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  1. Site Templates Whenever you create a new site, SPS use predefined templates to simplify the creation of the new elements for the site.
  2. Site topology Determines how each of the database containers will be linked to the others for replication purposes.
  3. Site-directed mutagenesis The process of introducing spe- cific base-pair mutations into a gene.
  4. Site-Specific A term used to describe any process or enzyme which acts at a defined sequence within a DNA or RNA molecule.
  5. site-specific mutagenesis The induction of mutation s, by molecular biology techniques, in one or more specific nucleotide s within a defined coding sequence in order to create…
  6. SITOR (SImplex Teletype Over Radio) - a means of transmitting text broadcasts over radio. The U.S.
  7. sitosterol See: phytosterol.
  8. SITP Strategic Information Technology Plan
  9. SITREP Situation Report.
  10. Situation Assessment The determination of the extent to which observed event(s) constitute a threat (e.g., isolated event, mass attack, etc.
  11. SIWS School of Information Warfare and Strategy.
  12. Six line bet A bet on six numbers.
  13. Six Number Bet Same as Line Bet.
  14. Six Year Defense Program (SYDP) The official DoD document, which summarizes forces and resources associated with programs approved by SECDEF.
  15. six-base cutter Type II restriction endonucleases whose recognition site and cleavage site consist of a characteristic sequence of six nucleotide pairs.
  16. six-bit byte Synonym sextet.
  17. Sixain French term for a Six-Number or Line Bet.
  18. Sixainne French for Six line bet.
  19. size limit The legal length a fish must be is it is in possession (kept). Some fisheries have slot limits, where fish in the specified slot size range cannot be…
  20. Size limits Fishing regulations which limits anglers to keep fish based upon size.
  21. Size of Threat Corridor ( LxWxAltitude ) A volume of space in which a particular group of RVs would occupy, defined by launch location and designated target area.
  22. Sizing The process of designing a solar system to meet a specified load given the solar resource and the nominal or rated energy output of the solar energy…
  23. SJG-136 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called DNA cross-linking agents.
  24. Sjögren syndrome (SHOH-grin SIN-drome) An autoimmune disease that affects the tear glands and salivary glands, and may affect glands in the stomach, pancreas, and…
  25. SK&F106615 A substance being studied in the treatment of certain multiple myelomas and other advanced cancers.
  26. skeletal (SKEH-leh-tul) Having to do with the skeleton (bones of the body).
  27. skeleton The framework that supports the soft tissues of vertebrate animals and protects many of their internal organs.
  28. skew In parallel transmission, the difference in arrival time of bits transmitted at the same time. 2.
  29. skew ray In a multimode optical fiber, a bound ray that travels in a helical path along the fiber and thus (a) is not parallel to the fiber axis, (b) does not lie…
  30. Skewed Tilted images. See De-skewing.
  31. Skewing Artificially changing search engine results so that, for example, popular queries will return artificially created listings.
  32. Skidder A self-propelled machine to transport harvested trees or logs from the stump area to the landing or work deck.
  33. skill in the art An ordinary level of proficiency in a particular technology in which an invention is made.
  34. Skilled Nursing Care Services from licensed nurses in your own home or in a nursing home. Skilled care services are from technicians and therapists in your own home or in a…
  35. Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Often called a "SNF." A SNF provides medical care under the supervision of a medical professional or technician, and dispenses medications, performs…
  36. Skilled Nursing Facility Care Skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services provided on a continuous, daily basis in a skilled nursing facility.
  37. Skills List The Exchange Visitor Skills List (J Visas) is a list of fields of specialized knowledge and skills that are deemed necessary for the development of an…
  38. Skimmer gate A gate at the spillway crest whose prime purpose is to control the release of debris and logs with a limited amount of water.
  39. Skimming The act of obtaining data from an unknowing end user who is not willingly submitting the sample at that time.
  40. Skin biopsy Process of removing tissue, in this case skin, from living patients for diagnostic examination, or the tissue specimen obtained by that process.
  41. skin cancer (skin KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in tissues of the skin. There are several types of skin cancer.
  42. skin conduction (... kon-DUK-shun) A change in the heat and electricity passed through the skin by nerves and sweat.
  43. skin effect The tendency of alternating current to flow near the surface of a conductor, thereby restricting the current to a small part of the total cross-sectional…
  44. skin graft Skin that is moved from one part of the body to another.
  45. skin patch A bandage-like patch that releases medicine into the body through the skin. The medicine enters the blood slowly and steadily.
  46. skin stimulation The process of applying pressure, friction, temperature change, or chemical substances to the skin to lessen or block a feeling of pain.
  47. skin test A test for an immune response to a compound by placing it on or under the skin.
  48. skinning vulvectomy (SKIH-ning vul-VEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove the top layer of skin of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal…
  49. SKIP A non-digging bucket or tray that hoists material
  50. skip distance At a given azimuth, the minimum distance between the transmitting station and the closest point of return to the Earth of a transmitted wave reflected…
  51. skip zone An annular region within the transmission range of an antenna, within which signals from the transmitter are not received.
  52. Skipjack See Clipper
  53. skipping A method of suing small lures and casting them hard and at a low angle to the water to make them skip, like a flat stone.
  54. Skirt A bottom finishing piece of fabric that hangs from the lower edge of an awning.
  55. Skirt (fan, dune) A sloping alluvial fan surface made of sediment deposited by a stream at the mouth of a canyon between a mountain and the adjacent alluvial valley floor.
  56. Skiving To dig in thin layers.
  57. SKKP (Former) Soviet system of outer space monitoring.
  58. Skunkworks A separate program management operation established to operate outside the normal process, either to expedite development or because of high security…
  59. sky brightness temperature A descriptive measure of radiation in terms of the temperature of a hypothetical black body emitting an identical amount of radiation at the same…
  60. Sky Condition Used in a forecast to describes the predominant/average sky condition based upon octants (eighths) of the sky covered by opaque (not transparent) clouds.
  61. Sky glow Brightening of the sky caused by outdoor lighting and natural atmospheric and celestial factors.
  62. sky wave A radio wave that travels upward from the antenna. Note: A sky wave may be reflected to Earth by the ionosphere.
  63. Skylight A window located on the roof of a structure to provide interior building spaces with natural daylight, warmth, and ventilation.
  64. Skylining Siting of a structure on or near a ridge line so that it is silhouetted against the sky.
  65. Skyscraper A tall, thin ad unit that runs down the side of a web page. A skyscraper can be 120 x 600 pixels or160 x 600 pixels.
  66. SKYWARN A nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters who report to and are trained by the National Weather Service.
  67. SL Sea Level
  68. SL-11047 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of lymphoma. It belongs to the family of drugs called polyamine analogs.
  69. SLA (Service Level Agreement) is the policy that a Cloud providing company will make to its clients to guarantee how their services will work.
  70. SLA-driven The system is dynamically managed by service-level agreements that define policies such as how quickly responses to requests need to be delivered.
  71. Slab A concrete pad that sits on gravel or crushed rock, well-compacted soil either level with the ground or above the ground.
  72. Slab on Grade A slab floor that sits directly on top of the surrounding ground.
  73. slab-dielectric waveguide An electromagnetic waveguide (a) that consists solely of dielectric materials, (b) in which the dielectric propagation medium has a rectangular cross…
  74. Slack The difference in empty bytes of the space that is allocated in clusters minus the actual size of the files.
  75. slack line The loose line from the tip of the rod to the lure. This can be a slight bow in the line to an excess of line lying on the water.
  76. Slack Space A form of residual data, slack space is the amount of on-disk file space from the end of the logical record information to the end of the physical disk…
  77. Slack/Slack Space The unused space on a cluster that exists when the logical file space is less than the physical file space. Also known as file slack.
  78. Slaking The process of breaking up or sloughing when an indurated soil is immersed in water.
  79. SLAM Standoff Land Attack Missile.
  80. SLAM-ER Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (USN term).
  81. slamming The action that occurs when a customer's long-distance telephone service (carrier selection) is switched from one long distance company to another without…
  82. Slander Spoken defamation which tends to injure a person's reputation. See libel.
  83. slant range The line-of-sight distance between two points, not at the same level relative to a specific datum.
  84. Slap Fingerprint Fingerprints taken by simultaneously pressing the four fingers of one hand onto a scanner or a fingerprint card, as illustrated below.
  85. SLAR Side Looking Airborne Radar.
  86. Slash The unmerchantable material left on site subsequent to harvesting a timber stand, including tops, limbs, cull sections.
  87. Slashdot Central editorially driven community news site focusing on technology and nerd related topics created by Rob Malda. See also: Slashdot.
  88. SLAT Supersonic Low Altitude Target [missile]. 267
  89. Slate Fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by "baking" and recrystallizing shale or mudstone and which splits easily along flat, parallel planes.
  90. Slave A remote system or terminal whose functions are controlled by a central "master" system.
  91. slave clock A clock that is coordinated with a master clock. Note 1: Slave clock coordination is typically achieved by phase-locking the slave clock output signal to…
  92. slave station In a data network, a station that is selected and controlled by a master station.
  93. SLBD Sea Lite Beam Director.
  94. SLBM Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile.
  95. SLC Space Launch Complex.
  96. SLCM Sea-Launched Cruise Missile.
  97. SLD Solid
  98. SLE A chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect many organs including the joints, skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system.
  99. SLED (Single Large Expensive Disk) means the mainframe hard disks that were used as a basis for comparison during the initial UC Berkeley RAID studies.
  100. sleep apnea (… AP-nee-uh) A sleep disorder that is marked by pauses in breathing of 10 seconds or more during sleep, and causes unrestful sleep.