Technology terms starting with C

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  1. CELP Acronym for code-excited linear prediction.
  2. CELSA Cost Estimate Logistics Support Analysis. [Methodology for estimating logistics support costs].
  3. CELV Complementary Expendable Launch Vehicle.
  4. CEM Civil Emergency Message. A message issued by the National Weather Service in coordination with Federal, state or local government to warn the general…
  5. CENTAF [US] Central Command Air Force.
  6. CENTAG Central Army Group (NATO). 47
  7. CENTCOM [US] Central Command
  8. Center Generally speaking, the vertical axis of a tropical cyclone, usually defined by the location of minimum wind or minimum pressure.
  9. center frequency In frequency modulation, the rest frequency, i.e., the frequency of the unmodulated carrier. Synonym carrier frequency. 2.
  10. central directory architecture Directory architecture in a Domino domain in which some servers store Configuration Directories and use primary Domino Directories on remote servers for…
  11. central files files of one or more organizational units stored in one physical location to improve their management and control Also referred to as central registry.
  12. central office (C.O.) A common carrier switching center in which trunks and/or loops are terminated and switched.
  13. Central Office (CO) Code The sub-NPA code in a TN, i.e., digits D-E-F of a 10-digit NANP Area address. Central office codes are in the form "NXX," where N is a number from 2 to 9…
  14. central office connecting facility Loosely, in the sense of a trunk between public and private switches, a synonym for central office trunk. See trunk.
  15. central office prefix The first three digits (N) of the seven-digit telephone number assigned to a customer's telephone exchange service when dialed on a local basis.
  16. central office trunk Loosely, in the sense of a trunk between public and private switches, a synonym for central office connecting facility. See trunk.
  17. Central Processing Unit The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the heart of a computer as it is the part that contains the computer's ability to obey instructions.
  18. central processor Synonym CPU.
  19. central registry See central files.
  20. centralized attendant services (CAS) A function of a usually centrally located attendant console that permits the control of multiple switches, some of which may be geographically remote.
  21. centralized automatic message accounting (CAMA) An automatic message accounting system that serves more than one switch from a central location. Note: When using CAMA, human intervention may be required.
  22. Centralized Command Operational concept which specifies that critical C2 is collected and key C2 decisions are performed at a central location by USCINCSPACE, or his…
  23. Centralized Control The control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target assignments to fire units. (USSPACECOM)
  24. Centralized Management The concept of using a single, designated management authority. It includes system management, program/project management, and product management.
  25. centralized operation Operation of a communication network in which transmission may occur between the control station and any tributary station, but not between tributary…
  26. centralized ordering group (COG) An organization provided by some communications service providers to coordinate services between the companies and vendors.
  27. Centrex® (CTX) service A service offered by Bell Operating Companies that provides functions and features comparable to those provided by a PBX or a PABX. Note: "Centrex® C.O.
  28. CEO Chief Executive Officer
  29. CEOI Communications Electronics Operating Instructions.
  30. CEP (1) Circular Error Probable. (2) Consolidated Evaluation Process.
  31. CEQ See Council on Environmental Quality
  32. CERES Center for Research Support, NTF, Falcon AFB, CO.
  33. CERN (Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire) The Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire is a European organization for nuclear research.
  34. CERT Computer Emergency Response Team.
  35. certificate Digital signature combining data verification and encryption key. See PKI Digital Signature.
  36. Certificate authentication Also known as Secure Sockets Layer. Authentication method that provides security for TCP/IP connections.
  37. certificate authority A trusted organization that issues public key certificates and provides identification to the bearer.
  38. Certificate Authority ( CA ) An entity that issues certificates. [fixme - flesh out]
  39. Certificate Authority certificate A binary file stored on the CA server's hard drive that contains a public key, a name, and a digital signature.
  40. certificate hold In cryptography, an order suspending the use of a certificate. Note: A certificate hold is a security procedure that is analogous to placing a hold on a…
  41. certificate information In cryptography, the information in a certificate which is signed. [After X9.57]
  42. certificate management [The] process whereby certificates . . . are generated, stored, protected, transferred, loaded, used, and destroyed. [INFOSEC-99]
  43. Certificate Management Authority (CMA) A Certification Authority (CA) or a Registration Authority (RA).
  44. certificate of destruction Formal documentation that certain records have been destroyed
  45. Certificate Policy (CP) A Certificate Policy is a specialized form of administrative policy tuned to electronic transactions performed during certificate management.
  46. certificate revocation list See CRL.
  47. Certificate Revocation List (CRL) A list of revoked certificates generated by the CA that originally issued them.
  48. certificate serial number In cryptography, an integer value that is (a) unique within the issuing certificate authority (CA), and (b) unambiguously associated with a certificate…
  49. Certificate Services A software service that issues certificates for a particular certification authority (CA).
  50. Certificate Status Authority A trusted entity that provides on-line verification to a Relying Party of a subject certificate's trustworthiness, and may also provide additional…
  51. certificate subject An identifier for the certificate owner, e.g. "/DC=org/DC=doegrids/OU=People/CN=John Doe 123456".
  52. certificate user In cryptography, a station, agency, or individual user that needs to know, with certitude, the public key of another entity. [After X.509]
  53. Certificate-Related Information Information, such as a subscriber's postal address, that is not included in a certificate.
  54. Certification Certification means the approval by a certifying official that a labor condition application is complete and does not contain obvious inaccuracies.
  55. Certification Agent The individual, group, or organization responsible for conducting a security certification.
  56. Certification and Accreditation (C&A) A comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security…
  57. certification authority (CA) In cryptography, a center trusted by one or more agencies or individuals to create and assign certificates and, optionally, to create user's keys.
  58. Certification Authority Facility The collection of equipment, personnel, procedures and structures that are used by a Certification Authority to perform certificate issuance and…
  59. certification body (CB) left
  60. certification path In cryptography, the ordered sequence of entity certificates that can be processed, with the public key of the initial entity in the path, to determine…
  61. Certification Practice Statement (CPS) A statement of the practices that a Certification Authority employs in issuing, suspending, revoking and renewing certificates and providing access to…
  62. certified copy A copy of a document attested to be a true copy by the official custodian of the original document
  63. certified identity An identity in the form of an attribute in a certificate. The issuing authority will have authenticated the owner of the certificate [ECMA138].
  64. certified network engineer In computer networking, one who has met proprietary training and certification requirements pertinent to network design or maintenance.
  65. Certifier Person responsible for certification of a system and/or product [CESG]
  66. certifier ID A file that generates an electronic "stamp" that indicates a trust relationship.
  67. CES (1) Cost Element Structure. (2) Civil Engineering Squadron.
  68. cesium clock A clock containing a cesium standard as a frequency-determining element.
  69. cesium standard A primary frequency standard in which electronic transitions between the two hyperfine ground states of cesium-133 atoms control the output frequency.
  70. CEST CINC Exercise Support Team (BM/C3 warfighter exercise term).
  71. CET Concurrent Engineering Team.
  72. CETEC Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center, Location???
  73. CEU Cooling Equipment Unit.
  74. CEWG Civil Engineering Working Group.
  75. CFA Center for Architecture (JIEO term).
  76. CFAA Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
  77. CFC See Consumption of fixed capital (CFC)
  78. CFE (1) Conventional Forces Europe. (2) Contractor Furnished Equipment. (3) Center for Engineering (JIEO term).
  79. CFEL Contractor Furnished Equipment List.
  80. CFI Contractor Furnished Information
  81. CFI&I Center for Integration and Interoperability (JIEO term). 48
  82. CFO Chief Financial Officer
  83. CFP Cold Front Passage
  84. CFR Code of Federal Regulations -- see MORE INFO
  85. CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) A codification of rules, including those relating to recordkeeping, published in the Federal Register by the executive and other branches of the federal…
  86. CFS core financial system
  87. CFSR Contractor Funds Status Report.
  88. CG Cloud-to-Ground Lightning
  89. CGA Color Graphics Adapter (Telecomm/Computer term).
  90. CGI Abbreviation for common gateway interface. A means for allowing programs or scripts (usually written in C++ or Perl) to add functionality to the World…
  91. CGI (Common Gateway Interface) Abbreviation for Common Gateway Interface (CGI). CGI is a standard that connects external programs with information servers such as Web servers or HTTP…
  92. CGI Program Strictly, any program which handles its input and output data according to the CGI standard.
  93. Cgi-bin a "virtual" directory contained in URLs indicates a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script is in use.
  94. cgm Abbreviation for computer graphics metafile. A digital file format (standard) used for the storage or transmission of digital representations of graphics…
  95. CGS (1) Common Ground Station (Part of Joint STARS). (2) Continental Ground Station.
  96. Chaff (1) Radar confusion reflectors, which consist of thin, narrow metallic strips of various lengths and frequency responses, used to create false echoes for…
  97. Chaff Puff Volume of space containing a relatively high density of chaff.
  98. chain index A hierarchy of terms in a classification scheme that progresses from general to specific terms (e.g.
  99. chain letter Synonym (in cryptosystems) bacterium.
  100. Chain of Custody A process used to maintain and document the chronological history of electronic evidence.