ExpertGlossary terms starting with C

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control channel The Communication link (TCP) over which commands and responses flow. Low bandwidth; encrypted and integrity protected by default.
control character A character that initiates, modifies, or stops a function, event, operation, or control operation.
control communications The branch of technology devoted to the design, development, and application of communications facilities used specifically for control purposes, such as…
Control elements DNA sequences in genes that interact with regulatory proteins (such as transcription factors) to determine the rate and timing of expression of the genes…
control field In a protocol data unit (PDU), the field that (a) contains data interpreted by the receiving destination logical-link controller (LLC) and (b) may be the…
control function Synonym control operation.
control group In a clinical trial, the group that does not receive the new treatment being studied.
Control house. See control structure.
Control Information Information that is entered into a cryptographic module for the purposes of directing the operation of the module.
Control joint Control joints are joints placed in concrete to provide for control of initial shrinkage stresses and cracks of monolithic units.
control message A command used by USENET host computers to create and remove newsgroups or cancel messages that have already been posted. [Exchange 5.5]
control monitor In computers and networks, the device that displays the progress or status of the overriding software or procedures. 2.
Control No. unique number assigned to a patent reexamination request when it is filed, having a 2-digit series code (90 for ex parte reexamination requests; 95 for…
control of electromagnetic radiation Measures taken to minimize unintended electromagnetic radiation emanating from a system or component and to minimize electromagnetic interference.
control operation An operation that affects the recording, processing, transmission, or interpretation of data.
Control plot A plot in which no vegetation will be cut and natural succession will occur. A control plot serves as a baseline to compare other treatments (Early, Mid…
Control Points Horizontal and Vertical: Small monuments securely embedded in the surface of the dam. Any movement of the monument indicates a movement in the dam itself.
Control Procedure The means used to control the orderly communication of information between stations on a data link. Also called line discipline.
Control Station The station on a network, which supervises the network control procedures such as polling, selecting, and recovery.
control structure A statement that affects the flow of control within a method. Typical control structures are loops and if statements.
Control structure (control house) Concrete portion of an outlet works, located at the downstream end of the tunnel or conduit, housing the control (regulation) gates.
Control Theory The mathematical analysis of the systems and mechanisms for achieving a desired state under changing internal and external conditions.
control track The magnetized portion along the length of a videotape on which synchronous control information is placed; the control track contains a pulse for each…
Control Zone The space, expressed in feet or radius, that surrounds equipment that is used to process sensitive defense information and that is under sufficient…
controlled access Access in which the resources of an area or system is limited to authorized personnel, users, programs, processes, or other systems, and denied to all…
controlled area An area (a) in which uncontrolled movement will not result in compromise of classified information, (b) that is designed to provide administrative control…
controlled clinical trial A clinical study that includes a comparison (control) group. The comparison group receives a placebo, another treatment, or no treatment at all.
controlled cryptographic item (CCI) Secure telecommunications or information handling equipment, or associated cryptographic component, that is unclassified but governed by a special set of…
controlled data According to UCA 63G-2-304, data on an individual collected and maintained by state government, necessary for the administration of government programs…
Controlled Environment A closed environment in which parameters, such as light, temperature, relative humidity and sometimes the partial gas pressure (and possibly its…
Controlled Interface Mechanism that facilitates the adjudication of different interconnected system security policies (e.g.
controlled low-voltage electrical stimulation (kun-TROLD loh VOLE-tij ee-LEK-trih-kul STIM-yoo-LAY-shun) A technique in which mild electric currents are applied to some areas of the skin by a small…
controlled not-ready signal A signal, sent in the backward direction, to indicate that a call cannot be completed because the called line is not in a ready condition, but is under…
controlled rerouting A procedure of transferring, in a controlled way, signaling traffic from an alternative signaling route to the normal signaling route when the latter…
controlled security mode See controlled security operation, multilevel security.
controlled security operation In a communications system, operation in which (a) internal security controls prevent inadvertent disclosures, (b) personnel, physical, and administrative…
controlled sharing [A] condition existing when access control is applied to all users and components of an information system (IS). [INFOSEC-99]
controlled space Three-dimensional space surrounding information-system (IS) equipment, within which unauthorized persons are denied unrestricted access and are either…
controlled study An experiment or clinical trial that includes a comparison (control) group.
Controlled Substance A narcotic or non-narcotic drug listed in one of the five schedules of controlled substances in Title 21 of the U.S. Code.
controlled time When a unanimous consent agreement limits the time for debate on a bill or other measure and places it under the control of bill floor managers, the time…
controller An adapter card, RAID controller, or other module that interprets signals between a host and a eripheral device.
controlling authority [In cryptosystems, the] official responsible for directing the operation of a cryptonet and for managing the operational use and control of keying…
controlling element In eukaryotes, transposons which affect the activity of known genes. This can occur as a result of the integration within, or close to a gene, thereby…
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CONUS Continental United States
Convalidar un testamento Procedimiento mediante el que se determina la validez de un testamento y se le da efecto.
Convection The movement of matter due to changes in temperature and density. Warm material rises because it is less dense (lighter) and cool material sinks because…
Convection cloud Convection cloud Cumuliform cloud which forms in the atmosphere as a result of convection. Such clouds are also called clouds of vertical development.
Convective Boundary Layer The unstable boundary layer that forms at the surface and grows upward through the day as the ground is heated by the sun and convective currents transfer…
Convective Clouds The vertically developed family of clouds are cumulus and cumulonimbus. The height of their bases range from as low as 1,000 feet to a bit more than…
Convective Condensation Level (abbrev. CCL)- The level in the atmosphere to which an air parcel, if heated from below, will rise dry adiabatically, without becoming colder than its…
convective condensation level (CCL) The level above the surface marking the base of a cumuliform cloud that is forming due to surface heating and rising thermals.
Convective Inhibition (CIN or B-) - A numerical measure of the strength of "capping," typically used to assess thunderstorm potential.
Convective Outlook (sometimes called AC) - A forecast containing the area(s) of expected thunderstorm occurrence and expected severity over the contiguous United States…
Convective Overdevelopment Convection that covers the sky with clouds, thereby cutting off the sunshine that produces convection.
Convective Temperature The approximate temperature that the air near the ground must warm to in order for surface-based convection to develop, based on analysis of a sounding.
Convective Zone The Sun is made up of different layers. From its center outward, the Sun’s layers include the core, the convective zone, the radiative zone, the…
convenience file An unofficial file that is maintained for ease of access and reference Also referred to as reading file. See also reference file and working file.
Convention An official meeting of the delegates of a political party at which the delegates decide upon their party platform and take other party-related actions.
Convention Date See Priority Date.
Convention on Biological Diversity (Abbreviation: CBD). The inteRNA tional treaty governing the conservation and use of biological resources around the world, that has also called for the…
Convention, EPC The European Patent Convention. An agreement among countries in Europe establishing a system of filing and examination of a single patent application in a…
Conventional Co- Production An effort between governments to produce the same end item, or components of the same end item, in concert.
Conventional Conforming Mortgage Loans Conventional mortgage loans are those mortgages that are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, the U.S.
Conventional Fixed Rate Mortgage A fixed-rate mortgage offers you a set interest rate and payments that do not change throughout the life, or "term," of the loan.
Conventional forest products Any commercial roundwood product (boards, dimension lumber, pulp and paper products) except fuelwood.
Conventional Fuel The fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas.
Conventional Heat Pump This type of heat pump is known as an air-to air system.
Conventional Loan A mortgage loan that is not insured, guaranteed or funded by the Veterans Administration (VA), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or Rural Economic…
conventional medicine (kun-VEN-shuh-nul MEH-dih-sin) A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat…
Conventional Mortgage A mortgage loan which is not insured or guaranteed by a government agency such as FHA or VA.
Conventional Power Power generation from sources such as petroleum, natural gas, or coal. In some cases, large-scale hydropower and nuclear power generation are considered…
conventional therapy (kun-VEN-shuh-nul THAYR-uh-pee) A currently accepted and widely used treatment for a certain type of disease, based on the results of past research.
Conventional tillage The traditional method of farming in which soil is prepared for planting by completely inverting it with a moldboard plow.
conventional treatment A currently accepted and widely used treatment for a certain type of disease, based on the results of past research. Also called conventional therapy.
Conventional Weapon A weapon that is neither nuclear, biological, nor chemical.
Convergence Integration of computing, communications and broadcasting systems.
convergence point A network point at which two or more possible routes through different intermediate networks from the origination network to destination network converge.
conversation-minute The product of (a) the number of messages and, (b) the average minutes of conversation per message. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
conversation-minute-kilometers The product of (a) the number of messages, (b) the average minutes of conversation per message, and (c) the average route kilometers of circuits involved.
conversational hypertext access technology (chat) See chat.
conversational mode A mode of communication analogous to a conversation between two persons.
conversational service In telecommunications, a service that provides two-way, interactive, real-time, end-to-end information transfer.
conversational state The field values of a session bean plus the transitive closure of the objects reachable from the bean's fields.
Conversion The ability, in some states, to switch your job-based coverage to an individual policy when you lose eligibility for job-based coverage.
Conversion Clause A provision in some ARMs allowing it to change to a fixed-rate loan at some point during the term.
Conversion Efficiency The amount of energy produced as a percentage of the amount of energy consumed.
conversion of records formats The process of transferring records from one physical format to another. Conversion includes changing paper to microform, optical disk, or another…
Conversion Option A provision of some adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) loans that allows the borrower to change the ARM to a fixed-rate mortgage at specified times after loan…
Conversion price A conversion price is the predetermined price, set at the time of issue, at which you can exchange a convertible bond or other convertible security for…
Conversion rate the rate at which visitors get converted to customers or are moved a step closer to customer acquisition.
Conversion Timing The actual agreed upon scheduled date and time to commence cutover in a coordinated conversion.
Converter A device for transforming the quality and quantity of electrical energy; also an inverter.
Convertible ARM is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage loan that can be converted into a fixed-rate mortgage during a certain time period.
Convertible bond Convertible bonds are corporate bonds that give you the alternative of converting their value into common stock of that company or redeeming them for cash…
Convertible hedge When you use a convertible hedge, you buy a convertible bond, which you can exchange under certain circumstances for shares of the company's common stock.
convertible mortgage An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) that allows a borrower to switch to a fixed-rate mortgage at a specified point in the loan term.
Convertible term A convertible term life insurance policy can be converted into a permanent life policy at some point in the future without requiring you to pass a health…
Convertible Term Insurance Term insurance that offers the policyholder the option of exchanging it for a permanent plan of insurance without evidence of insurability.