EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment)Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) is a new, faster version of GSM. EDGE is designed to support transfer rates up to 384Kbps and enable the delivery of…
edge busynessIn a video display, distortion that is concentrated at or near the edge of objects, and that is categorized further by its temporal and spatial…
edge deviceAny device, for example a NetCache appliance, that is deployed at the periphery of a LAN and WAN environment to interface traffic from the edge of one…
edge matchingAn editing procedure to ensure that all features that cross adjacent map sheets have the same edge locations.
Edge Rules agentAn agent that enables organizations to apply anti-spam-based transport rules to e-mail messages that are sent between an Exchange Server 2007 organization…
Edge SubscriptionThe record of an Edge Transport server that has been subscribed to an Exchange organization and to which the Microsoft Exchange EdgeSync service…
Edge Subscription fileThe XML file that is exported on the Edge Transport server and imported on the Hub Transport server to establish an Edge Subscription. [Exchange 2007]
Edge Transport[server role] An Exchange Server 2007 server role that provides anti-spam and antivirus protection and applies messaging security policies to messages in…
Edge Transport server roleAn Exchange Server 2007 server role that provides anti-spam and antivirus protection and applies messaging security policies to messages in transport…
edge-emitting LEDAn LED that has a physical structure superficially resembling that of an injection laser diode, operated below the lasing threshold and emitting…
EDGESElectronic Data/Guidelines for Element Survivability.
EdgeSyncA collection of processes that are run on the Exchange Server 2007 Hub Transport server role to establish one-way replication of recipient and…
EdgeSync synchronizationThe task or process that the Microsoft Exchange EdgeSync service performs to propagate data from the Active Directory directory service to the subscribed…
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)Eliminating forms altogether by encoding the data as close as possible to the point of the transaction; automated business information exchange.
editTo correct errors within, or modify, a computer file, a geographic data set, or a tabular file containing attribute data.
Edit modeThe state in which you can create or modify a document.
edit-compile-run cycleA common part of the program development process. A source file is created initially and compiled.
editable fieldOn a form, a field whose value is determined by a formula that you write to supply a default value, edit the user's entry, and validate the entry to make…
Editor accessAn access level that allows users to create, read, and edit any documents. Servers can replicate new documents, change existing documents, and, if they…
Editorial LinkSearch engines count links as votes of quality. They primarily want to count editorial links that were earned over links that were bought or bartered.
EDTVAbbreviation for extended-definition television.
eduIn a URL, a domain-name suffix indicating an education institution.
EducationFormal education information. For example, schools, universities, colleges, and related activities.
Education (Information Security)Education integrates all of the security skills and competencies of the various functional specialties into a common body of knowledge . . .
EDWAEngagement Determination and Weapons Assignment (PATRIOT). 89
EFBEnvironmental Fault Bus. A storage shelf component that is used to note disk and shelf events, including disk insertion or removal, fan faults, and power…
Effective 2-WireThe term "Effective 2-Wire" denotes a condition which permits the simultaneous transmission in both directions over a channel, but it is not possible to…
Effective 4-WireThe term "Effective 4-Wire" denotes a condition which permits the simultaneous independent transmission of information in both directions over a channel.
Effective DamageThat damage necessary to render a target element inoperative, unserviceable, nonproductive, or uninhabitable.
effective data transfer rateThe average number of units of data, such as bits, characters, blocks, or frames, transferred per unit time from a source and accepted as valid by a sink.
Effective DateThe date on which an insurance policy becomes effective.
effective Earth radiusThe radius of a hypothetical Earth for which the distance to the radio horizon, assuming rectilinear propagation, is the same as that for the actual Earth…
effective heightThe height of the center of radiation of an antenna above the effective ground level. 2.
effective input noise temperatureThe source noise temperature in a two-port network or amplifier that will result in the same output noise power, when connected to a noise-free network or…
effective mode volumeFor an optical fiber, the square of the product of the diameter of the near-field pattern and the sine of the radiation angle of the far-field pattern.
effective transmission rateThe rate at which information is processed by a transmission facility. Note 1: The effective transmission rate is calculated as (a) the measured number of…
effective userThe user under whose authority an agent runs. The effective user name will be used for ACL access rights; rights to create databases, replicas, and…
EffectivenessA property of a Target of Evaluation representing how well it provides security in the context of its actual or proposed operational use [ITSEC].
EffectivityA designation given to the BMDS configuration and demonstrated capability at a point in time, becoming effective at each increment when an element or…
efficiency factorIn data communications, the ratio of (a) the time to transmit a text automatically at a specified modulation rate to (b) the time actually required to…
Effluent PlumeThe pathway of movement of effluents through surface water or air.
EFIA type of interface between a computer, firmware, hardware, and the operating system. EFI defines a new partition style called GUID partition table (GPT).
EGA (Enterprise Grid Alliance)The Enterprise Grid Alliance is a consortium of leading vendors and customers focused on developing Enterprise Grid solutions.
Egress FilteringThe process of blocking outgoing packets that use obviously false Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, such as source addresses from internal networks.
EIA interfaceAny of a number of equipment interfaces compliant with voluntary industry standards developed by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) to define…
Eight Ingredient FrameworkA systematic and comprehensive framework that a) consists of the ingredients that make up communications infrastructure, b) includes all of these…
eight-hundred (800) serviceA service that allows call originators to place toll telephone calls to 800-service subscribers, from within specified rate areas, without a charge to the…
EJB contextAn object that allows an enterprise bean to invoke services provided by the container and to obtain the information about the caller of a client-invoked…
EJB home objectAn object that provides the life-cycle operations (create, remove, find) for an enterprise bean.