ExpertGlossary terms starting with C

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commit transaction The application, i.e., insertion, of information into any data repository of an integrated database management system in a distributed local…
Commitment An offer to grant a mortgage loan which outlines the terms, the amount of the loan, the interest rate and any conditions that the commitment or approval…
commitment fee A fee charged when a) an agreement is reached between a lender and a borrower for a loan at a specific rate and points and b) the lender guarantees to…
Commitment Letter A binding offer from your lender stating the amount of the mortgage, the number of years to repay the mortgage (the term), the interest rate, the loan…
committee Subsidiary organization of the Senate established for the purpose of considering legislation, conducting hearings and investigations, or carrying out…
committee amendment An amendment recommended by a committee in reporting a bill or other measure.
committee calendar Senate committees periodically publish a committee calendar that lists the bills and resolutions referred to them, action taken on those measures, and…
committee jurisdiction The subjects and functions assigned to a committee by rule, resolution, precedent, or practice, including legislative matters, oversight and…
committee membership Senators are assigned to specific committees by their party conference. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent…
committee on committees Committees formed in each party conference and responsible for nominating the party's Senators to committee membership and committee leadership positions.
Committee on Uniform Securities Identifying Procedures (CUSIP) The Committee on Uniform Securities Identifying Procedures (CUSIP) assigns codes and numbers to all securities traded in the United States.
committee print A publication used by committees for various purposes. For example, the rules of each standing committee may be published as a committee print, and drafts…
committee substitute Short for committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Committitur Entry which records a defendant's commitment.
Commodity Commodities are bulk goods and raw materials, such as grains, metals, livestock, oil, cotton, coffee, sugar, and cocoa, that are used to produce consumer…
Commodity Descriptions The first two digits of the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) publication codes correspond with the Lock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS)…
Commodity flow method Method used to estimate purchases of a commodity by intermediate or final users.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) The CFTC is the federal agency that regulates the US futures markets, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates the securities markets.
Common Access Card (CAC) An Agency smartcard issued as standard identification for agency personnel, selected reserve personnel, civilian employees, and eligible contractor…
common analysis structure A structure that stores a document that is being analyzed by a text analysis engine.
Common Areas Those portions of a building, land, or improvements and amenities owned by a planned unit development (PUD) or condominium project's homeowners'…
Common Automated System Execution (CASE) An Army segment of the Command and Control Element responsible for the SDS functions which task the associated sensors and weapons (e.g.
common battery A single electrical power source used to energize more than one circuit, component, equipment, or system.
common bile duct A tube or vessel in the body that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder into the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine).
common bonding network (CBN) The set of metallic components that are intentionally or incidentally interconnected to provide the principal means for effecting bonding and grounding…
common carrier In a telecommunications context, a telecommunications company that holds itself out to the public for hire to provide communications transmission services.
common channel network signaling Channels between switching offices used to transmit signaling information independent of the subscribers' communication paths or transmission channels.
common channel signaling network A network consisting of two or more signaling points and connecting common channel signaling links that are administered in common. [T1.110-1987]
common control An automatic switching arrangement in which the control equipment necessary for the establishment of connections is shared by being associated with a…
common control switching arrangement (CCSA) An arrangement in which switching for a private network is provided by one or more common control switching systems.
common control system An automatic switching system that makes use of common equipment to establish a connection.
common equipment Equipment used by more than one system, subsystem, component, or other equipment, such as a channel or switch.
Common excavation All materials excavated not considered as rock. Boulders or detached pieces of solid rock less than 1 cubic yard in volume are classified as common…
common fill device [In security,] one of a family of devices developed to read-in, transfer, or store key. [INFOSEC-99]
Common Gateway Interface The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a standard that allows Web clients to interact with programs on a Web server.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) A standard method of extending Web server functionality by executing programs or scripts on a Web server in response to Web browser requests, such as in…
Common Integration and Tasks Execution (CITE) An Air Force segment of the Command and Control Element that performs multisensor data correlation and tactics execution for space based elements.
Common Internet File System (CIFS) Microsoft's file-sharing protocol that evolved from SMB.
common inventor an inventor whose name is listed on multiple patent applications or granted patents, making the inventions at least partially the work of the same person.
common law Law established by subject matter heard in earlier cases. Also called case law.
common law rights property or other legal rights that do not absolutely require formal registration in order to enforce them.
common management information protocol (CMIP) A protocol used by an application process to exchange information and commands for the purpose of managing remote computer and communications resources.
common management information service (CMIS) A service that specifies the service interface to the Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP).
Common material All earth materials which do not fall under the definition of rock.
Common Mode Failure A type of system failure in which diverse components are disabled by the same single cause.
common return A return path that is common to two or more circuits and that serves to return currents to their source or to ground.
common return offset In a line or circuit, the dc potential difference between ground and the common return.
Common Security Control Security control that can be applied to one or more agency information systems and has the following properties: 1) the development, implementation, and…
common shares Securities which represent part ownership in a company and generally carry voting privileges.
Common Stock When you own common stock, your shares represent ownership in the corporation and give you the right to vote for the company's board of directors and…
common transport trunk group A trunk group between exchange carrier switches which transports access traffic for numerous interexchange carriers concurrently and may also carry…
common user In communications systems, pertaining to communications facilities and services provided to essentially all users in the area served by the system, rather…
common user circuit A circuit designated to furnish a communication service to a number of users.
common user network A system of circuits or channels allocated to furnish communication paths between switching centers to provide communication service on a common basis to…
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) A dictionary of common names for publicly known IT system vulnerabilities.
common-battery signaling Signaling in which the signaling power of a telephone is supplied by the serving switch.
common-channel interoffice signaling (CCIS) In multichannel switched networks, a method of transmitting all signaling information for a group of trunks by encoding it and transmitting it over a…
common-channel signaling In a multichannel communications system, signaling in which one channel in each link is used for signaling to control, account for, and manage traffic on…
Common-law marriage An agreement between a man and woman to enter into marriage without a civil or religious ceremony.
common-mode interference Interference that appears between signal leads, or the terminals of a measuring circuit, and ground. 2.
common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) The ratio of the common-mode interference voltage at the input of a circuit, to the corresponding interference voltage at the output.
common-mode voltage The voltage common to both input terminals of a device. 2. In a differential amplifier, the unwanted part of the voltage between each input connection…
commonality A quality that applies to materiel or systems: (a) possessing like and interchangeable characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and…
Comms Communications.
communication configuration An attribute describing the special arrangement for transferring information between two or more access points; it completes the structure associated with…
Communication Control Character A functional character intended to control or facilitate transmission over data networks.
communication function A function in an open system that provides the means for cooperating processes in different real open systems to communicate.
communication interface That part of the API devoted to communications with other application software, external data transport facilities, and devices.
communications Information transfer, among users or processes, according to agreed conventions. 2.
communications assistant A person who facilitates telephone conversation between text telephone users, users of sign language or individuals with speech disabilities through a…
communications base station Synonym base communications.
communications blackout A cessation of communications or communications capability caused by a lack of power to a communications facility or equipment. 2.
communications center An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic.
communications channel See channel.
communications common carrier The term "communications common carrier" as used in this part [of 47CFR] means any person (individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company…
communications cover Concealing or altering of characteristic communications patterns to hide information that could be of value to an adversary. [INFOSEC-99]
Communications Data Base Communications data files and updates including, but not limited to, communications message file, network management file, information management file…
communications deception Deliberate transmission, retransmission, or alteration of communications to mislead an adversary's interpretation of the communications. [NIS] 2.
Communications Intelligence (COMINT) Technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than intended recipients.
communications jamming (COMJAM) The portion of electronic jamming that is directed against communications circuits and systems. 2.
communications net An organization of stations capable of direct communication on a common channel or frequency. [JP 1-02] Synonym net.
communications net operation See net operation.
communications network An organization of stations capable of intercommunications, but not necessarily on the same channel. [JP 1-02]
communications processor unit (CPU) A computer embedded in a communications system. Note 1: An example of a CPU is the message data processor of a DDN switching center.
communications profile [An] analytic model of communications associated with an organization or activity.
communications protection The application of communications security (COMSEC) measures to telecommunications systems in order (a) to deny unauthorized persons access to sensitive…
communications protocol See protocol.
communications reliability The probability that information transmitted from a communications station will arrive at the intended destination in a timely manner without loss of…
communications satellite An orbiting vehicle that relays signals between (a) terrestrial communications stations, (b) a terrestrial communications station and another…
communications saturation See saturation.
Communications Security (COMSEC) The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value, which might be derived from the possession and…
communications security equipment See COMSEC equipment.
communications security material See COMSEC material.
communications silence The avoidance of any type of transmission, emission, or radiation by any means, including radiation from receiving equipment.
communications sink See sink.
communications source See source.
communications subsystem A functional unit or operational assembly that is smaller than the larger assembly under consideration.
communications survivability The ability of communications systems to continue to operate effectively under adverse conditions, though portions of the system may be damaged or…
communications system A collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually…
communications system engineering The translation of user requirements for the exchange of information into cost-effective and low-risk technical solutions in terms of equipment and…