Technology terms starting with C

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101. call data channel (CDC) The logical link between the device performing an electronic surveillance access function and the LEA (law enforcement agency) that primarily carries…
102. call delay The delay that occurs when a call arrives at an automatic switching device and no channel or facility is immediately available to process the call. 2.
103. call detail recording (CDR) A service feature in which call data on a specific telephone extension or group of subscribers are collected and recorded for cost-of-service accounting…
104. call duration The time between (a) the instant a connection, i.e., off-hook condition at each end, is established between the call originator and the call receiver and…
105. call forwarding A service feature, available in some switching systems, whereby calls can be rerouted automatically from one line, i.e.
106. Call Gap CG is a code control that regulates the maximum rate at which calls are released toward a destination code.
107. call hold A service feature in which a user may retain an existing call while accepting or originating another call using the same end instrument.
108. call identifier A network utility that consists of a name assigned by the originating network for each established or partially established virtual call.
109. call intensity Synonym traffic intensity.
110. call management 1. In telegraphy, route selection, signaling, and circuit usage and availability for a call. 2.
111. call originator An entity, such as a person, equipment, or program that originates a call. Synonym calling party.
112. call pickup A service feature of some switching systems enabling a user, by dialing a predetermined code, to answer incoming calls that are directed to another user…
113. call processing The sequence of operations performed by a switching system from the acceptance of an incoming call through the final disposition of the call. 2.
114. call progress signal A call control signal transmitted by the called data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) to the calling data terminal equipment (DTE) to report (a) the…
115. call progress tone An audible signal returned by a network to a call originator to indicate the status of a call.
116. call receiver An entity, such as a person, equipment, or program to which a call is directed. Synonym called party.
117. call record Recorded data pertaining to a single call.
118. call release time In communication systems, the time interval from initiation of a clearing signal by a terminal until the available-line condition appears on originating…
119. call restriction A switching system service feature that prevents selected terminals from exercising one or more service features otherwise available from the switching…
120. call segment A specific portion of the processing of a call. [T1.667-1999]
121. call set-up error probability The ratio of total call attempts that result in call set-up error to the total call attempts in a population of interest. [T1.504-1989]
122. call set-up failure probability The ratio of total call attempts that result in call set-up failure to the total call attempts in a population of interest. [T1.504-1989]
123. call set-up time 1. The overall length of time required to establish a circuit-switched call between users. 2.
124. call sign A station or address designator represented by a combination of characters or pronounceable words that is used to identify such entities as a…
125. call spill-over In common-channel signaling, the effect on a traffic circuit of the arrival at a switching center of an abnormally delayed call control signal relating to…
126. call splitting A switching system service feature that allows a switch attendant to talk privately in either direction on an established call.
127. Call Through Test The call through test confirms capabilities of the interface relative to an actual or simulated call: Basic call set-up; sequential, acknowledged…
128. Call To Action A call to action is copy used in advertising to encourage a person to complete an action as defined by the advertiser.
129. call tracing A procedure that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection, identifying the entire route from the…
130. call transfer A switching system service feature that allows the calling or called user to instruct the local switching equipment or switch attendant to transfer an…
131. call waiting In telephony, a service feature that provides an indication to a terminal already engaged in an established call that one or more calls are awaiting…
132. Call-backs Programmatic alerts produced by an API. For a search platform, this is usually related to the content processing and indexing status of a document in…
133. call-failure signal A signal sent in the backward direction indicating that a call cannot be completed because of a time-out, a fault, or a condition that does not correspond…
134. call-not-accepted signal A call control signal sent by the called terminal to indicate that it does not accept the incoming call.
135. call-processing state A call state during which the network establishes a communications path between the caller and the public safety answering point (PSAP) customer…
136. call-request time In the establishment of a connection or in the call setup, i.e., placement of a call, the time from the initiation of a calling signal to the receipt of a…
137. call-second A unit used to measure communications traffic. Note 1: A call-second is equivalent to 1 call 1 second long.
138. call-selection time In the establishment of a connection or the placement of a call, the time from the receipt by the call originator of a proceed-to-select signal (dial…
139. call-sign allocation plan The table of allocation of international call sign series contained in the current edition of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio…
140. callback A "handler" that you register with some other part of your program in the hope that the other part of your program will "trigger" your handler when some…
141. callback methods Component methods called by the container to notify the component of important events in its life cycle.
142. called party Synonym call receiver.
143. called-line identification facility A network-provided service feature in which the network notifies a calling terminal of the address to which the call has been connected.
144. called-line identification signal A sequence of characters transmitted to the calling terminal to permit identification of the called line.
145. called-party camp-on A communication system service feature that enables the system to complete an access attempt in spite of issuance of a user blocking signal.
146. caller Same as caller principal.
147. caller ID A network service feature that permits the recipient of an incoming call to determine, even before answering, the number from which the incoming call is…
148. caller identification See caller ID.
149. caller principal The principal that identifies the invoker of the enterprise bean method.
150. caller's emergency service identification (CESID) The number used to identify the calling terminal within the context of the emergency service call. [T1.414-1998]
151. calling frequency A radio frequency that a station uses to call another station.
152. calling line identification (CLI) At a minimum, the calling line identification includes a single calling party number; it may also include a second calling party number, a calling party…
153. calling party Synonym call originator.
154. calling party number (CPN) A set of digits and related indicators (type of number, numbering, plan identification, screening indicator, presentation indicator) that provide…
155. calling party pays A billing method in which a wireless phone caller pays only for making calls and not for receiving them.
156. calling rate The number of telephone calls originated during a specified time interval such as one hour.
157. calling sequence A sequence of instructions together with any associated data necessary to perform a call.
158. calling signal A call control signal transmitted over a circuit to indicate that a connection is desired.
159. calling-line identification facility A network-provided service feature in which the network notifies a called terminal of the address from which the call has originated.
160. calling-line identification signal A sequence of characters transmitted to the called terminal to permit identification of the calling line.
161. calling-party camp-on A service feature that enables the system to complete an access attempt in spite of temporary unavailability of system transmission or switching…
162. calls-barred facility A service feature that permits a terminal either to make outgoing calls or to receive incoming calls, but not both.
163. CALM A weather condition when no air motion (wind) is detected.
164. CALS (1) Computer-aided acquisition logistic support. (2) Continuous acquisition and life-cycle support.
165. CAM Forms of treatment that are used in addition to (complementary) or instead of (alternative) standard treatments.
166. CAMA Acronym for centralized automatic message accounting.
167. camcorder A combination of camera and video tape recorder in one device. Note: Camcorders permit easy and rapid photography and recording simultaneously.
168. CAMDEN Cooperative Air and Missile Defense Exercise Network.
169. CamelBack notation A form of notation which specifies that names should start with a capital letter and should not contain spaces.
170. camp-on See automatic callback, called-party camp-on, queue traffic.
171. camp-on busy signal A signal that informs a busy telephone user that another call originator is waiting for a connection. 2.
172. camp-on-with-recall A camp-on with the release of the call-originator terminal until the called-receiver terminal becomes free.
173. Campaign Plan A plan for a series of related military operations aimed to accomplish a common objective, normally within a given time and space.
174. campus cluster A single cluster that is geographically dispersed within the confines of an area owned or leased by the organization such that it has the right to run…
175. CAN Abbreviation for cancel character.
176. Canadian Standards Association (CSA) An independent, nongovernment, not-for-profit association for the development, by consensus, of Canadian standards and product certification.
177. cancel character (CAN) A control character used by some conventions to indicate that the data with which it is associated are in error or are to be disregarded. 2.
178. Cancel To CANT is a trunk group control that allows traffic to be canceled before hunting for a circuit to a destination.
179. Candela The luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant…
180. Candidate Sensors Any of the following sensors that could potentially be included in a National Missile Defense deployment: UEWR (BMEWS, PAVE PAWS), HAVE STARE, COBRA DANE…
181. canned access policy A standard access control policy that you can apply to a bucket or object. Options include: private, public-read, public-read-write, and…
182. canonical Reduced to a standard form to facilitate comparison.
183. canonical format A format for storing hierarchical names that displays the hierarchical attribute of each component of the name.
184. canonical name A domain name of an Internet resource indicating its type or its capabilities. Note: One Internet resource may have a set of different domain names, one…
185. Canonical Name Record (CNAME) A type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies that the domain name is an alias of another, canonical domain name.
186. Canonical URL Many content management systems are configured with errors which cause duplicate or exceptionally similar content to get indexed under multiple URLs.
187. canonicalization The process of converting data into a standard format that a service such as Amazon S3 can recognize.
188. CAO Counter Air Operation.
189. CAOC Combat Air Operations Center.
190. Cap A cap is a ceiling, or the highest level to which something can go. For example, an interest rate cap limits the amount by which an interest rate can be…
191. CAP (Cartridge Access Port) a 20 to 30 cartridge enter/eject facility for a StorageTek robotic tape library. See ECAP.
192. Capabilitiesbased Acquisition An acquisition strategy based on the principle of providing to the user capabilities as they are achieved, vice capabilities as measured against an…
193. Capabilitiesbased Operational Requirements Document (ORD) A specialized version of the CJCSI 3701.1B formatted ORD that records the demonstrated operational performance of a base-lined BMDS capability and…
194. Capability The maximum load that a generating unit, power plant, or other electrical apparatus can carry under specified conditions for a given period of time…
195. Capability Assessment To determine the value /capability of the BMDS: technical performance, cost, schedule, and other factors included.
196. capability code Synonym alias point code.
197. Capability Specification Generally, but not entirely, equivalent to the term Performance Specification as used in a DoDI 5000.2/DFARS context.
198. capacitive coupling The transfer of energy from one circuit to another by means of the mutual capacitance between the circuits.
199. Capacity Your ability to make your mortgage payments on time. This depends on your income and income stability (job history and security), your assets and savings…
200. Capacity on Demand Processing power that is available as needed in a timely manner without disrupting other business priorities.