ExpertGlossary terms starting with N

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No-Take Zones Areas in which all extractive activities are prohibited.
NO<sub>2</sub> See Nitrogen dioxide
NO<sub>x</sub> See Nitrogen oxides
NOA Notice of Allowance
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Weather Radio "The voice of the National Weather Service" - NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard…
NOAA Weather Wire Mass dissemination via satellite of National Weather Service products to the media and public.
NOCC Network Operations Control Center
Noctilucent Clouds Wavy, thin, bluish-white clouds that are best seen at twilight in polar latitudes. They form at altitudes about 80 to 90 km above the Earth's surface.
Nocturnal Related to nighttime; occurring at night.
Nocturnal Cooling The effect of cooling by the radiation of heat from a building to the night sky.
Nocturnal Inversion Used interchangably with Radiational Inversion; a temperature inversion that develops during the night as a result of radiational cooling of the surface.
Nocturnal Jet This wind speed maximum occurs just above the nocturnal inversion at night. It is typically found in the south central United States during the late…
Nocturnal Thunderstorms Thunderstorms which develop after sunset. They are often associated with the strengthening of the low level jet and are most common over the Plains states.
NOD Acronym for network outward dialing.
nod box A DNA sequence that controls the transcriptional regulation of Rhizobium nodulation genes.
Nodal A knob-like protrusion.
nodal clock The principal clock or alternate clock located at a particular node that provides the timing reference for all major functions at that node.
nodal culture The culture of a lateral bud and a section of adjacent stem tissue.
nodal point Synonym node.
node Any device connected to network. PCs, servers, and printers are all nodes on the network.
Node Attribute Table / Arc Attribute Table (NAT) A table containing attributes for node coverage features. For each node, the NAT contains a reference to one of the arcs it connects to, an internal node…
node match tolerance The minimum radial distance within which two nodes will be joined (matched) to form one node.
node-negative Cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes.
node-positive (... PAH-zih-tiv) Cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes.
nodular Term commonly used to describe the pebbly (rough) texture of a callus.
nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NAH-juh-ler LIM-foh-site preh-DAH-mih-nunt HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh) A rare type of Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a cancer of the immune system.
nodular parenchyma (NAH-juh-ler puh-REN-kih-muh) A small mass of tissue within a gland or organ that carries out the specialized functions of the gland or organ.
nodulation The formation of nodules on the roots of legumes following colonization by symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
nodule (NOD-yool) A growth or lump that may be cancerous or noncancerous.
NoEcho A property of AWS CloudFormation parameters that will prevent the otherwise default reporting of names and values of a template parameter.
Nofollow Attribute used to prevent a link from passing link authority. Commonly used on sites with user generated content, like in blog comments.
Noframes tag alternative non-framed HTML on a frameset page for very old, non-frames capable web browsers and search engine spiders.
NOGAPS Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System; a 144-hour numerical model of the atmosphere run by the U.S. Navy twice daily.
NOHRSC In hydrologic terms, the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center.
NOI Notice of Intent (environmental term).
NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center.
Noir French term for Black Bet.
Noise Any unwanted sound that interferes with speech and hearing, causes damage to hearing, or annoys a person.
Noise Control Act A act which gives government agencies the right to promulgate standards and regulations relating to abatement of noise emissions, i.e.
Noise criteria Quantitative noise limits, below which it is acceptable for people to hear. Typically, noise criteria are specified in ordinances, regulations, or…
noise current Interfering and unwanted electrical currents in a device or system. 2. In optical communications, the rms component of the optical detector output…
noise equivalent power (NEP) At a given data-signaling rate or modulation frequency, operating wavelength, and effective noise bandwidth, the radiant power that produces a…
noise factor Synonym noise figure.
noise field An indication of the level of background noise that the terminating end-point may play out in the absence of packets. [T1.312-1991]
noise figure (NF) Of an active device, over the bandwidth of interest, the contribution by the device itself to thermal noise at its output.
noise level The noise power, usually relative to a reference. Note: Noise level is usually measured in dB for relative power or picowatts for absolute power.
noise power The power generated by a random electromagnetic process. 2. Interfering and unwanted power in an electrical device or system. 3.
noise power density The noise power in a bandwidth of 1 Hz, i.e., the noise power per hertz at a point in a noise spectrum.
noise suppression Reduction of the noise power level in electrical circuits. 2. The process of automatically reducing the noise output of a receiver during periods when no…
noise temperature At a pair of terminals, the temperature of a passive system having an available noise power per unit bandwidth at a specified frequency equal to that of…
noise voltage Interfering and unwanted voltage in an electronic device or system. 2. In optical communications, the rms component of the optical detector output…
noise weighting A specific amplitude-vs.-frequency characteristic that permits a measuring set to give numerical readings that approximate the interfering effects to any…
noise window A notch, i.e., a dip, in the noise frequency spectrum characteristic of a device, such as a transmitter, receiver, channel, or amplifier, from external…
noisy black 1. In facsimile or display systems, such as television, a nonuniformity in the black area of the image, i.e.
noisy white 1. In facsimile or display systems, such as television, a nonuniformity in the white area of the image, i.e.
nolatrexed A substance that is being studied in the treatment of liver cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called thymidylate synthase inhibitors.
Nolle Prosequi Not willing to proceed.
nolo contendere I do not wish to contend; a plea entered by a defendant.
Nolvadex (NOL-vuh-dex) A drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer in women and men.
nominal bandwidth The widest band of frequencies, inclusive of guard bands, assigned to a channel.
nominal bit stuffing rate The rate at which stuffing bits are inserted when both the input and output bit rates are at their nominal values.
Nominal Capacity The approximate energy producing capacity of a power plant, under specified conditions, usually during periods of highest load.
Nominal diameter An approximate measurement of the diameter of a pipe. Although the nominal diameter is used to describe the size or diameter of a pipe, it is usually not…
Nominal dollars Dollar value in the indicated year, not adjusted for inflation.
nominal linewidth In facsimile systems, the average separation between centers of adjacent scanning or recording lines.
Nominal Price The price paid for goods or services at the time of a transaction; a price that has not been adjusted to account for inflation.
Nominal size The approximate dimension(s) of standard materials.
Nominal yield Nominal yield is the annual income that you receive from a bond or other fixed-income security divided by the par value of the security.
nomination An appointment by the President to executive or judicial office that is subject to Senate confirmation.
Nominee A nominee is an individual or entity, which acts on behalf of a beneficial owner.
Nominee Director Every IBC must have a Board of Directors. The Board may consist of one person or many people.
Nominee name Nominee name is the name that a brokerage firm uses to register ownership of stocks or bonds it holds for investors.
nomogram (NAH-moh-GRAM) A mathematical device or model that shows relationships between things.
Non Not.
Non assumpsit A plea in defense that "he did not undertake and promise."
Non compos mentis Not of sound mind; mentally incompetent.
non exclusive license A grant under a patent with reservation by the licensor to make a similar grant to others.
Non Material Solution Solutions to mission needs ( warfighting , deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or…
non obvious In order for a patent to be granted, the claimed invention must be "non obvious" to one of "ordinary skill in the art".
Non Party Custodian Non Party Custodians may possess ESI relevant to the matter, but their company or entity are not party (named) to the litigation.
Non Party System Generated Custodian ESI generated from a non party enterprise application such as financial systems, dynamic monitoring systems and more may not have a clear Custodian.
non repetitive DNA/RNA A nucleotide sequence which does not include a significant proportion of repetitive sequences of nucleotide s.
Non sequitur It does not follow.
Non Value Chip a casino issued gaming chip whose dollar value depends on the amount of the chips taken in a buy-in. For example, a buy-in of $300.
Non- Developmental Item (NDI) (1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or (2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department or…
non-additive genetic variation The proportion of the total genetic variation in a population that does not respond to simple mass selection and that causes specific pairwise crosses to…
non-assumption clause In a mortgage contract, a statement that prohibits a new buyer from assuming a mortgage loan without the approval of the lender.
non-autonomous A term referring to biological units that cannot function by themselves; such units require the assistance of another unit, or "helper".
Non-Bound Application There is no coverage involved and you pay no money. The insurance agent submits the application to the company to find out whether or not you will be…
non-call associated signaling (NCAS) Signaling that is independent of an end-to-end bearer connection, including support for the functions of registration, authentication, and validation.
Non-Career SES Employee Non-Career Senior Executive Service Employee.
non-coding DNA The strand of DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.
non-coding strand See: antisense DNA.
Non-Conforming loan A loan that does not conform to Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) guidelines.
Non-Convention Application A patent application filed in a second, or subsequent country which does not claim the priority of another, earlier application in another country.
Non-cooperative User An individual who is not aware that his/her biometric sample is being collected.
non-current record A record no longer required for the day-to-day conduct of an active business.
Non-custodial parent the parent who does not have physical custody of the children.
non-directiveness The process by which genetic counselors advise clients toward a certain test or outcome, particularly related to child-bearing issues, without pressure or…