ExpertGlossary terms starting with S

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  1. Stand-Alone Coverage Some plans already include dental as part of their basic plans. If the plan you select does not include this, you have the option of buying dental…
  2. Stand-Alone Generator A power source/generator that operates independently of or is not connected to an electric transmission and distribution network; used to meet a load(s)…
  3. Stand-Alone Inverter An inverter that operates independent of or is not connected to an electric transmission and distribution network.
  4. Stand-Alone System An system that operates independent of or is not connected to an electric transmission and distribution network.
  5. Stand-by Heat Loses A term used to describe heat energy lost from a water heater tank.
  6. Stand-By Power For the consumer, this is the electricity that is used by your TVs, stereos, and other electronic devices that use remote controls.
  7. standalone container A simple HTTP server that passes requests to the SOAP engine and it can only serve .wsdl and .xsd files.
  8. Standard a statement that describes an acceptable level of performance, excellence, or attainment in that particular activity.
  9. Standard & Poor's (S&P) Standard & Poor's (S&P) is an investment services company that rates bonds, stock, commercial paper, and insurance companies.
  10. Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index, widely referred to as the S&P 500, tracks the performance of 500 widely held large-cap US stocks in the…
  11. Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt (SPDR) When you buy SPDRs - pronounced spiders - you're buying shares in a unit investment trust (UIT) that owns a portfolio of stocks included in Standard &…
  12. Standard & Poor's/BARRA Growth and Value Indexes Some investors favor growth stocks while others favor value stocks. Since 1992, results of those investment styles, which tend to produce different…
  13. Standard Air Air with a weight of 0.075 pounds per cubic foot with an equivalent density of dry air at a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and standard barometric…
  14. Standard and Poor’s (S&P) A financial services company which is one of the best known bond rating agencies in the country.
  15. Standard Atmosphere A hypothetical vertical distribution of atmospheric temperature, pressure, and density that, by international agreement, is taken to be representative of…
  16. Standard Barge A barge that is 26 feet wide by 175 feet long and may be either an open or closed barge.
  17. Standard button An HTML-coded button to offer Amazon Simple Pay as a standalone payment method for one-time purchases.
  18. Standard Candle A celestial object whose intrinsic brightness is known or can be estimated by some physical principle.
  19. standard character format An applicant may submit a standard character format representation of a mark if (1) All letters and words in the mark are depicted in Latin characters…
  20. Standard Conditions In refrigeration, an evaporating temperature of 5 degrees Fahrenheit (F), a condensing temperature of 86 degrees F.
  21. Standard Cubic Foot A column of gas at standard conditions of temperature and pressure (32 degrees Fahrenheit and one atmosphere).
  22. standard deduction Reduces the income subject to tax and varies depending on filing status, age, blindness, and dependency.
  23. Standard deviation Standard deviation is a statistical measurement of how far a variable quantity, such as the price of a stock, moves above or below its average value.
  24. standard error The standard error of an estimate is a measure of the sampling variability of the estimate.
  25. Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) Policy issued to insure a building and/or its contents.
  26. standard frequency and time signal service A radiocommunication service for scientific, technical and other purposes, providing the transmission of specified frequencies, time signals, or both, of…
  27. standard frequency and time signal station A station in the standard frequency and time signal service. [NTIA] [RR]
  28. standard frequency and time signal-satellite service A radiocommunication service using space stations on Earth satellites for the same purpose as those of the standard frequency and time signal service.
  29. Standard Generalized Mark-up Language See SGML.
  30. Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) An informal industry standard for open systems document management which specifies the data encoding of a documents format and content.
  31. Standard Hydrologic Exchange Format (SHEF) A documented set of rules for coding data for operational day-to-day use in a form for both visual and computer recognition.
  32. standard I/O A standard C library for doing buffered input and output to the "operating system".
  33. Standard Industrial Classification See Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
  34. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) A U.S. system for classifying economic activity; superceded by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
  35. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code Standardized codes used to classify businesses by type of activity they engage in.
  36. standard input The default input "stream" for your program, which if possible shouldn't care where its data is coming from.
  37. Standard interchange format (SIF) a spatial data exchange format. A standard or neutral format used to move graphics files between computer systems.
  38. Standard International Trade Classification See Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
  39. Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) An internationally recognized foreign trade data classification system. This system, which was developed by the United Nations, provides the commodity…
  40. Standard Million Population A standard million population for a geographic area is a table giving the number of persons in each age group 0, 1-4, ...
  41. Standard Missile A shipboard, surface-to-surface/air missile.
  42. Standard Mobile Segment (SMS) SMS is to be the standard for all future ground mobile, air transportable command centers. 278
  43. standard of care In medicine, treatment that experts agree is appropriate, accepted, and widely used.
  44. Standard of proof Indicates the degree to which an aspect of a case must be proven. In a civil case, the burden of proof rests with the plaintiff, who must establish his or…
  45. Standard of Review The legal standard an appellate court uses to review a case on appeal, which determines how much deference the appellate court will show to the lower…
  46. standard operating conditions The set of conditions (e.g., voltage, temperature, humidity, and the like) over which the specified parameters maintain their stated performance rating.
  47. standard optical source A reference optical source to which emitting and detecting devices are compared for calibration purposes.
  48. standard output The default output "stream" for your program, which if possible shouldn't care where its data is going.
  49. Standard payment instructions You must pay your credit card bill in a manner that meets all the following conditions: You must pay in U.S.
  50. Standard Population A standard population for a geographic area, such as the US or the world, is a table giving the proportions of the population falling into the age groups…
  51. Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions Precautions used in a medical facility that involve “protection as needed” to implement infection control and to protect the medical team and the…
  52. Standard Survivable Message Set (SSMS) Message set, which contains the standard format used by ITW/AA data sources.
  53. Standard Synoptic Times The times of 0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 UTC. Also known as the main synoptic times.
  54. standard telegraph level (STL) The power per individual telegraph channel required to yield the standard composite data level.
  55. standard test signal A single-frequency signal with standardized level used for testing the peak power transmission capability and for measuring the total harmonic distortion…
  56. standard test tone A single-frequency signal with a standardized level generally used for level alignment of single links and of links in tandem.
  57. standard therapy (...THAYR-uh-pee) In medicine, treatment that experts agree is appropriate, accepted, and widely used.
  58. standard time and frequency signal (STFS) service In the United States, standard time and frequency signals, broadcast on very precise carrier frequencies by the U.S.
  59. Standard Topography The format and information required to be displayed on a PIV card. Also known as the Mandatory Topography.
  60. standard user A user account in the Users group that has a full privilege access token. The standard user is not an administrator and is not a member of any local…
  61. Standard User Analyzer An add-in for AppVerifier that predicts whether an application will perform correctly when run as a standard user or as an administrator with a filtered…
  62. Standardization The process by which DoD achieves: (1) the closest practicable cooperation among forces; (2) the most efficient use of research, development, and…
  63. Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) Number of cases of infections developed in a hospital divided by the number of infections both in and out of a hospital.
  64. Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) Statistical Method This indirect standardization method accounts for differences in the risk of surgical site infections among a group of procedures.
  65. standardized profile 1. A profile that specifies one or more interoperable open systems interconnection stacks that are intended to cover one or more specific functional areas.
  66. Standardized raster graphic (SRG) a digital representation of a map or chart, which is captured by automatic digitization (scanning), stored on a digital storage media, and displayed on a…
  67. Standards Documents, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines, or characteristics…
  68. Standards and guidelines Bounds or constraints within which all practices in a given area will be carried out, in achieving the goals and objectives for that area.
  69. Standards compliant Sites that use valid XHTML and CSS, separate the content layer from the presentation layer.
  70. standards developer An organization that develops standards and is accredited by its National Body, as appropriate [POSIX.0]
  71. standby In computer and communications systems operations, pertaining to a power-saving condition or status of operation of equipment that is ready for use but…
  72. standby cluster A clustered solution containing one or more passive nodes that does not contain any clustered mailbox servers, but can be quickly provisioned with one in…
  73. Standby reserves Unused capacity in an electric system in machines that are not in operation but that are available for immediate use if required.
  74. Standing The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.
  75. standing committee Permanent committees established under the standing rules of the Senate and specializing in the consideration of particular subject areas.
  76. Standing Hand In blackjack, meaning a hand which hard-totals to 17 or more, which is very likely to bust if one more card is called and therefore the player is expected…
  77. Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) A comprehensive single-source document covering all aspects of dam and reservoir operation and maintenance and emergency procedures.
  78. standing trustee A trustee with a permanent appointment to serve in Chapter 12 or 13 cases.
  79. standing wave In a transmission line, a wave in which the distribution of current, voltage, or field strength is formed by the superposition of two waves propagating in…
  80. standing wave ratio (SWR) The ratio of the amplitude of a standing wave at an anti-node (minimum) to the amplitude at an adjacent node (maximum).
  81. Standoff When the banker and the player tie.
  82. Standpipe Pipe or tank connected to a closed conduit and extending to or above the hydraulic grade line of the conduit to afford relief from surges of pressure in…
  83. STAR System Threat Assessment Report.
  84. star (*) property 1. [The] Bell-La Padula security model rule allowing a subject write access to an object only if the security level of the object dominates the security…
  85. star coupler A passive optical coupler having a number of input and output ports, used in network applications.
  86. star network See network topology.
  87. star quadded cable Synonym spiral-four cable.
  88. star topology See network topology.
  89. Starboard the right side of a boat or ship.
  90. starch A substance found in plants. It contains sugar molecules joined chemically. It is found in high levels in foods such as potatoes, rice, corn, and wheat.
  91. Stare decisis To abide by decided cases.
  92. StarLinkTM An insect-resistant variety of corn that was approved for animal feed only, not labeled for human consumption.
  93. STARS (1) Strategic Target System. (2) Strategic Tactical Airborne Range System. (3) Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System.
  94. START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
  95. start codon The codon which specifies the first amino acid of a polypeptide chain and at which the ribosome starts the process of translation.
  96. start message Synonym go-ahead notice.
  97. start notice Synonym go-ahead notice.
  98. start pulse See A-condition, start signal.
  99. start signal A signal that prepares a device to receive data or to perform a function. 2. In start-stop transmission, a signal at the beginning of a character that…
  100. start-dial signal An on-hook signal indicating customer installation (CI) readiness to receive network outpulsing that is used in conjunction with controlled outpulsing.