ExpertGlossary terms starting with H

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  1. host name A fully qualified domain name identifying one specific host computer within the Internet.
  2. Host Nation Support Civil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during peacetime, crisis or emergencies, or war based on…
  3. Host OS (Operating System) the operating system first installed on a computer which can run virtualization software to host one or more virtual machines.
  4. host system A computer system on which a process is run.
  5. Host System (or Host) A computer system on which VMware Workstation software is running.
  6. host-host protocol End-to-end (transport) protocol.
  7. Host-Only Networking A type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host. Under host-only networking, a virtual machine is connected to the host on a private…
  8. host-specific toxin A metabolite, produced by a pathogen, and which is responsible for the adverse effects of the pathogen.
  9. hosted environment installing virtualization software on top of an existing standard operating system to provide services for one or more virtual machines.
  10. Hosted organization (aka virtual server, virtual machine, virtual organization) A collection of Exchange services including, but not limited to virtual servers (that is, instances of IMAP4, SMTP, POP3, NNTP, HTTP, RVP), storage space…
  11. Hosted Virtualization A virtualization approach where partitioning and virtualization services run on top of a standard operating system (the host).
  12. hosted zone A collection of resource record sets that Amazon Route 53 hosts. Like a traditional DNS zone file, a hosted zone represents a collection of records that…
  13. Hostile Applied to mean that an enemy has the capability to initiate combat with you.
  14. Hostile Environment Those environments that result from a BMD system engagement of an enemy threat or collateral conditions resulting from deliberate hostilities.
  15. Hostile Track The classification assigned to a track that, based upon established criteria, is determined to be an enemy threat.
  16. Hostile witness A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls the person as a witness.
  17. hosting Synonym (in Internet usage) content hosting.
  18. hosting environment See container.
  19. hostname The name of a host system.
  20. HostRAID Adaptec's integrated RAID feature that allows our Ultra320 controllers to provide maximum storage capacity for integrated RAID solutions: four hard disk…
  21. Hot Air Furnace A heating unit where heat is distributed by means of convection or fans.
  22. Hot and Cold System Classification of systems that wager on the side that won previously. Another name for a streak method of betting.
  23. hot boot Synonym warm restart.
  24. Hot deck A deck where the player has an edge or favorable situation.
  25. Hot Dry Rock A geothermal energy resource that consists of high temperature rocks above 300 F (150 C) that may be fractured and have little or no water.
  26. hot flash A sudden, temporary onset of body warmth, flushing, and sweating (often associated with menopause).
  27. Hot flashes A sudden flow of the blood through the skin, which makes a woman feel a hot flush and a sensation of warmth.
  28. Hot issue If a newly issued security rises steeply in price after its initial public offering (IPO) because of intense investor demand, it is considered a hot issue.
  29. hot nodule When radioactive material is used to examine the thyroid with a scanner, nodules that collect more radioactive material than the surrounding thyroid…
  30. Hot Plug / Hot Swap The ability to install or remove components of a computer, whileit is operating.
  31. hot site An alternate facility that has the equipment and resources to immediately recover the business functions affected by the occurrence of a disaster See also…
  32. Hot Spare A spare hard drive which will automatically be used to replace the failed member of a redundant disk array.
  33. hot spot See: recombinational hot spot.
  34. hot standby See standby.
  35. hot swap The ability to remove a failed member of a redundant disk array and replace it with a good drive without bringing down the server or interrupting…
  36. Hot Table A table where the players have been winning.
  37. Hot Water Heating Systems (See Hydronic)
  38. hotbot Synonym droid.
  39. Hotel Package A package offered by a hotel, sometimes consisting of no more than a room and breakfast; sometimes, especially at resort hotels, consisting of (ground)…
  40. HotFix A single, cumulative package composed of one or more files used to address a problem in a product.
  41. hotfix package A single, cumulative package composed of one or more files used to address a problem in a product.
  42. hotline A point-to-point communications link in which a call is automatically originated to the preselected destination without any additional action by the user…
  43. hotlink See hyperlink.
  44. hotlist A list of frequently used web locations and URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). Note: Hotlists may consist of a) lists of bookmarks accessed by a browser or…
  45. hotspot In genetics, an area of DNA that is likely to mutate (change).
  46. Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) It contains data on nearly 3,000 hourly precipitation stations (National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, and cooperative observer…
  47. House The establishment running the game. Example: "The \$2 you put on the button goes to the house."
  48. house cable Deprecated term. Communication cable within a building or a complex of buildings.
  49. House Edge A term for the casinos' advantage over the player. No game has a more favorable house edge for a player.
  50. House Person A dealer who is unusually concerned with the casino's profits. A dealer who identifies with the casinos or enjoys watching players lose.
  51. House Way this is a set way that all dealers must use when setting their hands. This determines which cards they use in both their hands.
  52. Household Income The income used to determine whether a sponsor meets the minimum income requirements under Section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for…
  53. Household Size The number of people in a sponsor's household is used in calculating the minimum sufficient income based on the poverty guidelines, to ensure that a…
  54. Households and institutions sector Includes all production by households, which consists of families and unrelated individuals, and by nonprofit institutions that primarily serve households…
  55. housekeeping records Records of an organization that relate to budget, fiscal, personnel, supply and similar administrative or facilitative operations normally common to most…
  56. housekeeping signals Synonym service signals.
  57. housing affordability index An index that indicates what proportion of homebuyers can afford to buy an average-priced home in specified areas.
  58. Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) HERA was enacted in 2008, and it established FHFA-OIG and FHFA, which oversees the GSEs’ operations.
  59. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) The U.S. government agency that administers FHA, GNMA and other housing programs.
  60. Housing and Urban Development Act Enacted in 1968, this Act partitioned Fannie Mae into two separate organizations, a government-sponsored corporation (Fannie Mae) and a wholly-owned…
  61. Housing Counseling Agency Provides counseling and assistance to individuals on a variety of issues, including loan default, fair housing, and home buying.
  62. Housing Element A comprehensive assessment of current and projected housing needs for all economic segments of the community.
  63. Housing expense the sum of a homeowner’s mortgage payment, hazard insurance, property taxes, and homeowner association fees.
  64. Housing Expense Ratio The percentage of your gross monthly income that goes toward paying for your housing expenses.
  65. housing expenses-to-income ratio See: debt-to-income ratio.
  66. Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) A program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that provides funding to support housing for PLWHA and their families.
  67. Housing Rules These are the Rules that set out some, but not all, of the procedures that must be followed in Housing Court.
  68. Housing unit A housing unit is a house, apartment, group of rooms or a single room occupied as separate living quarters; that is, 1.
  69. how to make This is part of the obligation to provide a disclosure in the patent application that would enable one skilled in the art to practice the invention…
  70. how to use This is a similar standard to the "how-to-make" standard and relates to the use aspect of an invention, if appropriate.
  71. Howell Bunger valve. See fixed cone valve.
  72. Hox genes Consists of at least 38 encoded nucleotides that contain genes found in four clusters on four different chromosomes.
  73. HP Hit points or Health
  74. HP Storm or HP Supercell - High-Precipitation storm (or High-Precipitation supercell). A supercell thunderstorm in which heavy precipitation (often including hail)…
  75. HP-PCL & HPGL Hewlett-Packard graphics file formats.
  76. HPA Hectopascal- A unit of pressure equal to a millibar (1 hPa = 1 mb).
  77. HPC Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
  78. HPCC High Performance Computing and Communications.
  79. HPG Homopolar Generator.
  80. HPI High Power Illuminator (Hawk).
  81. HPIR High Power Illuminator Radar.
  82. HPL High Power Laser.
  83. HPM High Power Microwave.
  84. HPPH 2-(1-hexyloxyethyl)-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-a. A drug that is used in photodynamic therapy that is absorbed by tumor cells; when exposed to light, it…
  85. HPV A member of a family of viruses that can cause abnormal tissue growth (for example, genital warts) and other changes to cells.
  86. HPV vaccine (... vak-SEEN) A vaccine being studied in the prevention of human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer.
  87. HQ Headquarters. 129
  88. HQMC Headquarters, Marine Corps.
  89. HR Hour
  90. HRA A component of Network Access Protection (NAP) that validates statements of health (SoHs) and approves the issuance of a health certificate to clients…
  91. HRDS High Resolution Display System.
  92. HREPS Heavy Replicas.
  93. HRR High Range Resolution.
  94. HRS hours
  95. HRSA HICTB Requirements, Support and Analysis.
  96. HRT Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to women after menopause to replace the hormones no longer produced by the ovaries.
  97. HSA See: serum albumin.
  98. HSA (Hydrologic Service Area) A geographical area assigned to Weather Service Forecast Office's/Weather Forecast Office's that embraces one or more rivers.
  99. HSB Color Model A color model based upon representing a color as three components: hue, saturation and brightness.
  100. HSC (Host Software Component) the StorageTek software component that maintains, in a DASD control data set (CDS), records of the cartridges stored in each automated cartridge system…