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SEO Copywriting Writing and formatting copy in a way that will help make the documents appear relevant to a wide array of relevant search queries.
seocalcitol A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called vitamin D analogs.
SEP Signal Entrance Panel.
Separate account An insurance company's separate account is established to hold the premiums you use to purchase funds included in variable annuity contracts the company…
Separate account fund Each variable annuity contract offers a number of separate account funds. Each of those funds owns a collection of individual investments chosen by a…
separate channel signaling Signaling in which the whole or a part of one or more channels in a multichannel system is used to provide for supervisory and control signals for the…
Separation see "limited divorce."
Separation deposit Sand deposit located at the upstream end of a recirculation zone, where downstream flow becomes separated from the channel bank.
Separation Eddy An eddy that forms near the ground on the windward or leeward side of a bluff object or steeply rising hillside; streamlines above this eddy go over the…
Separation Hardware Objects expelled during payload separation sequence.
separation of duties In secure communications, dividing responsibility for sensitive information so that no individual acting alone can compromise the security of the data…
separations The process by which telecommunication property costs, revenues, expenses, taxes, and reserves are apportioned among the operations. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
separator A "character" or "string" that keeps two surrounding strings from being confused with each other. The split function works on separators.
SEPG Software Engineering Process Group.
SEPRD System Element Production Readiness Demonstration.
sepsis (SEP-sis) The presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
septate (SEP-tate) An organ or structure that is divided into compartments.
septet A byte composed of seven binary elements. Synonym seven-bit byte.
Septic tank Underground tank for treatment of wastewater from a home in rural and suburban areas.
septicemia Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called blood poisoning and toxemia.
septum A dividing wall or partition, which splits a structure into separate cells or compartments.
SEQ Sequence, or Staff Equivalent.
Sequelae Morbid conditions following as a consequence of a disease.
sequence The linear order of nucleotides along a DNA or RNA molecule, and the process of obtaining this.
Sequence assembly A process whereby the order of multiple sequenced DNA fragments is determined.
sequence characterized amplified region (Abbreviation: SCAR). A molecular marker obtained by the conversion to a sequence-tagged site of a single random amplified polymorphic DNA product.
Sequence Checking A verification of the alphanumeric sequence of the 'key' field in items to be processed.
sequence divergence The percent difference in the nucleotide sequence between related nucleic acid sequences, or in the amino acid sequence in a comparison between related…
Sequence hypothesis Francis Crick's seminal concept that genetic information exists as a linear DNA code; DNA and protein sequence are colinear.
sequence listing -- see bio-sequence listing
sequence number (SEQ) In a packet, a field of the packet header that is used by the terminating endpoint to determine if the packets arrive in sequence. [T1.509-1995]
Sequence Rules Rules promulgated by a patent office that concern the form of disclosures of inventions that contain nucleotide sequence data and/or amino acid sequence…
Sequence tagged site (STS) A unique (single-copy) DNA sequence used as a mapping landmark on a chromosome.
sequence tandem repeat (Abbreviation: STR). See: tandem repeat.
sequence-tagged site (Abbreviation: STS). Short unique DNA sequence (200-500 bp long) that can be amplified by PCR and is thus tagged to the site on the chromosome from which…
Sequencing Determination of the order of nucleotides (base sequences) in a DNA or RNA molecule or the order of amino acids in a protein.
Sequencing technology The instrumentation and procedures used to determine the order of nucleotides in DNA.
sequential access Synonym serial access.
sequential filing See consecutive-numeric filing.
sequential logic element A device that has at least one output channel and one or more input channels, all characterized by discrete states, such that the state of each output…
sequential transmission Synonym serial transmission.
sequential treatment One treatment after the other.
sequester To separate. Sometimes juries are separated from outside influences during their deliberations.
Sequestration The reduction or cancellation of new budget authority; un-obligated balances, new loan guarantee commitments or limitations; new direct loan obligations…
Sequestration of witnesses Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand, and cautioning them not to discuss their…
Sequitur (Abbr. seq.) It follows. See et sequentia.
Seral stages The series of relatively transitory plant communities that develop during ecological succession from bare ground to the climax stage.
SERB Software Engineering Review Board.
SERD Support Equipment Recommendation Data (ILS term).
SERG System Engineering Review Group.
sergeant at arms The chief security officer of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and staff in the office help to preserve order in the Senate chamber, the Senate galleries…
serial Pertaining to a process in which all events occur one after the other; for example, the serial transmission of the bits of a character according to the…
serial access Pertaining to the sequential or consecutive transmission of data into or out of a device, such as a computer, transmission line, or storage device. 2.
serial computer A computer that has a single arithmetic and logic unit. 2. A computer, some specified characteristic of which is serial; for example, a computer than…
serial console A terminal attached to the serial port of a NetApp appliance. Used to monitor and manage the appliance's operations.
Serial Derecho Type of derecho that consists of an extensive squall line which is oriented such that the angle between the mean wind direction and the squall line axis…
serial division Splitting of excised shoot-tip material growing in vitro, in order to induce the development of greater numbers of plantlets.
serial filing See consecutive-numeric filing.
serial float culture A technique whereby immature anthers are floated on a liquid medium, and continue their development through to the release of pollen.
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) A connection to the Internet in which the interface software runs in the local computer, rather than the Internets.
Serial Number a number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. A serial number is usually used together with a two digit series code to distinguish between…
serial port A port through which data are passed serially, i.e., one bit at a time, and that requires only one input channel to handle a set of bits, e.g.
Serial Technology An interface design that allows data to be sent one bit at a time, using thin cables, and is capable of faster speeds, greater reliability, and more…
serial transmission The sequential transmission of the signal elements of a group representing a character or other entity of data.
serial-to-parallel conversion Conversion of a stream of data elements received in time sequence, i.e., one at a time, into a data stream consisting of multiple data elements…
serialization The encoding of objects, and the objects reachable from them, into a stream of bytes and the complementary reconstruction of the object graph from the…
serializer See parallel-to-serial conversion.
series A configuration of an electrical circuit in which the positive lead is connected to the negative lead of another energy producing, conducting, or…
Series 6 The Series 6 is a licensing examination that you must pass to be entitled to sell mutual funds and variable annuities to investors.
Series 63 The Series 63 is a licensing examination that most states require for anyone who wants to sell securities within the state.
Series 7 To be licensed to sell securities to individual investors, brokers must pass the Series 7 exam, also called the General Securities Registered…
series code a two digit code representing a period of time. Application Filing Date - examples: 01/01/1979-12/31/1986 Series 06; 01/01/1987-12/31/1992 Series 07…
Series Connection A way of joining photovoltaic cells by connecting positive leads to negative leads; such a configuration increases the voltage.
series number This number is a unique identifier assigned by the Utah State Archives to each record series created and maintained by each state and local government…
Series Resistance Parasitic resistance to current flow in a cell due to mechanisms such as resistance from the bulk of the semiconductor material, metallic contacts, and…
series T junction A three-port waveguide junction that has an equivalent circuit in which the impedance of the branch waveguide is predominantly in series with the…
Serif The little cross bars or curls at the end of strokes on certain type fonts.
Serious Delinquency A mortgage that is 90 days or more past due.
SERM A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen and raloxifene are SERMs.
SERN Southeastern
Seroconversion The development of detectable antibodies to HIV in the blood as a result of infection.
Serology The branch of science dealing with the measurement and characterization of antibodies and other immunological substances in body fluids, particularly…
Seromycin (SAYR-oh-MY-sin) A drug used to treat tuberculosis. It is also being studied in the treatment of pain and nerve problems (numbness, tingling) caused by…
Seroprevalence The number of persons in a defined population who test HIV-positive based on HIV testing of blood specimens.
serosa (seh-ROH-suh) The outer lining of organs and body cavities of the abdomen and chest, including the stomach. Also called serous membrane.
serotonin A hormone found in the brain, platelets, digestive tract, and pineal gland. It acts both as a neurotransmitter (a substance that nerves use to send…
serous (SEER-us) Having to do with serum, the clear liquid part of blood.
serous membrane The outer lining of organs and body cavities of the abdomen and chest, including the stomach. Also called serosa.
SERP Search Engine Results Page is the page on which the search engines show the results for a search query.
SERPs plural for SERP (search engine results pages)
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary (ser-TOH-lee LY-dig sel TOO-mer...OH-vuh-ree) A rare type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone.
sertraline A drug used to treat depression. It is a type of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Also called Zoloft.
serum The clear liquid part of the blood that remains after blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed.
serum albumin The main protein in blood plasma. Low levels of serum albumin occur in people with malnutrition, inflammation, and serious liver and kidney disease.
serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase An enzyme found in the liver and other tissues. A high level of serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase released into the blood may be a sign of liver…
serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase An enzyme found in the liver, heart, and other tissues. A high level of serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase released into the blood may be a sign of…
serum tumor marker test A blood test that measures the amount of substances called tumor markers (or biomarkers).
Server Any computer on a network that contains data or applications shared by users of the network on their client PCs.
server application process An application process that implements all or part of the functionality defined by a service definition [ECMATR46].
server authentication certificate In AD FS, a certificate that AD FS-enabled Web servers, federation servers, and federation server proxies use to secure Web services traffic for…