Technology terms starting with O

644 terms

O&M Operations and Maintenance.
O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army).
O&S Operations and Support.
O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term).
O.C.E. (Online Capacity Expansion) A process for adding storage capacity to an existing RAID array without having to take the server offline.
O/A On or About.
OA (1) Operational Assessment. (2) Operational Availability. (3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6).
OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term).
OAB Outer air battle.
OAB (offline address book) A copy of an address book that has been downloaded so that an Outlook user can access the information it contains while disconnected from the server.
OAB (offline address book) distribution The method by which the OAB can be accessed by users when they are working remotely or over a dial-up connection.
OAB (offline address book) distribution point The HTTP Web address or public folder where client computers can download an offline address book.
OAB (offline address book) generation The process by which Exchange Server creates and updates the OAB. Administrators can define when the OAB generation process will run. [Exchange 2007]
OAB (offline address book) version 4 The OAB version that was introduced with Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). OAB version 4.0 is required for Web-based distribution. [Exchange 2007]
OABGen When the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant generates the offline address book (OAB), it calls Oabgen.dll (referred to as OABGen).
OAC Operating Agency Code.
OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program.
OAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD.
OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report.
OAS Organization of American States.
OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army.
OASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense.
OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistance Secretary of Defense (C31).
OASIS An isolated, fertile tract or green locality in a desert region, made so by the presence of water. See also Palm oasis
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structure Information Standards) The Organization for the Advancement of Structure Information Standards is an industry consortium promoting XML, TCP/IP, and UDDI.
OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing.
OB Operating Budget.
OBAN Operating Budget Account Number.
OBDP Onboard Data Processor.
OBE Overtaken By Events.
Obfuscation Obfuscation is a technique used to complicate code. Obfuscation makes code harder to understand when it is de-compiled, but it typically has no affect on…
OBJ Object.
object An entity such as a file, folder, shared folder, printer, or Active Directory object, described by a distinct, named set of attributes.
object construction The creation of an object, usually via the new operator. When an object is created, an appropriate constructor from its class is invoked.
Object Identifier A specialized formatted number that is registered with an internationally recognized standards organization.
Object identifier (OID) A number that identifies an object class or attribute. Object identifiers (OIDs) are organized into an industry-wide global hierarchy.
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Object Linking and Embedding developed by Microsoft. Allows objects from one application to be embedded within another (e.g.
Object Linking and Embedding Data Base (OLE/DB) A set of OLE interfaces that provide applications with uniform access to data stored in diverse information sources.
Object Management Group (OMG) The Object Management Group is a computing industry collaboration to promote object-oriented interoperability among heterogeneous computing environments.
object persistence In a video display, distortion wherein the entirety of some object (or objects) that appeared in a previous frame (and that should no longer appear)…
object protection level The integrity level of an object, stored in a token or an objectâs system access control list (SACL).
Object Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris. 207
object reference A reference to an object. Languages other than Java use term's such as address or pointer.
object retention In a video display, distortion in which a fragment of an object that appeared in a previous frame (and should no longer appear) remains in the current and…
object reuse 1. Reassignment and re-use of a storage medium containing one or more objects after ensuring no residual data remains on the storage medium.
object serialization The writing of an object's contents in such a way that its state can be restored, either at a later time, or within a different process.
Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects containing both data structure and behavior.
Object-Oriented Analysis The process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of objects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation.
object-oriented design A software design method that models the characteristics of abstract or real objects using classes and objects.
object-oriented language Programming languages such as C++ and Java that allow the solution to a problem to be expressed in terms of objects which belong to classes.
Objects in FOV (Max) The maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris that a sensor can acquire at one time.
ObjectTypeProperty Relation between instances of two classes.
Obligation An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future…
Obligation Authority (1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization.
Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a radio or optical sensor.
Observable A measurable target attribute.
obsolete In cryptography, pertaining to the state of a key that must no longer be used either to transmit information from the originator or to process received…
obsolete date In encryption, the date and time when a key becomes obsolete. [After X9.17]
OBSV Observation.
OC Operations Center.
OCA Offensive Counter-air.
OCC Abbreviation for other common carrier.
Occupancy Indicates whether the property to which the loan application relates will be the owner's principal dwelling.
occupied bandwidth The width of a frequency band such that, below the lower and above the upper frequency limits, the mean powers emitted are each equal to a specified…
OCD Operational Concept Document.
oceanographic data interrogating station A station in the maritime mobile service the emissions of which are used to initiate, modify or terminate functions of equipment directly associated with…
oceanographic data station A station in the maritime mobile service located on a ship, buoy, or other sensor platform the emissions of which are used for transmission of…
OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest.
OCM Overt Countermeasure.
OCN An Operating Company Number (OCN) is a four place alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies providers of local telecommunications service.
OCONUS Outside CONUS.
OCR Optical Character Reader.
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) A technology process that translates and converts printed matter on an image into a format that a computer can manipulate (ASCII codes, for example) and…
OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical.
octal Number representation in base 8. In base 8, only the digits 0 to 7 are used. Digit positions represent successive powers of 8.
octal character constant A character constant in the form \ddd, where each d is an octal digit. This may be used for characters with a Unicode value in the range 0-255.
octet A byte of eight binary digits usually operated upon as an entity.
octet alignment The configuration of a field composed of an integral number of octets. Note: If the field is not divisible by eight, bits (usually zeros) are added to…
OCTO GIS Refers to the central GIS staff, and not the DC GIS system.
OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD).
OD Optical Disk (PATRIOT).
OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation.
ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture.
ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.
ODCSINT Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.
ODCSOPS Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (DAHQ term).
odd parity See parity, parity check.
odd-even check Synonym parity check.
ODDI Office of the Director of Defense Information. 208
ODES Operational and Developmental Experiments Simulator.
ODISC4 Office of the Director of Information Systems for C4.
ODN (Open Data Network) An Open Data Network is capable of carrying all kinds of services for all kind of users from all kind of providers, for example, telephone or computer…
OEC (1) Operational Evaluation Command (US Army term). (2) Other Early Capability.
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer.
OEM Preinstallation Kit A set of tools, documentation, and samples that enable OEMs to preinstall Windows efficiently on new computers according to the terms of the OEM Licensing…
OFC Abbreviation for optical fiber, conductive. Note: OFC is the designation given by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to interior fiber-optic…
OFCP Abbreviation for optical fiber, conductive, plenum. Note: OFCP is the designation given by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to interior…
OFCR Abbreviation for optical fiber, conductive, riser. Note: OFCR is the designation given by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to interior…