Desert focal bird speciesBird species whose requirements define spatial attributes, habitat characteristics, and management regimes representative of a healthy desert system.
Desert pavementA surface layer of closely packed, loosely cemented pebbles. See also Pediment
Desert riparian habitatHabitats characterized as dense groves of low shrublike trees, or tall shrubs to woodlands of small to medium-sized trees.
Desert scrubThe desert scrub community is characterized by plants adapted to seasonally dry climate.
desert suckerA native Arizona fish typically found in rivers and streams that can weigh over four pounds.
Desert varnishThe thin red to black coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid regions. Varnish is composed of clay minerals, oxides, and hydroxides of manganese…
Desert washA usually dry desert streambed that flows only after periods of heavy rain.
DesertificationWhen soil erosion is so severe that plants and animals can no longer exist.
DesiccateTo dry up; remove moisture from a substance.
DesiccationThe process of removing moisture; involves evaporation.
Design basisThe set of conditions, dimensions, needs, and requirements used to design a solar energy facility.
Design basis earthquake (DBE)The earthquake which the structure is required to safely withstand with repairable damage.
Design ConstraintsBoundary conditions within which the developer must remain while allocating performance requirements and/or synthesizing system elements.
Design Cooling LoadThe amount of conditioned air to be supplied by a cooling system; usually the maximum amount to be delivered based on a specified number of cooling degree…
Design CriteriaThe hypothetical flood used in the sizing of the dam and the associated structures to prevent dam failure by overtopping, especially for the spillway…
Design featuresMeasures or procedures incorporated into the proposed action or alternatives which could avoid or reduce adverse impacts.
Design FloodThe largest flood that a given project is designed to safely accommodate. The reservoir inflow hydrograph used to estimate the spillway discharge capacity…
Design Heating LoadThe amount of heated air, or heating capacity, to be supplied by a heating system; usually the maximum amount to be delivered based on a specified number…
Design LifePeriod of time a system or appliance (or component of) is expected to function at its nominal or design capacity without major repair.
design marginThe additional performance capability above required standard basic system parameters that may be specified by a system designer to compensate for…
design objective (DO)In communications systems, a desired performance characteristic for communications circuits and equipment that is based on engineering analyses, but (a)…
design paneThe workspace area that displays design options, as well as areas to enter design information.
Design ParametersQualitative, quantitative, physical, and functional value characteristics that are inputs to the design process, for use in design tradeoffs, risk…
design patentmay be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture -- see also patent
design patent applicationan application for a patent to protect against the unauthorized use of new, original, and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture -- see also…
Design PhaseA period of time in the software life cycle during which the designs for architecture, software components, interfaces, and data are created, documented…
Design response spectraSmooth, broad-banded spectra appropriate for specifying the level of seismic design force, or displacement, for earthquake-resistant design purposes.
Design Search Code Manuallists the numerical codes for searching designs in the USPTO's trademark database (TESS). -- see Design Search Code Manual
Design StandardsDesign standards or guidelines can serve as a community's desire to control its appearance, from within and without, through a series of standards that…
Design summaryA document that summarizes the designers' development of the design that results in the specifications.
Design TemperatureThe temperature that a system is designed to maintain (inside) or operate against (outside) under the most extreme conditions.
design templateA design that lets you share design elements among applications and store design elements with a template.
Design Tip Speed RatioFor a wind turbine, the ratio of the speed of the tip of a turbine blade for which the power coefficient is at maximum.
Design VoltageThe nominal voltage for which a conductor or electrical appliance is designed; the reference voltage for identification and not necessarily the precise…
Design water levelThe maximum water elevation, including the flood surcharge, that a dam is designed to be able to withstand.
Design windThe most severe wind that is reasonbly possible at a particular reservoir for generating wind setup and runup.
Design, Verify and Assign (DVA)Describes a given point in the order completion process in which the circuit design is checked for accuracy and all assignments are verified/available.
Design-to-Cost (DTC) GoalManagement concept wherein rigorous cost goals are established during development, and the control of systems costs (acquisition, operating, and support)…
Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO)The primary officer or employee designated by the head of an agency to administer the provisions of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and 5…
Designated Approving (Accrediting) Authority (DAA)The individual selected by an authorizing official to act on their behalf in coordinating and carrying out the necessary activities required during the…
designated approving authority (DAA)[The] official with the authority to formally assume responsibility for operating a system at an acceptable level of risk.
Designated floodwayThe channel of a water course and those portions of the adjoining flood plain required to provide for the passage of a selected flood with a small…
Designated frequency floodRefers to the probability that a flood will occur in a given year. A 100-year flood is often considered in the design of diversion dams and for…
Designated Roads and TrailsSpecific roads and trails identified by the agencies where some type of motorized vehicle use is appropriate and allowed, either seasonally or yearlong.
designationan indication made by applicant, in the Request for an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as to the Contracting States…
designerThe person who creates and develops an application, pilot tests it, refines it as necessary, and delivers it to the application manager.
Designer accessAn access level where users can compose, read, and edit any documents, plus modify the application icon, About and Using documents, and all design…
Designers' Operating Criteria (DOC)Detailed operating criteria which stress the designer's intended use and operation of equipment and structures in the interest of safe, proper, and…
Desirablea defined standard, which has the least deleterious effect on the work product or the integrity of the evidence but which nevertheless, enhances the…
Desired future conditionA vision of the desired future state of a specific area. A description of land and resource conditions expected to result if management goals and…
DesktopUsually refers to an individual PC -- a user's 'desktop computer' (as opposed to a network computer or server).
desktop publishingThe use of computers and associated application software to compose, lay out, model, and develop prototypes of documents that are usually intended to be…
desktop sessionA period of time when one user is logged on to a computer. When a user logs on to a computer, the session is created.
desktop videoThe application of nondedicated personal computers to the performance of video auditioning (viewing) or editing.
DESKTOP.DSKA file that contains information about your workspace.
deslorelinA substance being studied in the treatment of cancer as a way to block sex hormones made by the ovaries or testicles.
desmoid tumorA tumor of the tissue that surrounds muscles, usually in the abdomen. A desmoid tumor rarely metastasizes (spreads to other parts of the body).
desmoplasticCausing or forming adhesions or fibrous connective tissue within a tumor.
desmoplastic melanomaA rare form of malignant melanoma marked by nonpigmented lesions on sun-exposed areas of the body, most commonly on the head and neck.
desmoplastic small round cell tumor(dez-mo-PLAS-tik...) A rare, aggressive cancer that usually affects young males and usually is located in the abdomen.
DesorptionThe release or removal of an adsorbed material from the surface of a solid adsorbent.
despotically synchronized networkA synchronized network in which a unique master clock controls all other clocks in the network. [From Weik '89]
despun antennaIn a rotating communications satellite, an antenna with a main beam that is continuously redirected with respect to the satellite so that the antenna…
destinationIn spatial interaction, the location of the end of a trip. For example, a shop or an office where a consumer or a worker is going.
Destination allianceA DMO that operates as a for-profit association of select suppliers who form a paid membership network to promote their services to travelers.
destination computerThe computer that will be distributed to customers on which you install Windows.
Destination management company (DMC)A for-profit company that operates similar to a CVB by providing planning and execution services for the convention and meeting market.
Destination Marketing Organization (DMO)A company or other entity involved in the business of increasing tourism to a destination or improving its public image.
destination nodeA node having the network address, as determined by the release node, to be where an existing call should be routed.
destination routingIn communications system operations, the routing of messages based on the name of the destination office, the destination user, or the address on the…
destination userIn an information transfer transaction, the user that receives information from the source, i.e., from the originating user.
DestratificationThe development of vertical mixing within a lake or reservoir to eliminate (either totally or partially) separate layers of temperature, plant, or animal…
destroyTo deallocate the memory of a "referent" (first triggering its DESTROY method, if it has one).
destructiondefinitive obliteration of a record beyond any possible reconstitution See also disposition.
destruction holdA hold placed on the scheduled destruction of records due to foreseeable or pending litigation, governmental investigation, audit, or special…
DesuperheaterAn energy saving device in a heat pump that, during the cooling cycle, recycles some of the waste heat from the house to heat domestic water.
desynchronizerThat portion of a network element (NE) that attempts to recreate a signal's original clock and attenuates the high-frequency phase variations that result…
Detailed MetadataThis metadata satisfies the requirements of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), as augmented by additional elements defined by ESRI.
detailed monitoringMonitoring of AWS-provided metrics derived at a 1-minute frequency.
DetailsThe dimensions and contours of both the stationary and moveable portions of a window, and moldings.