color subcarrierIn analog color television technology, a signal superimposed upon the picture (gray scale) information for the purpose of conveying the associated color…
Color TemperatureThe color of the light source. By convention, yellow-red colors (like the flames of a fire) are considered warm, and blue-green colors (like light from an…
color-difference signalThe chrominance vectors carrying the color information in a composite format. Note: The color-difference signals have been defined by the ITU-R for…
color-matching functionsThe tristimulus values corresponding to monochromatic stimuli of equal radiant power.
colorimetryMeasurement of colors based on a set of conventions. [After SMPTE] 2. The science of, or body of techniques employed in, (a) the measurement or…
ColumnA vertical, cylindrical support. In classical design it is composed of a base (except in the Greek Doric order), a long, gradually tapered shaft, and a…
Combat AreaA restricted area (air, land, or sea) that is established to prevent or minimize mutual interference between friendly forces engaged in combat operations.
Combat Assessment (CA)The determination of the overall effectiveness of force employment during military operations.
Combat Information CenterThe agency in a ship or aircraft manned and equipped to collect, display, evaluate, and disseminate tactical information for the use of the embarked flag…
Combat ReadinessSynonymous with operational readiness, with respect to missions or functions performed in combat.
Combat ReadySynonymous with operationally ready, with respect to missions or functions performed in combat.
Combat Service SupportThe essential logistic functions, activities, and tasks necessary to sustain all elements of an operating force in an area of operations.
Combat SupportFire support and operational assistance provided to combat elements. Combat support includes artillery, air defense artillery, engineer, military police…
Combat System Test InstallationA collection of subsystems including weapon, sensor, and information processing equipment together with their interfaces installed for the purposes of…
combat-net radio (CNR)A radio operating in a network that (a) provides a half-duplex circuit and (b) uses either a single radio frequency or a discrete set of radio frequencies…
Combatant Command (COCOM)Non-transferable command authority established by title 10, United States Code, section 164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified…
Combatant CommanderA commander of one of the unified or specified combatant commands established by the President.
combinational logic elementA device having at least one output channel and one or more input channels, all characterized by discrete states, such that at any instant the state of…
combined communicationsThe common use of communications facilities by two or more military services, each belonging to a different nation.
combined distribution frame (CDF)A distribution frame that combines the functions of main and intermediate distribution frames and contains both vertical and horizontal terminating blocks.
Combined DoctrineFundamental principals that guide the employment of forces for two or more nations in coordinated actions toward a common objective.
Combined ForceA military force composed of elements of two or more allied nations.
combined link setA load-sharing collection of more than one link set to the same message destination. [T1.226-1992]
Combined OperationAn operation conducted by forces of two or more allied nations acting together to accomplish a single mission.
combined stationIn high-level data-link control (HDLC) operation, the station that is usually responsible for performing balanced link-level operations and that generates…
comma-free codeA code constructed so that any partial code word, beginning at the start of a code word but terminating prior to the end of that code word, is not a valid…
commandFor command-oriented functions, the authorization required to perform command operations. 55
Command and Control (C 2 )The exercise of authority and direction by properly designated commanders over assigned forces to accomplish the mission.
command and control (C2)The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned forces in the accomplishment of the mission.
command and control (C2) systemThe facilities, equipment, communications, procedures, and personnel essential to a commander for planning, directing, and controlling operations of…
Command and Control Element (C 2 E)Distributed informed system consisting of processors, software, man-machine interfaces, and communications media that provide USCINCSPACE with the…
Command and Control SystemThe facilities, equipment, communications, procedures, and personnel essential to a commander for planning, directing, and controlling operations of…
command and control warfare (C2W)The integrated use of operations security (OPSEC), military deception, psychological operations (PSYOP), electronic warfare (EW), and physical…
command bufferingA mechanism in Perl that lets you store up the output of each Perl "command" and then flush it out as a single request to the "operating system".
Command Center (CC)A facility from which a commander and his representatives direct operations and control forces.
Command Destruct SignalA signal used to intentionally activate the destruction system in a missile.
command deviceA disk area in the HP StorageWorks XP series disk array used for internal system communication.
command frameIn data transmission, a frame, containing a command, transmitted by a primary station.
Command GuidanceA guidance system wherein intelligence transmitted to the missile from an outside source causes the missile to traverse a directed flight path.
command keyA key that directly triggers an action and usually makes use of the CTRL or COMMAND keys. For example, to print press CTRL+P (COMMAND+P on Macintosh).
command lineThe form or point of interface, usually indicated by a command prompt, on some operating systems in which a command is entered. [Bahorsky] 2.
command line interface (CLI)A software product that allows the user to type in commands at a prompt. Contrast to forms interface.
command menuA list of all the different commands that may be given to a computer or communications system by an operator.
command nameThe name of the program currently executing, as typed on the command line. In C, the "command" name is passed to the program as the first command-line…
Command NetA communications network, which connects an echelon of command with some or all of its subordinate echelons for the purpose of command control.
Command OptimizationQueuing commands for immediate execution without waiting for responses, which increases RAID performance.
Command Post Exercise (CPX)An exercise in which the forces are simulated, involving the commander, his staff, and communications within and between headquarters.
command protocol data unitA protocol data unit (PDU) transmitted by a logical link control (LLC) sublayer in which the PDU command/response (C/R) bit is equal to "0".
Command VerificationThe verification of commands from the Battle Manager or Operational Commander prior to execution to confirm the command was correctly received and…
command, control and communications (C3)The capabilities required by commanders to exercise command and control of their forces. [JCS Pub 18, Operations Security, Dec. 1982.]
command-line argumentArguments passed to a program when it is run. A Java program receives these in the single formal argument to its main method public static void…
command-line argumentsThe values you supply along with a program name when you tell a "shell" to execute a "command". These values are passed to a Perl program through @ARGV.
command/responseBoth FTP and GridFTP are command/response protocols. What this means is that once a client sends a command to the server, it can only accept responses…
Commercial Enterprise ApplicationA class of enterprise application which usually exhibits some of the following attributes: Multi-tier architecture.
commercial leased accessManner through which independent video producers can access cable capacity for a fee.
commercial licensed evaluation facilityEvaluations conducted under UK Information Technology Evaluation and Certification Scheme may only take place in approved evaluation facilities.
commercial records centerA records center that stores the records of other organizations and provides services on a for-profit, fee basis
commercial refileIn military communications systems, the processing of a message from (a) a given military network, such as a tape-relay network, a point-to-point…
commercial valuethe usefulness of a record or group of records as an item of trade. See intrinsic value.
commitTo send a person to prison, asylum or reformatory by a court order.
commit transactionThe application, i.e., insertion, of information into any data repository of an integrated database management system in a distributed local…
CommitmentAn offer to grant a mortgage loan which outlines the terms, the amount of the loan, the interest rate and any conditions that the commitment or approval…
common analysis structureA structure that stores a document that is being analyzed by a text analysis engine.
Common Automated System Execution (CASE)An Army segment of the Command and Control Element responsible for the SDS functions which task the associated sensors and weapons (e.g.
common batteryA single electrical power source used to energize more than one circuit, component, equipment, or system.
common bonding network (CBN)The set of metallic components that are intentionally or incidentally interconnected to provide the principal means for effecting bonding and grounding…
common carrierIn a telecommunications context, a telecommunications company that holds itself out to the public for hire to provide communications transmission services.
common channel network signalingChannels between switching offices used to transmit signaling information independent of the subscribers' communication paths or transmission channels.
common channel signaling networkA network consisting of two or more signaling points and connecting common channel signaling links that are administered in common. [T1.110-1987]
common controlAn automatic switching arrangement in which the control equipment necessary for the establishment of connections is shared by being associated with a…