ExpertGlossary terms starting with T

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  1. Token See definition for: access token
  2. token passing A network access procedure in which a token passes from station to station and the only station allowed to transmit information is the station with the…
  3. token ring adapter A network interface card (NIC) designed to attach a client workstation to a token ring computer network and operate as a token-passing interface.
  4. token-bus network A bus network in which a token passing procedure is used.
  5. token-ring network See network topology.
  6. token-signing certificate An X509 certificate whose associated public/private key pair is used by federation servers to digitally sign all security tokens that they produce.
  7. tokener A module that breaks a program text into a sequence of tokens for later analysis by a parser.
  8. Tokenization Tokenization involves detection of white space characters and other symbols that separate words from each other and that are not relevant to the matching…
  9. tokenizer A text segmentation program that scans text and determines if and when a series of characters can be recognized as a token.
  10. tokenizing Splitting up a program text into tokens. Also known as "lexing", in which case you get "lexemes" instead of tokens.
  11. TOL file A coverage file that contains processing tolerances (fuzzy, tic match, dangle length) and editing tolerances (weed, grain, edit distance, snap distance…
  12. Tolerance A condition in which higher doses of a drug are required to produce the same effect achieved during initial use; often associated with physical dependence.
  13. tolerance field The region between two curves, such as circles or rectangles, used to specify the tolerance on component size and geometry. 2.
  14. Tolerance induction The "education" process that T cells undergo to discriminate between self and foreign proteins. This process takes place primarily in the thymus.
  15. toll See statute of limitations.
  16. toll call See long-distance call.
  17. toll center An office (or group of offices) within a city which generally handles the originating and incoming toll traffic for that city to or from other toll center…
  18. toll center area The areas served by a toll center, including the toll center city and the communities served by tributaries of the toll center. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  19. toll center toll office A toll office (as contrasted to a local office) in a toll center city. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  20. toll circuit A general term applied to interexchange trunks used primarily for toll traffic. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  21. toll connecting trunk A general classification of trunks carrying toll traffic and ordinarily extending between a local office and a toll office, except trunks classified as…
  22. toll diversion A system service feature by which users are denied the ability to place toll calls without the assistance of an attendant.
  23. Toll Free Number Portability The FCC Order that provided the customer with the ability to retain his toll free number and move or select carrier(s) of choice to service that same toll…
  24. Toll Free Service End-User Subscriber The entity which subscribes to Toll Free Service from the Toll Free Service Provider.
  25. toll office A central office used primarily for supervising and switching toll traffic. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  26. toll quality The voice quality resulting from the use of a nominal 4-kHz telephone channel. Note: Toll quality may be quantized in terms of a specified bit error ratio.
  27. toll restriction See classmark.
  28. toll switching trunk A trunk connecting one or more end offices to a toll center as the first stage of concentration for intertoll traffic.
  29. Tolling agreement An agreement whereby a party moves fuel to a power generator and receives kilowatt hours (kWh) in return for pre-established fees.
  30. TOM A poor tipper.
  31. Tomahawk US ground launched cruise missile. 302
  32. Tomcat Tomcat is a reference implementation of the Java servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications.
  33. TOMD Task Radar Management Details.
  34. Tomography (toh-MAH-gruh-fee) A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine.
  35. TOMP Task Order Management Plan.
  36. TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (NASA term).
  37. Ton (of Air Conditioning) A unit of air cooling capacity; 12,000 Btu per hour.
  38. tone An electrically generated single-frequency sinusoidal oscillation. [T1.305-1990]
  39. tone diversity In a voice frequency telegraph (VFTG) transmission system, the use of two channels to carry the same information.
  40. tone signaling See dual-tone multifrequency signaling.
  41. tonga (TON-guh) An herb native to islands in the South Pacific. Substances taken from the root have been used in some cultures to relieve stress, anxiety…
  42. tongue cancer Cancer that begins in the tongue. When the cancer begins in the front two-thirds of the tongue, it is considered to be a type of oral cavity cancer; when…
  43. tonoplast The cytoplasmic membrane bordering the vacuole of plant cells. It plays a prominent role in regulating the osmotic pressure exerted by the cell sap.
  44. Tons The tonnage figures provided throughout the Waterborne Commerce of the United States, WCUS, Parts 1-5 represent short tons (2000 pounds).
  45. tonsil One of two small masses of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat.
  46. TOO Target of Opportunity.
  47. TOOL Target of Opportunity Launch.
  48. Tool Kit Without An Interesting Name (TWAIN) A universal toolkit with standard hardware/software drivers for multi-media peripheral devices.
  49. tool pane A task pane on a Web Part Page used to browse, search for, and import Web Parts from Web Part galleries, and to modify custom and common Web Part…
  50. tool part A control in the tool pane that allows users to set properties, execute commands, invoke wizards, and manipulate Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
  51. tool provider An organization or software vendor that provides tools used for the development, packaging, and deployment of J2EE applications.
  52. Toolbar The row of buttons right below the menu that perform special functions quickly and easily.
  53. toolbox approach The notion that, with a complete set of simple tools that work well together, you can build almost anything you want.
  54. Toothpick Steel bar, about 3 feet long, placed in ratchet ends to keep wire from turning when tightening ratchets.
  55. TOP Cloud Top
  56. Top and Bottom Two pair, with your two hole cards pairing the highest and lowest cards on the board.
  57. Top Around The turning of a tow from upbound to downbound, either intentionally or unintentionally.
  58. top level class A class defined either at the outermost level of a package or a static nested class.
  59. Top of active conservation capacity The reservoir water surface elevation at the top of the capacity allocated to the storage of water for conservation purposes only. See reservoir.
  60. Top of Dam See crest elevation.
  61. Top of dead capacity The lowest elevation in the reservoir from which water can be drawn by gravity.
  62. Top of exclusive flood control capacity The reservoir water surface elevation at the top of the reservoir capacity allocated to exclusive use for the regulation of flood inflows to reduce damage…
  63. Top of inactive capacity The reservoir water surface elevation below which the reservoir will not be evacuated under normal conditions.
  64. Top of joint use capacity The reservoir water surface elevation at the top of the reservoir capacity allocated to joint use, i.e., flood control and conservation purposes.
  65. Top of surcharge capacity The maximum water surface of a reservoir.
  66. Top Pair A pair with the highest card on the flop. If you have A ♠-Q♠, and the flop comes Q♦-T♥-6 ♣, you have flopped top pair. See "second pair."
  67. Top Set The highest possible trips. Example: you have T ♣-T♠, and the flop comes T♦-8♣-9 ♥. You have flopped top set.
  68. Top Thickness See "Crest Width".
  69. Top Two Two pair, with your two hole cards pairing the two highest cards on the board.
  70. Top width or thickness The thickness or width of a dam at the level of the top of dam (excluding corbels or parapets).
  71. Top-Down Pertaining to an approach that starts with the highest-level component of a hierarchy and proceeds through progressively lower levels; for example…
  72. Top-Down Design The process of designing a system by identifying its major components, decomposing them into their lower level components, and iterating until the desired…
  73. Top-down model A projections model that is used to force lower-level geographical or industry projections to higher-level totals.
  74. Top-Down Testing The process of checking out hierarchically organized programs, progressively, from top to bottom, using simulation of lower level components.
  75. top-level domain name In Internet addressing, a domain name identifying the highest hierarchical level in the geographical or organizational structure of the addressing system…
  76. top-level Web site The default, top-level site provided by a Web server or virtual server. To gain access to the top-level Web site, you supply the URL of the server without…
  77. TOPAZ A project to demonstrate the transfer of Russian thermionic space nuclear power technology to U.S. BMD applications.
  78. topic A communication channel to send messages and subscribe to notifications. It provides an access point for publishers and subscribers to communicate with…
  79. Topic-Sensitive PageRank Method of computing PageRank which instead of producing a single global score creates topic related PageRank scores.
  80. topical On the surface of the body.
  81. Topical Burning An indirect reference of intense heat pertaining to a local part on the body.
  82. topical chemotherapy (TAH-pih-kul KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with anticancer drugs in a lotion or cream applied to the skin.
  83. topical filing system See dictionary arrangement.
  84. Topminnow See mosquitofish.
  85. topo-isomerase See: DNA topo-isomerase.
  86. Topographic map A map indicating surface elevation and slope. U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle series maps showing the shape of the earth's surface by contours.
  87. Topography The shape of the Earth's surface; the relative position and elevations of natural and human-made features of an area.
  88. topoisomerase II inhibitor RTA 744 (TOH-poh-i-SAH-muh-raze...in-HIH-bih-ter...) A substance being studied in the treatment of adult brain tumors.
  89. topoisomerase inhibitor (TOH-poh-i-SAH-meh-rayz in-HIH-bih-ter) A substance that blocks topoisomerases (enzymes that break and rejoin DNA strands and are needed for cells to…
  90. topological overlay An analysis procedure for determining the spatial coincidence of geographic features. ARC/INFO supports overlay among and between all feature classes.
  91. Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) The Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing data format used by the U.S. Census Bureau to support census programs and surveys.
  92. topology The geometric arrangement of a computer system. Common topologies include a bus (network topology in which nodes are connected to a single cable with…
  93. Toposar (TOH-poh-sar) A drug used to treat testicular and small cell lung cancers. It is also being studied in the treatment of several other types of cancer.
  94. topotecan (toh-poh-TEE-kan) A drug used to treat certain types of ovarian cancer, lung cancer, and cervical cancer. Topotecan is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor.
  95. topotecan hydrochloride (toh-poh-TEE-kan HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A drug used to treat certain types of ovarian cancer, lung cancer, and cervical cancer.
  96. Topping and back pressure turbines Turbines which operate at exhaust pressure considerably higher than atmospheric (noncondensing turbines).
  97. Topping cycle A means to increase the thermal efficiency of a steam electric generating system by increasing temperatures and interposing a device, such as a gas…
  98. Topsoil The topmost layer of soil, usually containing organic matter. Usually refers to soil containing humus which is capable of supporting plant growth.
  99. topwater The technique of using topwater lures for catching fish, especially bass at the water's surface.
  100. TOR Tornado (or) Tornado Warning