Technology terms starting with A

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  1. authentication information 1. Information used to establish the validity of a claimed identity of an entity. [2382-pt.8] 2.
  2. authentication initiator The entity which starts an authentication exchange [10181-2].
  3. authentication key A (data-encryption algorithm) key used to authenticate data in accordance with specific encryption standards. [After X9.26]
  4. Authentication Mechanism Hardware or software-based mechanisms that force users to prove their identity before accessing data on a device.
  5. authentication method For BitLocker Drive Encryption, a combination of one or more of the following elements, identified by a globally unique identifier (GUID): personal…
  6. Authentication Mode A block cipher mode of operation that can provide assurance of the authenticity and, therefore, the integrity of data.
  7. authentication policy A set of rules, part of an access control policy, by which credentials are matched against claims of identity [ECMATR46].
  8. Authentication Protocol The protocol by which an entity on a network proves its identity to a remote entity.
  9. authentication responder The entity which receives the first transfer of exchange AI in an authentication exchange [10181-2].
  10. authentication system [A] cryptosystem or process used for authentication. [INFOSEC-99]
  11. Authentication Tag A pair of bit strings associated to data to provide assurance of its authenticity.
  12. Authentication Token Authentication information conveyed during an authentication exchange.
  13. Authentication, Electronic The process of establishing confidence in user identities electronically presented to an information system.
  14. authenticator A symbol or group of symbols, or a series of bits, selected or derived in a prearranged manner and usually inserted at a predetermined point within a…
  15. authenticity sum of the qualities of a record that establish the origin, reliability, trustworthiness, and correctness of its content
  16. AuthIP A protocol extension to Internet Key Exchange (IKE) that supports additional authentication mechanisms and the combination of user and computer…
  17. author A user who has permission to add, edit, delete, or read all documents in a folder.
  18. author access An access level that allows users to create and read documents and edit the ones they created and saved.
  19. Authoritative For DNS, describes a DNS server hosting a zone, or a zone containing a name or record.
  20. Authorities Topical authorities are sites which are well trusted and well cited by experts within their topical community.
  21. Authority One dimension of search relevancy. This indicates that the document is considered to be an authority for this query.
  22. authority source A list, file, pick list, or thesaurus containing standardized information (e.g.
  23. authority to weed Authority given to the State Archives by the agency and approved by the State Records Committee to purge a record series of duplicate or nonessential…
  24. Authorization The issuance of approval, by a credit card issuer, merchant, or other affiliate, to complete a credit card transaction.
  25. authorization certificate Any of several types of attribute certificates containing information used in the authorization process.
  26. authorization constraint An authorization rule that determines who is permitted to access a Web resource collection.
  27. Authorization Policies Wizard A wizard that is available through TS Gateway Manager that enables you to quickly configure a Terminal Services connection authorization policy (TS CAP)…
  28. authorization policy A set of rules, part of an access control policy, by which access by security subjects to security objects is granted or denied.
  29. Authorize Processing The official management decision given by a senior agency official to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to…
  30. authorized bandwidth Authorized bandwidth is, for purposes of this Manual, the necessary bandwidth (bandwidth required for transmission and reception of intelligence) and does…
  31. authorized frequency A frequency that is allocated and assigned by a competent authority to a specific user for a specific purpose. 2.
  32. Authorized Service Provider (ASP) Third-party organization that services NetApp products.
  33. authorized signatory The highest level issuer of authorization certificates in an organization. Note: Authorized signatories are designated in a signatory certificate, which…
  34. Authorized user If you ask us to issue a credit card on this account to another person, he or she is an authorized user.
  35. Authorizing Official Official with the authority to formally assume responsibility for operating an information system at an acceptable level of risk to agency operations…
  36. Authorizing Official Designated Representative Individual selected by an authorizing official to act on their behalf in coordinating and carrying out the necessary activities required during the…
  37. Authors field A field that lists the names of people who have Author access. This field does not override the access control list.
  38. Auto Attendant A feature that supplies a caller with information and performs an action without the intervention of a human operator.
  39. Auto Responder A preconfigured message immediately sent back to anyone you receive an email from.
  40. Auto Scaling A web service designed to launch or terminate instances automatically based on user-defined policies, schedules, and health checks. See Also http://aws.
  41. Auto Scaling group A representation of multiple Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instances that share similar characteristics, and that are treated as a logical grouping for the…
  42. auto-reply In e-mail systems, a message sent automatically upon receipt of incoming e-mail.
  43. auto-terminatation A method by which bus termination is detected and implemented internally such that an external terminator is not required.
  44. autoboxing Automatic conversion between reference and primitive types.
  45. autoconf GNU Open Source package used to automatically configure the source code package.
  46. AUTODIN Acronym for automatic digital network. See Defense Data Network.
  47. Autodiscover A feature available in Outlook 2007 and some mobile devices that automatically configures the clients for access to Exchange Server 2007.
  48. Autodiscover service A service that returns server configuration information for a mobile device or other client using only the user's SMTP e-mail address and password.
  49. autogeneration A feature of "operator overloading" of objects, whereby the behavior of certain operators can be reasonably deduced using more fundamental operators.
  50. autoincrement To add one to something automatically, hence the name of the ++ operator. To instead subtract one from something automatically is known as an…
  51. autoload To load on demand. (Also called "lazy" loading.) Specifically, to call an AUTOLOAD subroutine on behalf of an undefined subroutine.
  52. Autoloader a device with (usually only) a single transport that can automatically load and unload the transport with one of the cartridges in its library.
  53. automake GNU Open Source used to automatically generate Makefile in files.
  54. Automated Bid Management Software Pay per click search engines are growing increasingly complex in their offerings.
  55. Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) Department of Defense (DOD) system implemented to improve the U.S. government's ability to track and identify national security threats.
  56. automated data medium Synonym machine-readable medium.
  57. Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) A system designed to significantly speed and increase the accuracy of the finger printing process.
  58. automated information system (AIS) An assembly of computer hardware, software, firmware, or any combination of these, configured to accomplish specific information-handling operations, such…
  59. automated information systems security Measures and controls that ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information processed and stored by automated information systems.
  60. Automated Key Transport The transport of cryptographic keys, usually in encrypted form, using electronic means such as a computer network (e.g.
  61. Automated Mapping and Facilities Management (AM/FM) The management of mapping and facilities management using integrated computer software.
  62. automated maritime telecommunications system (AMTS) An automatic, integrated and interconnected maritime communications system serving ship stations on specified inland and coastal waters of the United…
  63. Automated Password Generator An algorithm which creates random passwords that have no association with a particular user.
  64. automated radio A radio that can be automatically controlled by electronic devices and that requires little or no human intervention.
  65. automated security monitoring Use of automated procedures to ensure security controls are not circumvented or the use of these tools to track actions taken by subjects suspected of…
  66. Automated Submitting Automated Submitting is using automated software such as WebPosition Gold or an Application Service Provider (ASP) such as Microsoft b-central's Submit-It…
  67. automated tactical command and control system A command and control system, or part thereof, that manipulates the movement of information from source to user without human intervention.
  68. automatic answering A service feature in which the called terminal automatically responds to the calling signal and the call may be established whether or not the called…
  69. automatic call distributor (ACD) A device that distributes incoming calls to a specific group of terminals. Note: If the number of active calls is less than the number of terminals, the…
  70. automatic callback A service feature that permits a user, when encountering a busy condition, to instruct the system to retain the called and calling numbers and to…
  71. automatic calling Calling in which the elements of the selection signal are entered into the data network contiguously at the full data signaling rate.
  72. automatic calling unit (ACU) A device that enables equipment, such as computers and card dialers, to originate calls automatically over a telecommunications network.
  73. automatic classification A process using electronic systems to encode rules and apply them to records in order to categorize and sort them
  74. Automatic Code Gap (ACG) ACG is a code control that is implemented automatically in response to a request from a database to limit traffic.
  75. Automatic Congestion Control ACC is a two-part feature. In order for ACC to function properly it must be implemented in the originating and terminating nodes of an interconnected…
  76. automatic data handling (ADH) A generalization of automatic data processing to include the aspect of data transfer. [JP1] 2. Combining data processing and data transfer.
  77. automatic data processing (ADP) An interacting assembly of procedures, processes, methods, personnel, and equipment to perform automatically a series of data processing operations on…
  78. automatic data processing (ADP) system >An assembly of computer hardware, firmware, and software configured for the purpose of classifying, sorting, calculating, computing, summarizing…
  79. automatic data processing equipment (ADPE) Any equipment or interconnected system or subsystems of equipment that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement…
  80. automatic dialing See automatic calling unit.
  81. Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) Formerly, a worldwide data communications network of the Defense Communications System, now replaced by the Defense Switched Network (DSN).
  82. automatic error correction See error-correcting code.
  83. automatic exchange In a telephone system, an exchange in which communications among users are effected by means of switches set in operation by the originating user…
  84. automatic failover Failover directed by automation scripts or software (such as Serviceguard) and requiring no human intervention.
  85. automatic frequency control (AFC) A device or circuit that maintains the frequency of an oscillator within the specified limits with respect to a reference frequency.
  86. automatic function A machine function or series of machine functions controlled by a program and carried out without assistance of an operator.
  87. automatic gain control (AGC) A process or means by which gain is automatically adjusted in a specified manner as a function of a specified parameter, such as received signal level.
  88. automatic identified outward dialing (AIOD) A service feature of some switching or terminal devices that provides the user with an itemized statement of usage on directly dialed calls.
  89. automatic link establishment (ALE) In high-frequency (HF) radio, the capability of a station to make contact, or initiate a circuit, between itself and another specified radio station…
  90. automatic link transfer Automatic rerouting of the radio portion of a call for signal quality, traffic management, or other reasons. [T1.702-1995]
  91. automatic message accounting (AMA) A service feature that automatically records data regarding user-dialed calls.
  92. automatic message exchange (AME) In an adaptive high-frequency (HF) radio network, an automated process allowing the transfer of a message from message injection to addressee reception…
  93. automatic message processing system (AMPS) Any organized assembly of resources and methods used to collect, process, and distribute messages largely by automatic means. [JP1]
  94. automatic number identification (ANI) A service feature in which the directory number or equipment number of a calling station is automatically obtained.
  95. automatic operation The functioning of systems, equipment, or processes in a desired manner at the proper time under control of mechanical or electronic devices that operate…
  96. automatic personal deregistration The process by which a user's location registration is automatically canceled without any explicit action from the user. [T1.Rpt34-1994]
  97. automatic personal registration The process by which a user's location registration is automatically updated without any explicit action from the user. [T1.Rpt34-1994]
  98. automatic redial : A service feature that allows the user to dial, by depressing a single key or a few keys, the most recent telephone number dialed at that instrument.
  99. automatic reload See bootstrap.
  100. automatic remote rekeying [In INFOSEC, a] procedure to rekey a distant crypto-equipment electronically without specific actions by the receiving terminal operator.