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  1. DX-52-1 An anticancer drug that is a type of antitumor antibiotic. It is an anthracycline.
  2. DX-8951f An anticancer drug that is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called exatecan mesylate.
  3. DXA An imaging test that measures bone density (the amount of bone mineral contained in a certain volume of bone) by passing x-rays with two different energy…
  4. DXL (Domino XML) The XML representation of Domino data is known as DXL. DXL describes Domino-specific data and design elements such as embedded views, forms, and documents.
  5. Dynamic generated 'on-the-fly' from a database. Also see "database-driven."
  6. dynamic arming/disarming Enabling/disabling of a detection point by a service control function in the course of service control execution for a particular call/service attempt.
  7. Dynamic compaction A method of compacting soil by dropping a heavy weight onto loose soil.
  8. Dynamic concept extraction The ability to mine concepts from data present in the result set of a query through statistical and linguistic analysis. See also Entity extraction
  9. Dynamic Content Information on web pages which changes or is changed automatically, e.g. based on database content or user information.
  10. Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) An IAC protocol developed by Microsoft for Windows-based applications. DDE allows one application to send messages to, and get information from, other…
  11. Dynamic De-duplication RenewData's proprietary dynamic de-duplication technology handles large volumes of information and ensures that unique meta-data and original content are…
  12. Dynamic Disk A dynamic disk is a physical disk that provides features that basic disks do not, such as support for volumes spanning multiple disks.
  13. dynamic distribution group A distribution group that uses recipient filters and conditions to derive its membership at the time the message is sent.
  14. Dynamic Distribution List A collection of recipients, based on a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query that an e-mail message can be sent to. [Exchange 2003]
  15. Dynamic drill-down A navigation tool for structured data; it provides multidimensional drill-down in structured data based on facets of content.
  16. Dynamic equilibrium Condition achieved when the average sand load transported by flowing water is in balance with the sand load being supplied by tributaries.
  17. Dynamic Head The pressure equivalent of the velocity of a fluid.
  18. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) The protocol used to assign Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to all nodes on the network.
  19. dynamic HTML See dHTML.
  20. Dynamic Ice Pressure due to a moving ice cover or drifting ice.
  21. Dynamic Languages Programming languages such as PHP or ASP which build web pages on the fly upon request.
  22. Dynamic Lifting The forced uplifting of air from various atmospheric processes, such as weather fronts, and cyclones.
  23. Dynamic pressure When a pump is operating, the vertical distance from a reference point (such as a pump centerline) to the hydraulic grade line.
  24. dynamic range In a system or device, the ratio of (a) a specified maximum level of a parameter, such as power, current, voltage, or frequency to (b) the minimum…
  25. Dynamic rank The process by which rank components are computed during matching related to the level of match between document and query.
  26. dynamic ranking A type of ranking in which the terms in the query are analyzed with respect to the documents that are being searched to determine the rank of results.
  27. Dynamic RAS Connector An Exchange component that routes messages between sites on the same local area network (LAN) using the Windows NT Remote Access Service (RAS).
  28. Dynamic Rotation Delivery of ads on a rotating, random basis. Dynamic rotation allows ads to be served on different pages of the site and exposes users to a variety of ads.
  29. dynamic scoping Dynamic scoping works over a dynamic scope, making variables visible throughout the rest of the "block" in which they are first used and in any…
  30. dynamic segmentation The process of computing the locations of events on linear features at run time based on event tables for which distance measures are available.
  31. dynamic summarization A type of summarization in which the search terms are highlighted and the search results contain phrases that best represent the concepts of the document…
  32. Dynamic teaser A short summary of a document, generated based on the actual query, showing the regions of the document matching the query - with the query terms…
  33. dynamic type The dynamic type of an object is the name of the class used to construct it. See static type.
  34. dynamic variation A short-term variation (as opposed to long-term drift) in the characteristics of power delivered to electrical equipment.
  35. Dynamic Wave Routing Model (DWOPER) A computerized hydraulic routing program whose algorithms incorporate the complete one-dimensional equations of unsteady flow originally developed by…
  36. dynamic window control A procedure to modify the transmitter's transmit window in response to the user's perception of congestion conditions in the network. [T1.615-1992]
  37. dynamically adaptive routing In route determination for packet-switched networks, adaptive routing in which an algorithm is used that (a) automatically routes traffic around…
  38. dynamically created Web page A Web page designed to deliver content to users based on information obtained from users, from cookies, or from choices made by users as they access and…
  39. dynamically expanding virtual hard disk A virtual hard disk that grows in size each time it is modified. This type of virtual hard disk starts as a 3 KB .
  40. dynamicizer See parallel-to-serial conversion.
  41. Dynamics Changes over a length of time.
  42. Dynamo A machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by magneto-electric induction; may be used as a motor.
  43. Dynamo DB A NoSQL database service offered by Amazon that allows guaranteed throughput and low latency, making it suitable for users interested in gaming, ad tech…
  44. Dynamometer An apparatus for measuring force or power, especially the power developed by a motor.
  45. Dyne The absolute centimeter-gram-second unit of force; that force that will impart to a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per…
  46. Dyno Shortened term for "dynamometer," a machine used to measure an engine's horsepower.
  47. dyscrasia Disease. Usually refers to diseases of the blood.
  48. dysesthesia (DIS-es-THEE-zhuh) A condition in which a sense, especially touch, is distorted. Dysesthesia can cause an ordinary stimulus to be unpleasant or painful.
  49. dysfunction (dis-FUNK-shun) A state of not functioning normally.
  50. dysgeusia A bad taste in the mouth. Also called parageusia.
  51. dyspepsia Upset stomach.
  52. dysphagia Difficulty swallowing.
  53. dysphonia (diss-FOH-nee-uh) Trouble with the voice when trying to talk, including hoarseness and change in pitch or quality or voice.
  54. dysplasia (dis-PLAY-zhuh) Cells that look abnormal under a microscope but are not cancer.
  55. dysplastic nevus (dis-PLAS-tik NEE-vus) A type of nevus (mole) that looks different from a common mole.
  56. dyspnea Difficult, painful breathing or shortness of breath.
  57. DZ Drizzle