Teaching AwayThe situation in which a prior art reference suggests that a claimed invention is not possible, e.g., would not work. MPEP 2145.
Team playAdvantage play or card counting when executed by multiple people who often share a single bankroll.
TEASTrademark Electronic Application System -- see TEAS USPTO's electronic filing system.
Teaser pieceA teaser piece can either be a rack brochure (*see “rack brochure” above), or a mailer, giveaway, or some other promotional piece that is intended to…
Teaser rateA teaser rate is a low introductory interest rate on a credit card or an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM).
tebibyteA contraction of tera binary byte, a tebibyte is 2^40 bytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. A terabyte is 10^12 or 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.
technetium Tc 94m sestamibi(tek-NEE-shee-um ⦠SES-tuh-MIH-bee) A substance being studied in certain cancer-imaging tests using positron emission tomography (PET).
Technical analysisTechnical analysts track price movements and trading volumes in various securities to identify patterns in the price behavior of particular stocks, mutual…
technical areaIn the military community, an area in which temperature, humidity, or access is controlled because it contains equipment, such as communications…
Technical Assistance (TA)The delivery of practical program and technical support to the CARE Act community.
Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)A Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) provides money for activities that help communities participate in decision-making at eligible Superfund sites.
Technical Casework Reviewthe detailed technical review of bench notes, data, observations and analytical results that form the basis for the scientific conclusion(s).
technical control facility (TCF)A physical plant, or a designated and specially configured part thereof, that (a) contains the equipment necessary for ensuring fast, reliable, and secure…
Technical ControlsThe security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information…
Technical DataScientific or technical information recorded in any form or medium (such as manuals and drawings).
Technical Data Package (TDP)A technical description of an item adequate for supporting an acquisition strategy, production, engineering, and logistics support.
Technical Enterprise ApplicationsA class of enterprise application which usually exhibits some of the following attributes - Often highly parallel Heavily batch oriented.
Technical EvaluationThe study, investigation, or test and evaluation by a developing agency to determine the technical suitability of materiel, equipment, or a system, for…
Technical failuresTechnical failures are minor violations which do not result in or cause substantive violations of the statute.
Technical FieldThe field of art to which the invention pertains. MPEP 608.01(c).
technical loadThe portion of the operational load required for communications, tactical operations, and ancillary equipment including necessary lighting…
Technical non-repudiationThe contribution of public key mechanisms to the provision of technical evidence supporting a non-repudiation security service.
Technical ObjectivesThe target values for the development effort when insufficient data is available for stating binding technical requirements.
Technical Objectives & Goals (TOG)High-level acquisition document to guide decision making for BMDS development; communicates objectives and goals.
Technical Operationslaboratory activities specific to a discipline directly related to the analysis or examination of evidence for the purpose of providing information in a…
Technical Operations Manualprotocols developed for analyses, examination, comparison, or identification that prescribes the Good Analytical Practice in a discipline.
Technical Outreach for Communities (TOSC)Technical Outreach for Communities (TOSC) uses educational and technical resources to help community groups understand the technical issues involving the…
Technical Parameters (TPs)A selected subset of the systems technical metrics tracked in Technical Performance Measurement.
Technical Performance Measurement (TPM)Describes all the activities undertaken by the government to obtain design status beyond that treating schedule and cost.
Technical Response ServiceFor assistance with technical questions about alternative fuels and advanced vehicles, email the Technical Response Service at technicalresponse@icfi.
Technical Review Workgroup for Lead (TRW)The Technical Review Workgroup for Lead (TRW) and the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children (IEUBK) is an interoffice workgroup…
technical security policyThe set of laws, rules and practices regulating the processing of sensitive information and the use of resources by the hardware and software of an ITSEC…
Technical SpecificationA detailed description of technical requirements stated in terms suitable to form the basis for actual design development and production.
Technical SurveillanceIntelligence gathering methods in which clandestine listening, photographic or emanations gathering instruments are placed within SDS facilities, or…
technical vulnerabilityIn information handling, a hardware, software, or firmware weakness, or design deficiency, that leaves a system open to assault, harm, or unauthorized…
Technology Center(or TC, also referred to as a Group) - a unit of several Group Art Units in the mechanical, electrical, chemical or design area, managed by one or more…
Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK)A test suite, a set of tools, and other requirements used to certify an implementation of a particular Sun technology conformant both to the applicable…
Technology EvaluationOne of the three types of performance evaluations. The primary goal of a technology evaluation is to measure performance of biometric systems, typically…
Technology Executing AgentThe Service or agency ( DoD or non- DoD ) that has been delegated management responsibility for a particular critical supporting technology by MDA or…
Technology Innovation Office (TIO)The Technology Innovation Office (TIO) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1990 to act as an advocate for new technologies.
technology licensingThe process by which patentable intellectual property is made marketable and is licensed or otherwise disposed for use by the pubic.
Technology ManagerThe person in a public-sector or private-sector organization who is responsible for managing the intellectual property of the organization.
Technology Program DescriptionThe generic description of the applicable supporting technology or critical supporting technology.
Technology transferThe process of providing the private sector access to technological advances developed by scientists in the Federal government. See also
TechnoratiBlog search engine which tracks popular stories and link relationships. See also: Technorati.com
telangiectasia(tel-AN-gee-ek-TAY-zha) The permanent enlargement of blood vessels, causing redness in the skin or mucous membranes.
Telcyta(tel-SY-tuh) A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called glutathione analogs.
teleaction serviceIn Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) applications, a telecommunications service that uses very short messages with very low data transmission…
telecommandThe use of telecommunication for the transmission of signals to initiate, modify or terminate functions of equipment at a distance. [NTIA] [RR]
telecommunication1. Any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other…
telecommunication administrationAn administration, or the part of a combined postal and telecommunication administration, concerned with the provision of telecommunication service. [T1.
telecommunication sectorThe sector that includes the telecommunications service providers, network operators, regulators, manufacturers, subscribers, and users. [After T1.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)A machine that uses typed input and output, usually with a visual text display, to enable individuals with hearing or speech impairments to communicate…
telecommunications facilitiesThe aggregate of equipment, such as radios, telephones, teletypewriters, facsimile equipment, data equipment, cables, and switches, used for providing…
telecommunications infrastructureThe organizations, personnel, procedures, facilities, and networks employed to transmit and receive information by electrical or electronic means.
telecommunications linkA communications facility or channel, including feeder and local distribution plant, having a termination in a center in the telecommunications network.
telecommunications load equipmentEquipment powered from a primary or secondary distribution of a centralized dc power system owned or operated by exchange and interexchange carriers.
telecommunications management network (TMN)A network that interfaces with a telecommunications network at several points in order to receive information from, and to control the operation of, the…
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)A free service that enables persons with TTYs, individuals who use sign language and people who have speech disabilities to use telephone services by…
telecommunications serviceAny service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. A specified set of user-information transfer capabilities provided to a group of users by a…
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) systemA system that provides a means for telecommunications users to obtain priority treatment from service providers for the NS/EP telecommunications…
teleconferenceThe live exchange of information among persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system.
TeleconnectionLinkage between changes in atmospheric circulation occurring in widely separated parts of the globe.
telegramWritten matter intended to be transmitted by telegraphy for delivery to the addressee. This term also includes radiotelegrams unless otherwise specified.
telegraphyA form of telecommunication which is concerned in any process providing transmission and reproduction at a distance of documentary matter, such as written…
Telemarketing FraudUnsolicited telephone call from a criminal who tries to trick the consumer into disclosing personal information (bank account number, credit card number…
TelematicsTelematics is a location-based service that routes event notification and control data over wireless networks to and from mobile devices installed in…
telemedicine(TEH-leh-MEH-dih-sin) The delivery of healthcare from a distance using electronic information and technology such as computers, cameras…
telemetry1. The use of telecommunication for automatically indicating or recording measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument. [RR] 2.
Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C)Functions performed by the satellite control network to maintain health and status, measure specific mission parameters and processing over time a…