Technology terms starting with B

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BTH Below the Horizon.
BTI Balanced Technology Initiative.
BTOC Battalion Tactical Operations Center (PATRIOT).
BTRY Battery.
BTS Baseline Target Set. An MDA-approved listing and description of ballistic missile targets, which have been (or are being) developed to meet a variety of…
BTTV Ballistic Tactical Target Vehicle.
BTY Battery.
bucket A part of an excavator which digs, lifts, and carries dirt.
bucket owner Just as Amazon is the only owner of the domain name Amazon.com, only one person or organization can own a bucket in Amazon S3.
Budget Activity (1) A budget activity is a major subdivision of a budget appropriation, generally in mission areas.
Budget Authority Authority provided by law to enter into obligations that will result in outlays of Federal funds.
Budget Estimate Cost estimate prepared for inclusion in the DoD budget to support an acquisition program.
Budget Estimate Submit (BES) The service submissions to OSD showing budget requirements for inclusion in the DoD budget.
budgeting Synonym proration.
buffer A zone of a specified distance around coverage features. Both constant- and variable-width buffers can be generated for a set of coverage features based…
buffer amplifier Synonym buffer.
Buffer Overflow A condition at an interface under which more input can be placed into a buffer or data holding area than the capacity allocated, overwriting other…
Buffer Overflow Attack A method of overloading a predefined amount of space in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt data in memory.
Bug A problem with computer software or hardware that causes it to malfunction or crash.
build The process through which Search compiles an index of the documents in the content source. See also: content source, crawl
build file The XML file that contains one or more asant targets. A target is a set of tasks you want to be executed.
build-out delay The maximum variable transmission and processing delay that is permitted in a wideband network.
building out The process of adding a combination of inductance, capacitance, and resistance to a cable pair so that its electrical length may be increased by a desired…
built-in A "function" that is predefined in the language. Even when hidden by "overriding", you can always get at a built-in function by qualifying its name with…
built-in Administrator On Windows-based computers, a user account that is a member of the computerâs local Administrators group or a member of a group that is a member of…
built-in Administrator account On Windows-based computers, a user account that is a member of the computerâs local Administrators group or a member of a group that is a member of…
built-in dispersal regular distribution of records (especially vital records) to additional locations as a method of protection See also dispersal and mirror site.
Built-in Test Equipment (BITE) Any device permanently mounted in the prime equipment and used for the express purpose of testing the prime equipment, either independently or in…
bulk encryption Simultaneous encryption of all channels of a multichannel telecommunications link.
Bulk Filter The signal processing rejection of detected signals as not being related to objects of interest.
Bulk submission services an ASP that submits many URLs to the search engines on your behalf. For example: SubmitWolf. Search engines don't like these. (see "automated submitting")
bulletin board A form of electronic messaging in which addressed messages or files are entered by users into a computer or network of computers.
bunched frame-alignment signal A frame-alignment signal in which the signal elements occupy consecutive digit positions.
bundle A group of related modules on "CPAN". (Also, sometimes refers to a group of command-line switches grouped into one "switch cluster".)
bundling A commonly used term for creating an Amazon Machine Image. It specifically refers to creating Amazon S3-backed AMIs.
BUR Bottom-Up Review.
Burden In blasting, the distance between the free face and the first row of holes or the distance between rows of holes parallel to the face.
buried cable See direct-buried cable.
buried plant See direct-buried cable.
Burn Rate The monthly rate at which a contractors funds are expended during the period of the contract.
Burn-Through Range The distance at which specific radar can discern targets through the external interference being received.
Burnout The point in time or in the missile trajectory when combustion of fuels in the rocket engine is terminated by other than programmed cutoff.
Burst In solar-terrestrial terms, a transient enhancement of the solar radio emission, usually associated with an active region or flare.
burst isochronous Deprecated synonym for isochronous burst transmission.
burst switching In a packet-switched network, a switching capability in which each network switch extracts routing instructions from an incoming packet header to…
burst transmission Transmission that combines a very high data signaling rate with very short transmission times. 2.
BURT Bug Reporting Tool. The internal system used by Network Appliance for tracking bugs in NetApp products as well as requests for enhancements or new…
Bus A parallel circuit that connects the major components of a computer, allowing the transfer of electric impulses from one connected component to any other.
Bus Deployment Phase That portion of a missile flight during which multiple warheads are deployed on different paths to different targets (also referred to as the post-boost…
bus interface unit (BIU) See network interface device.
Bus Mastering The ability to process SCSI commands on the SCSI card due to its built-in processor without using the system's CPU.
bus network See network topology.
bus topology See network topology.
Bush, Vannevar WWII scientist who wrote a seminal research paper on the concepts of hypertext and a memory extension device titled As We May Think.
Business and Economic Development Economic activities or employment. For example, resources describing labor, revenue, commerce, industry, and specialized incentive areas.
business archives accumulated records of a company maintained and preserved for their enduring value to document the history of that company See also archives.
business continuity An organization's ability to continue to operate in the event of a disaster or disruption See also disaster recovery plan.
Business Continuity Plan (BCP) The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organizations business functions will be sustained during and…
Business Impact Analysis (BIA) An analysis of an information technology (IT) systems requirements, processes, and interdependencies used to characterize system contingency requirements…
business logic The code that implements the functionality of an application. In the Enterprise JavaBeans architecture, this logic is implemented by the methods of an…
business method A method of an enterprise bean that implements the business logic or rules of an application.
Business Recovery Service Service provided by a vendor to host the backup systems needed to run mission critical applications following a disaster.
Business Recovery-Resumption Plan (BRP) The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how business processes will be restored after a significant…
Business.com A well trusted directory of business websites and information. Business.com is also a large pay per click arbitrage player. See also: Business.com
busy back Deprecated term. See busy signal.
busy hour In a communications system, the sliding 60-minute period during which occurs the maximum total traffic load in a given 24-hour period.
busy season During a 1-year cycle, the period of 3 consecutive months having the highest busy hour traffic.
busy signal In telephony, an audible or visual signal that indicates that no transmission path to the called number is available. Synonym busy tone. 2.
busy test In telephony, a test made to determine whether certain facilities, such as a subscriber line or a central office trunk, are available for use.
busy tone Synonym busy signal.
busy verification In a public switched telephone network, a network-provided service feature that permits an attendant to verify the busy or idle state of station lines and…
Button A white acrylic disk that indicates the (nominal) dealer. Also used to refer to the player on the button. Example: "Oh, the button raised."
button bar In the Notes client, the bar that displays actions as buttons. Actions let users click to accomplish tasks, from mimicking the Notes menus to tasks…
Buying Cycle Before making large purchases consumers typically research what brands and products fit their needs and wants.
BV Boost Vehicle.
BVR Beyond Visual Range.
BVT (Borrowed Virtual Time) The BVT scheduler is used to give proportional fair shares of the CPU to domains.
BW body weight.
BY (1) Budget Year. (2) Base Year. 41
bypass A surgical procedure in which the doctor creates a new pathway for the flow of body fluids.
byte Eight bits. A byte is a collection of bits used by computers to represent a character (i.e., "a", "1", or "&").
byte (B) A sequence of contiguous bits (usually 8) considered as a unit. Note: In pre-1970 literature, "byte" referred to a variable-length bit string.
bytecode Java source files are translated by a compiler into bytecodes - the instruction set of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Bytecodes are stored in .