Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)A system that assigns development rights to parcels of land and gives landowners the option of using those rights to develop or to sell their land.
Transfer of OwnershipAny means by which ownership of a property changes hands. These include purchase of a property, assumption of mortgage debt, exchange of possession of a…
transfer prohibited (TFP)A procedure included in the signaling route management (functionality) that is used to inform a signaling point of the unavailability of a signaling route.
transfer restricted (TFR)A procedure included in the signaling route management (functionality) that is used to inform a signaling point of the restriction of a signaling route.
transfer syntaxThat concrete syntax used in the transfer of data between open systems. [T1.208-1989]
Transfer TaxState or local tax payable when title to property passes from one owner to another.
Transfer TaxesState and local taxes charged for the transfer of real estate. Usually equal to a percentage of the sales price.
Transferable-on-deathA securities or brokerage account titled transferable-on-death (TOD) lets you name one or more beneficiaries, to whom the account assets are transferred…
transferaseA class of enzymes that catalyses the transfer of a group of atoms from one molecule to another.
Transferred worksFacilities owned by Reclamation, but operated and maintained by an irrigation district or other entity.
transferrin-CRM107(tranz-FAYR-in...) A substance being studied in the treatment of brain tumors. Transferrin-CRM107 is made by linking a diphtheria toxin to transferrin, a…
transferringMoving inactive records to the records center on a regular schedule.
transferring entityThe organization or person that transfers physical custody of a group of documentary material to NARA (including to a Federal records center).
TransformantIn prokaryotes, a cell that has been ge- netically altered through the uptake of foreign DNA.
transformation(TRANZ-for-MAY-shun) In medicine, the change that a normal cell undergoes as it becomes malignant.
Transformation efficiencyThe number of bacterial cells that uptake and express plasmid DNA divided by the mass of plasmid used (in transformants/microgram). (See Transformation.)
transformation efficiency or frequencyThe fraction of a cell population that takes up and integrates the introduced transgene; expressed as the number of transformed cells recovered divided by…
Transformed flow netA flow net whose boundaries have been properly modified (transformed) so that a net consisting of curvilinear squares can be constructed to represent flow…
TransformerAn electromagnetic device that changes the voltage of alternating current electricity.
Transforming oncogeneA gene that upon transfection converts a previously immortalized cell to the malignant phenotype. (See Oncogene.)
transfusion(trans-FYOO-zhun) The infusion of components of blood or whole blood into the bloodstream.
transgenesisThe introduction of a gene or genes into animal or plant cells, which leads to the transmission of the input gene (transgene ) to successive generations.
TransgenicAn organism in which a foreign DNA gene (a transgene) is incorporated into its genome early in de- velopment.
Transgenic animalGenetically enginnered animal or offspring of genetically engineered animals. The transgenic animal usually contains material from at lease one unrelated…
Transgenic plantGenetically engineered plant or offspring of genetically engineered plants. The transgenic plant usually contains material from at least one unrelated…
transgressive variationThe appearance, in a segregating generation, of individuals showing expression of a trait outside the extremes defined by the parent of the cross that was…
transientA keyword in the Java programming language that indicates that a field is not part of the serialized form of an object.
transient expressionShort-term activity of a transgene following its introduction into. Transient expression usually implies non-integration of the transgene into the.
TransitA surveying instrument that can measure both vertical and horizontal angles.
transit delayBetween two given points in an integrated services digital network (ISDN), the time between the moment that the first bit of a data unit, such as a frame…
transit network identificationA network service feature that specifies the sequence of networks used to establish or partially establish a virtual circuit.
transit network sectionA network section between two internet circuit sections. [T1.504-1989]
transit nodeA node that interfaces with other nodes, and does not directly interface with customer equipment. [T1.101-1999]
Transit NodesStops along a public transportation route where people board and disembark, often where one or more routes intersect with each other.
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)The development of housing, commercial space, services, and job opportunities in close proximity to public transportation.
transitionThese are where one type of bottom material or structure changes to another, for instance, a rock pile to solid rock, or sand to gravel.
transition frequencyThe frequency associated with the difference between two discrete energy levels in an atomic system, given by where f 2,1 is the frequency associated with…
Transition RegionArea of the Sun’s atmosphere with temperatures between those of the chromosphere and the corona, 20,000 and 1,000,000 K (35,000 and 1,800,000°F)…
transition stageThe period between juvenile and reproductive stages of growth.
Transition to ProductionA risk reduction process during which the program shifts (passes) from development to production.
Transition zone (semipervious zone)A substantial part of the cross section of an embankment dam comprising material whose grading is of intermediate size between that of an impervious zone…
Transition-state intermediateIn a chemical reaction, an unstable and high-energy configuration assumed by reactants on the way to making products.
transitional care(tran-ZIH-shuh-nul â¦) Support given to patients when they move from one phase of disease or treatment to another, such as from hospital care to…
transitional cellA cell that varies in shape depending on whether the tissue is being stretched. Transitional cells may be stretched without breaking apart.
transitional cell cancer(tran-ZIH-shuh-nul sel KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in transitional cells in the lining of the bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis (the part of the kidney that…
Transitional Grant Area (TGA)Geographic areas highly-impacted by HIV/AIDS that are eligible to receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A funds To be an eligible TGA, an area must…
transitional phrasea word or phrase that serves to link or create a relationship between one idea or concept and another.
transitive propertyIf a property is transitive, and the property relates individual a to individual b, and also individual b to individual c, then we can infer that…
Transitive trustThe trust relationship that inherently exists between Windows 2000 and/or Windows Server 2003 domains in a domain tree or forest, or between trees in a…
transitory recordA record that has little or no documentary or evidential value and that need not be set aside for future use
translateIn cryptography, the process of offset decrypting a key or set of keys using a transportation key shared with one center and then offset encrypting the…
TranslationThe process of converting the genetic infor- mation of an mRNA on ribosomes into a polypeptide.
translation signaling point (TSP)A signaling point that performs SCCP (signal connection control part) global title translation. It is also known as SCCP Relay Node.
translational research(trans-LAY-shuh-nul reh-SERCH) A term used to describe the process by which the results of research done in the laboratory are used to develop new ways to…
translatorA device that converts information from one system of representation into equivalent information in another system of representation.
transliterateTo turn one string representation into another by mapping each character of the source string to its corresponding character in the result string.
Translocation(TRANZ-loh-KAY-shun) A genetic change in which a piece of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome.
Transmission and Distribution LossesThe losses that result from inherent resistance in electrical conductors and transformation inefficiencies in distribution transformers in a transmission…
transmission blockA group of bits or characters transmitted as a unit and usually containing an encoding procedure for error control purposes. 2.
transmission bufferStorage (viz., buffer storage) in the signaling link control for signal units not yet transmitted. [After T1.110-1987]
Transmission CategoryA grouping of disease exposure and infection routes; in relation to HIV disease, exposure groupings include, for example, men who have sex with men…
transmission coefficientThe ratio of the transmitted field strength to the incident field strength of an electromagnetic wave when it is incident upon an interface surface…
Transmission corridorAn electric or pipeline transmission corridor is a route approved on public lands, in a BLM or other federal agency land use plan, as a location that may…
transmission frameA data structure, beginning and ending with delimiters, that consists of fields predetermined by a protocol for the transmission of user data and control…
transmission levelAt a specified point in a telecommunications system, the power that is measured when a standard test signal, e.g.
transmission level point (TLP)In a telecommunications system, a test point, i.e., a point where a signal may be inserted or measured, and for which the nominal power of a test signal…
Transmission lineA set of electrical current conductors, insulators, supporting structures, and associated equipment used to move large quantities of power at high…
Transmission LinesTransmit high-voltage electricity from the transformer to the electric distribution system.
Transmission loading relief (TLR)A NERC procedure that allows reliability coordinators to curtail transactions (among other actions) to mitigate potential or actual operating security…
transmission lossThe decrease in power that occurs during transmission from one point to another. Note: Transmission loss is usually expressed in dB.
transmission mediumAny material substance, such as fiber-optic cable, twisted-wire pair, coaxial cable, dielectric-slab waveguide, water, and air, that can be used for the…
Transmission Security (TRANSEC)That component of security, which results from all measures, designed to protect communications transmissions from interception and traffic analysis.
transmission security key (TSK)[A] key that is used in the control of TRANSEC (transmission security) processes, such as frequency hopping and spread spectrum. [INFOSEC-99]
Transmission SpecificationsThe term "Transmission Specifications" denotes the appropriate limits, e.g., acceptance and immediate action limits, of the Access Service transmission…
transmission systemPart of a communication system organized to accomplish the transfer of information from one point to one or more other points by means of signals.
transmission timeIn facsimile, the interval between the start of picture signals and the detection of the end-of-message signal by the receiver for a single document.