Technology terms starting with C

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connection type The type of Web Part connection, such as Provide Row To, which passes a row of data from one Web Part to another Web Part, or Get Filter From, which gets…
connection-in-progress signal A call control signal at the data circuit-terminating-equipment/data-terminal-equipment (DCE/DTE) interface that indicates to the DTE that the…
connection-minute The product of (a) the number of messages and, (b) the average minutes of connection per message. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
connection-mode transmission See connection-oriented mode transmission.
connection-oriented data transfer protocol A data-transfer protocol in which a logical connection is established between end user terminals.
connection-oriented mode transmission In a packet-switched network, a mode of transmission in which there is a complete information transfer transaction for each packet or group of packets, i.
connection-oriented network service A network service that establishes logical connections between end users before transferring information. [T1.110-1987]
connectionless data transfer See connectionless mode transmission.
connectionless mode transmission In a packet-switched network, transmission in which each packet is encoded with a header containing a destination address sufficient to permit the…
connectionless network service A network service that transfers information between end users without establishing a logical connection or virtual circuit between those specific users.
connectionless service A service that allows the transfer of information among subscribers without the need for end-to-end establishment procedures. [T1.629-1999]
connectionless transmission See connectionless mode transmission.
connections per circuit hour (CCH) A unit of traffic measurement expressed as the number of connections established at a switching point per hour. 2.
connectivity The topological identification of connected arcs by recording the from- and to-node for each arc. Arcs that share a common node are connected.
connectivity exchange (CONEX) In an adaptive or manually operated high-frequency (HF) radio network, the automatic or manual exchange of information concerning routes to stations that…
connector A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are one apart in rank. Examples: KQs, 76.
Connector architecture An architecture for integration of J2EE products with enterprise information systems.
CONOPS Concept of Operations.
CONPLAN Concept Plan
CONS Contracting Squadron.
consecutive-numeric filing A system in which consecutively numbered records are arranged in ascending number order, from the lowest number to the highest number Also referred to as…
consent prompt A dialog box that appears when a user is requested to confirm whether an administrative process should be permitted to start.
Conservation See: gene (resources) conservation, conserved sequence
conservation of radiance A basic principle of optics, that no passive optical system can increase the quantity L/n2, where L is the radiance of a beam and n is the local…
consistency group A set of Symmetrix RDF devices that are configured to act in unison to maintain the integrity of a database.
consistency model The method a service uses to achieve high availability. For example, it could involve replicating data across multiple servers in a data center.
consistency point (CP) In Data ONTAP, the time at which data is written to disk.
consistent read When data is written or updated successfully, all copies of the data are updated in all AWS regions.
Console A scroll-shaped projecting bracket that supports a horizontal member.
console tree In Exchange 2007, this is left pane of the Exchange Management Console. [Exchange 2007]
Consolidate One of the three steps recommended by Oracle to help data centers move to a Grid Computing architecture.
Consolidated Billing See AWS Consolidated Billing.
consolidated carrier A carrier authorized to provide telecommunications services both within and outside World Zone 1 using the yyNorth American Numbering Plan (NANP)and the…
Consolidated Command Center (CCC) A single command center from which USCINCSPACE/CINCNORAD can direct all his assigned missions, to include BMD.
Consolidated Intelligence Watch (CIW) A consolidation of intelligence watch functions within the Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) consisting of the USSPACECOM ITW Center, the NORAD…
consolidated local telecommunications service Local communications service provided by GSA to all Federal agencies located in a building, complex, or geographical area.
Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC) Series of centers at Falcon AFB, CO, which operationally control and maintain assigned DoD satellites.
Consolidated Space Test Center (CSTC) Series of centers at Onizuka AFB, CA (Sunnyvale), which support launch and initial on-orbit checkout of operational satellites, operate R&D satellites…
const A reserved Java keyword not used by current versions of the Java programming language.
constant A variable whose value may not be changed. In Java, these are implemented by final variables.
constant luminance In video, an image coding system that derives a luminance signal and two bandwidth-limited color-difference signals, to provide luminance information that…
Constellation Size (CSIZE) The number of satellites of a particular system placed in orbit about the earth.
constraints Limits imposed on a model. For example, in an interaction model, specifying that the number of trips generated from an origin to all destinations cannot…
construct An engineered chimeric DNA designed to be transferred into a cell or tissue. Typically, the construct comprises the gene or genes of interest, a marker…
Construction The process of creating a Target of Evaluation [ITSEC].
constructor A constructor is automatically called when an instance of its class is created.
consultation hold A service feature that allows a speaker on an extension instrument to place one call on hold and to speak with another caller on a separate line.
contact An Active Directory object that represents a user who is outside of the Exchange organization.
Contact Fuse Device used to detonate warhead on physical contact with another object.
Contacts The Lotus Notes feature that provides a repository for information about people and groups, and that provides a way to create mailing lists.
Container In the Exchange Administrator program, an object that contains other objects. For example, the Recipients container is composed of recipient objects.
container-managed persistence The mechanism whereby data transfer between an entity bean's variables and a resource manager is managed by the entity bean's container.
container-managed sign-on The mechanism whereby security information needed for signing on to a resource is supplied by the container.
container-managed transaction A transaction whose boundaries are defined by an EJB container. An entity bean must use container-managed transactions.
Contamination To make impure, infected, corrupt, etc, by contact with or addition of something; to pollute something.
content In an XML document, the part that occurs after the prolog, including the root element and everything it contains.
content (of documentary material) The information conveyed by documentary material.
Content aggregation The bringing together of content from multiple source repositories for retrieval at a later time.
Content Connector A content connector extracts content from an external content repository (file systems, content management systems, databases, collaboration applications)…
content conversion The process of transforming e-mail messages from one format to another for the purpose of mail flow or storage, such as MAPI to MIME, or uuencode to…
content database The Microsoft SQL Server, MSDE, or WMSDE database that contains the content for one or more SharePoint sites.
content delivery network (CDN) A network, or that portion of a network, built specifically to speed the delivery of Web-based content across the public Internet or private intranets.
Content Distribution Network (CDN) A large distributed system of servers deployed in data centers all across the internet.
Content Filtering This filter allows a user to search incoming messages for certain words or string of words to either delete, so it never reaches its final destination, or…
content hierarchy levels The nested units of information into which a media stream can be decomposed. [T1.801.04-1997]
content hosting (hosting) Storage and management of databases by a content provider. [2382-pt.35]
Content Integration Advertising woven into editorial content or placed in a special context on the page, typically appearing on portals and large destination sites.
content label A rating provided by a rating service that defines or categorizes the contents of a Web site. [Bahorsky]
Content management system (CMS) A software system for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation and publishing of documents and other content.
content provider Any company in the business of aggregating or producing content for delivery via the Internet.
Content routing In a large search system the index is split into multiple columns/partitions. It is often desired to choose different algorithms for routing of content to…
content source The starting point for crawling a file system, database, or Web site in order to include content in an index. See also: build, crawl
Content Standards for Spatial Metadata (CSSM) A document produced by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) that describes spatial metadata.
content-addressable storage Synonym associative storage.
contention A condition that arises when two or more data stations attempt to transmit at the same time over a shared channel, or when two data stations attempt to…
context The surroundings, or environment. The context given by the surrounding code determines what kind of data a particular "expression" is expected to return.
context (of documentary material) The organizational, functional, and operational circumstances in which documentary material is created and/or received and used.
context attribute An object bound into the context associated with a servlet.
Context relevancy One dimension of search relevancy. The importance of a term/phrase/entity match depends on the matching context.
context root A name that gets mapped to the document root of a Web application.
Contextual Advertising Advertising programs which generate relevant advertisements based on the content of a webpage.
Contextual entity extraction Extracted entities (see Entity extraction) can be automatically annotated to semantic structures in the text, such as paragraphs or sentences.
contextual information Data about the creation, receipt, storage, or use of a document and its relationship to other records See also metadata.
Contextual Insight Next generation search intelligenceÃÂ that dynamically identifies relationships so that the users can quickly find facts and answers to questions like…
contiguity The topological identification of adjacent polygons by recording the left and right polygons of each arc. See also polygon-arc topology.
contiguous namespace A domain namespace in which all computers use the Active Directory domain name as their primary Domain Name System (DNS) suffix.
continental cluster A group of clusters that use routed networks and/or common carrier networks for data replication and cluster communication to support package failover…
Contingency Deployment Plan (CDP) An executable plan designed to deploy an early missile defense capability and reduce deployment time.
contingency key [A] key held for use under specific operational conditions or in support of specific contingency plans. [INFOSEC-99]
Contingency Plan Management policy and procedures designed to maintain or restore business operations, including computer operations, possibly at an alternate location, in…
contingency procedure A procedure that is an alternative to the normal path of a process if an unusual but anticipated situation occurs. [2382-pt.8]
continuation a second application for the same invention claimed in a prior nonprovisional application and filed before the first application becomes abandoned or…
continue A Java keyword used to resume program execution at the end of the current loop. If followed by a label, continue resumes execution where the label occurs.
continue statement A statement that may only be used inside the body of a loop. In the case of a while loop or do loop, control passes immediately to the loop's terminating…
continuity check A check made of a circuit to verify that a communication or power path exists.
continuity check transponder A device that is used to interconnect the Go and Return paths of a circuit at the incoming end, and through which the detection of an incoming check tone…
Continuity of Command The degree or state of being continuous in the exercise of the authority vested in an individual of the armed forces for the direction, coordination, and…
Continuity of Operations The degree or state of being continuous in the conduct of functions, tasks, or duties necessary to accomplish a military action or mission in carrying out…
Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) A predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organizations essential functions will be sustained for up to 30 days as a result…
Continuity of Support Plan The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures mandated by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) A-130 that describe how to…