ExpertGlossary terms starting with J

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  1. JM&S Joint Modeling and Simulation.
  2. JMA Japanese Meteorological Agency
  3. JMC (1) Joint Movement Center. (2) Joint Military Command.
  4. JMCCOC Joint MILSTAR Communications Control and Operations Concept.
  5. JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information System. 151
  6. JMDN Joint Missile Defense Network. Encompasses all mission-oriented Information Technology Resources (ITR) networks, facilities and systems operated or funded…
  7. JMEM Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual.
  8. JMENS Joint Mission Element Needs Statement.
  9. JMML A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines.
  10. JMNS Joint Mission Needs Statement.
  11. JMO Joint Maritime Operations.
  12. JMS Jukebox Management Software.
  13. JMS administered object A preconfigured JMS object (a resource manager connection factory or a destination) created by an administrator for the use of JMS clients and placed in a…
  14. JMS application One or more JMS clients that exchange messages.
  15. JMS client A Java language program that sends or receives messages.
  16. JMS provider A messaging system that implements the Java Message Service as well as other administrative and control functionality needed in a full-featured messaging…
  17. JMS session A single-threaded context for sending and receiving JMS messages. A JMS session can be nontransacted, locally transacted, or participating in a…
  18. JMSNS Justification for Major Systems New Start.
  19. JMSWG (1) Joint Multi-TADIL Standards Working Group. (2) Joint Interoperability Message Standards Working Group.
  20. JNAAS JNIF Advisory and Assistance Service.
  21. JNDI Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) API are used to access a central transient container registry.
  22. jndi-config.xml It is an XML-based configuration file used to populate the container registry accessible via the JNDI API.
  23. JNESSY JNIC Joint National Integration Center Electronic Security System.
  24. JNI See Java Native Interface.
  25. JNICOMC Joint National Integration Center Operations and Maintenance Contractor.
  26. JNICRDC Joint National Integration Center Research and Development Contractor.
  27. JNICUSLA Joint National Integration Center Unclassified Standalone and Laptop Access.
  28. JNTF OBSOLETE. See JNIC.
  29. JNTFOMC Joint National Test Facility Operations and Maintenance Contractor.
  30. JNTFRDC Joint National Test Facility Research and Development Contractor.
  31. JNTFUSLA Joint National Test Facility Unclassified Standalone and Laptop Access.
  32. JOB Joint Operations Board.
  33. job description Term used to describe a GRAM4 job for GT4.
  34. job flow A job flow specifies the complete processing of the data. It's comprised of one or more steps, which specify all of the functions to be performed on the…
  35. Job hazard analysis (JHA) A study of a job or activity to identify hazards or potential accidents associated with each step or task, and develop solutions that will eliminate…
  36. job scheduler See the term scheduler.
  37. Job-based Health Plan Coverage that is offered to an employee (and often his or her family) by an employer.
  38. job-recovery control file Synonym backup file.
  39. JOC Joint Oversight Council.
  40. JOCAS Job Order Cost Accounting System.
  41. Jockey Line Lashing (rope or wire lines) used to prevent lateral movement between barges.
  42. Jogging The frequent starting and stopping of an electric motor.
  43. johimbe (yo-HIM-bay) A tree native to West Africa. The bark is used as a supplement for bodybuilding and to enhance male sexual performance.
  44. johnboat A small flat-bottomed, square-fronted, shallow-draft boat that is popular with duck hunters and many anglers alike.
  45. Johnson noise Synonym thermal noise.
  46. join See relational join.
  47. Joinder The joining together of two or more offenses, or two or more defendants, in the same indictment for purposes of trial.
  48. Joining (J) segment A small DNA segment that links genes to yield a functional gene encoding an immunogobulin.
  49. joining segment (Abbreviation: J). A small DNA segment that links genes in order to yield a functional gene encoding an immunoglobulin.
  50. Joinpoint A statistical model for characterizing cancer trends which uses statistical criteria to determine how many times and when the trends in incidence or…
  51. Joinpoint Software Statistical software for the analysis of trends using a regression model that describes trends by a sequence of straight line segments, connected at…
  52. Joint See expansion joint, cold joint, construction joint, contraction joint, and control joint.
  53. joint (joynt) In medicine, the place where two or more bones are connected. Examples include the shoulder, elbow, knee, and jaw.
  54. Joint Account An account owned by two or more persons. Either party can conduct transactions separately or together as set forth in the deposit account contract.
  55. joint administration A court-approved mechanism under which two or more cases can be administered together.
  56. Joint and several liability A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury, liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties…
  57. Joint Application an application in which the invention is presented as that of two or more persons -- see MPEP 201.02 and MPEP 605.07 for more; also joint inventor
  58. joint committee Committees including membership from both houses of Congress. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack…
  59. Joint custody a form of child custody that grants both parents joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both joint legal custody and joint physical custody.
  60. Joint Doctrine Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of two or more Services in coordinated action toward a common objective.
  61. Joint Doctrine Working Party A forum to include representatives of the Services and combatant commands with the purpose of systematic address of joint doctrine and joint tactics…
  62. Joint Electronic Warfare Center (JEWC) Electronic Security Command (ESC) team at Kelly AFB, TX, responsible for investigating and locating the cause of MIJI either against satellites or ground…
  63. Joint Force A general term applied to a force composed of significant elements, assigned or attached, of the Army, the Navy or Marine Corps, and the Air Force, or two…
  64. Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for making…
  65. Joint Force Commander (JFC) A general term applied to a commander authorized to exercise combatant command (command authority) or operational control over a joint force.
  66. Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC) The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for making…
  67. Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander (JFSOCC) The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for making…
  68. Joint implementation Agreements made between two or more nations under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to help reduce greenhouse gas…
  69. Joint information center A single location where public information officials gather to collaborate on, and coordinate the release of, emergency public information.
  70. Joint Invention An invention conceived by more than one person. See Inventor, Joint.
  71. joint inventor an inventor who is named with at least one other inventor in a patent application, wherein each inventor contributes to the conception of the invention…
  72. joint meeting An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate meet together to hear an address by various dignitaries, such as foreign leaders.
  73. joint multichannel trunking and switching system That composite multichannel trunking and switching system formed from assets of the Services, the Defense Communications System, other available systems…
  74. Joint National Test Facility (JNTF) A large, modeling, simulation and test facility located on Falcon AFB in Colorado which serves as the central control, coordinating, and computing center…
  75. Joint Operating Procedures (JOPs) These documents identify and describe detailed procedures and interactions necessary to carry out significant aspects of a joint program.
  76. Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES) A continuously evolving system that is being developed through the integration and enhancement of earlier planning and execution systems: Joint Operation…
  77. Joint Operations Area That area of conflict in which a joint force commander conducts military operations pursuant to an assigned mission and the administration incident to…
  78. joint petition One bankruptcy petition filed by a husband and wife together.
  79. Joint Program Any defense acquisition system, subsystem, component, or technology program that involves formal management or funding by more than one DoD Component…
  80. joint random buried plant Telecommunications outside plant that is directly buried in the same trench with power conductors, with no restriction regarding minimum separation…
  81. Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) A council, chaired by the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, that conducts requirements analyses, determines the validity of mission needs and develops…
  82. joint resolution A legislative measure, designated "S. J. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, which requires the approval of both chambers and, with one…
  83. joint session When the House and Senate meet together to conduct formal business or to hear an address by the President of the United States.
  84. Joint SPACECOM Intelligence Center (JSIC) A USSPACECOM Intelligence Center responsible for producing operational intelligence for USSPACECOM missions and for space intelligence production for the…
  85. Joint Sponsor A person who accepts legal responsibility for supporting an immigrant with an I-864 Affidavit of Support along with the sponsor.
  86. Joint Strategic Defense Planning Staff (JOSDEPS) A special staff located at USSPACECOM Headquarters responsible for integrated strategic defense planning and for integration of strategic defensive and…
  87. Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS) A JCS organization located at Offutt AFB responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and producing the Single Integrated Operations Plans (SIOP).
  88. Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defense A broad term that includes all suppression of enemy air defenses activities provided by one component of the joint force in support of another.
  89. Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) A joint service, jam-resistant, secure communications system that permits the interchange of essential tactical information between aircraft, surface…
  90. Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (JTTP) The actions and methods, which implement joint doctrine and describe how forces will be employed in joint operations.
  91. Joint Telecommunications Resources Board (JTRB) The body required to be established by Section 2(b) (3) of Executive Order No. 12472 to assist the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy…
  92. Joint tenancy See: tenancy.
  93. Joint Tenancy (with Rights of Survivorship) Two or more owners share equal ownership and rights to the property. If a joint owner dies, his or her share of the property passes to the other owners…
  94. Joint Test and Evaluation T&E conducted jointly by two or more DoD components for systems to be acquired by more than one component or for a component's systems which have…
  95. Joint Test and Evaluation Program An OSD program for Joint T&E, structured to evaluate or provide information on system performance, technical concepts, system requirements or…
  96. joint use aerial plant Aerial telecommunications and power plant utilizing the same structure, such as poles. [T1.318-2000]
  97. Joint use capacity The reservoir capacity assigned to flood control purposes during certain periods of the year and to conservation purposes during other periods of the year.
  98. Joint venture An agreement between two or more parties who invest in a single business or property; similar to a limited partnership.
  99. Joist One of a series of parallel timber beams used to support floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls; the…
  100. Joker this is the card that serves as a wild card. It can be used to complete a flush, straight or straight flush.