ConveyanceInstrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
Conveyance LossThe loss of water from a conduit due to leakage, seepage, evaporation, or evapo-transpiration.
Conveyance loss (distribution loss)Loss of water from a channel or pipe during conveyance, including losses due to seepage, leakage, evaporation and transpiration by plants growing in or…
Conveyance system efficiencyThe ratio of the volume of water delivered to users in proportion to the volume of water introduced into the conveyance system.
ConveyorA mechanical apparatus for carrying bulk material from place to place; for example, an endless moving belt or a chain of receptacles.
ConvictionA judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.
convolutional codeA type of error-correction code in which (a) each m-bit information symbol (each m-bit string) to be encoded is transformed into an n-bit symbol, where…
convoy internal communicationsIn a land or maritime convoy, communications (a) that is among the elements of the convoy, (b) includes radio, visual, and sound transmissions, (c) in…
Cook the booksWhen a company cooks the books, it is deliberately - and illegally - providing false information about its financial situation to bolster its stock price…
CookieA message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file.
CookiesHolds information on the times and dates a user has visited websites. Other information can also be saved to your hard drive in these text files…
CooldownThe waiting time before a spell, item or ability can be used again.
cooldown periodAmount of time during which Auto Scaling does not allow the desired size of the Auto Scaling group to be changed by any other notification from a…
Cooling CapacityThe quantity of heat that a cooling appliance is capable of removing from a room in one hour.
Cooling Degree DayA value used to estimate interior air cooling requirements (load) calculated as the number of degrees per day (over a specified period) that the daily…
Cooling Degree Days(Abbrev. CDD) - A form of Degree Day used to estimate energy requirements for air conditioning or refrigeration.
Cooling degree days (CDD)A measure of cooling energy demand determined by how far a location's temperature averaged above 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cooling LoadThat amount of cooling energy to be supplied (or heat and humidity removed) based on the sensible and latent loads.
Cooling PondA body of water used to cool the water that is circulated in an electric power plant.
Cooling TowerA structure used to cool power plant water; water is pumped to the top of the tubular tower and sprayed out into the center, and is cooled by evaporation…
Cooling-off periodIn the financial industry, a cooling-off period applies when a new issue is being brought to market.
Coomb's testA laboratory test to identify antibodies that can bind to the surface of red blood cells or platelets and destroy them.
cooperating programA program or agency supporting a specific ARM effort, such as a field campaign, wherein ARM provides the resources.
cooperation factorIn facsimile systems, the product of the total scanning length and the scanning density, given by CF = L, where L is the scanning line length and is the…
CooperativeA building or development of two or more units in which the right to occupy a unit is obtained by the purchase of stock in the corporation which owns the…
Cooperative (Co-op)A co-op is a corporation that owns a particular residential property. The shareholders are the tenants who, instead of owning an individual unit, own…
Cooperative (Co-op) ProjectA project in which a corporation holds title to a residential property and sells shares to individual buyers, who then receive a proprietary lease as…
Cooperative AgreementFormal document that states the obligations of Reclamation to one or more other parties.
Cooperative electric utilityAn electric utility legally established to be owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its service.
cooperative key generationElectronically exchanging functions of locally generated, random components, from which both terminals of a secure circuit construct traffic encryption…
Cooperative ObserverAn individual (or institution) who takes precipitation and temperature observations-and in some cases other observations such as river stage, soil…
Cooperative UserAn individual that willingly provides his/her biometric to the biometric system for capture.
coordinateA set of numbers that designate location in a given reference system, such as x,y in a planar coordinate system or an x,y,z in a three-dimensional…
COordinate GeOmetry (COGO)Land surveyors use COGO functions to enter survey data, to calculate precise locations and boundaries, to define curves, and so on.
coordinate indexingAn indexing scheme by which terms may be correlated or combined to show interrelationships, the purpose of which is to facilitate more precise retrieval
coordinate repressionCorrelated regulation of a structural gene within an operon by a molecule that interacts with the operator.
coordinate systemA reference system used to measure horizontal and vertical distances on a planimetric map.
coordinated clockOne of a set of clocks distributed over a spatial region, producing time scales that are synchronized to the time scale of a reference clock at a…
Coordinated ConversionA process whereby a portion of the equipment or facilities from an existing service is to be reused in a replacement service.
Coordinated Engagement Planning/ActionsNecessary coordination among engagement components to ensure maximum effectiveness of the SDS and resources are not wasted on targets already targeted.
Coordinated operationGenerally, the operation of two or more interconnected electrical systems to achieve greater reliability and economy.
coordinated time scaleA time scale synchronized within given tolerances to a reference time scale.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)By international agreement, the local time at the prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England.
Coordinating AuthorityA commander or individual assigned responsibility for coordinating specific functions of activities involving forces of two or more Services or two or…
CoordinationThe practice by which two or more interconnected electric power systems augment the reliability of bulk electric power supply by establishing planning and…
coordination areaThe area associated with an Earth station outside of which a terrestrial station sharing the same frequency band neither causes nor is subject to…
coordination contour1. The line enclosing the coordination area. [NTIA] [RR] 2. The perimeter of the coordination area.
coordination distanceDistance on a given azimuth from an Earth station beyond which a terrestrial station sharing the same frequency band neither causes nor is subject to…
Coordination of BenefitsA way to figure out who pays first when 2 or more health insurance plans are responsible for paying the same medical claim.
coordinatorA user who has permission to configure user roles on a folder and to perform all author tasks.
CopaymentIf you have a managed-care health insurance plan, your copayment is the fixed amount you pay - often $10 to $25 - for each in-network doctor's office…
COPDA type of lung disease marked by permanent damage to tissues in the lungs, making it hard to breathe.
cope (kope)To adjust to new situations and overcome problems.
Copending Application or CopendencyA patent application that is pending (not abandoned or issued) at the same time another, related patent application is pending.
Copiesthis is the term used for a tie. In the case of this the winnings go to the banker.
CopingA protective cap, top, or cover of a wall parapet, commonly sloping to protect masonry from water
coping skills(KOH-ping skilz) The methods a person uses to deal with stressful situations. These may help a person face a situation, take action, and be flexible and…
copolymer(KOH-pah-lih-mer) A molecule made up of two or more different kinds of small molecules called monomers.
Coppice regenerationThe ability of certain hardwood species to regenerate by producing multiple new shoots from a stump left after harvest.
CoproductsThe potentially useful byproducts of ethanol fermentation process.
COPS OfficeOffice of Community Oriented Policing Services The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the division of the U.S.
copyA reproduction of an original document See also duplication.
copy constructorA constructor taking a single argument of the same class. For instance public class Point { // Use p's attributes to initialize this object.
copy managementA control function that regulates the creation, use, and disposal of duplicate records Also referred to as copy control.
copy numberThe number of a particular plasmid per bacterium cell, or gene per genome.
Copy SuspendOne of four health states of a storage group copy. Copy Suspend indicates that an administrator has temporarily halted log copying. [Exchange 2007]
copy watchA radio- or video-communications watch in which an operator is required to maintain a continuous receiver watch and to keep a complete log.
copy-on-write (COW)The technique for creating snapshots without consuming excess disk space.
copy-protectedOf a data medium such as a diskette, pertaining to the use of one or more schemes designed to thwart copying in violation of copyright law or security…
copyingThis generally refers to an infringer copying from a patented product, apparatus, composition, or process and may enhance evidence of infringement.
copyrightThe 1976 Copyright Act permits the owner of a copyright to prevent others from reproducing, displaying, performing, or distributing ideas expressed in a…
copyrightsprotect works of authorship, such as writings, music, and works of art that have been tangibly expressed.
CoQ10A substance found in most tissues in the body, and in many foods. It can also be made in the laboratory.
Coram nobisTo bring to the attention of the Court; a writ of coram nobis is used to bring factual errors to the attention of the Court and to get relief from same.
CorbelAn architectural member which projects upward and outward from a wall that supports a horizontal member.
CordA stack of wood consisting of 128 cubic feet. A cord has standard dimensions of 4´ x 4´ x 8´ including air space and bark. One cord contains about 1.
Cord (of Wood)A stack of wood 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet.
Cord bloodBlood remaining in the umbilical cord immediately following the birth of the baby. It contains a rich concentration of stem cells.
cord circuitA switchboard circuit in which a plug-terminated cord is used to establish connections manually between user lines or between trunks and user lines.
cord lampThe lamp associated with a cord circuit that indicates supervisory conditions for the respective part of the connection.
cordectomy(kor-DEK-toh-mee) An operation on the vocal cords or on the spinal cord.
cordless switchboardA telephone switchboard in which manually operated keys are used to make connections.
CorduroyA road made of logs laid crosswise on the ground or on other logs.
cordycepinAn anticancer drug that belongs to a family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics.
Core(Kor) the central part of anything, such as the central mass of necrotic matter in a boil.
Core (impervious core or impervious zone)A zone of low permeability material in an embankment dam. Sometimes referred to as "central core," "inclined core," "puddle clay core," and "rolled clay…
core areaThe part of the cross-sectional area of an optical fiber within which the refractive index is everywhere greater than that of the innermost homogeneous…
core biopsy(... BY-op-see) The removal of a tissue sample with a wide needle for examination under a microscope.