ExpertGlossary terms starting with S

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start-of-heading character (SOH) A transmission control character used as the first character of a message heading.
start-of-text character (STX) A transmission control character that precedes a text and may be used to terminate the message heading.
start-record signal In facsimile systems, a signal used for starting the process of converting the electrical signal to an image on the record medium.
start-stop character A character that includes one start signal at the beginning and one or two stop signals at the end.
start-stop distortion In start-stop modulation, the ratio of (a) the maximum absolute difference between the actual and the theoretical intervals that separate any significant…
start-stop margin In start-stop modulation, the maximum amount of overall start-stop distortion that is compatible with correct translation by the start-stop equipment of…
start-stop modulation A method of modulation in which the time of occurrence of the bits within each character, or block of characters, relates to a fixed time frame, but the…
start-stop system Synonym asynchronous communications system.
start-stop transmission Asynchronous transmission in which a start pulse and a stop pulse are used for each symbol. 2.
start-stop TTY distortion Synonym teletypewriter signal distortion.
start-up KEK Key-encryption-key held in common by a group of potential communicating entities and used to establish ad hoc tactical networks. [INFOSEC-99]
Starter this is the employee of the casino who is suppose to sit at an empty table to attract players to the game.
starter culture Micro-organisms that are deliberately added to foods to alter flavour, colour, texture, smell, or taste.
starting frame delimiter A specified bit pattern that indicates the start of a transmission frame.
Starting Surge Power, often above an appliance's rated wattage, required to bring any appliance with a motor up to operating speed.
Starting Torque The torque at the bottom of a speed (rpm) versus torque curve. The torque developed by the motor is a percentage of the full-load or rated torque.
Startup While any new company could be considered a start-up, the description is usually applied to aggressive young companies that are actively courting private…
startup key A key that is stored on a USB flash drive that must be inserted each time the computer starts.
STASS Space Transportation Architecture System Study.
stat structure A special internal spot in which Perl keeps the information about the last "file" on which you requested information.
State State means one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
State Bank A bank that is organized under the laws of a State and chartered by that State to conduct the business of banking.
State Banking Department The organization in each State that supervises the operations and affairs of State banks.
State Banking Department (also State Supervisory Authority) The organization in each State that supervises the operations and affairs of State financial institutions.
State Chartered Credit Union A credit union organized under the laws of a State and chartered by that State to conduct the business of banking.
State Code A two-digit FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) code that identifies the state where the property is located.
State Continuation Coverage A state-based requirement similar to COBRA that applies to group health insurance policies of employers with fewer than 20 employees.
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) Appointed by the governor of each state for the designation of emergency planning districts, appoint LEPC's, supervise and coordinate their activities…
State Employment Security Agency (SESA) State Employment Security Agency (SESA) means the State agency designated under section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act to cooperate with OWS in the operation…
State Forecast Product This National Weather Service product is intended to give a good general picture of what weather may be expected in the state during the next 5 days.
State guaranty funds State guaranty funds, which are offered in every state, protect contract owners against the insolvency of an insurance company that has issued insurance…
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) A state program that gets funding from the federal government to provide free local health coverage counseling to people with Medicare.
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) The State officer charged with the identification and protection of prehistoric and historic resources in accordance with the National Historic…
State Implementation Plan (SIP) A state plan required by the Clean Air Act to bring nonattainment areas into compliance with federal ambient air quality standards.
State Inspectors An individual appointed and trained by the SOS to observe election activities. A state inspector is entitled to be present at and observe any function or…
State Insurance Department A state agency that regulates insurance and can provide information about health coverage in its state.
State Medical Assistance Office A state agency in charge of the state's Medicaid program and can give information about programs in its state that help pay medical bills for people with…
State Optional Retirement Program A defined contribution retirement plan offered as an alternative to SCRS . The State Optional Retirement Program ( State ORP ) is available to all state…
State organization The State government agency or office having the principal or lead role in emergency planning and preparedness.
State personal income Income that is received by, or on behalf of, persons who live in the state. It is calculated as the sum of wage and salary disbursements, supplements to…
State Plane Coordinates (SPC) A map projection that measures distance in feet. By providing an SPC easting (x) and northing (y), the state name, and the zone number, any location in…
state record the same as public record (q.v.).
State Tax Incentives Massachusetts offers tax incentives to individuals and business that install renewable energy systems at their homes or offices.
State Weather Roundup This is a National Weather Service tabular product which provides routine hourly observations within the state through the National Weather Wire Service…
State Workforce Agency (SWA) State Workforce Agency (SWA) means the State agency designated under section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act to cooperate with OWS in the operation of the…
State-of-the-Art Banking Change A physical alteration to the bank interior that the applicant has determined to be necessary to accommodate changes in technology and/or banking practice
stateful session bean A session bean with a conversational state.
stateless session bean A session bean with no conversational state. All instances of a stateless session bean are identical.
Statement A summary of all transactions that occurred over the preceding month and could be associated with a deposit account or a credit card account.
statement modifier A "conditional" or "loop" that you put after the "statement" instead of before, if you know what we mean.
Statement of Elected or Appointed Officer Pursuant to Art XVI, Sec. 1(b), Texas Constitution, all elected or appointed officers, before taking the Oath or Affirmation of office and entering upon…
statement of financial affairs A series of questions the debtor must answer in writing concerning sources of income, transfers of property, lawsuits by creditors, etc.
statement of health A declaration from a client computer that asserts the computer's health status.
statement of health response The validation of a statement of health (SoH) that a system health validator (SHV) produces and sends to the NAP administration server.
statement of intention A declaration made by a chapter 7 debtor concerning plans for dealing with consumer debts that are secured by property of the estate.
statement of net cost compares fees earned to costs incurred during a specific period of time --locate Financial Statements in the Annual Performance and Accountability Reports
Statement of reasons The court's reasons for imposing a particular sentence. The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 requires the court to state its reasons for imposing a…
Statement of Residence (SOR) Before voter who is otherwise qualified to vote will be accepted for voting, he/she must complete a statement of residence (“SOR”) if: 1) there is an…
statement of use SOU - a sworn statement signed by the applicant or a person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant attesting to use of the mark in commerce.
Statement of Work (SOW) That portion of a contract that establishes and defines all non-specification requirements for contractors efforts either directly or with the use of…
statement terminator The semicolon (;) is used to indicate the end of a statement.
Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need (SCSN) A written statement of need for the entire State developed through a process designed to collaboratively identify significant HIV issues and maximize Ryan…
Statewide Office An office of the federal or state government that is voted on statewide.
Static Unchanging over a length of time.
Static Analysis The process of evaluating a program without executing the program. See also desk checking, code audit, inspection, static analyzer, walk-through.
Static Content Content which does not change frequently. May also refer to content that does not have any social elements to it and does not use dynamic programming…
static data Data that are relatively long-lived in comparison to ephemeral data, and which have a longer period of validity.
static field Another name for class variable.
Static head The difference in elevation between the pumping source and the point of delivery. The vertical distance between two points in a fluid.
static initializer An initializer prefixed with the static reserved word. A static initializer is defined outside the methods of its enclosing class, and may only access the…
Static Keys Static keys are relatively long-lived and are common to a number of executions of a given algorithm.
static method A static method (also known as a class method) is one with the static reserved word in its header.
static nested class A nested class with the static reserved word in its header. Unlike inner classes, objects of static nested classes have no enclosing object.
Static Pressure The force per unit area acting on the surface of a solid boundary parallel to the flow.
static ranking A type of ranking in which factors about the documents that are being ranked, such as date, the number of links that point to the document, and so on…
static scoping No such thing. See "lexical scoping".
static summarization A type of summarization in which the search results contain a specified, stored summary from the document. Contrast with dynamic summarization.
static text Text that remains constant on every document created with a particular form, as opposed to fields in which the user types or in which Notes calculates…
static type The static type of an object is the declared type of the variable used to refer to it. See dynamic type.
static variable A static variable defined inside a class body. Such a variable belongs to the class as a whole, and is, therefore, shared by all objects of the class.
static Web Part A Web Part added to a Web page (.aspx) and that is not in a Web Part zone.
staticizer See serial-to-parallel conversion.
statin (STA-tin) Any of a group of drugs that lower the amount of cholesterol and certain fats in the blood.
Station Any one of a series of stakes or points indicating distance from a point of beginning or reference.
station battery Within a facility, a separate battery power source that satisfies all significant requirements for dc input power associated with the facility.
station clock In a station, the principal clock, or alternate clock, that provides the timing reference at the station.
station equipment See customer premises equipment.
station file An AML file containing commands needed to establish the environment for graphic display and graphic input.
Station ID Five-digit WMO Station Identifier used by the Buoy Data Center since 1976. ID's can be reassigned to future deployments within the same 1 degree square.
station load The total power requirements of the integrated station facilities.
station message-detail recording (SMDR) A record of all calls originated or received by a switching system. Note: SMDRs are usually generated by a computer.
Station Model A specified pattern for plotting, on a weather map, the meteorological symbols that represent the state of the weather at a particular observing station.
Station Pressure The absolute air pressure at a given reporting station. The air pressure is directly proportional to the combined weight of all air in the atmosphere…
Station use Energy used in a generating plant as necessary in production of electricity. Includes energy consumed for plant light, power, and auxiliaries regardless…
station-to-station basis The term applied to the basis of toll rate making which contemplates that the message toll service charge (telephone or TWX) covers the use made of all…
stationary culture A culture maintained without agitation.
Stationary Front A front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.
Stationary phase The plateau of the growth curve after log growth, during which cell number remains constant. New cells are produced at the same rate as older cells die.
stationary pressure A front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.
stationary satellite See geostationary orbit.