ExpertGlossary terms starting with E

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  1. EJB object An object whose class implements the enterprise bean's remote interface. A client never references an enterprise bean instance directly; a client always…
  2. EJB server Software that provides services to an EJB container. For example, an EJB container typically relies on a transaction manager that is part of the EJB…
  3. EJB server provider A vendor that supplies an EJB server.
  4. Ejecución de fallo referente a ingresos Un método para cumplir con un fallo judicial mediante el embargo de una parte del sueldo del demandado
  5. Ejecución hipotecaria Un procedimiento mediante el cual un acreedor hipotecario (generalmente un banco) busca adquirir el título de la propiedad del deudor hipotecario (por…
  6. EKB-569 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors.
  7. EKG A test that measures the heart’s action. Also called an electrocardiogram.
  8. EKV (1) Electromagnetic Kill Vehicle. (2) Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.
  9. El Niño A warming of the ocean current along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador that is generally associated with dramatic changes in the weather patterns of the…
  10. El Ni� A climatic phenomenon occurring irregularly, but generally every 3 to 5 years. El Ni�s often first become evident during the Christmas season…
  11. El Ni� - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) El Ni�, in its original sense, is a warm water current that periodically flows along the coast of Ecuador and Peru, disrupting the local…
  12. Elastic Block Store (EBS) Offers block level storage volumes for EC2 users. With Amazon EBS, users can decrease the risk of running into component failures as its feature…
  13. elastic buffer 1. A buffer that has an adjustable capacity for data. 2. A buffer that introduces an adjustable delay of signals.
  14. Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) A web service that is central to Amazon’s cloud computing platform. It allows users to ‘rent’ from its resizable computing capacity and possibly…
  15. elastic IP address A fixed (static) IP address that you have allocated in Amazon EC2 or Amazon VPC and then attached to an instance.
  16. Elastic Load Balancing A web service that improves an application's availability by distributing incoming traffic between two or more EC2 instances. See Also http://aws.amazon.
  17. Elastic MapReduce (EMR) Allows any AWS user to process large amounts of data using a hosted Hadoop framework. This feature runs on the EC2 and S3 infrastructure.
  18. elastic network interface An additional network interface that can be attached to an instance. ENIs include a primary private IP address, one or more secondary private IP…
  19. Elastic Range The stress range in which a material will recover its original form when the force (or loading) is removed.
  20. ElastiCache Provides in-memory caching for web applications. Users can use this feature to retrieve information from in-memory caches faster than getting information…
  21. Elasticity of Demand The ratio of the percentage change in the quantity of a good or service demanded to the percentage change in the price.
  22. elastin A fibrous protein that is the major constituent of the yellow elastic fibres of animal connective tissue.
  23. Elbow A pipe fitting having two openings which causes a run of pipe to change direction 90 degrees.
  24. Election The choice by the applicant of the invention to be prosecuted and, hence, the claims to be examined. MPEP 818, MPEP 809.02(a), MPEP 809.02(b), MPEP 818.
  25. Election (Day) Precinct The phrase commonly used to refer to the area served on election day by a single polling place.
  26. election (PCT) an indication made by applicant, in the Demand for an International Application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as to the Contracting States in…
  27. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the Election Assistance Commission serves primarily as a national clearinghouse and resource for…
  28. Election Clerk Individuals appointed by the presiding judge to assist in running the election.
  29. Election Contest An action in civil court to contest the result of an election. The tribunal hearing an election contest attempts to ascertain whether the outcome of the…
  30. Election Identification Certificate (EIC) A form of identification issued by the department of public safety to individuals who do not already have an acceptable form of photo identification to…
  31. Election Judge Also, “Presiding Election Judge” or “Presiding Judge.” The presiding judge is in charge of and responsible for the management and conduct of the…
  32. Election Night Returns Unofficial vote totals reported by local election officials to the Secretary of State on election night.
  33. Electioneering A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which a…
  34. Elections Administrator (EA) An appointed official who performs the election duties of the county clerk and the voter registrar.
  35. Elective Surgery A surgery that is optional and not required.
  36. Electoral College The president and vice president are selected through the electoral college system, which gives each state the same number of electoral votes as it has…
  37. Electric and magnetic field (EMF) Electric and magnetic fields are generated when charged particles (e.g., electrons) are accelerated. Charged particles in motion produce magnetic fields.
  38. Electric Circuit The path followed by electrons from a generation source, through an electrical system, and returning to the source.
  39. Electric Energy The amount of work accomplished by electrical power, usually measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). One kWh is 1,000 Watts and is equal to 3,413 Btu.
  40. electric field The effect produced by the existence of an electric charge, such as an electron, ion, or proton, in the volume of space or medium that surrounds it.
  41. Electric Furnace An air heater in which air is blown over electric resistance heating coils.
  42. Electric Grid An interconnected system that maintains an instantaneous balance between supply and demand (generation and load) while moving electricity from generation…
  43. Electric plant (physical) A facility containing prime movers, electric generators, and auxiliary equipment for converting mechanical, chemical, and/or fission energy into electric…
  44. Electric power industry The public, private, and cooperative electric utility systems of the United States taken as a whole.
  45. Electric Power Plant A facility or piece of equipment that produces electricity.
  46. Electric Power Sector Those privately or publicly owned establishments that generate, transmit, distribute, or sell electricity.
  47. Electric power system Physically connected electric generating, transmission, and distribution facilities operated as a unit under one control.
  48. Electric Power Transmission The transmission of electricity through power lines.
  49. Electric Rate The unit price and quantity to which it applies as specified in a rate schedule or contract.
  50. Electric Rate Schedule A statement of the electric rate(s), terms, and conditions for electricity sale or supply.
  51. Electric Resistance Heating A type of heating system where heat, resulting when electric current flows through an "element" or conductor, such as Nichrome, which has a high…
  52. Electric System The physically connected generation, transmission, and distribution facilities and components operated as a unit.
  53. Electric System Loss(es) The total amount of electric energy loss in an electric system between the generation source and points of delivery.
  54. Electric utilities All enterprises engaged in the production and/or distribution of electricity for use by the public, including investor-owned electric utility companies…
  55. Electric Utility A corporation, person, agency, authority or other legal entity that owns and/or operates facilities for the generation, transmission, distribution or sale…
  56. Electric Vehicles A battery-powered electrically driven vehicle.
  57. Electrical Charge A condition that results from an imbalance between the number of protons and the number of electrons in a substance.
  58. Electrical conductivity A measure of the salt content of water.
  59. Electrical demand Energy requirement placed upon a utility's generation at a given instant or averaged over any designated period of time; expressed in kilowatts.
  60. Electrical Energy The energy of moving electrons.
  61. Electrical horsepower See horsepower.
  62. electrical length Of a transmission medium, its length expressed as a multiple or submultiple of the wavelength of a periodic electromagnetic or electrical signal…
  63. Electrical Load The amount of electrical demand on a particular circuit or of a particular use or facility.
  64. Electrical System All the conductors and electricity using devices that are connected to a source of electromotive force (or generator).
  65. Electrical System Energy Losses A measure of the amount of energy lost during the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
  66. electrically powered telephone A telephone in which the operating power is obtained either from a battery located at the telephone, i.e.
  67. Electricity Electric current used as a power source. Electricity can be produced from a variety of feedstocks, including oil, coal, nuclear, hydro, natural gas, wind…
  68. Electricity Generation The process of producing electricity by transforming other forms or sources of energy into electrical energy; measured in kilowatt-hours.
  69. Electricity Grid A common term referring to an electricity transmission and distribution system.
  70. Electricity Industry Restructuring The process of changing the structure of the electric power industry from one of guaranteed monopoly over service territories, as established by the…
  71. electro-blotting The electrophoretic transfer of DNA, RNA or protein from a gel, in which they have been separated, to a support matrix, such as nitrocellulose.
  72. electro-fishing, electro-fish, electro-shocking A term used to describe using electrical current to temporarily stun fish, typically during fish surveys.
  73. electro-optic detector Deprecated term. See optoelectronic.
  74. electro-optic effect Any one of a number of phenomena that occur when an electromagnetic wave in the optical spectrum interacts with an electric field, or with matter under…
  75. electro-optic modulator An optical device in which a signal-controlled element is used to modulate a beam of light.
  76. electro-optical intelligence (ELECTRO-OPTINT) Intelligence information other than signals intelligence derived from the optical monitoring of the electromagnetic spectrum from ultraviolet (0.
  77. electro-optics The technology associated with those components, devices and systems which are designed to interact between the electromagnetic (optical) and the electric…
  78. Electro-Optics Infrared (EO/IR) Technologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the wavelength spectrum slightly longer than visible but shorter than radio. 92
  79. ELECTRO-OPTINT Acronym for electro-optical intelligence.
  80. electroacupuncture (ee-LEK-troh-AK-yoo-punk-cher) A procedure in which pulses of weak electrical current are sent through acupuncture needles into acupuncture points in the…
  81. Electrochemical Cell A device containing two conducting electrodes, one positive and the other negative, made of dissimilar materials (usually metals) that are immersed in a…
  82. electrochemical recording Facsimile recording by means of a chemical reaction brought about by the passage of a signal-controlled current through the sensitized portion of the…
  83. electrochemical sensor Biosensors, such as an enzyme electrode, in which a biological process is harnessed to an electrical sensor system.
  84. electroconvulsive therapy (ee-LEK-troh-kun-VUL-siv THAYR-uh-pee) A treatment for severe depression and certain mental disorders.
  85. Electrode (ee-LEK-trode) In medicine, a device such as a small metal plate or needle that carries electricity from an instrument to a patient for treatment or…
  86. Electrodeposition Electrolytic process in which a metal is deposited at the cathode from a solution of its ions.
  87. electrodermal response (ee-LEK-troh-DER-mul reh-SPONTS) A change in the heat and electricity passed through the skin by nerves and sweat.
  88. electrodesiccation (ee-LEK-troh-deh-sih-KAY-shun) The drying of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode.
  89. electrodiathermy (ee-LEK-troh-DY-uh-THER-mee) A procedure in which tissue is heated to destroy abnormal cells.
  90. electroencephalogram (ee-LEK-troh-en-SEH-fuh-loh-gram) A recording of electrical activity in the brain.
  91. electrofulguration (ee-LEK-troh-ful-guh-RAY-shun) A procedure to destroy tissue (such as a tumor) using an electric current. Also called fulguration.
  92. electrographic recording See electrostatic recording.
  93. electrolarynx (ee-LEK-troh-LAYR-inx) A battery-operated device that makes a humming sound. It is used to help a person talk after removal of the larynx (voice box).
  94. electroluminescence Nonthermal conversion of electrical energy into light. Note 1: Electroluminescence is distinguished from incandescence, which is a thermal process.
  95. Electrolysis A chemical change in a substance that results from the passage of an electric current through an electrolyte.
  96. Electrolyte (ee-LEK-troh-lite) A substance that breaks up into ions (electrically charged particles) when it is dissolved in body fluids or water.
  97. Electrolytes (battery) A nonmetallic (liquid or solid) conductor that carries current by the movement of ions (instead of electrons) with the liberation of matter at the…
  98. electrolytic recording Electrochemical facsimile recording in which the recorded copy is made by the passage of a signal-controlled current through an electrolyte which causes…
  99. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) A condition when all electromagnetic emissions from electronic, electro-magnetic, and electro-optical components of a system interact without interfering…
  100. Electromagnetic Emanations Signals transmitted as radiation through the air, through a vacuum, or through conductors.