Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (VOCC)A common carrier that operates, for all or part of its common carrier service, a vessel in a service between a port in the United States and a port in a…
VestedA point in time when you may withdraw funds from an investment account, such as a retirement account, without penalty.
Vested InterestThe concept of a vested interest is extremely important--if an interest is not vested, a filer need not report it and will not have a financial interest…
vestigial sideband (VSB) transmissionModified AM transmission in which one sideband, the carrier, and only a portion of the other sideband are transmitted.
VestingIf you are part of an employer pension plan or participate in an employer sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k), you become fully vested - or…
Veterans Administration (VA)The federal agency responsible for the VA loan guaranty program as well as other services for eligible veterans.
vetoThe procedure established under the Constitution by which the President refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into…
VGA (Video Graphics Adapter)A PC industry standard, first introduced by IBM in 1987, for color video displays. The minimum dot (pixel) display is 640 by 480 by 16 colors.
VHL syndromeA rare inherited disorder in which blood vessels grow abnormally in the eyes, brain, spinal cord, adrenal glands, or other parts of the body.
VI (Virtual Interface)An architecture designed to allow bulk data transfer directly to or from application buffers.
via net loss (VNL)Pertaining to circuit performance prediction and description that allows circuit parameters to be predetermined and the circuit to be designed to meet…
viabilityThe capability to live and develop normally.
viability testAssay of the number or percent of living cells or plants in a population following a specific treatment.
Viadur(VY-uh-door) A drug used to treat symptoms of advanced prostate cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other conditions and types of cancer.
ViagraA drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. Viagra relaxes the smooth muscle of the penis to allow increased blood flow and erection.
Viatical settlementTechnically speaking, a viatical settlement occurs when the holder of a life insurance policy sells the policy to a third party before the original owner…
Vibrating screenA screen which is vibrated to separate and move pieces resting on it.
vice presidentUnder the Constitution, the Vice President serves as President of the Senate. He may vote in the Senate in the case of a tie, but is not required to.
Vice versaThe order is changed; in alternative order.
victim advocatework with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
Victory Lanethe place where the winner of a NASCAR race goes to celebrate after winning the race.
Vidaza(Vih-DAY-zuh) A drug that is used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
video1. An electrical signal containing timing (synchronization), luminance (intensity), and often chrominance (color) information that, when displayed on an…
Video ArraignmentA Video Arraignment System is comprised of an advanced networking infrastructure, often fiber-optic cable that connects the courthouse with the jail.
video descriptionAn audio narration for television viewers who are blind or visually disabled, which consists of verbal descriptions of key visual elements in a television…
video imageryA sequence of video frames. [T1.801.02-1996]
video on demand (VOD)A previously recorded media stream that users can request at a time most convenient to them. Users can rewind and fast-forward on-demand media streams.
video pair cableTransmission cable containing low-loss pairs with an impedance of 125 ohms; used for telephone carrier circuits, closed-circuit TV, TV pick-ups etc.
video recorder (VCR)Equipment for recording the video waveform so that the mapped images may be stored and later retrieved as the video waveform. [After SMPTE]
Video Scanner InterfaceA type of device used to connect scanners with computers. Scanners with this interface require a scanner control board designed by Kofax, Xionics or…
video serverA server that distributes video images on demand. [2382-pt.35]
video signal descriptionThe standard video-signal waveform, measured in IRE units. [After T1.Rpt16-1992]
video teleconferenceA teleconference that includes video communications. 2. Pertaining to a two-way electronic communications system that permits two or more persons in…
video teleconferencing unit (VTU)Equipment that performs video teleconference functions, such as coding and decoding of audio and video signals and multiplexing of video, audio, data, and…
video-assisted resectionSurgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television screen. Also called video-assisted surgery.
video-assisted surgerySurgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television screen. Also called video-assisted resection.
videophoneA telephone that is coupled to an imaging device that enables the call receiver or the call originator, or both, to view one another as on television, if…
viewA logical table whose data are not physically stored. You define a view to access a subset of the columns stored in a row, access a set of columns stored…
View durationLength of time a proposed action is in view. Impacts that are viewed for a long period of time are generally judged to be more severe than those viewed…
viewdataA type of information-retrieval service in which a subscriber can (a) access a remote database via a common carrier channel, (b) request data, and (c)…
viewerApplication software that enables a user to have read-only access to electronic documents or images. [After 2382-pt.35]
Viewer distanceThe distance from a viewpoint to a seen object or landscape element.
ViewpointA point from which a landscape view is analyzed and/or evaluated.
ViewshedThe total landscape seen or potentially seen from all or a logical part of a travel route, use area, or water body.
VIFA single virtual interface that is created from multiple physical interfaces by using the EtherChannel technology.
Vig or VigorishThe casino tax on a bet. Also known as juice.
VIGILANTEViewing Image/Gimbaled Instrumentation Lab-Analog Neural Three-D Experiment. VIGILANTE involves building a small computer (ANTE) offering 1/12 Operation…
Vigorishthis is the 5% commission charged on the winning banker hands.
VILVertically-Integrated Liquid water. A property computed by RADAP II and WSR-88D units that takes into account the three-dimensional reflectivity of an…
VilliProjections from the surface, especially of a mucous membrane. If the projection is minute, as in a cell surface, it is called a microvillus.
villous adenoma(VIH-lus A-deh-NOH-muh) A type of polyp that grows in the colon and other places in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes in other parts of the body.
villusA tiny hair-like projection, often on the surface of mucous membranes. The plural is villi.
VimentinThe major polypeptide that joins with other subunits to form the intermediate filament cytoskeleton of mesenchymal cells.
vinblastineAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of plant drugs called vinca alkaloids. It is a mitotic inhibitor.
vinca alkaloidA type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Vinca alkaloids interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help…
vincristine(vin-KRIS-teen) The active ingredient in a drug used to treat acute leukemia. It is used in combination with other drugs to treat Hodgkin disease…
vincristine sulfate(vin-KRIS-teen SUL-fayt) A drug used to treat acute leukemia. It is used in combination with other drugs to treat Hodgkin disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma…
vindesineAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of plant drugs called vinca alkaloids.
Vinegar syndromeCharacteristic of the decomposition of acetate based magnetic tape where acetic acid is a substantial by-product that gives the tape a vinegar-like odor.
vinflunine(VIN-floo-neen) A substance being studied in the treatment of bladder cancer, lung cancer, and other types of cancer. Also called Javlor.
vinorelbineAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of plant drugs called vinca alkaloids.
VINSONEncrypted Ultra High Frequency Communications System.
vinyl chloride(VINE-uhl KLOR-ide) A substance used to make plastics. Exposure to vinyl chloride may increase the risk of developing liver, brain, and lung cancers…
ViolationA crime of a less serious nature than a felony or misdemeanor. In Delaware, the statute a person is charged with normally states whether it is a…
Violation of ProtocolDeviation from a precise and detailed therapy for management plan or the study of a biomedical problem.
Vioxx(VY-ox) A drug that was being used for pain relief and was being studied for its ability to prevent cancer and to block the growth of new blood vessels…
VIPthis is another name for a high roller and stands for a Very Important Person.
viral coat proteinA protein present in the layer surrounding the nucleic acid core of a virus.
Viral LoadIn relation to HIV, the quantity of HIV RNA in the blood. Viral load is used as a predictor of disease progression.
Viral MarketingSelf propagating marketing techniques. Common modes of transmission are email, blogging, and word of mouth marketing channels.
Viral oncogeneA viral gene that contributes to malig- nancies in vertebrate hosts. (See Oncogene.)
viral oncolysate(VY-rul on-KOL-ih-sate) An extract made from cancer cells that are infected with a strain of virus that can lyse (break down) cancer cells.
viral therapy(VY-rul THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment using a virus that has been changed in the laboratory to find and destroy cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
viral vaccineVaccine consisting of live viruses, genetically engineered to avoid causing the disease itself.