Technology terms starting with E

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  1. electrosensitive recording Recording in which an electrical signal is directly impressed on the record medium.
  2. electrostatic discharge (ESD) The rapid, spontaneous transfer of electrostatic charge induced by a high electrostatic field.
  3. electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective Having the capability of dissipating or limiting the generation of electrostatic charge, or of providing shielding from electrostatic discharges or…
  4. electrostatic field The electric field produced by an electrostatic charge. [T1.308-1996]
  5. electrostatic recording Recording by means of a signal-controlled electrostatic field. Note: Subsequent processing is usually required to make the image visible.
  6. electrostatic shield A barrier or enclosure that attenuates an electrostatic field. [T1.321-1995]
  7. electrothermal recording That type of recording produced principally by signal-controlled thermal action.
  8. element (EH-leh-ment) A basic part of a whole. In chemistry, refers to a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or changed into another…
  9. Element Capability Specification (ECS) A document that identifies the element-level BMDS capabilities and specifications necessary to achieve the system capabilities identified in the SCS.
  10. Element Control Directives (ECDs) The command and control data instructions to control the conduct of the engagement.
  11. Element Operations Center (EOC) An Air Force operations center, which operates and maintains a BMD weapon or sensor suite. (USSPACECOM)
  12. elemental area In facsimile transmission systems, any segment of a scanning line, the dimension of which along the line is exactly equal to the nominal line width.
  13. elementary signaling element See unit interval.
  14. elevated duct An atmospheric duct consisting of a high-density air layer that starts at high altitudes and continues upward or remains at high altitudes, thus affecting…
  15. elevated privilege A privilege to access system resources and objects outside of the standard access control checks.
  16. Elevation A drawing of a face of a building with all the features shown, as if in a single vertical plane
  17. elevation prompt A dialog box that appears when a user is requested to confirm whether an administrative process should be permitted to start.
  18. ELF Extremely Low Frequency.
  19. ELIAS Earth Limb Infrared Atomic Structure.
  20. ELINFOSEC Electronic Information Security.
  21. ELINT Electronics Intelligence.
  22. elliptic curve private key (d) In cryptology and within particular elliptic curve parameters, a statistically unique and unpredictable integer in the interval [1, n - 1], where n is the…
  23. elliptic curve public key In cryptography, given particular elliptic curve parameters (and an elliptic curve private key d), the elliptic curve point Q = dP. [After X9.62]
  24. elliptical polarization In electromagnetic wave propagation, polarization such that the tip of the electric field vector describes an ellipse in any fixed plane intersecting, and…
  25. ELPRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System.
  26. ELS Earth Limb Sensor.
  27. else A Java keyword used to execute a block of statements in the case that the test condition with the if keyword evaluates to false.
  28. ELSEC Electronics Security.
  29. ELSI Enhanced Longwave Spectrometer Imager.
  30. ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle.
  31. Email Address Finder Service that allows you to search for other people's email addresses by entering their name, address, etc.
  32. Emanations Security (EMSEC) The protection that results from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from intercept and analysis…
  33. embed In Web page design, to link or to insert an inline video image or sound file into the page so that it is hyperlinked and clickable. 2.
  34. embedded adaptive differential pulse code modulation (embedded ADPCM) Modulation achieved using algorithms that quantize the difference between the input and the estimated signal into core bits and enhancement bits. [T1.
  35. embedded base equipment Customer-premises equipment that had been provided by the Bell Operating Companies prior to January 1, 1984, that was ordered transferred from the BOCs to…
  36. embedded computer [A] computer system that is an integral part of a larger system. [INFOSEC-99]
  37. embedded cryptographic system [A] cryptosystem performing or controlling a function as an integral element of a larger system or subsystem. [INFOSEC-99]
  38. embedded cryptography Cryptography engineered into an equipment or system whose basic function is not cryptographic. [INFOSEC-99]
  39. embedded customer-premises equipment Telephone-company-provided premises equipment in use or in inventory of a regulated telephone utility as of divestiture (December 31, 1983).
  40. embedded operations channel (EOC) A channel provided on telecommunications facilities to support administration and maintenance.
  41. embedded processor In non-ADP equipment, a CPU and firmware that are critical to the operation of the equipment.
  42. embedded SQL SQL statements that are embedded in a host language program.
  43. EmbeddedJava Technology The availability of Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition technology under a restrictive license agreement that allows a licensee to leverage certain Java…
  44. embedding When something is contained in something else, particularly when that might be considered surprising: "I've embedded a complete Perl interpreter in my…
  45. EMC Environmental Modeling Center
  46. EMC analysis Analysis of a system, subsystem, facility, or equipment to determine its electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) status.
  47. EMCON Emission Control
  48. EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (previously referred to as FSD).
  49. EMDCT Expanded Memory DCT.
  50. EME Electromagnetic Environment. 93
  51. Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) The EBS is composed of AM, FM, and TV broadcast stations; low-power TV stations; and non-Government industry entities operating on a voluntary, organized…
  52. Emergency Capability (replaces Contingency Capability) BMDS elements or components that are still in development or testing that provide limited ballistic missile defense capabilities.
  53. emergency changeover A modified changeover procedure that is used whenever the normal changeover procedure cannot be used because of failure(s) in the signaling terminal…
  54. emergency locator transmitter (ELT) A transmitter of an aircraft or survival craft actuated manually or automatically that is used as an alerting and locating aid for survival purposes.
  55. emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station A station in the mobile service the emissions of which are intended to facilitate search and rescue operations. [NTIA] [RR]
  56. emergency response link (ERlink) A web site intended for information sharing by the Federal Response Plan (FRP) community.
  57. emergency service attendant position (ESAP) A special attendant position used to terminate emergency calls. It provides sufficient signaling and display capabilities to support the functionality of…
  58. emergency service call A call identified as receiving emergency service treatment. The call has an associated CESID (caller's emergency service ID), bridging, and transfer…
  59. emergency service routing exchange The first exchange in the call connection capable of invoking the routing portion of the RBTESC service.
  60. emergency service transfer exchange A local exchange that is capable of invoking the bridging and transfer portions of the RBTESC (routing, bridging and transfer of emergency service calls)…
  61. emergency service zone (ESZ) A geographical area within the emergency service serving area in which all callers are served by the same set of emergency service agencies. [T1.628-1993]
  62. emergency short-term A period of not more than 72 consecutive hours (the aggregate of which do not exceed 15 days per year) during which emergency calls and services are…
  63. EMF Electromagnetic Field.
  64. EMG Electromagnetic Gun.
  65. EMI Electromagnetic Interference.
  66. EMIP See Exoatmospheric Midcourse Interceptor Program.
  67. emission Electromagnetic energy propagated from a source by radiation or conduction. Note: The emission may be either desired or undesired and may occur anywhere…
  68. Emission Control (EMCON) The selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters to optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing: a)…
  69. emission security Protection resulting from measures taken to deny unauthorized persons information derived from intercept and analysis of compromising emanations from…
  70. emission spectrum Of a radio emission, the distribution of power or energy as a function of frequency.
  71. emissions security See emission security.
  72. Emissivity The ratio of the radiant energy (heat) leaving (being emitted by) a surface to that of a black body at the same temperature and with the same area…
  73. EML Elevated Mixed Layer
  74. emoticon Abbreviation for emotion icon. In electronic communication, a multi-character symbol, created with ASCII characters, to express emotions and physical…
  75. EMP Electromagnetic Pulse.
  76. Emphasis An HTML tag used to emphasize text. Please note that it is more important that copy reads well to humans than any boost you may think you will get by…
  77. Employee/Official Number A number assigned by a service provider for its own internal business purposes. See "Administrative Numbers" definition.
  78. EMPSKD Employment Scheduling (USN term).
  79. empty subclass test The notion that an empty "derived class" should behave exactly like its "base class".
  80. empty tag A tag that does not enclose any content.
  81. EMR Electromagnetic Radiation.
  82. EMR hazards Abbreviation for electromagnetic radiation hazards.
  83. EMRL (Embedded RAID Logic) Adaptec EMRL allows Zero-Channel RAID controllers to have exclusive access to the motherboard on the I/O device.
  84. EMRLD Excimer Moderate Power Raman-Shifted Laser Device.
  85. EMS Event Management System. A subsystem that controls the generation and propagation of events in the Data ONTAP kernel.
  86. EMSEC Emanations Security.
  87. EMSP Enhanced Modular Signal Processor.
  88. EMT See: embryo multiplication and transfer.
  89. EMU Environmental Monitoring Unit. A storage shelf component that is used to note disk and shelf events, including disk insertion or removal, fan faults, and…
  90. emulate To duplicate the functions of one system with a different system, so that the second system appears to behave like the first system.
  91. emulated filer A software copy of the failed filer that is hosted by the takeover filer. The emulated filer appears to users and administrators like a functional version…
  92. emulation presenting a facsimile of a resource which is not present to a consumer so that it is not aware of the resources absence, allowing the consumer to exist…
  93. EMV Electromagnetic Vulnerability.
  94. en banc "In the bench" or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S.
  95. en passant When you change a "value" as it is being copied. [From French, "in passing", as in the exotic pawn-capturing maneuver in chess.]
  96. en-bloc signaling Signaling in which address digits are transmitted in one or more blocks, each block containing sufficient address information to enable switching centers…
  97. ENA Engineering: Architecture and Analysis.
  98. Enabled When applied to privilege: a privilege that is active, i.e., has its effective flag set [POSIX.6].
  99. enabling signal A signal that permits the occurrence of an event.
  100. encapsulated (en-KAP-soo-lay-ted) Confined to a specific, localized area and surrounded by a thin layer of tissue.