Technology terms starting with A

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  1. Agency A firm that solicits insurance for one or more insurance carriers. It also may issue policies and adjust losses.
  2. Agency Certification Authority (CA) A CA that acts on behalf of an Agency, and is under the operational control of an Agency.
  3. agency of origin or agency of creation See creating agency.
  4. agency-specific schedule Retention schedule which specifies the approved disposition of a record series unique in purpose and function to its creating agency.
  5. Agent Agent means any individual, other than a broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer or issuer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales…
  6. Agent Manager The background server program that manages and runs agents on a server. An agent performs a series of automated tasks according to a set schedule or at…
  7. Agent Name This is the name of the Crawler/spider that is currently visiting a page. Spider is a robot sent out by search engines to catalogue websites on the…
  8. Agent Name Delivery The process of sending search engine spiders to a tailored page, yet directing your visitors to what you want them to see.
  9. aggregation A ground for rejection of a patent claim that is based on a lack of cooperation among the elements of an invention. MPEP 2173.05(k).
  10. aggregator Any entity that, in the ordinary course of its operations, makes telephones available to the public or to transient users of its premises, for interstate…
  11. Aggregator Framework A software framework used to build services that collect and aggregate data. WS MDS Services (such as the Index and Trigger services) are built on the…
  12. aggregator services Services that are built on the Aggregator Framework, such as the WS MDS Index Service and Trigger Service.
  13. aggregator source A Java class that implements an interface (defined as part of the Aggregator Framework) to collect XML-formatted data.
  14. Aging Numbers: Aging numbers are disconnected numbers that are not available for assignment to another end user or customer for a specified period of time.
  15. AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface Missile.
  16. AGMC Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center, Newark AFB, OH.
  17. AGPM An extension to the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) that provides change control and enhanced management for Group Policy objects (GPOs).
  18. AGPM Service A Windows service that enables Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) clients to manage deployed and archived Group Policy objects (GPOs) and enforces…
  19. AGPM Service Account The account under which the AGPM Service runs.
  20. AGRE Active Geophysical Rocket Experiment
  21. Agreements, Standards, Policies and Regulations (ASPR) A term used to refer to the complete set of inter-entity arrangements that are necessary for communications services; these arrangements include national…
  22. AGT Above Ground Test.
  23. AHIS Agile Homing Interceptor Simulator.
  24. AHSG Ad Hoc Study Group.
  25. AHWG Ad Hoc Working Group
  26. AI Abbreviation for artificial insemination.
  27. AI (Artificial Intelligence) The capacity of a computer or system to perform tasks commonly associated with the higher intellectual processes characteristic of humans.
  28. AIA Air Intelligence Agency
  29. AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  30. AIC (1) Atlantic Intelligence Command. (2) Account Identifier Code.
  31. AID Agile Interceptor Development.
  32. AIDA Artificial Intelligence Discrimination Architecture (UKMOD).
  33. AIDPN Architecture Investment and Deployment Planning Notebook.
  34. AIM Air Intercept Missile
  35. Aimpoint The specific point at which a weapon is aimed. The point may be on the earth's surface, in the atmosphere, or in space.
  36. AIN Abbreviation for advanced intelligent network.
  37. AIOD Abbreviation for automatic identified outward dialing.
  38. AIOD leads Terminal equipment leads used solely to transmit automatic identified outward dialing (AIOD) data from a PBX to the public switched telephone network or…
  39. AIP Advanced Interceptor Program (formerly Brilliant Pebbles).
  40. Air barrier Any boundary that air cannot pass through.
  41. Air Conditioning The control of the quality, quantity, and temperature-humidity of the air in an interior space.
  42. Air Defense All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action.
  43. Air Defense Action Area An area and the airspace above it within which friendly aircraft or surface-to-air weapons is normally given precedence in operations except under…
  44. Air Defense Artillery Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. 13
  45. Air Defense Identification Zone Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of airborne vehicles are required.
  46. Air Defense Operations Area A geographic area defining the boundaries within which procedures are established to minimize interference between air defense and other operations.
  47. Air Force Component Command Center (AFCCC) A segment of the Command and Control Element, which replicates capabilities of the CCC (BMD) segment and provides administrative and logistics support to…
  48. Air Force CRC Air Force Control and Reporting Center.
  49. Air Force Ground/Global Weather Center (AFGWC) AFGWC provides Air Force and Army with global information and products relating to past, present, and future states of the aerospace environment.
  50. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) Responsible for the operational test and evaluation of systems being developed for use by the Air Force (Located at Kirtland AFB, NM).
  51. Air Force Satellite Communications System (AFSATCOM) A collection of transponders on host satellites used by U.S. Strategic Command to pass emergency action messages (EAM) and damage assessment reports.
  52. Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) A global, multi-command configuration of space vehicle command, control, and communications resources operating in concert to support DoD and other…
  53. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) A major Air Force command and the Air Force component of United States Space Command responsible for the training, equipping, manning, administering, and…
  54. Air Force Space Operations Center (AFSPOC) An AFSPACECOM center located in Colorado Springs, CO.
  55. Air handler In a forced air heating system this is the "box" containing the fan that circulates the air.
  56. air portable Denotes materiel that is suitable for transport by an aircraft loaded internally or externally, with no more than minor dismantling and reassembling…
  57. Air Rights Lots Air right lots are established by real property tax administration to reflect a party's right to construct an improvement above an existing area of land…
  58. air sounding Measuring atmospheric phenomena or determining atmospheric conditions, especially by means of apparatus carried by balloons, rockets, or satellites.
  59. Air Surveillance The systematic observation of airspace by electronic, visual, or other means, primarily for the purpose of identifying and determining the movements of…
  60. air terminal In grounding systems, the lightning rod or conductor placed on or above a building, structure, or external conductors for the purpose of intercepting…
  61. Air-breathing A flying vehicle that uses the oxygen in the atmosphere as the oxidizer in its propulsion system. Examples are jet aircraft and cruise missiles.
  62. air-floating head Synonym floating head.
  63. air-ground radiotelephone service A radio service in which common carriers are authorized to offer and provide radio telecommunications service for hire to subscribers in aircraft. [47CFR]
  64. air-ground worldwide communications system A worldwide military network of ground stations that (a) provides two-way communications links between aircraft and ground stations for navigation and…
  65. air-spaced coaxial cable A coaxial cable in which air is the primary dielectric (insulator) between the inner and outer conductors.
  66. Airborne Optional Adjunct (AOA) A test program to place an infrared (IR) sensor in an aircraft. (Superseded by Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST).)
  67. airborne radio relay Airborne equipment used to relay radio transmission from selected originating transmitters. [JP1] 2.
  68. Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) A Boeing 767 aircraft with a large infrared sensor designed to address optical sensor issues.
  69. aircraft Earth station A mobile Earth station in the aeronautical mobile-satellite service located on board an aircraft. [NTIA] [RR]
  70. aircraft emergency frequency An international aeronautical emergency frequency, such as 121.5 MHz (civil) and 243.
  71. aircraft station A mobile station in the aeronautical mobile service, other than a survival craft station, located on board an aircraft. [RR]
  72. airdrome control station An aeronautical station providing communication between an airdrome control tower and aircraft. [NTIA] Synonym airport control station.
  73. AIRMS Airborne Infrared Measurement System
  74. airport control station Synonym airdrome control station.
  75. AIRREQSUP Air Request Support (JFACC term).
  76. AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
  77. Airspace Control in the Combat Zone A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting safe, efficient and flexible use of airspace.
  78. Airspace Control Plan The document approved by the joint force commander that provides specific planning guidance and procedures for the airspace control system for the joint…
  79. AIRSUPREQ Air Support Request (JFACC term).
  80. AIS automated information system
  81. AIST Advanced Interceptor and Systems Technology.
  82. AIT Advanced Interceptor Technologies.
  83. AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) "Advanced Intelligent Tape", a high-speed, high-capacitymagnetic tape data storage format developed and controlledby Sony.
  84. AJ Antijam .
  85. AJAX Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a technique which allows a web page to request additional data from a server without requiring a new page to load.
  86. AJPO Ada Joint Program Office.
  87. AJTBP Augmented Joint Theater Battle Picture.
  88. AL Acquisition Logistician.
  89. alarm Alert, Locate, and Report Missiles.
  90. alarm center A location that receives local and remote alarms. Note: An alarm center is usually in a technical control facility.
  91. alarm event An instantaneous occurrence that changes at least one of the attributes of the alarm status of an object.
  92. alarm indication signal (AIS) A signal transmitted in lieu of the normal signal to maintain transmission continuity and to indicate to the receiving equipment that there is a…
  93. alarm indicator A device that responds to a signal from an alarm sensor. Note: Examples of alarm indicators include bells, lamps, horns, gongs, and buzzers.
  94. alarm sensor In communications systems, any device that (a) can sense an abnormal condition within the system and provide a signal indicating the presence or nature of…
  95. alarm status A set of attributes that describes the alarms currently defined for an object, for example, perceived severity, alarm state, etc.
  96. alarm surveillance A set of functions that enables the monitoring or interrogation (or both) of the telecommunications network concerning alarm-related events or conditions.
  97. ALAS Advanced Liquid Axial Stage.
  98. ALBCS Airborne Laser Beam Control System.
  99. ALC Agency Location Code - an eight (8) digit code assigned to U.S. government agencies by the Department of Treasury.
  100. ALCC Airlift Coordination Center (JFACC term). 15