Technology terms starting with R

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receive-after-transmit time delay The time interval between (a) the instant of keying off the local transmitter to stop transmitting and (b) the instant the local receiver output has…
received noise power The calculated or measured noise power, within the bandwidth being used, at the receive end of a circuit, channel, link, or system. 2.
received signal level (RSL) The signal level at a receiver input terminal. Note 1: The signal bandwidth and the established reference level must be specified.
Receiver The component of a central receiver solar thermal system where reflected solar energy is absorbed and converted to thermal energy.
receiver attack-time delay The time interval from (a) the instant a step rf signal, at a level equal to the receiver threshold of sensitivity, is applied to the receiver input to…
receiver lockout system Synonym lockout.
Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) A method of showing measured accuracy performance of a biometric system. A verification ROC compares false accept rate vs. verification rate.
receiver overload The maximum acceptable value of the received average optical power consistent with a bit error ratio (BER) of 1 x 10-10 or better. [T1.646-1995]
receiver release-time delay The time interval from removal of rf energy at the receiver input until the receiver output is squelched.
receiver sensitivity The minimum value of average received power to achieve a 1 x 10-10 bit error ratio.
recipient An Active Directory object that is mail-enabled, mailbox-enabled, or that can receive e-mail messages.
Recipient Block list An administrator-defined list of recipients for which mail coming in from the Internet should never be accepted. [Exchange 2007]
recipient policy A policy that is applied to mail-enabled objects to generate e-mail addresses. Recipient policies can be defined to apply to thousands of users, groups…
Recipient Update Service An Exchange Server 2003 service that updates the recipient objects within a domain with specific types of information.
Recipient Usage Period The period of time during the cryptoperiod of a symmetric key when protected information is processed.
Reciprocal linking the practice of trading links between websites.
Reciprocal Links Nepotistic link exchanges where websites try to build false authority by trading links, using three way link trades, or other low quality link schemes.
Reclama A formal appeal to the service comptroller of SECDEFs tentative budget decision on the service budget estimates. 245
Reclamation The process of restoring surface environment to acceptable pre-existing conditions.
Recognition A generic term used in the description of biometric systems (e.g. face recognition or iris recognition) relating to their fundamental function.
recognized operating agency (ROA) Any operating agency, as defined in the ITU Convention (Geneva, 1992), which operates a public correspondence or broadcasting service and upon which the…
Recommended Release (RR) Former term for General Availability (GA). See "GA."
RECON Reconnaissance.
Reconciliation The process of analyzing two related records and, if differences exist between them, finding the cause and bringing the two records into agreement.
reconditioned carrier reception Synonym exalted-carrier reception.
Reconstitute To restore, during periods of hostile engagements or during peacetime, military forces or elements as closely as possible to a desired state of readiness…
reconstructed sample An analog sample generated at the output of a decoder when a specified character signal is applied at its input.
reconstructed signal In ADPCM (adaptive differential pulse code modulation), the sum of the signal estimate from adaptive prediction and the quantized difference signal from…
record All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.
record book a well-bound, durable book or ledger into which record copies of legal instruments and record copies of other records are registered or entered.
record communication A telecommunications process that produces an electronic message that is transmitted, received, stored or archived, and may be retrieved. 2.
record copy original copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual…
record group A body of organizationally related records established with regard to the administrative history, the complexity and the volume of the records of the…
record information All forms (e.g., narrative, graphic, data, computer memory) of information registered in either temporary or permanent form so that it can be retrieved…
Record Lot Defined by the DC Surveyor. These are official, platted, recorded subdivision lots created by the DC Surveyor's Office in compliance with the Subdivision…
record medium 1. The physical medium on which information is stored in recoverable form. 2. In facsimile transmission, the physical medium on which the recorder forms…
record number The number that identifies a record within an extended frame (EF). [After T1.707-1998]
record pointer The pointer which is used to address one record in an extended frame (EF). [After T1.707-1998]
record schedule Instructions for what to do with public records that are no longer needed for current government business.
record series A description of a particular set of records within a file plan. Each category has retention and disposition data associated with it, applied to all…
record series number See series number.
record sheet Synonym record medium.
record traffic Traffic that is recorded, in permanent or quasipermanent form, by the originator, the addressee, or both. 2.
record type The intellectual form of the documentary material, such as letter, memo, greeting card, or portrait.
Recorder The public official who keeps records of transactions that affect real property in the area. Sometimes known as a "Registrar of Deeds" or "County Clerk."
recorder warning tone A half-second burst of 1400 Hz applied to a telephone line every 15 seconds to indicate to the called party that the calling party is recording the…
recording density Synonym bit density.
recording spot In a facsimile recorder, the spot that is used to generate the recorded copy on the record medium.
records All recorded information, regardless of media or physical characteristics, made or received and maintained by an organization or institution in pursuance…
records administration the same as records management (q.v.).
records analysis section The section of the Utah State Archives and Records Service which provides records management education and services to Utah's state and local government…
records analyst A records practitioner who examines and evaluates the systems and procedures involved in creating, processing, storing, and disposing of records
records appraisal See appraisal.
records center An area for lower-cost storage, maintenance, and reference use of semiactive records pending their ultimate disposition
records coordinator Individual responsible for coordinating records management activities within a department and acting as liaison between the department and the records…
records creation the recording of information on or in any medium.
records creator See [a href="##"]Creator[/a].
records disposition See disposition.
records disposition authorization the formal, recorded approval of a decision to retain or to destroy a record or set of records, together with the justification for that decision; and, it…
records disposition schedule a list of records or record series and the terms for which each must be retained in the control of their originating office before being transferred to…
records inventory A detailed listing that includes the types, locations, dates, volumes, equipment, classification systems, and usage data of an organization's records in…
records lifecycle An archival concept that describes the lifespan of a record, from its creation or receipt to its final disposition.
records lifecycle data All data collected by NARA that pertains to the records throughout their lifecycle.
records lifecycle transaction An activity performed on documentary material in their existence that changes their status in the records lifecycle.
records management Records Management is the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting and other managerial activities involving the lifecycle of…
records management analyst The agency person responsible for operation of an agencywide records management program.
records management manual A publication that defines the scope of the records management program, its authority, the services it provides, and an introduction to concepts
records management policy Mandated guidelines for managing records within an organization
records management program the systematic, accountable application of records management to the records of any state or local agency.
records manager The records manager is responsible for the implementation of a records management program in keeping with the policies and procedures that govern that…
records manager or records officer a person designated to be responsible for carrying out an agencys records management program.
records migration the transmission of records from one electronic processing system to another, whether from a prior system to a successor system or from one contemporary…
records officer In Utah, an agency-appointed person whose responsibilities include the development and oversight of records management programs and who serves as the…
records protection safeguarding of records against unauthorized access, theft, intentional or unintentional destruction, damage, or alteration
records retention the holding or keeping of records and maintaining them in good condition and readily accessible for agency use and/or public inspection.
Records Retention Schedule A plan for the management of records, listing types of records and how long they should be kept; the purpose is to provide continuing authority to dispose…
records retention term, aka records retention period the designated lifetime of a record or record series prescribed by law or by a public records commission in a records disposition authorization.
records retirement See disposition.
records schedule See retention schedule.
records series A group of related records filed/used together as a unit and evaluated as a unit for retention purposes, e.g.
records storage box A box that is normally used to hold approximately one cubic foot of records and that measures 10 in. x 12 in. x 15 in
records survey A broad overview of the quantity and type of records within an organization, which is usually completed prior to a detailed inventory See also records…
records transmission any transfer, communication, broadcast, or publication of any record, any part of any record, or any group of records or any simulations or copies thereof…
Recovery Restoration or return to health from sickness.
Recovery Cluster A cluster on which recovery of a package takes place following a failure on the cluster.
Recovery Console A command-line interface that provides a limited set of administrative commands that are useful for repairing a computer.
recovery group failover A failover of a package recovery group from one cluster to another.
recovery key A key that is used for recovering data that is encrypted on a BitLocker volume. This key is cryptographically equivalent to a startup key.
recovery log The log where the quorum resource stores data. This data is maintained by the clustering software.
recovery mode A mode in which BitLocker Drive Encryption prevents access to the encrypted drive, either because the system components have changed or because it needs…
recovery package The package that takes over on the Recovery Cluster in the event of a failure on the cluster.
recovery password For BitLocker Drive Encryption, a numerical password that consists of 48 digits divided into 8 groups.
recovery password file A BitLocker Drive Encryption file that uses the naming convention: .bek (including the BitLocker .
recovery procedure [The] action[s] necessary to restore data files of an information system (IS) and computational capability after a system failure. [INFOSEC-99]. 2.
Recreation Recreational opportunities at more than 1,900 federal recreation sites managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and other federal agencies can be found at the…
rectification The process by which an image or grid is converted from image coordinates to real-world coordinates.
recursion Recursion results from a method being invoked when an existing call to the same method has not yet returned.
RED [The] designation applied to information systems, and associated areas, circuits, components, and equipment in which national security information is…
RED signal [A] Telecommunications or automated information system signal that would divulge classified information if recovered and analyzed. [NIS] 2.
RED/BLACK concept [The] Separation of electrical and electronic circuits, components, equipment, and systems that handle national security information (RED), in electrical…