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Communications System Segment (CSS) The communications front end for all Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base (CMAFB) missions for non-common user traffic, performing circuit and message…
communications system survivability See survivability.
Communications System Synchronization Coordination of timing among communications system elements to permit transmission/reception of messages/data which may be distorted by time delays and…
communications theory Theory that is devoted to the probabilistic characteristics of the transmission of data in the presence of noise, and that is used to advance the design…
communications watch The monitoring of one or more communications lines, frequencies, or channels to obtain information by listening to or receiving all transmissions on them…
Communications Zone Rear part of the theater of operations (behind but contiguous to the combat zone) which contains the lines of communications, establishments for supply…
communications-electronics (C-E) The specialized field concerned with the use of electronic devices and systems for the acquisition or acceptance, processing, storage, display, analysis…
Community A political entity that has the authority to adopt and enforce floodplain ordinances for the area under its jurisdiction.
Community Acquired Infection An infection that occurs without exposure in recent weeks or months to the risk from care in a hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, or home-care treatment…
Community Advisory Groups (CAG) A Community Advisory Group (CAG) is made up representatives of diverse community interests.
Community Antenna Television (CATV) See cable TV.
community bank Section 36a-70(r)(2) allows the formation of a community bank with $3 million in capital.
Community Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP) The program within the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau's Division of Community Based Programs that delivers HIV/AIDS dental care while simultaneously training dental…
Community Cards Cards that are presented face-up in the middle of the poker table and shared among players in games like Hold'em and Omaha.
Community cohesion Ability of a community to have a unified response when facing a problem; e.g., an external threat to their sustainability.
Community defender organization A nonprofit defense counsel service organized by a group of attorneys in private practice authorized by the U.S.
Community development area An area defined by local authorities for government-assisted housing programs.
community development bank A community development bank is organized to serve the banking needs of a well-defined neighborhood, community, or other geographic area and, typically…
Community Forum or Public Meeting A small-group method of collecting information from community members in which a community meeting is used to provide a directed but highly interactive…
Community land trust A community land trust is a private, non-profit organization whose goal is to acquire and hold land for the benefit of the community and to provide secure…
community of interest A grouping of users who generate a majority of their traffic in calls to other members of the group.
Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) Community-based clinical trials network that obtains evidence to guide clinicians and PLWHA on the most appropriate use of available HIV therapies.
Community property In nine US states, any assets, investments, and income that are acquired during a marriage are considered community property, or owned jointly by the…
Community Rating A rule that prevents health insurers from varying premiums within a geographic area based on age, gender, health status or other factors.
Community Rating System (CRS) A program developed by the FEMA Mitigation Division to provide incentives for those communities in the National Flood Insurance Program that have gone…
community reception (in the broadcasting-satellite service) The reception of emissions from a space station in the broadcasting-satellite service by receiving equipment, which in some cases may be complex and have…
Community Reinvestment Act The Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and…
community reinvestment act (cra) Enacted by Congress in 1977, the CRA encourages banks to help meet the credit needs of their communities for housing and other purposes, particularly in…
community security policy The definition of the basic security principles and policy for a community of interconnected systems thereby allowing a series of bilateral SISPs to be…
Community-based Organization (CBO) An organization that provides services to locally defined populations, which may or may not include populations infected with or affected by HIV disease.
Commutation The reduction of a sentence, as from death to life imprisonment.
Commuting area Commuting area also called area of intended employment. There is no rigid measure of distance which constitutes a normal commuting distance or normal…
COMNAVFOR Commander, Naval Forces. 57
COMNAVSEASYSCOM Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.
COMNAVSECGR U Commander Naval Security Group.
COMNAVSECGRU Commander Naval Security Group.
COMNAVSPACECOM Commander, Naval Space Command.
COMOCK Computer Mock-up
COMOPTEVFOR Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force (Navy).
Comorbidity The condition of having two or more diseases at the same time.
Comp Free food, room, beverage, and travel offered by casinos to encourage big players to gamble more.
compact An agreement between states apportioning the water of a river basin to each of the signatory states.
Compact Building Design Refers to the act of constructing buildings vertically rather than horizontally, and configuring them on a block or neighborhood scale that makes…
Compact Disc (CD) A type of optical disc storage media, compact discs come in a variety of formats.
compact disk read-only memory See CD ROM.
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) CD-ROM is an optical media. A CD-ROM 5.25-inch disk can hold about 650 megabytes of information.
Compact Fluorescent A smaller version of standard fluorescent lamps which can directly replace standard incandescent lights.
Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) A type of concentrated solar power (CSP) technology similar to a parabolic trough design, where the sun's heat energy is reflected onto a receiver…
compact shelving A system of mobile shelving intended to save space and/or guarantee security
Compacted backfill Backfill which has been reduced to bulk by rolling, tamping, or soaking.
Compacted embankment Embankment which has been reduced in bulk by rolling, tapping, or soaking.
Compacted Information Information which is generally and widely associated with a product. For example, most published books have an ISBN.
Compaction To make soil dense by mechanical manipulation. Mechanical action which increases the density by reducing the voids in a material.
Compaction curve (Proctor curve, moisture-density curve) The curve showing the relationship between the dry density (dry unit weight) and the moisture content of a soil for a given compactive effort.
Compaction test A laboratory compacting procedure whereby a soil at a known moisture content is placed in a specified manner into a mold of given dimensions, subjected to…
companding An operation in which the dynamic range of signals is compressed before transmission and is expanded to the original value at the receiver.
compandor A device that incorporates a compressor and an expander, each of which may be used independently.
companion bill or measure Similar or identical legislation which is introduced in the Senate and House. House and Senate lawmakers who share similar views on legislation may…
companion cell A living cell associated with the sieve cell of phloem tissue in vascular plants.
Company The company (also called applicant or sponsor) submits an application to FDA for approval to market a drug product in the United States.
Company profile A summary of information about an insurance company, including its license status, financial data, complaint history, and a history of regulatory action.
Comparables An abbreviation for "comparable properties," which are used as a comparison in determining the current value of a property that is being appraised.
comparably efficient interconnection (CEI) An equal-access concept developed by the FCC stating that, ". . . if a carrier offers an enhanced service, it should be required to offer network…
comparative anatomy (kum-PAYR-uh-tiv uh-NA-toh-mee) The comparison of the structure (anatomy) of one animal or plant with the structure of a different animal or plant.
Comparative Effectiveness A type of health care research that compares the results of one approach for managing a disease to the results of other approaches.
Comparative fault A method of attributing fault to each party who contributed to causing an accident.
Comparative genomics The study of human genetics by comparisons with model organisms such as mice, the fruit fly, and the bacterium E. coli.
comparative mapping The comparison of map locations of genes and markers between species. In comparisons between closely related species, this will usually uncover a high…
Comparative Market Analysis (COMPS) A property evaluation that determines property value by comparing similar properties sold within the last year.
Comparative negligence The rule under which negligence is measured by percentage, (and damages are diminished) in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the…
Comparative Negligence Law An Illinois law that sets forth how negligence for an accident is determined. Under these rules, you can collect from an at-fault driver only if you are…
comparative positional candidate gene Relates to an indirect means of assigning function to a QTL. Where a QTL has been linked to a marker in one species, and that same marker is linked to a…
comparator In analog computing, a functional unit that compares two analog variables and indicates the result of that comparison. 2.
Comparecencia (en un tribunal) Cuando un demandado se somete a la jurisdicción del tribunal.
Comparison The process of comparing a biometric with a previously stored reference template or templates.
compartmentalization The division of data into isolated blocks for the purpose of reducing risk; e.g.
compartmentation The segregation of components, programs, and information to provide isolation. Note: Compartmentation provides some protection against overall compromise…
compartmented mode 1. [An] information systems (IS) mode of operation wherein each user with direct or indirect access to a system, its peripherals, remote terminals, or…
COMPASS Common Operational Mission Planning and Support System (Army term)
compassionate use trial A way to provide an investigational therapy to a patient who is not eligible to receive that therapy in a clinical trial, but who has a serious or…
compatibility Capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
compatibility testing Testing to be carried out to validate proper interworking of interconnecting network facilities and equipment.
compatible sideband transmission Independent sideband transmission in which the carrier is deliberately reinserted at a lower level after its normal suppression to permit reception by…
compelled signaling Signaling in which the transmission of each signal in the forward direction from an originating terminal is inhibited until an acknowledgement of the…
Compensating Controls The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls…
Compensating Factors Factors that show the ability to repay a loan based on less traditional criteria, such as employment, rent, and utility payment history.
Compensating Security Controls The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls…
Compensation A type of mitigation in which the impacts to a species or habitat are offset by protecting, restoring, or creating suitable habitat elsewhere.
Compensation of employees See Compensation of employees (paid)
Compensation of employees (paid) Income accruing to employees as remuneration for their work for domestic production.
Compensation of employees (received) Wage and salary disbursements and supplements to wages and salaries received by U.S.
Compensatory mitigation (For purposes of the Clean Water Act Section 404 and Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 regulatory programs), compensatory mitigation is the restoration…
COMPES Contingency Operations/Mobility Planning and Executing System.
Competency An ephemeral state, induced by treatment with cold cations, during which bacterial cells are capable of uptaking foreign DNA.
Competency test the evaluation of a person’s ability to perform work in any functional area prior to the performance of independent casework.
competent 1. Bacterial cells able to take up foreign DNA molecules and thereby become genetically transformed.
competitive access provider (CAP) A company that provides exchange access services in competition with an established U.S. telephone local exchange carrier.
Competitive Bidding Open bidding for federal contracts between independent groups that compete for the contract by providing the best bid.
competitive clip In time-assignment speech interpolation (TASI) or digital speech interpolation (DSI), truncation of the initial part of a speech spurt, caused when all…
Competitive trader Competitive traders, also known as registered competitive traders or floor traders, buy and sell stocks for their own accounts on the floor of an exchange.