ExpertGlossary terms starting with R

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  1. routing indicator (RI) A group of letters assigned to indicate: (a) the geographic location of a station; (b) a fixed headquarters of a command, activity, or unit at a…
  2. routing label The part of the message label that is used for message routing in the signaling network.
  3. routing number Synonym routing address, routing table.
  4. Routing Objects Component Object Model (COM) objects that are used to program Exchange's routing engine behavior.
  5. routing protocol In an internet, a service protocol that is used (by routers, but not by hosts) to maintain routing tables; routing protocols are classified as either (a)…
  6. Routing service A component in Exchange 2000 that builds link state information. [Exchange 2000]
  7. routing table Contains information that the MTA needs to route messages. [Exchange 5.5]
  8. ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle. 251
  9. ROW Rest-of-World.
  10. Rowhouse One of a group of an unbroken line of attached houses that share common side walls, known as party walls.
  11. Rows and columns A search installation may be configured in a row/column configuration for performance and fault-tolerance reasons.
  12. Royal flush a hand of 10, J, Q, K, A, all of the same suit
  13. royalty Payment for use of an invention, usually a stated percentage of sales.
  14. royalty (reasonable royalty) A hypothetical royalty fee used as a measure of damages to compensate for the infringement of a patent.
  15. RP Role Playing; Role Player; Role Play. To act, behave and talk in a way as though you are the character you are controlling.
  16. RP&C Resource Planning and Coordination.
  17. RPAC Resource Performance Analysis Center.
  18. RPC See definition for: Remote procedure call (RPC)
  19. RPC (remote procedure call) A message-passing facility that allows a distributed application to call services that are available on various computers on a network.
  20. RPC (Remote Procedure Calls) A reliable synchronous protocol that transfers data between clients and servers, and between servers.
  21. RPD Rapid
  22. RPG Role Playing Game. A game where players are able to Role Play the character that they are controlling.
  23. RPI.4610 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of kidney cancer. It may prevent the growth of blood vessels from surrounding tissue to the tumor.
  24. RPIE Real Property Installed Equipment.
  25. RPLC Replace
  26. RPM Short for revolutions per minute, the measurement of the engine's crankshaft.
  27. RPO Recovery Point Objective
  28. RPR 109881A A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called taxanes.
  29. RPRT Report
  30. RPV Remotely Piloted Vehicle.
  31. RQ Abbreviation for repeat-request. See ARQ.
  32. Rqmt Requirement.
  33. RQMTS Requirements.
  34. RQn Review Question (AFMC term).
  35. RQR Require
  36. RR Redridge Mountains
  37. RR (read receipt) A notice that a message was read by its intended recipient. [Exchange 5.5]
  38. RRDI Range Resolved Doppler Imagining
  39. RRFD Risk Reduction Flight Demonstration.
  40. RRG Requirements Review Group.
  41. rRNA See Ribosomal RNA.
  42. RRQ Right Rear Quadrant - the area upstream from and to the right of an upper-level jet max (as would be viewed looking along the direction of flow).
  43. RRS records retention schedule See retention schedule.
  44. RRS (records retention schedule) See retention schedule.
  45. RS Radar Set (PATRIOT).
  46. RSA Russian Space Agency.
  47. RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) RSA is a public key encryption method RSA are the initials of the developers of the algorithm which was done at taxpayer expense.
  48. RSAREF This is the free library RSA Data Security, Inc., made available for the purpose of implementing freeware PEM applications.
  49. RSAT A feature in Windows Server that enables remote management of Windows Server operating systems by allowing users to open and run management tools on a…
  50. RSAV Resupply/ammunition vehicle.
  51. RSE Range Systems Engineering, a Raytheon company.
  52. RSG Rising
  53. RSG (recovery storage group) A special storage group that enables you to mount a mailbox database, extract data from the mounted database, and then either copy the extracted data to a…
  54. rsh The command used to establish a Remote Shell connection.
  55. RSI Rationalization, Standardization, and Interoperability.
  56. RSIP Radar System Improvement Program.
  57. RSL Abbreviation for received signal level.
  58. RSN Reason
  59. RSO Resident Space Object.
  60. RSOI Reception, Staging, Operation and force Integration (Joint Forces term).
  61. RSR13 A substance being studied for its ability to increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy. It is a type of radiosensitizer. Also called efaproxiral.
  62. RSRE Royal Signal and Radar Establishment (UK).
  63. RSS Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication is a method of syndicating information to a feed reader or other software which allows people to subscribe to…
  64. RST Radar System Test (THAAD-GBR)
  65. RSTA Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition.
  66. RSTER Radar Surveillance Technology Experimental Radar (UHF).
  67. RSU Remote Switching Unit.
  68. RSV A virus that causes respiratory infections with cold-like symptoms. Also called respiratory syncytial virus.
  69. RT (1) Relocation Time (ILS term). (2) Repair Task Distribution (ILS term).
  70. RTA Abbreviation for remote trunk arrangement.
  71. RTA 744 A substance being studied in the treatment of adult brain tumors. RTA 744 crosses the blood-brain barrier and blocks an enzyme needed for cancer growth.
  72. RTAudio An advanced speech codec that is designed for real-time two-way Voice over IP (VoIP) applications such as gaming, audio conferencing, and wireless…
  73. RTC Report to Congress.
  74. RTCA Real Time Casualty Assessment (US Army term).
  75. RTCP Real-time Transport Control Protocol. A feedback protocol that provides QoS information to the streaming server.
  76. RTD Radar Technology Demonstration. 252
  77. RTD (Real Tape Drive) a physical tape drive. See VTD.
  78. RTE Route
  79. RTF Release To Fleet (USN term).
  80. RTFM What you are told when someone thinks you should Read The Fine Manual.
  81. RTG Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator.
  82. RTIM Radar Technology Identification Methodology.
  83. RTO Recovery Time Objective
  84. RTOV Real Time Operational Verification.
  85. RTOVF Real Time Operational Verification Facility (US Army term).
  86. RTP Real-time Transport Protocol. An Internet protocol for the transmission of real-time data, including voice and video.
  87. RTRD Retard
  88. RTRN Return
  89. RTS (1) Request To Send (Telecomm/Computer term). (2) Remote Tracking Station.
  90. RTS (Records Transfer Sheet) The form required by the State Records Center to accompany all semi-active records which will be maintained in the Records Center or permanent records…
  91. RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol. An open standard for delivery of real-time media over the Internet.
  92. RTTY Abbreviation for radio teletypewriter.
  93. RTVS Real Time Verification System
  94. RTWP Real Time Wave form Processor (Advanced Technology Demonstration Radar term).
  95. RU 486 A drug used to end early pregnancies. It is also being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions.
  96. rubber sheeting A procedure to adjust coverage features in a nonuniform manner. Links representing from- and to-locations are used to define the adjustment.
  97. Rubble dam A stone masonry dam in which the stones are unshaped or uncoursed. See dam.
  98. Rubble stone Irregularly shaped, rough-textured stone laid in an irregular manner.
  99. Rubex (ROO-bex) A drug that is used to treat many types of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
  100. rubidium clock A clock containing a quartz oscillator stabilized by a rubidium standard.