ExpertGlossary terms starting with D

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DCINC Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
DCIS A noninvasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct.
DCM Defensive Counter Measures.
DCMC Defense Contract Management Command
DCN Document Change Notice.
DCO Director of Combat Operations (JFACC term).
DCOM Abbreviation for distributed component object model. A model for developing objects in a language-independent format so that those objects can be…
DCP (Data Collection Platform) In hydrologic terms, an electronic device that connects to a river or rainfall gage that records data from the gage and at…
DCPG Digital Clock Pulse Generator.
DCR (Data Connection Resource) A design element you can use to define a connection between a Notes form and an enterprise database for exchanging data.
DCS Deputy Chief of Staff.
DCSOPS Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (Army).
DCT Digital Communications Terminal
DCTN Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network.
dCTP Abbreviation for deoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate. dCTP is required for DNA synthesis since it is a direct precursor molecule. See: cytidine, cytidylic acid.
DD Direct Damage. This is a spell that does all of its damage in one hit rather than spreading its damage over time.
DDCI Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.
DDD Abbreviation for direct distance dialing.
DDDR&E Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) DDE is a method for displaying data created with other Windows and Presentation Manager applications, such as graphics or spreadsheet ranges, within Notes…
DDEL Dwight David Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KN (army term).
DDG USN guided missile destroyer. 74
DDL Disclosure authority letter.
DDN Defense Data Network.
ddNTP Abbreviation for di-deoxynucleotide.
DDP Document-driven programming. The use of XML to define applications.
DDR&E Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
DDS A rare disorder that causes kidney failure before age 3, abnormal development of the sexual organs, and, in most cases, Wilms tumor (a type of kidney…
De Buff - A negative spell cast on a unit that makes it less powerful. An example of a "de-buff" is Slow.
De bene esse Conditionally or provisionally; for what it is worth.
De facto In fact; an actuality.
De Facto MPA Delineated areas of the marine environment where human access is restricted or where specific activities or uses are regulated for reasons other than…
De Jure By law; valid in law.
De minimis non curat lex The law does not care about mere trifles.
De Morgan's Theorem Two rules that can help to simplify boolean expressions involving multiple logical-not operators in combination with other boolean operators.
De Novo (dih NO-vo) In cancer, the first occurrence of cancer in the body.
De nuevo Término tomado del latín para “de nuevo”; generalmente se emplea para significar un nuevo juicio.
de qi sensation (duh-CHEE sen-SAY-shun) Tingling, numbness, heaviness, and other feelings that occur after an acupuncture needle has been properly placed in the body.
de-differentiation The process, in response to wounding and in tissue cultures, by which plant cells can become unspecialized and start to proliferate by cell division to…
De-duplication De-Duplication ("De-Duping") is the process of comparing electronic records based on their characteristics and removing duplicate records from the data…
De-duplication or deduplication The identification and segregation of exact or nearly-exact files. De-duplication can substantially reduce the cost of working with electronic document…
De-energize(d) To disconnect a transmission and/or distribution line; a power line that is not carrying a current; to open a circuit.
De-Fragment (de-frag) Use of a computer utility to reorganize files so they are more contiguous on a hard drive or other storage medium, if the files or parts thereof have…
de-ionized water Water from which most salts have been removed - with varying degrees of efficiency - by ion exchange.
De-Listing The removal of pages from a search engine's index. Removal can occur for various reasons, including unreliability of the machine that hosts a site or…
De-shading Removing shaded areas to render images more easily recognizable by OCR. De-shading software typically searches for areas with a regular pattern of tiny…
De-skewing The process of straightening skewed (tilted) images. De-skewing is one of the image enhancements that can improve OCR accuracy.
De-speckling Removing isolated speckles from an image file. Speckles often develop when a document is scanned or faxed.
de-stuffing The controlled deletion of stuffing bits from a stuffed digital signal, to recover the original signal.
DEA key A 64-bit parameter consisting of 56 independent bits and 8 parity bits operating in concert as a data encryption algorithm key. [After X9.52]
dead a dead or abandoned status for a trademark application means that specific application is no longer under prosecution within the USPTO, and would not be…
Dead capacity (dead storage) The reservoir capacity from which stored water cannot be evacuated by gravity.
Dead Link An internet link which doesn't lead to a page or site, probably because the server is down or the page has moved or no longer exists.
dead sector In facsimile, the interval between (a) the end of scanning of one object line and (b) the start of scanning of the following line.
dead space The area, zone, or volume of space that is within the expected range of a radio, radar, or other transmitted signal but in which the signal is not…
Dead Storage The volume in a reservoir below the lowest controllable level.
Dead Table A table that is manned and ready for action but has no players.
deadfall A tree that has fallen into the water.
Deadheading Making a trip or a segment of a trip without passengers, such as driving an empty motorcoach somewhere.
deadlock A situation that arises when two threads each acquires the lock to one of a set of resources that they both need.
Deaeration Removal of gases from a liquid.
Deal To give out the cards during a hand.
Dealer Dealers, or principals, buy and sell securities for their own accounts, adding liquidity to the marketplace and seeking to profit from the spread between…
Dealer Numbering Pools Numbers allocated by a service provider to a retail dealer for use in the sale and establishment of service on behalf of that service provider.
Dealer Sticker Price Dealer Sticker Price, usually on a supplemental sticker, is the Monroney sticker price plus the suggested retail price of dealer-installed options, such…
Dealing seconds A dealer cheating method. The dealer deals the 2nd card from the top if the top card would help the player.
Death benefit A death benefit is money your beneficiary collects from your life insurance policy if you die while the policy is still in force.
death cap A type of poisonous mushroom that has harmful effects on the kidneys and liver. It is responsible for most fatal cases of mushroom poisoning.
Death phase The final growth phase, during which nutrients have been depleted and cell number decreases. (See Growth phase).
Death Rate See Mortality.
death rattle (... RA-tul) A gurgling sound that comes from the back of the throat of a dying person.
Debarment Disqualification of a firm or individual from contracting with the government or participating in government non-procurement transactions for a specific…
Debenture A debenture is an unsecured bond. Most bonds issued by corporations are debentures, which are backed by its reputation rather than by any collateral, such…
Debido proceso La ley administrada debidamente a través de los tribunales de justicia. El debido proceso significa que ninguna persona puede ser despojada de su vida…
Debit A debit may be an account entry representing money you owe a lender or money that has been taken from your deposit account.
Debit balance A debit balance is what you owe. It's entered as accounts receivable on the books of the lender and appears on your account statement as a liability.
Debit Card A debit card allows the account owner to access their funds electronically. Debit cards may be used to obtain cash from automated teller machines or…
DEBRA Debris, Radiance Model.
Debris Cloud A rotating "cloud" of dust or debris, near or on the ground, often appearing beneath a condensation funnel and surrounding the base of a tornado.
Debris fan Sloping mass of boulders, cobbles, gravel, sand, silt and clay formed by debris flows at the mouth of a tributary.
Debris flow A mixture of water-saturated rock debris that flows downslope under the force of gravity (also called lahar or mudflow).
Debris flow fans Alluvial fans prone to debris flows; a mixture of water and debris, such as mudslides, mudflows, or debris avalanches.
Debris removal Coverage for the cost of removing debris resulting from damage caused by an insured peril.
Debt An obligation to repay a sum of principal, plus interest. In corporate terms, debt often refers to bonds or similar securities.
debt adjuster Debt adjusters , according to Sec. 36a-656, must be nonprofit organizations. A bona fide nonprofit organization means an individual, partnership…
Debt cancellation coverage Cancels your debt if you become unemployed, disabled, or meet other criteria covered by your contract.
Debt Collector Any person who regularly collects debts owed to others.
Debt Elimination Scheme A debt elimination scheme is a plan that is advertised as a way for an individual to eliminate various types of debt simply by paying someone a small fee…
Debt financing Providing capital by selling bonds, bills, or notes to individuals or institutions.
Debt Security Debt securities are interest-paying bonds, notes, bills, or money market instruments that are issued by governments or corporations.
Debt suspension coverage Stops your payments during periods of unemployment, disability, or other situations covered by your contract.
Debt-to-equity ratio A company's debt-to-equity ratio indicates the extent to which the company is leveraged, or financed by credit.
Debt-to-income (DTI) a comparison or ratio of gross income to housing and other expenses or debts the homeowner owes.
Debt-to-Income Ratio A measure of creditworthiness computed by dividing the dollar amount of monthly debts by total gross monthly income, then converting the result to a…
Debt-to-Income Ratio (DTI) The percentage of a consumer's monthly gross income that goes toward paying debts. Generally, the higher the ratio, the higher the perceived risk.
Debtor Someone who owes monies to another party.
debtor education see credit counseling
debtor-in-possession The management of a business in a Chapter 11 reorganization that continues to operate and control the debtor after the petition is filed, unless the court…
debug To detect, trace, and eliminate mistakes.
debulking (dee-BUL-king) Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Debulking may increase the chance that chemotherapy or radiation therapy will kill all…