Technology terms starting with C

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2001. CX Abbreviation for composite signaling.
2002. CX signaling Synonym composite signaling.
2003. cxr Abbreviation for carrier.
2004. CY Calendar Year. 71
2005. cyber Loosely, a prefix referring to anything related to computers or networking. Note 1: For example, a "cyber cafe" is a coffee shop that offers computer…
2006. Cyber Command The U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy run independent centers to protect assets and track attacks, including those by foreign governments and entities.
2007. Cyber Crime Computer crime, or cybercrime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and/or a network, where the computers may or may not have played an…
2008. cyber security See information security.
2009. Cyber warfare Using computers and the Internet to attack others via their computer systems. Targets may include military computer networks, power grids, banks, and…
2010. Cyber warriors Military specialists, law enforcement officials, computer forensics experts and civil engineers who defend national and economic security assets.
2011. cybercommunity 1. The aggregate of participants in the use of a portion of cyberspace. 2. A special-interest group (SIG) of cyberspace participants.
2012. cybermall An electronic site shared by a number of commercial interests, and at which users can browse, shop, and place orders for the products listed at that site.
2013. cybernaut 1. One who uses the Internet. 2. Synonym Web surfer.
2014. Cybernetics A term derived from the Greek word for "steersman" that was introduced in 1947 to describe the science of control and communication in animals and…
2015. Cybersecurity Measures taken to protect computers or critical infrastructure, although some experts suggest that it is about protecting everything of value.
2016. Cyberspace An environment in which digitized information is distributed on networks of computers.
2017. Cybersquatting Registering domains related to other trademarks or brands in an attempt to cash in on the value created by said trademark or brand.
2018. Cycle In alternating current, the current goes from zero potential or voltage to a maximum in one direction, back to zero, and then to a maximum potential or…
2019. cyclic distortion In telegraphy, distortion that (a) is periodic and (b) is not characteristic, not biased, and not fortuitous.
2020. cyclic redundancy check (CRC) An error-checking technique that helps ensure accurate transmission of digital data in a network.
2021. Cyclical Redundancy Check (CRC) A method to ensure data has not been altered after being sent through a communication channel.