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  1. Court Docket The court docket in Superior Court is a document prepared by the Prothonotary's Office which lists the paperwork filed with the clerk's office in the…
  2. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC or Fed. Cir.) A U.S. court to which an applicant for patent can appeal a decision of the USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. MPEP 1216.
  3. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) The historical court that reviewed USPTO decisions and decided customs cases, that was replaced by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
  4. Court of original jurisdiction A court where a matter is initiated and heard in the first instance; a trial court.
  5. court reporter The person who takes down each and every word said in court "on the record" and, when necessary, produces a transcript of what happened at the hearing.
  6. Court rules Regulations governing practice and procedure in the various courts.
  7. Court-appointed attorney Attorney appointed by the court to represent a defendant, usually with respect to criminal charges and without the defendant having to pay for the…
  8. covalently-closed circular DNA (Abbreviation: ccc DNA). A DNA molecule in which the free ends have ligated to form a circle. The strands remain linked together even after denaturation.
  9. cove An indentation along a shoreline. A very small indentation a few feet or so across is often referred to as a "pocket cove."
  10. Covenants Rules and restrictions governing the use of property.
  11. cover Natural or manmade objects on the bottom of lakes, rivers, or impoundments, especially those that influence fish behavior.
  12. Cover Barge A barge having hatch covers over its compartments and used for various dry bulk cargoes that need weather protection such as grain, tinplate, paper, etc.
  13. Cover crop A crop that provides temporary protection for delicate seedlings and/or provides a canopy for seasonal soil protection and improvement between normal crop…
  14. Cover-ID An integer identifier, assigned by the user, to relate geographic features and corresponding attribute data.
  15. coverage The scope of protection provided by an insurance contract which includes any of the listed benefits in an insurance policy.
  16. coverage extent The coordinates defining the minimum bounding rectangle (i.e., xmin,ymin and xmax,ymax) of a coverage or grid.
  17. coverage units The units (e.g., feet, meters, inches) of the coordinate system in which a coverage is stored.
  18. Coverdell Education Savings Account Formerly called education IRA. An education account that accumulates interest tax-free. You can also withdraw money from this account without penalty.)
  19. Covered Expenses The losses or conditions that the policy will pay for.
  20. Covered option When you sell call options on stock that you own, they are covered options. That means if the option holder exercises the option, you can deliver your…
  21. Covert An instance in which biometric samples are being collected at a location that is not known to bystanders.
  22. covert channel 1. A transmission channel that may be used to transfer data in a manner that violates security policy. [2382-pt.8] 2.
  23. covert storage channel 1. [A] covert channel involving the direct or indirect writing to a storage location by one process and the direct or indirect reading of the storage…
  24. Covert Timing Channel A covert channel in which one process signals information to another by modulating its own use of system resources in such a way that this manipulation…
  25. COW A radioisotope generator system.
  26. cowbells A flashing, multi-bladed lure that resembles a small school of bait fish that is commonly used to troll for trout.
  27. Cowl A removable metal scoop at the base of the windshield and rear of the hood that directs air into the air box.
  28. COX inhibitor (kox in-HIH-bih-ter) A type of drug that is used to treat inflammation and pain, and is being studied in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
  29. COX-2 An enzyme that speeds up the formation of substances that cause inflammation and pain. It may also cause tumor cells to grow.
  30. COX-2 inhibitor (kox...in-HIH-bih-ter) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to relieve pain and inflammation.
  31. Coyote holes Horizontal tunnels in which explosives are packed for blasting a high rock face.
  32. Cozaar (KOH-zahr) A drug used to treat high blood pressure. Cozaar blocks the action of chemicals that make blood vessels constrict (get narrower).
  33. CP Command Post.
  34. CP-358,774 A drug used to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer. It is also used together with gemcitabine to treat pancreatic cancer and is being…
  35. CP-547,632 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the families of drugs called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)…
  36. CP-609,754 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
  37. CP-724,714 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
  38. CP4 EPSPS Abbreviation for CP4 5-enolpyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate synthase. See: enolpyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate synthase.
  39. CP4071 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
  40. CPA Continued Prosecution Application a continuation or divisional application filed in a design application under 37 CFR 1.53(d)* -- see MPEP 201.
  41. CPAF Cost Plus Award Fee.
  42. CPAM Chief of Naval Operations Program Assessment Memorandum (Navy) 64
  43. CPAN The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. (See "What modules and extensions are available for Perl? What is CPAN? What does CPAN/src/... mean?" in perlfaq2).
  44. CPAR Cost Performance Assessment Report.
  45. CPAT Critical Process Assessment Tool
  46. CPB Charged Particle Beam.
  47. CPC Climate Prediction Center
  48. cpDNA Abbreviation for chloroplast DNA.
  49. CPE Abbreviation for customer premises equipment.
  50. CPE line (customer premises equipment line) A dedicated facility between a network switch and a subscriber termination. [T1.207-2000]
  51. CPE trunk (customer premises equipment trunk) The common facility between a network switch and a CPE switch. [T1.207-2000]
  52. CPEV Communications/Processor [Network] Experimental Version.
  53. CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee.
  54. CpG 7909 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called biological response modifiers.
  55. CPI Characters Per Inch.
  56. CPIC capital planning and investment control Envisioned in the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, OMB Circular A-130 (Management of Federal Information Resources) and…
  57. CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Fee.
  58. CPIPT Cost-Performance Integrated Product (Process) Team.
  59. CPM (1) Critical Path Method. (2) Contractor Performance Measurement.
  60. CPP Critical Performance Parameter.
  61. CPR Cost Performance Report.
  62. CPR/NC Cost Performance Report/No Criteria (Contract management term).
  63. CPS (1) Consolidated Program Summary. (2) Competitive Prototyping Strategy. (3) Current Program Status.
  64. CPT 11 An anticancer drug that belongs to a family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors. It is a camptothecin analogue. Also called irinotecan.
  65. CPU Central Processing Unit ( TelComm /Computer term).
  66. CPU (Central Processing Unit) The primary silicon chip that runs a computers operating system and application software.
  67. CPX See Command Post Exercise.
  68. CQAE Chief/Contract Quality Assurance Evaluator.
  69. CQS A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide.
  70. CR Corpse Retrevial
  71. CR-UAV Close Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
  72. CRA (1) Coordinating Review Authority. (2) Command Relationships Agreement
  73. Crack To beat a hand - typically a big hand. You hear this most often applied to pocket aces: "Third time tonight I've had pocket aces cracked."
  74. cracker Someone who breaks security on computer systems. A cracker may be a true "hacker" or only a "script kiddie".
  75. cracking A reduction of molecular weight by breaking bonds, which may be done by thermal, catalytic, or hydrocracking.
  76. Cracking (also Crackers) Discovering passwords by various methods; more generally gaining unauthorized access to secured computers or data.
  77. CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.
  78. CRAM (1) Control Random Access Memory. (2) Cross-tie Random Access Memory (Computer term).
  79. cramming A practice in which customers are billed for enhanced features such as voice mail, caller-ID and call-waiting that they have not ordered.
  80. cramp A sharp pain that occurs when a muscle suddenly contracts (tightens up). Cramps commonly occur in the abdomen and legs.
  81. craniopharyngioma (KRAY-nee-oh-fuh-RIN-jee-OH-muh) A benign brain tumor that may be considered malignant because it can damage the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that…
  82. craniosynostosis A birth defect whereby an infant's skull bones are already fused at birth. Because this defect may interfere with the ability of the brain to grow…
  83. craniotomy (KRAY-nee-AH-toh-mee) An operation in which an opening is made in the skull.
  84. crankbait Any of a wide number of hard plastic or wooden lures that dive when retrieved (cranked with a reel) through the water.
  85. Crankcase The area of the engine block that houses the crankshaft.
  86. Crankshaft The rotating shaft within the engine that delivers the power from the pistons to the flywheel and from there to the transmission.
  87. crappie or crappies Two species, white and black, are popular game fish. In Arizona, white crappies are only found in Lake Pleasant.
  88. Crash A crash is a sudden, steep drop in stock prices. The downward spiral is intensified as more and more investors, seeing the bottom falling out of the…
  89. Crater A steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.
  90. crawl Search content to include it in an index. See also: build, content source, inclusion/exclusion rules
  91. Crawl Depth How deeply a website is crawled and indexed. Since searches which are longer in nature tend to be more targeted in nature it is important to try to get…
  92. Crawl Frequency How frequently a website is crawled. Sites which are well trusted or frequently updated may be crawled more frequently than sites with low trust scores…
  93. crawl space A set of sources that match specified patterns (such as database names, file system paths, domain names, IP addresses, and URLs) that a crawler reads from…
  94. Crawler A software program that retrieves documents from data sources and gathers information that can be used to create search indexes.
  95. Crawling The act of accessing Web servers and/or file systems in order to extract information to feed into the enterprise search platform.
  96. Crawlspace The unoccupied, and usually unfinished and unconditioned space between the floor, foundation walls, and the slab or ground of a building.
  97. crayfish or crawfish A small crustacean found in freshwater. Crayfish are not native to Arizona. Also called crawdads.
  98. Crazing A network pattern of fine cracks in concrete that do not penetrate much below the surface.
  99. CRB Configuration Review Board.
  100. CRC Control and Reporting Center.