ExpertGlossary terms starting with O

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  1. O&M Operations and Maintenance.
  2. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army).
  3. O&S Operations and Support.
  4. O(6)-benzylguanine A drug that may improve the response of cancer cells to chemotherapy.
  5. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term).
  6. O-ring A rubber seal used around stems of some valves to prevent water from leaking past.
  7. O.C.E. (Online Capacity Expansion) A process for adding storage capacity to an existing RAID array without having to take the server offline.
  8. O.G. See Official Gazette.
  9. O/A On or About.
  10. O<sub>3</sub> See ozone
  11. OA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6).
  12. OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term).
  13. OAB Outer air battle.
  14. OAB (offline address book) A copy of an address book that has been downloaded so that an Outlook user can access the information it contains while disconnected from the server.
  15. OAB (offline address book) distribution The method by which the OAB can be accessed by users when they are working remotely or over a dial-up connection.
  16. OAB (offline address book) distribution point The HTTP Web address or public folder where client computers can download an offline address book.
  17. OAB (offline address book) generation The process by which Exchange Server creates and updates the OAB. Administrators can define when the OAB generation process will run. [Exchange 2007]
  18. OAB (offline address book) version 4 The OAB version that was introduced with Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). OAB version 4.0 is required for Web-based distribution. [Exchange 2007]
  19. OABGen When the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant generates the offline address book (OAB), it calls Oabgen.dll (referred to as OABGen).
  20. OAC Operating Agency Code.
  21. OACS Office Action Correspondence System - used by patent examiners to generate office actions.
  22. Oakum Loosely woven hemp rope that has been treated with oil or other waterproofing agent; it is used to caulk joints in a bell and spigot pipe and fittings.
  23. OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program.
  24. OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD.
  25. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report.
  26. OAS Organization of American States.
  27. OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  28. OASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  29. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistance Secretary of Defense (C31).
  30. OASIS An isolated, fertile tract or green locality in a desert region, made so by the presence of water. See also Palm oasis
  31. OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structure Information Standards) The Organization for the Advancement of Structure Information Standards is an industry consortium promoting XML, TCP/IP, and UDDI.
  32. OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing.
  33. oat cell Another name for small cell lung cancer. The name "oat cell" comes from the fact that the cells look like oats. See also extensive SCLC and limited SCLC.
  34. Oath A solemn pledge in attestation of the truth of a statement or in verification of a statement made.
  35. Oath (or Affirmation) of Office Pursuant to Art. XVI, Sec. 1, Texas Constitution, all elected and appointed officers, before they enter upon the duties of their offices shall take the…
  36. OB Operating Budget.
  37. OBAN Operating Budget Account Number.
  38. obatoclax mesylate (oh-BAT-oh-klax MEH-zih-layt) A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.
  39. OBDP Onboard Data Processor.
  40. OBE Overtaken By Events.
  41. obese Having an abnormally high, unhealthy amount of body fat.
  42. Obesity (oh-BEE-sih-tee) A condition marked by an abnormally high, unhealthy amount of body fat.
  43. Obfuscation Obfuscation is a technique used to complicate code. Obfuscation makes code harder to understand when it is de-compiled, but it typically has no affect on…
  44. OBI Originating Beneficiary Information - the informational portion of a wire (electronic) transfer of funds.
  45. obinson-Patman Act An amendment to the Clayton Act which deals with price discrimination.
  46. Obiter dictum A thing said by the way, as language unnecessary to a decision or ruling on an issue not raised.
  47. OBJ Object.
  48. Objeci&oacute;n, protesta El acto de protestar por una declaración o decisión en un juicio.
  49. object An entity such as a file, folder, shared folder, printer, or Active Directory object, described by a distinct, named set of attributes.
  50. object construction The creation of an object, usually via the new operator. When an object is created, an appropriate constructor from its class is invoked.
  51. Object Identifier A specialized formatted number that is registered with an internationally recognized standards organization.
  52. Object identifier (OID) A number that identifies an object class or attribute. Object identifiers (OIDs) are organized into an industry-wide global hierarchy.
  53. Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Object Linking and Embedding developed by Microsoft. Allows objects from one application to be embedded within another (e.g.
  54. Object Linking and Embedding Data Base (OLE/DB) A set of OLE interfaces that provide applications with uniform access to data stored in diverse information sources.
  55. Object Management Group (OMG) The Object Management Group is a computing industry collaboration to promote object-oriented interoperability among heterogeneous computing environments.
  56. Object of the Invention A desired characteristic of an invention. MPEP 608.01(d).
  57. object persistence In a video display, distortion wherein the entirety of some object (or objects) that appeared in a previous frame (and that should no longer appear)…
  58. object protection level The integrity level of an object, stored in a token or an object’s system access control list (SACL).
  59. Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris. 207
  60. object reference A reference to an object. Languages other than Java use term's such as address or pointer.
  61. object retention In a video display, distortion in which a fragment of an object that appeared in a previous frame (and should no longer appear) remains in the current and…
  62. object reuse 1. Reassignment and re-use of a storage medium containing one or more objects after ensuring no residual data remains on the storage medium.
  63. object serialization The writing of an object's contents in such a way that its state can be restored, either at a later time, or within a different process.
  64. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects containing both data structure and behavior.
  65. Object-Oriented Analysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation.
  66. object-oriented design A software design method that models the characteristics of abstract or real objects using classes and objects.
  67. object-oriented language Programming languages such as C++ and Java that allow the solution to a problem to be expressed in terms of objects which belong to classes.
  68. Objection The process by which one party takes exception to some statement or procedure. An objection is either sustained (allowed) or overruled by the judge.
  69. objection to dischargeability A trustee's or creditor's objection to the debtor being released from personal liability for certain dischargeable debts.
  70. objection to exemptions A trustee's or creditor's objection to the debtor's attempt to claim certain property as exempt from liquidation by the trustee to creditors.
  71. Objective a measurable, definable accomplishment that furthers the goals of the organization.
  72. Objective Coding The process of manually reviewing a document and completing database fields with easily ascertainable information about the document.
  73. objective improvement An improvement that can be measured by the health care provider (for example, when a tumor shrinks or there are fewer cancer cells in the blood).
  74. objective response (ub-JEK-tiv reh-SPONTS) A measurable response.
  75. Objects In programming terminology, an object is a freestanding block of code that defines the properties of some thing.
  76. Objects in FOV (Max) The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that a sensor can acquire at one time.
  77. ObjectTypeProperty Relation between instances of two classes.
  78. Oblatio Tender of payment.
  79. Obligate riparian species A species that depends completely upon habitat along a body of water.
  80. Obligate species Restricted to a particular condition of life; for example, dependent on a particular habitat to be able to breed.
  81. Obligation An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future…
  82. Obligation Authority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization.
  83. Obligations Any kind of indebtedness; an encubance or commitment. Proprietorship (See: Sole proprietorship)
  84. oblimersen (oh-blih-MER-sen) A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may kill cancer cells by blocking the production of a protein that makes cancer…
  85. Oblique View in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (oblique drawing) in which the face, usually parallel to the picture plane, is…
  86. obliquity the tilt of the earth's axis of rotation, currently 23.4 degrees.
  87. OBRA Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act
  88. OBS Observation(s)
  89. OBSC Obscure
  90. Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a radio or optical sensor.
  91. Obscuration Any atmospheric phenomenon, except clouds, that restricts vertical visibility (e.g., dust, rain, snow, etc.).
  92. Obscuring Phenomena Any atmospheric phenomenon, except clouds, that restricts vertical visibility (e.g., dust, rain, snow, etc.).
  93. Observable A measurable target attribute.
  94. Observation (OB-ser-VAY-shun) Closely monitoring a patient's condition but withholding treatment until symptoms appear or change.
  95. Observation Well A hole used to observe the ground-water surface at atmospheric pressure within soil or rock.
  96. Observational network Observational network A group of stations (surface meteorological, upper-air, or other stations) spread over a given area for making regular observations.
  97. observational study A type of study in which individuals are observed or certain outcomes are measured.
  98. Observed Brightness The flux due to a light emitting object measured at the observer (in most cases, at the earth or a satellite).
  99. obsessive-compulsive disorder (ob-SEH-siv kum-PUL-siv dis-OR-der) An anxiety disorder in which a person has intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that occur repeatedly, and in which he…
  100. Obsidian A black or dark-colored volcanic glass.