ExpertGlossary terms starting with L

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  1. Limine See "in limine" in Foreign Words Glossary.
  2. Limit order An order to buy or sell securities in which the client has specified the price. The order can be executed only at the specified price or a better one.
  3. Limit price A limit price is the specific price at which you tell your stockbroker to execute a buy or sell order on a particular security.
  4. limit-out To catch the daily limit legally allowed for a species of fish.
  5. Limitation Language in a claim that constrains the breath of a claim.
  6. Limited Access access limited to personnel authorized by the laboratory director.
  7. Limited Attack An attack on the U.S. and its allies, which provides a stressing timeline, and is geographically distinct. Not an all-out attack or mass wave.
  8. Limited Automatic Remote Collector (LARC) An electronic device that interfaces a river or precipitation gage with a telephone line making it possible for remote computers to call a gaging site and…
  9. Limited Ballot A ballot voted that is restricted to the offices and propositions stating measures on which a person is entitled to vote.
  10. Limited Benefit Health Insurance Policies “Limited benefit health insurance policies” can cost far less than traditional insurance, but cap what health insurance carriers will pay toward…
  11. Limited Benefits Plan A type of health plan that provides coverage for only certain specified health care services or treatments or provides coverage for health care services…
  12. limited branch Limited branch means any office at a fixed location of a Connecticut bank at which banking business is conducted other than the main office, branch or…
  13. Limited Defense System (LDS) The development of systems, components, and architectures for a deployable anti-ballistic missile system (as described in section 232(a)(1) of the 1991…
  14. Limited divorce the termination of cohabitation, also known as a separation.
  15. Limited Jurisdiction Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
  16. Limited liability company Organizing a business enterprise as a limited liability company (LLC) under the laws of the state where it operates protects its owners or shareholders…
  17. Limited Operational Capability (LOC) A point in time when the first set of sensors and weapons can be employed to provide a limited protection system.
  18. Limited partner A limited partner is a member of a partnership whose only financial risk is the amount he or she has invested.
  19. Limited partnership A limited partnership is a financial affiliation that includes at least one general partner and a number of limited partners.
  20. Limited Production The initial production of a system in limited quantity. Part of an acquisition strategy to be used in test and evaluation for verification of design…
  21. limited protection A form of short-term communications security applied to the electromagnetic or acoustic transmission of unclassified information that warrants a degree of…
  22. limited purpose trust company A limited purpose trust company engages only in fiduciary services. It does not accept deposits, and funds are not insured by the FDIC.
  23. limited stage SCLC SCLC stands for small cell lung cancer. SCLC is usually staged as either "limited" or "extensive.
  24. Limited Test Ban Treaty The bilateral Treaty signed and ratified by the United States and the (former) U.S.S.R.
  25. Limited Tort Limited Tort offers you a savings on your premiums. You are still able to recover all out-of-pocket medical and other expenses; however, you are not able…
  26. limited-protection voice equipment Equipment that provides limited security for unclassified voice communications.
  27. limited-stage small cell lung cancer Cancer is found in one lung, the tissues between the lungs, and nearby lymph nodes only.
  28. limiter A device in which the voltage or some other characteristic of the output signal is automatically prevented from exceeding a specified value.
  29. limiter circuit A circuit of nonlinear elements that restricts the electrical excursion of a variable in accordance with specified criteria.
  30. limiting Any process by which a specified characteristic (usually amplitude) of the output of a device is prevented from exceeding a predetermined value.
  31. Limiting factor A biological limitation to a self-sustaining population.
  32. Limits The maximum amount of benefits the insurance company agrees to pay under an insurance policy in the event of a loss.
  33. limits of interference In radio transmission, the maximum permissible interference as specified in recommendations of the International Special Committee on Radio Interference…
  34. Limnological conditions Conditions on freshwater lakes.
  35. Limnology Scientific study of the physical characteristics and biology of lakes, ponds, and streams.
  36. LIN Line Item Number.
  37. Linac A machine that uses electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles. This creates high-energy radiation that may be used to treat cancer.
  38. line See Groove
  39. line adapter circuit See four-wire terminating set.
  40. line alarm indication signal (AIS) code The code generated by a regenerator upon loss of input signal or loss of frame.
  41. line balance The degree of electrical similarity of the two conductors of a transmission line.
  42. Line Bet A wager that one of six numbers (two rows of three numbers separated by a line on the layout) will win.
  43. line buffering Used by a "standard I/O" output stream that flushes its "buffer" after every "newline".
  44. line buildout (LBO) Synonym building out.
  45. line code A code chosen for use within a communications system for transmission purposes.
  46. line conditioning [The] elimination of unintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator…
  47. line conduction Unintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator, or other external…
  48. line driver An amplifier used to enhance the transmission reliability of a usually digital intrafacility metallic transmission line, over extended distances, by…
  49. Line Echo Wave Pattern (abbrev. LEWP) A radar echo pattern formed when a segment of a line of thunderstorms surges forward at an accelerated rate.
  50. line feed See new line.
  51. line filter balance A network designed to maintain phantom group balance when one side of the group is equipped with a carrier system.
  52. line guides The eyelets or rings on a rod through which fishing line is passed.
  53. Line Haul The movement of freight over the main route of a transportation line. Not a switching service confined to a small area.
  54. line hit See yyhit.
  55. Line item A specified amount in a budget to spend on a particular activity.
  56. Line Item (Budget) A specific program end item with its own identity (e.g., B-1B Bomber).
  57. line load control A network-provided service feature that allows selective denial of call origination to certain lines when excessive demands for service are required of a…
  58. line loop See loop.
  59. line loopback A signal used to command the far-end receiver to loopback the received line signal. [T1.107-1988] Synonym [loosely] line loopback signal.
  60. line loopback signal See line loopback.
  61. Line Loss (or Drop) Electrical energy lost due to inherent inefficiencies in an electrical transmission and distribution system under specific conditions.
  62. line noise In a telecommunications link or line facility, interference, from any source, that degrades performance.
  63. line number The number of lines read previous to this one, plus 1. Perl keeps a separate line number for each source or input file it opens.
  64. Line of Credit A pre-approved loan authorization with a specific borrowing limit based on creditworthiness.
  65. line of sight Usually refers to contributions of radiation from the atmosphere along the line-of-sight (path) that an instrument receives.
  66. Line of Sight (LOS) The line from sensor to target necessary for the commencement of the detection, acquisition, track, and identification of a target.
  67. Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) An essential support item removed and replaced at field level to restore end item to an operationally ready condition.
  68. Line Screen The number of half-tone dots that can be printed per inch. As a general rule, newspapers print at 65 to 85 lpi.
  69. line side The portion of a device that is connected to external, i.e., outside plant, facilities such as trunks, local loops, and channels.
  70. Line Source An array of pollutant sources along a defined path that can be treated in dispersion models as an aggregate uniform release of pollutants along a line.
  71. line spectrum In optics, an emission or absorption spectrum consisting of one or more narrow spectral lines, as opposed to a continuous spectrum.
  72. line speed See modulation rate.
  73. line symbol A symbol for drawing coverage arcs.
  74. line terminating equipment (LTE) Network elements that originate and/or terminate line signals. LTEs can originate, access, modify, or terminate the transport overhead, or can perform any…
  75. line traffic coordinator (LTC) In a DDN switching center, the processor that controls traffic on a line.
  76. line unit network termination (LUNT) The customer side of any digital subscriber line (DSL) that does not terminate on the customer installation (CI). [T1.216-1998]
  77. line verification See busy verification.
  78. line-in-polygon A spatial operation in which arcs in one coverage are overlaid with polygons of another coverage to determine which arcs, or portions of arcs, are…
  79. line-of-sight (LOS) propagation Of an electromagnetic wave, propagation in which the direct ray from the transmitter to the receiver is unobstructed, i.e.
  80. line-rate conversion A translation of standardized, existing video systems (using 525, 625, and 1125 total lines per frame) to proposed systems.
  81. line-route map A map or overlay for signal communications operations that shows the actual routes and types of construction of wire circuits in the field.
  82. line-to-line correlation In facsimile, the correlation of object information from scanning line to scanning line.
  83. Lineage A chart that traces the flow of genetic information from generation to generation.
  84. Lineage surface antigen (Lin) A mixture of monoclonal antibodies that are directed against antigens found on mature hematopoietic cells of different lineages.
  85. Lineament A straight topographic feature of regional extent that is thought to represent crustal structure.
  86. linear accelerator A machine that uses electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles. This creates high-energy radiation that may be used to treat cancer.
  87. linear analog control Synonym linear analog synchronization.
  88. linear analog synchronization Synchronization in which the functional relationships used to obtain synchronization are of simple proportionality. Synonym linear analog control.
  89. linear combiner A diversity combiner in which the combining consists of simple addition of two or more signals.
  90. linear device A device for which the output is, within a given dynamic range, linearly proportional to the input.
  91. linear event See event.
  92. linear feature A geographic feature that can be represented by a line or set of lines. For example, rivers, roads within a pizza delivery area, and electric and…
  93. linear foot A measurement used to calculate space requirements Note: A linear foot measures twelve inches for documents stored on edge. See also filing inch.
  94. linear key In video technology and image processing, a process for the selective overlay of one video image upon another, as through chroma key.
  95. linear measurement A measurement of records on a shelf or in a drawer typically expressed in filing inches or linear feet See also filing inch.
  96. linear network See network topology.
  97. linear optimization Synonym linear programming.
  98. linear phase The growth phase during cell culture when cell number increases arithmetically. The linear phase follows a period of exponential growth.
  99. linear polarization Of an electromagnetic wave, confinement of the E-field vector or H-field vector to a given plane.
  100. linear predictive coding (LPC) A method of digitally encoding analog signals, which method uses a single-level or multilevel sampling system in which the value of the signal at each…