ExpertGlossary terms starting with T

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TRADOC U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Ft. Monroe, VA.
Traffic The visitors to a web page or web site. Also refers to the number of visitors, hits, accesses etc. over a given period.
Traffic Analysis A form of passive attack in which an intruder observes information about calls (although not necessarily the contents of the messages) and makes…
Traffic Capability Maximum The maximum number of objects per unit time which the sensor system can maintain track files.
traffic capacity The maximum traffic per unit of time that a given telecommunications system, subsystem, or device can carry under specified conditions.
Traffic control point A location staffed to ensure the continued movement of traffic inside or outside an area of risk during an emergency or disaster.
Traffic Decoy Decoy that matches RV characteristics in the exoatmosphere and high endoatmosphere .
traffic encryption key (TEK) [A] key used to encrypt plain text or to superencrypt previously encrypted text and/or to decrypt cipher text. [INFOSEC-99]
traffic engineering The determination of the numbers and kinds of circuits and quantities of related terminating and switching equipment required to meet anticipated traffic…
Traffic Estimator GoogleÂs AdWords Traffic Estimator is a tool that provides search volume, average cost-per-click, and position estimates for search advertising in…
traffic flow confidentiality A confidentiality service to protect against traffic analysis [7498-2].
traffic intensity A measure of the average occupancy of a facility during a specified period of time, normally a busy hour, measured in traffic units (erlangs) and defined…
traffic load The total traffic carried by a trunk or trunk group during a specified time interval.
traffic monitor In a communications network, a service feature that provides basic data on the amount and type of traffic handled by the network.
traffic over first routes A term applied to the routing of traffic and denoting routing via principal route for traffic between any two points as distinguished from alternate…
traffic overflow That condition wherein the traffic offered to a portion of a communication system exceeds its capacity and the excess may be blocked or may be provided…
traffic padding 1. In COMSEC, a countermeasure that generates spurious data in transmission media to make traffic analysis or decryption more difficult. [2382-pt.8] 2.
traffic register See register.
traffic service position system (TSPS) A stored program electronic system associated with one or more toll switching systems which provides centralized traffic service position functions for…
traffic unit Synonym erlang.
traffic usage recorder A device for measuring and recording the amount of telephone traffic carried by a group, or several groups, of switches or trunks.
traffic-flow security The protection resulting from features, inherent in some crypto-equipment, that conceal the presence of valid messages on a communications circuit…
Trailblazing signage Signs to aid the public in arriving at a particular location.
trailer Protocol control information located at the end of a protocol data unit (PDU).
trailer hook The extra hook or cheater hook added to a single-hook lure, such as a spinnerbait or weedless spoon. Also called a stinger hook.
Trailing arm A rear suspension piece holding the rear axle firmly fore and aft yet allowing it to travel up and down.
trailing character A character that holds the last position in a word.
Trailing Edge The part of a wind energy conversion device blade, or airfoil, that is the last to contact the wind.
Train To lead monsters into another player. This is not a desired behavior.
Training Repeated areas of rain, typically associated with thunderstorms, that move over the same region in a relatively short period of time and are capable of…
Training (Information Security) Training strives to produce relevant and needed (information) security skills and competencies.
Training Assessment An evaluation of the training efforts.
Training Effectiveness A measurement of what a given student has learned from a specific course or training event.
Training Effectiveness Evaluation Information collected to assist employees and their supervisors in assessing individual students subsequent on-the-job performance, to provide trend data…
Training Program a written description of activities to be performed by a trainee status member of the Forensic Laboratory for the purpose of enhancing job-related…
Training wall A wall built to confine or guide the flow of water.
Trait See Phenotype.
Trajectory The curve described by an object moving through space.
Trajectory Histories Trajectory information on targets recorded over a period of time.
TRAK A data base management system (not an acronym).
TRAM Trademark Reporting And Monitoring - a system used by trademark examiners within USPTO.
Tranche Certain securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), are made up of a number of classes, called tranches, that differ from each other…
Tranquil flow Distinguished from rapid flow by a dimensionless number called the Froude number. If the Froude number is less than one, the flow is tranquil.
tranquility [The] property whereby the security level of an object cannot change while the object is being processed by an information system (IS). [INFOSEC-99]
Tranquilizers Drugs prescribed to promote sleep or reduce anxiety; the NSDUH classification includes benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and other types of CNS depressants.
trans configuration See: repulsion.
trans fat (tranz fat) A type of fat that has certain chemical properties and is usually found in processed foods such as baked goods, snack foods, fried foods, shortening…
trans heterozygote A double heterozygote that contains two mutations arranged in the trans configuration.
trans test See: complementation test.
trans-acting 1. A term describing substances that are diffusable and that can affect spatially separated entities within cells. 2. A genetic element (e.g.
trans-acting factor Any of the multiple ancillary DNA -binding proteins that interact with the cis-regulatory DNA sequences to control gene expression.
Trans-Attack Period from first tactical indication of attack until termination started, i.e., postattack . 305
transabdominal ultrasound A procedure used to examine the organs in the abdomen. The ultrasound device is pressed firmly against the skin of the abdomen.
transaction Includes any series of related steps carried out as part of a prearranged plan.
transaction application program A program written to meet the requirements of a chosen Transaction Processing (TP) application [POSIX.0].
transaction attribute A value specified in an enterprise bean's deployment descriptor that is used by the EJB container to control the transaction scope when the enterprise…
transaction capabilities (TC) 1. A means based upon the OSI-Reference Model to support applications in telecommunications networks. [T1.667-1999] 2.
Transaction costs Costs, such as commissions and spreads, incurred when buying or selling assets. Large bid-ask spreads are an indication of high transaction costs.
transaction file See case file.
transaction integrity The degree to which a transaction flowing through a network reaches its intended destination without impairment of its function, content or meaning.
transaction isolation level The degree to which the intermediate state of the data being modified by a transaction is visible to other concurrent transactions and data being modified…
transaction log file A file that contains a record of the changes that were made to an Exchange database.
transaction manager Provides the services and management functions required to support transaction demarcation, transactional resource management, synchronization, and…
transaction taxes Taxes on economic transactions, such as the sale of goods and services. These can be based on a set of percentages of the sales value (ad valorem-sales…
transaction-oriented application Applications that exchange messages that are time-critical, bursty, and often limited in length, to perform an indivisible or elemental unit of work for…
Transaminase An enzyme that catalyzes chemical reactions in the body in which an amino group is transferred from a donor molecule to a recipient molecule.
Transcapsidation The partial of full coating of the nucleic acid of one virus with a coat protein of a differing virus. See Coat protein.
transceiver A device that performs, within one chassis, both transmitting and receiving functions. 2.
Transcendental Meditation A mental technique used to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and improve quality of life.
transcoding The direct digital-to-digital conversion from one encoding scheme, such as voice LPC-10, to a different encoding scheme without returning the signals to…
transcoding gain The factor by which the bit rate of a 64-kb/s channel is reduced when transcoding is used, e.g., when a transcoder conforming to ANSI T1.303 (i.e.
TRANSCOM [U.S.] Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL.
Transcripción de actas El registro oficial de un procedimiento.
Transcript a written copy of spoken or recorded material which is the official or legal copy of a court hearing, also called a court reporter’s transcript.
transcript book the same as record book.
Transcription In biology, the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a sequence of DNA that is a gene.
Transcription factor A protein that regulates the transcription of genes.
Transcription factors Specialized proteins that bind to specific sites on DNA and turn on or turn off the expression of different sets of genes.
transcription unit A segment of DNA that contains signals for the initiation and termination of transcription, and is transcribed into one RNA molecule.
transcriptional anti-terminator A protein that prevents RNA polymerase from terminating transcription at specific transcription termination sequences.
transcriptional roadblock A DNA -binding protein which affects the rate at which RNA polymerases transcribe genes.
Transcriptome The full complement of activated genes, mRNAs, or transcripts in a particular tissue at a particular time
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (tranz-kyoo-TAY-nee-us ee-LEK-trik NERV STIM-yoo-LAY-shun) A technique in which mild electric currents are applied to some areas of the skin by a small…
transdermal (tranz-DER-mul) Absorbed through the unbroken skin.
Transdifferentiation The ability of a particular cell of one tissue, organ or system, including stem or progenitor cells, to differentiate into a cell type characteristic of…
transducer A device that converts electrical energy to sound energy, or the reverse. Typically associated with depth finders or fish finders.
Transducing phage See Transduction.
Transduction The transfer of DNA sequences from one bacterium to another via lysogenic infection by a bacteriophage (transducing phage).
TRANSEC Transmission Security.
transesterification A chemical process which reacts an alcohol with the triglycerides contained in vegetable oils and animal fats to produce biodiesel and glycerin.
Transfection The uptake and expression of a foreign DNA sequence by cultured eukaryotic cells.
transfer In a transfer, a 401(k) or IRA custodian or trustee moves the assets in your existing account directly to the custodian or trustee of your new account.
Transfer Agent A trust company appointed by a company to keep a record of the names, addresses and numbers of shares held by its shareholders.
transfer allowed (TFA) A procedure included in the signaling route management (functionality) that is used to inform a signaling point that a signaling route to a specific…
transfer capacity The maximum sustainable rate of information transfer. [T1.627-1993]
transfer characteristics Those intrinsic parameters of a system, subsystem, or equipment which, when applied to the input of the system, subsystem, or equipment, will fully…
transfer controlled (TFC) A procedure included in the signaling route management (functionality) that is used to inform a signaling point of congestion status of a signaling route.
transfer custody Change of custody, ownership, and/or responsibility for records
Transfer DNA See T\-DNA.
transfer factor (TRANS-fer FAK-ter) A substance made by some white blood cells. Transfer factor from one person's white blood cells may be able to cause a specific immune…