contingency key[A] key held for use under specific operational conditions or in support of specific contingency plans. [INFOSEC-99]
contingency managementIn medicine, a treatment plan that gives immediate rewards for desired changes in behavior.
Contingency orderA contingency order to buy or sell a security or other investment product is one that has strings attached.
Contingency PlanManagement policy and procedures designed to maintain or restore business operations, including computer operations, possibly at an alternate location, in…
contingency procedureA procedure that is an alternative to the normal path of a process if an unusual but anticipated situation occurs. [2382-pt.8]
Contingent BeneficiaryA contingent beneficiary receives the proceeds of an insurance policy, term-certain annuity, individual retirement account (IRA), employer-sponsored…
contingent claimA claim that may be owed by the debtor under certain circumstances,
Contingent deferred sales loadA contingent deferred sales load, also called a back-end load, is a sales charge some mutual funds impose when you sell shares in the fund within a…
Contingent valuationSurvey method asking for the maximum values that users would pay for access to a particular activity.
ContinuancePostponement of a legal proceeding to a later date. Also, adjournment.
continuationa second application for the same invention claimed in a prior nonprovisional application and filed before the first application becomes abandoned or…
continueA Java keyword used to resume program execution at the end of the current loop. If followed by a label, continue resumes execution where the label occurs.
continue statementA statement that may only be used inside the body of a loop. In the case of a while loop or do loop, control passes immediately to the loop's terminating…
Continued or ContinuanceA postponement of a date of a trial, hearing or other court appearance to a later fixed date by order of the court, or upon a written agreement of all…
continued use-- see Section 8 Declaration of Continued Use
continuing applicationa continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part patent application
Continuing Education Coursesshort, defined periods of formal job-related instruction (including but not limited to professional meetings) provided to members of a Forensic Laboratory…
continuing resolution/continuing appropriationsLegislation in the form of a joint resolution enacted by Congress, when the new fiscal year is about to begin or has begun, to provide budget authority…
continuity checkA check made of a circuit to verify that a communication or power path exists.
continuity check transponderA device that is used to interconnect the Go and Return paths of a circuit at the incoming end, and through which the detection of an incoming check tone…
Continuity of CommandThe degree or state of being continuous in the exercise of the authority vested in an individual of the armed forces for the direction, coordination, and…
Continuity of OperationsThe degree or state of being continuous in the conduct of functions, tasks, or duties necessary to accomplish a military action or mission in carrying out…
Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)A predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organizations essential functions will be sustained for up to 30 days as a result…
Continuity of Support PlanThe documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures mandated by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) A-130 that describe how to…
Continuous AccessA facility provided by the Continous Access software option available with the HP StorageWorks E Disk Array XP series.
continuous cultureA suspension culture continuously supplied with nutrients by the inflow of fresh medium. The culture volume is normally constant.
continuous custodyan archival principle of added value, holding that the continuous and unbroken retention of any record or set of records in the keeping and for the use of…
continuous dataA surface for which each location has a specified or derivable value. Typically represented by a tin or lattice (e.g., surface elevation).
continuous fermentationA process in which cells or micro-organisms are maintained in culture in the exponential growth phase by the continuous addition of fresh medium that is…
continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion(kon-TIN-yoo-us HY-per-THER-mik PAYR-ih-toh-NEE-ul per-FYOO-zhun) A procedure that bathes the abdominal cavity in fluid that contains anticancer drugs.
continuous infusion(kon-TIN-yoo-us in-FYOO-zhun) The administration of a fluid into a blood vessel, usually over a prolonged period of time.
Continuous net settlementIn continuous net settlement, most securities transactions are finalized, or cleared and settled, within a brokerage firm.
continuous operationOperation in which certain components, such as nodes, facilities, circuits, or equipment, are in an operational state at all times.
continuous presenceIn teleconferencing, the concurrent presence of two or more video images, such as two images that may appear on a single monitor on a split screen or on…
Continuous Quality ImprovementAn ongoing process that involves organization members in monitoring and evaluating programs to continuously improve service delivery.
continuous simulationIn a continuous simulation, time ticks past at a regular rate that is applicable to the particular simulation scenario.
Continuous ToneAn image (e.g. a photograph) which has all the values of gray from white to black.
continuous tone copyIn facsimile, an object, i.e., an original, or a recorded copy, that contains shades of gray, i.e.
continuous variationVariation where individuals cannot be classified as belonging to one of a set of discrete classes.
Contour ditchIrrigation ditch laid out approximately on the contour.
Contour farmingSystem of farming used for erosion control and moisture conservation whereby field operations are performed approximately on the contour.
Contour floodingMethod of irrigation by flooding from contour ditches.
contour intervalThe difference in surface values between contours.
contour lineAn imaginary line joining points of equal elevation.
Contour mapTopographic map that portrays relief or elevation differences by the use of lines (contours) indiciating equal elevation.
Contour plowingPlowing done in accordance with the natural outline or shape of the land by keeping the furrows or ditches at the same elevation as much as possible to…
Contour strip farmingA kind of contour farming in which row crops are planted in strips, between alternating strips of close-growing, erosion resistant forage (grass, grain…
contouringIn digital facsimile, density step lines in the recorded copy resulting from analog-to-digital conversion when the object, i.e.
ContractIn most cases, the term "contract" refers to an insurance policy. A policy is considered to be a contract between the insurance company and the…
Contract Administration Office (CAO)The activity identified in the DoD Directory of Contract Administration Services Components assigned to perform contract administration responsibilities.
Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)Document used to order (buy) and require delivery of data. Tells contractor what data to deliver, when and how it will be accepted, where to look for…
Contract DefinitionA funded effort, normally by two or more competing contractors, to establish specifications, to select technical approaches, to identify high-risk areas…
Contract for deedSame or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Contract Laboratory Program (CLP)The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) is a national network of EPA personnel, commercial laboratories, and support…
Contract of saleSame or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Contract rateThe repayment or water service rate set forth in a contract to be paid by a district to the United States.
Contract to purchaseSame or similar to "mortgage." See "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Contract Work Breakdown StructureThe complete WBS for a contract developed and used by a contractor within the guidelines of MIL-STD 881A, and in accordance with the contract statement of…
Contracted weirThe crest and sides of a retangular weir are far enough from the bottom and sides of the channel so that their effect on flow is negligible.
Contracting Officer (CO)A person with the authority to enter into, administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.
contracting partyA country or intergovernmental organization that is a member of the Madrid Protocol.
Contracting Statea national Office or an intergovernmental organization which is party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Contraction jointContraction joints are joints placed in concrete to provide for volumetric shrinkage of a monolithic unit or movement between monolithic units.
ContrademandaDemanda presentada por un demandado o acusado en calidad de oposición a los reclamos del demandante.
contrail (condensation trail)A cloudlike streamer frequently seen forming behind aircraft flying in clear, cold, humid air.
contraindicationA symptom or medical condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable because a person is likely to have a bad reaction.
contraindications(con'truh in dih ca" shuns) reasons not to take a drug or undergo a treatment.
ContrainterrogatorioUn interrogatorio hecho por una de las partes o por su abogado a otra parte o a un testigo citado por otra parte en un juicio.
contralateralHaving to do with the opposite side of the body.
ContrarianAn investor who marches to a different drummer is sometimes described as a contrarian.
ContrastThe difference between the brightness of an object compared to that of its immediate background.
Contrast levelA description of the relative amount of visual contrast resulting from a change in the visible landscape.
contrast materialA dye or other substance that helps show abnormal areas inside the body. It is given by injection into a vein, by enema, or by mouth.
contributionIn B-ISDN applications, the use of broadband transmission of audio or video information to the user for post-production processing and distribution.
Contribution for government social insuranceEmployer contributions for government social insurance as well as payments by employees, the self-employed, and other individuals who participate in…
Contributor site groupCan submit content to categories and can add content to existing document libraries and lists.
contributory infringementSelling a part of a patented product or a material for use in practicing a patented process that is especially adapted for the patented product or…
Contributory negligenceThe rule of law under which an act or omission of plaintiff is a contributing cause of injury and a possible bar to a complete recovery.
Controla test with predictable results performed with an experimental procedure to confirm the reliability of the experimental results.
Control Abstraction(Software) The process of extracting the essential characteristics of control by defining abstract mechanisms and their associated characteristics while…
Control and Reporting CenterAn element of the US Air Force tactical air control system, subordinate to the tactical air control center, from which radar control and warning…
Control and Reporting PostAn element of the US Air Force tactical air control system, subordinate to the control and reporting center, that provides radar control and surveillance…
control animalAn animal in a study that does not receive the treatment being tested. Comparing the health of control animals with the health of treated animals allows…
Control areaAn electric power system or combination of electric power systems to which a common automatic control scheme is applied in order to: Match, at all times…
control attribute packageA collection of control attributes associated with a security object [ECMA138].
control attributes1. Attributes, associated with a security object, that when matched against the privilege attributes of a security subject, are used to grant or deny…