Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgageDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgages enable qualifying veterans or their surviving spouses to borrow up to the annual federal limit in order to…
departmental security officerThe person responsible to the Permanent Head of a Government Department for establishing and enforcing Departmental Security policy; this includes the…
departmental storageA storage area for records in space less expensive than office space, such as a basement or warehouse.
DepartureA judge can sentence a defendant to a term of imprisonment which is greater or lesser than the applicable sentencing range in the U.S.
departure angleThe angle between the axis of the main lobe of an antenna pattern and the horizontal plane at the transmitting antenna. Synonym takeoff angle.
Departure pointThe location or destination from which a tour officially begins.
Departure taxFee collected from a traveler by the host country at the time of departure.
Dependable CapacityThe load-carrying ability of an electric power plant during a specific time interval and period when related to the characteristics of the load to…
dependencyIn security, a relationship between requirements such that one requirement must be satisfied before others can meet their own objectives.
dependency exemptionAmount that taxpayers can claim for a "qualifying child" or "qualifying relative". Each exemption reduces the income subject to tax.
DependentA qualifying child or qualifying relative, other than the taxpayer or spouse, who entitles the taxpayer to claim a dependency exemption.
Dependent ChildWhen used with respect to any reporting individual, a son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter who -- (1) Is unmarried and under age 21 and is living in…
Dependent childrenChildren are considered dependent if they are both under the age of 21 and unmarried by the date of immigration.
dependent claima claim that refers back to (depends on) and further limits a preceding dependent or independent claim.
Dependent CoverageInsurance coverage for family members of the policyholder, such as spouses, children, or partners.
Dependent employerDependent employer is an H-1B employer who has: 25 or fewer full-time employees and at least eight H-1B workers; or 26-50 full-time employees and at least…
DepletionNet loss of water through consumption, export, and other uses to a given area, river system, or basin.
Depletion CurveThat part of the hydrograph extending from the point of termination of the Recession Curve to the subsequent rise or alternation of inflow due to…
deployerA person who installs J2EE modules and applications into an operational environment.
deployment(1) The placement of force elements in battle positions to obtain a higher state of readiness.
deployment descriptorAn XML file provided with each module and J2EE application that describes how they should be deployed.
Deployment Planning(1) The development and maintenance of plans required to initially deploy, maintain, and evolve the operational system in accordance with schedules and…
Deployment TestingThe testing and/or simulation of system assets in the physical and operational environment in which they are expected to perform.
Depo-Cyt(DEE-poh-SITE) A form of the anticancer drug cytarabine that is contained inside very tiny, fat-like particles.
depolarizationReducing or randomizing the polarization of an electromagnetic wave. Note: Depolarization may be caused by transmission through a nonhomogeneous medium or…
DepositAn amount of money paid to the court. Hennepin County Housing Court can only accept cash and certified checks; personal checks, third-party checks, and…
Deposit (Earnest Money)Money put down by a potential buyer to show that they are serious about purchasing the home; it becomes part of the down payment if the offer is accepted…
deposit accountan account that is established in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), upon payment of a fee for establishing such an account, for the…
deposit agreementA type of disposition agreement in which NARA agrees to accept physical custody of documentary material without taking legal custody of them.
Deposit policyA specified amount or a percentage of the total bill due on a specified date prior to arrival.
Deposit SlipAn itemized memorandum of the cash and other funds that a customer presents to the bank for credit to his or her account.
Depositary bankA US bank that holds American depositary shares (ADSs), or shares of corporations based outside the United States, and sells American depositary receipts…
DepositionAn oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Depositor accessAn access level where users can create documents but can't read any of the documents in the application.
Depository InstitutionA financial institution that makes loans and obtains its funds mainly through accepting deposits from the public; includes commercial banks, savings and…
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)The DTCC is the world's largest securities depository, holding trillions of dollars in assets for the members of the financial industry that own the…
deprecatedSomething that has been made obsolete by later versions of the API. Deprecated methods should not be used because there is no guarantee that they will…
deprecated modules and featuresDeprecated modules and features are those which were part of a stable release, but later found to be subtly flawed, and which should be avoided.
deprecationRefers to a class, interface, constructor, method or field that is no longer recommended, and may cease to exist in a future version.
DepreciationThe act of lowering an item´s value due to use or wear and tear.
Depressed TrajectoryTrajectory with an apogee below that of the minimum-energy trajectory.
depsipeptideA substance that is made naturally by some bacteria, fungi, and other organisms, and can also be made in the laboratory.
depthA measure of folder enumeration depth, such as how many links to follow from the content source. See also: scope
Depth of cutoffThe vertical distance that the cutoff penetrates into the dam foundation.
Depth of RunoffThe total runoff from a drainage basin, divided by its area. For convenience in comparing runoff with precipitation, the term is usually expressed in…
Depth of snowDepth of snow Vertical interval between the top surface of a snow layer and the ground beneath; the layer is assumed to be evenly spread over the ground…
Deputy/BailiffThe uniformed Hennepin County Sheriff's Deputy who "keeps the peace" and is available to deal with any threat to the peace, both inside and immediately…
dereferenceA fancy computer science term meaning "to follow a "reference" to what it points to".
DeregulationThe process of changing regulatory policies and laws to increase competition among suppliers of commodities and services.
derepressionThe process of "turning on" the expression of a gene or set of genes whose expression has been repressed (turned off), usually by the displacement of a…
derivation keyA double-length key used to compute another key cryptographically. Note: The derivation key is normally used (in receiving a transaction) to derive or…
DerivativeDerivatives are financial products, such as futures contracts, options, and mortgage-backed securities.
Derivative ClassificationA determination that information is in substance the same as information currently classified and the application of the same classification marking.
Derivative StatusGetting a status (visa) through another applicant, as provided under immigration law for certain visa categories.
derived classA "class" that defines some of its methods in terms of a more generic class, called a "base class".
derived fromClass X is "derived from" class Y if class X extends class Y. See also subclass, superclass.
derived productA new datastream generated by applying an algorithm or model to existing data.
derived unique key per transaction (DUKPT)In cryptography, a key-management technique that uses a unique key for each separate transaction to prevent the disclosure of any past key used by the…
dermal uptakeThe transfer of a contaminant from air, water, or soil into or through the outer skin layer; considered an exposure route in an exposure assessment.
dermatitis(DER-muh-TY-tis) Inflammation of the skin.
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans(DER-ma-toe-FI-bro-sar-KO-ma pro-TOO-ber-anz) A type of tumor that begins as a hard nodule and grows slowly.
dermatologist(der-muh-TAH-loh-jist) A doctor who has special training to diagnose and treat skin problems.
dermis(DER-mis) The lower or inner layer of the two main layers of tissue that make up the skin.
dermoid cyst(DER-moyd sist) A type of benign (noncancerous) germ cell tumor (type of tumor that begins in the cells that give rise to sperm or eggs) that often…
DerniereA French term for last and refers to the last group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet.
Derogatory InformationData received by a creditor indicating that a credit applicant has not paid his or her accounts with other creditors according to the required terms.
DerrickUsually a non-mobile tower equipped with a hoist, but may be used as a synonym for a crane.
DESA synthetic form of the hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between about 1940 and 1971 because it was thought to prevent miscarriages.
Descendersthe portion of a character which falls below the main part of the letter (e.g. g, p, q)
descramblerThe inverse of a scrambler. Note: The descrambler output is a signal restored to the state that it had when it entered the associated scrambler, provided…
Description1) The process of analyzing, organizing, and recording information that serves to identify, manage, locate, and explain documentary material, and the…
Description propertyA property added to parameters, resources, resource properties, mappings, and outputs, to help you to document AWS CloudFormation template elements.
descriptive dataTabular data describing the characteristics of geographic features. Can include numbers, text, images, and CAD drawings about features.
descriptive markA mark is considered merely descriptive if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the specified goods…
Descriptive researchA form of marketing research that is used to provide detailed answers about customer markets.
descriptive top-level specification (DTLS)A top-level specification that is written in a natural language (e.g., English), an informal program design notation, or a combination of the two [TCSEC].