. Also pushed AOL to turn Netscape into a Digg clone. See also: Calacanis.com - Jason's blog
  10. Calcareous Of, containing, or like calcite (calcium carbonate).
  11. calcification Deposits of calcium in the tissues. Calcification in the breast can be seen on a mammogram, but cannot be detected by touch.
  12. Calcifications or Microcalcifications (cal-sih-fih-cay"-shuns) are a finding reported on mammograms. They are an indicator of increased in breast activity in some cells.
  13. Calcite Light-colored mineral composed of calcium carbonate that often fills veins in igneous rocks and forms the sedimentary rock limestone.
  14. calcitonin (KAL-sih-TOH-nin) A hormone formed by the C cells of the thyroid gland. It helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood.
  15. calcitriol (kal-sih-TREE-ol) The active form of vitamin D. Calcitriol is formed in the kidneys or made in the laboratory.
  16. calcium (KAL-see-um) A mineral found in teeth, bones, and other body tissues.
  17. calcium carbonate A mineral taken primarily as a supplement to prevent osteoporosis. It is also being studied for cancer prevention.
  18. calcium carbonate (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) A molecule consisting of calcium, carbon and oxygen that is secreted by corals, mollusks (clams, oysters, etc), foraminifera and other organisms to form a…
  19. calcium gluconate (KAL-see-um GLOO-koh-nayt) The mineral calcium, combined with a form of the sugar glucose. It is used to prevent and treat bone loss.
  20. calcium levoleucovorin (KAL-see-um LEE-voh-LOO-koh-VOR-in) A drug used to reduce the toxic effects of folic acid antagonists (substances that block the action of folic acid)…
  21. Caldera A large, usually circular depression at the summit of a volcano, formed when magma is erupted from a shallow underground magma reservoir.
  22. Caldera (crater) Large circular depression formed by explosion or collapse of a volcano.
  23. Calendar The calendar is the daily list of all cases scheduled for hearing. In Housing Court, it is computerized and usually includes notations written by the…
  24. Calendar Attendant An Exchange Server feature that automatically places meetings marked Tentative on the recipient's calendar without requiring the intervention of any…
  25. Calendar Concierge A set of calendar enhancements that enable users to schedule people and resources quickly, efficiently, and reliably.
  26. Calendar Day Every day of the calendar month, which includes Saturday, Sunday, and state and federal holidays.
  27. Calendar of Business A Senate publication sent to each lawmaker's office (and other offices) every day the Senate is in session.
  28. Calendar profile A document that lets you customize your calendar and indicate the times that you are available for meetings.
  29. Calendar Year A document that is good for the calendar year effectively “expires” on December 31 at the end of the year.
  30. calendula ointment (kuh-LEN-dyuh-luh OYNT-ment) A substance made from the flower of the marigold plant Calendula officinalis .
  31. calgranulin A (kal-GRAN-yoo-lin ...) A protein that is made by many different types of cells and is involved in processes that take place both inside and outside of the…
  32. calgranulin B (kal-GRAN-yoo-lin ...) A protein that is made by many different types of cells and is involved in processes that take place both inside and outside of the…
  33. Calibration the set of operations which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring…
  34. Caliche A sedimentary deposit, commonly made of calcium carbonate, and formed from the leaching of minerals from the top layers of soil.
  35. California Ambient Air Quality Standard (CAAQS) A legal limit that specifies the maximum level and time of exposure in the outdoor air for a given air pollutant and which is protective of human health…
  36. California rig or California-rigged A method of deep-water fishing in which a plastic worm is placed at the end of a leader trailing behind a sinker.
  37. Call In the bond markets, a call is an issuer's right to redeem bonds it has sold before the date they mature.
  38. call abandoned See abandoned call.
  39. call acceptance The mechanism that allows a user to be alerted on one terminal and to choose to answer the call on any terminal, not necessarily the one through which…
  40. call accepted signal A call control signal sent by the called terminal to indicate that it accepts the incoming call.
  41. Call Agent The Call Agent provides call processing, call control, feature control and Operations Administration Maintenance & Provisioning to manage services for a…
  42. call answering A voice mail application that answers a call so that a message can be left. [Exchange 2007]
  43. call associated signaling (CAS) Signaling required for supervision of a bearer service between two end points, including support for the functions of call origination, call delivery, and…
  44. call attempt In a telecommunications system, a demand by a user for a connection to another user.
  45. call back [The] procedure for identifying and authenticating a remote information-systems (IS) terminal, whereby the host system disconnects the terminal and…
  46. Call bets Also known as 'Roulette Announced Bets'. Used in French and European roulette tables and common in most UK casinos with single-zero wheel American…
  47. call by reference An "argument"-passing mechanism in which the "formal arguments" refer directly to the "actual arguments", and the "subroutine" can change the actual…
  48. call by value A semantics of passing an argument to a method in which a copy of the actual argument value is taken and placed in a separate memory location, represented…
  49. call collision The contention that occurs when a terminal and data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) specify the same channel at the same time to transfer a call…
  50. call completion rate The ratio of successfully completed calls to the total number of attempted calls.
  51. call control character One of a set of control characters used in call-control signaling. Note: The signals representing call control characters may be used under defined…
  52. call control function (CCF) The network intelligence that provides call/connection processing and control. [T1.667-1999]
  53. call control signal A member of the set of network management signals used to establish, maintain, or release a call.
  54. call data channel (CDC) The logical link between the device performing an electronic surveillance access function and the LEA (law enforcement agency) that primarily carries…
  55. call delay The delay that occurs when a call arrives at an automatic switching device and no channel or facility is immediately available to process the call. 2.
  56. call detail recording (CDR) A service feature in which call data on a specific telephone extension or group of subscribers are collected and recorded for cost-of-service accounting…
  57. call duration The time between (a) the instant a connection, i.e., off-hook condition at each end, is established between the call originator and the call receiver and…
  58. call forwarding A service feature, available in some switching systems, whereby calls can be rerouted automatically from one line, i.e.
  59. Call Gap CG is a code control that regulates the maximum rate at which calls are released toward a destination code.
  60. call hold A service feature in which a user may retain an existing call while accepting or originating another call using the same end instrument.
  61. call identifier A network utility that consists of a name assigned by the originating network for each established or partially established virtual call.
  62. call intensity Synonym traffic intensity.
  63. call management 1. In telegraphy, route selection, signaling, and circuit usage and availability for a call. 2.
  64. Call option Buying a call option gives you, as owner, the right to buy a fixed quantity of the underlying product at a specified price, called the strike price…
  65. call originator An entity, such as a person, equipment, or program that originates a call. Synonym calling party.
  66. call pickup A service feature of some switching systems enabling a user, by dialing a predetermined code, to answer incoming calls that are directed to another user…
  67. call processing The sequence of operations performed by a switching system from the acceptance of an incoming call through the final disposition of the call. 2.
  68. call progress signal A call control signal transmitted by the called data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) to the calling data terminal equipment (DTE) to report (a) the…
  69. call progress tone An audible signal returned by a network to a call originator to indicate the status of a call.
  70. call receiver An entity, such as a person, equipment, or program to which a call is directed. Synonym called party.
  71. call record Recorded data pertaining to a single call.
  72. call release time In communication systems, the time interval from initiation of a clearing signal by a terminal until the available-line condition appears on originating…
  73. call restriction A switching system service feature that prevents selected terminals from exercising one or more service features otherwise available from the switching…
  74. call segment A specific portion of the processing of a call. [T1.667-1999]
  75. call set-up error probability The ratio of total call attempts that result in call set-up error to the total call attempts in a population of interest. [T1.504-1989]
  76. call set-up failure probability The ratio of total call attempts that result in call set-up failure to the total call attempts in a population of interest. [T1.504-1989]
  77. call set-up time 1. The overall length of time required to establish a circuit-switched call between users. 2.
  78. call sign A station or address designator represented by a combination of characters or pronounceable words that is used to identify such entities as a…
  79. call spill-over In common-channel signaling, the effect on a traffic circuit of the arrival at a switching center of an abnormally delayed call control signal relating to…
  80. call splitting A switching system service feature that allows a switch attendant to talk privately in either direction on an established call.
  81. Call Through Test The call through test confirms capabilities of the interface relative to an actual or simulated call: Basic call set-up; sequential, acknowledged…
  82. Call To Action A call to action is copy used in advertising to encourage a person to complete an action as defined by the advertiser.
  83. call tracing A procedure that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection, identifying the entire route from the…
  84. call transfer A switching system service feature that allows the calling or called user to instruct the local switching equipment or switch attendant to transfer an…
  85. call waiting In telephony, a service feature that provides an indication to a terminal already engaged in an established call that one or more calls are awaiting…
  86. Call-backs Programmatic alerts produced by an API. For a search platform, this is usually related to the content processing and indexing status of a document in…
  87. call-failure signal A signal sent in the backward direction indicating that a call cannot be completed because of a time-out, a fault, or a condition that does not correspond…
  88. call-not-accepted signal A call control signal sent by the called terminal to indicate that it does not accept the incoming call.
  89. call-processing state A call state during which the network establishes a communications path between the caller and the public safety answering point (PSAP) customer…
  90. call-request time In the establishment of a connection or in the call setup, i.e., placement of a call, the time from the initiation of a calling signal to the receipt of a…
  91. call-second A unit used to measure communications traffic. Note 1: A call-second is equivalent to 1 call 1 second long.
  92. call-selection time In the establishment of a connection or the placement of a call, the time from the receipt by the call originator of a proceed-to-select signal (dial…
  93. call-sign allocation plan The table of allocation of international call sign series contained in the current edition of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio…
  94. Callable bond A callable bond can be redeemed by the issuer before it matures if that provision is included in the terms of the bond agreement, or deed of trust.
  95. Callable Debt A debt security whose issuer has the right to redeem the security at a specified price on or after a specified date, but prior to its stated final…
  96. callback A "handler" that you register with some other part of your program in the hope that the other part of your program will "trigger" your handler when some…
  97. callback methods Component methods called by the container to notify the component of important events in its life cycle.
  98. called party Synonym call receiver.
  99. called-line identification facility A network-provided service feature in which the network notifies a calling terminal of the address to which the call has been connected.
  100. called-line identification signal A sequence of characters transmitted to the calling terminal to permit identification of the called line.