ExpertGlossary terms starting with E

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  1. Excessive Heat Warning Issued within 12 hours of the onset of the following criteria: heat index of at least 105F for more than 3 hours per day for 2 consecutive days, or heat…
  2. Excessive Heat Watch Issued by the National Weather Service when heat indices in excess of 105F (41C) during the day combined with nighttime low temperatures of 80F (27C) or…
  3. Excessive slopes See Excessive grades
  4. EXCH50 binary large object A set of properties, generated and managed by Exchange Server, which is stored with each message and contains metadata about a given message.
  5. Exchange An exchange generally occurs when one company acquires another. The shareholders of the acquired company are often given the option to sell their shares…
  6. exchange access In telephone networks, access in which exchange services are provided for originating or terminating interexchange telecommunications within the exchange…
  7. Exchange ActiveSync A Microsoft program that manages synchronization of information, including e-mail, schedules, and application files, between a handheld PC and a desktop…
  8. exchange area A geographic area served by one or more central offices within which local telephone service is furnished under regulation.
  9. exchange authentication information (exchange AI) [10181-2] Information exchanged between a claimant and a verifier during the process of authenticating a principal.
  10. Exchange capacity The capacity to exchange ions as measured by the quantity of exchangeable ions in a soil or rock.
  11. exchange carrier (EC) 1. A carrier authorized to provide telecommunication services within one or more access service areas. [T1.104-1988] 2.
  12. exchange facilities The facilities included within a local access and transport area.
  13. exchange line Synonym subscriber line.
  14. Exchange Management Console The Exchange 2007 graphical user interface (GUI) from which administrators can perform tasks to configure and manage Exchange servers.
  15. Exchange Management Shell A command-line interface and associated command-line plug-ins for Exchange Server that enable automation of administrative tasks.
  16. Exchange Organization Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Organization Administrators role have full access to all Exchange properties and…
  17. Exchange Profile Update A tool that can be used to update Outlook profiles after mailboxes have been moved across Exchange organizations or administrative groups.
  18. Exchange Rate The amount a dollar is worth when you exchange it for money from another country.
  19. Exchange Recipient Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Recipient Administrators role have permissions to modify any Exchange property on…
  20. Exchange Server 2007 Setup wizard The wizard for installing Exchange Server 2007. This wizard has a graphical user interface (GUI) that guides an administrator through the installation of…
  21. Exchange Server Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange Server Administrators role have access to only local server Exchange configuration…
  22. Exchange Stress and Performance 2003 A tool that you can use to simulate a large number of client sessions by concurrently accessing one or more protocol servers.
  23. Exchange traded notes Exchange traded notes (ETNs) are debt securities issued by a financial institution, listed on a stock exchange, and traded in the secondary market.
  24. exchange transmission plant This is a combination of (a) exchange cable and wire facilities (b) exchange central office circuit equipment, including associated land and buildings and…
  25. Exchange View-Only Administrators role One of four Exchange 2007 administrator roles. Members of the Exchange View-Only Administrators role have read-only access to the entire Exchange…
  26. Exchange Visitor A foreign citizen coming to the United States to participate in a particular program in education, training, research, or other authorized exchange…
  27. Exchange Visitor Skills List The Exchange Visitor Skills List (J visas) is a list of fields of specialized knowledge and skills that are deemed necessary for the development of an…
  28. Exchange Web Services A set of features that provides a programming interface for accessing Microsoft Exchange data through the Client Access server role by using Web services.
  29. Exchange-enabled object An object in Active Directory that has one or more Exchange-specific attributes enabled. [Exchange 2003]
  30. Exchange-traded fund (ETF) Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are listed on a stock exchange and trade like stock.
  31. Excimer A contraction for excited dimer ; a type of lasant . A dimer is a molecule consisting of two atoms. Some dimers (e.g.
  32. Excimer Laser (EXL) A laser in which emission is stimulated when a gas is shocked with electrical energy and the excited medium emits light when returning to a ground state.
  33. excinuclease The endonuclease -containing protein complex that excises a segment of damaged DNA during excision repair.
  34. excise tax A tax on the sale or use of specific products or transactions.
  35. excision (ek-SIH-zhun) Removal by surgery.
  36. excision repair DNA repair processes that involve the removal of a damaged or incorrect segment of one strand of double-stranded DNA and its replacement by the synthesis of a…
  37. excisional biopsy (ek-SIH-zhun-al BY-op-see) A surgical procedure in which an entire lump or suspicious area is removed for diagnosis.
  38. excisional skin surgery (ek-SIH-zhun-al … SER-juh-ree) A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia.
  39. Excitation The power required to energize the magnetic field of a generator.
  40. excitation wavelength The specific wavelength of light required to stimulate a fluorescent molecule, such as a labelled probe, to emit light at the (lower) emission wavelength.
  41. Excited state The state of an atom or nucleus when it possesses more than its normal energy. The excess energy is usually released eventually as a gamma ray.
  42. EXCLD Exclude
  43. Excludable time The Speedy Trial Act lists a number of events, often referred to as "excludables", which may make it impossible to begin a defendant's trial within the…
  44. Excluded Drugs Drugs not covered by the insurance policy.
  45. Excluded Services Health care services that your health insurance or plan doesn’t pay for or cover.
  46. Exclusion A contractual provision in an insurance policy that denies or restricts coverage for certain perils, persons, property or locations.
  47. exclusion rules See definition for: inclusion/exclusion rules
  48. Exclusionary Rule The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence from being used in any trial.
  49. Exclusions Specific situations or circumstances listed in your policy describing when benefits will not be paid.
  50. Exclusions and/or Limitations Conditions or circumstances spelled out in an insurance policy which limit or exclude coverage benefits.
  51. Exclusive Advertising A contract that allows advertisers to purchase all inventory on a given page or for chosen keywords.
  52. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) The assertion of jurisdiction under the EEZ (3 nautical miles/3.45 statute miles to 200 nautical miles/230.
  53. Exclusive flood control capacity The reservoir capacity assigned to the sole purpose of regulating flood inflows to reduce flood damage downstream.
  54. Exclusive Flood Control Storage Capacity The space in a reservoir reserved for the sole purpose of regulating flood inflows to abate flood damage.
  55. exclusive license This is an agreement granting to one party exclusive rights under an issued patent, with the licensor giving up by the terms of the license the right to…
  56. Exclusive Listing A written contract that gives a licensed real estate agent the exclusive right to sell a property for a specified time.
  57. Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) Plan A managed care plan where services are covered only if you go to doctors, specialists, or hospitals in the plan’s network (except in an emergency).
  58. exclusive-or operator The exclusive-or operator (^) is both a boolean operator and a bit manipulation operator.
  59. exclusivity period The time during which only the debtor in a Chapter 11 reorganization can propose a plan or reorganization; generally at least the first 120 days after…
  60. EXCOM Executive Committee.
  61. excrete (ek-SKREET) To get rid of waste material from the blood, tissues, or organs by a normal discharge (such as sweat, urine, or stool).
  62. Exculpatory Evidence Evidence which tends to show the defendant’s innocence.
  63. excusable nonuse -- see Section 8 Declaration of Excusable Nonuse
  64. exe (or .exe) 1. A filename extension identifying executable code. 2. An identifying extension for a form of self-extracting archive. [Bahorsky]
  65. exec To throw away the current "process"'s program and replace it with another without exiting the process or relinquishing any resources held (apart from the…
  66. executable content An application that runs from within an HTML file. See also applet.
  67. executable file A "file" that is specially marked to tell the "operating system" that it's okay to run this file as a program. Usually shortened to "executable".
  68. Executable Program A program is executable if the PM has adequate near-term approved funding.
  69. Execute To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
  70. execute bit The special mark that tells the operating system it can run this program. There are actually three execute bits under Unix, and which bit gets used…
  71. Executing Agent The individual within the executing element assigned responsibility for managing MDA funded programs.
  72. Executing Elements Agencies or organizations ( DoD or non- DoD ) that are managing BMD-related programs.
  73. Executing Responsibility Program Manager responsibility.
  74. execution aggregator source An Aggregator Source (included in WS MDS) that executes an administrator-supplied program to collect information and make it available to an Aggregator…
  75. Executive Agency An executive department specified in 5 United States Code (U.S.C.), Sec. 101; a military department specified in 5 U.S.C., Sec.
  76. executive business Nominations and treaties; called executive business because these categories of business are received by the Senate from the President, rather than…
  77. Executive Calendar A list of executive business (i.e., treaties and nominations) available for Senate floor consideration.
  78. executive communication A message sent to the Senate by the President or other executive branch official. Presidential veto messages are an example of an "executive communication.
  79. Executive Order A president's or governor's declaration which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers, and requiring no action by the Congress or…
  80. Executive Orders Numbered consecutively, Executive Orders (EOs) are legally binding orders given by the President, acting as the head of the Executive Branch, to Federal…
  81. executive program Synonym supervisory program.
  82. executive session A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  83. executive state One of several states in which an information system (IS) may operate, and the only one in which certain privileged instructions may be executed.
  84. Executor A person named in a will and approved by a probate court to administer the deposition of an estate in accordance with the instructions of the will.
  85. Executor/Executrix When you die, your executor administers your estate and follows the directions provided in your will.
  86. executory contract or lease Generally includes contracts or leases under which both parties to the agreement have duties remaining to be performed.
  87. exemestane (EK-seh-MEH-stayn) A drug used to treat advanced breast cancer and to prevent recurrent breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have already been…
  88. exempt (from withholding) Free from withholding of federal income tax. A person must meet certain income, tax liability, and dependency criteria.
  89. Exempt employee (FLSA) Exempt employee (FLSA) in the context of H-1B workers generally refers to the professional workers who are exempted from the overtime requirements of the…
  90. Exempt H-1B worker Exempt H-1B worker is an H-1B worker who receives at least $60,000 per year in wages or has attained a master's or higher degree in a specialty related to…
  91. Exempt land Irrigation land in a district to which the acreage limitation and pricing provisions of Reclamation law do not apply.
  92. Exempt property Property of a debtor that the law protects from the action of creditors.
  93. Exempt Wholesale Generator An unregulated subsidiary of a power provider that is allowed to generate and sell wholesale power as an independent energy producer, and is exempt from…
  94. exempted addressee An organization, activity, or person included in the collective address group of a message and deemed by the message originator as having no need for the…
  95. Exemption An exemption is a fixed dollar amount that you can subtract from your adjusted gross income to reduce your taxable income.
  96. exemption certificate An X.509 certificate that serves to exempt computers from NAP health checks. Server computers can use exemption certificates to participate in…
  97. exemptions Amount that taxpayers can claim for themselves, their spouses, and eligible dependents. There are two types of exemptions-personal and dependency.
  98. exemptions, exempt property Certain property owned by an individual debtor that the Bankruptcy Code or applicable state law permits the debtor to keep from unsecured creditors.
  99. exenteration (ek-ZEN-ter-AY-shun) Surgery to remove organs within a body cavity.
  100. Exercise When you act on a buying or selling opportunity that you have been granted under the terms of a contract, you are said to exercise a right.