Technology terms starting with S

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  1. (Sir) Timothy John Berners Lee - an English computer scientist and MIT professor credited with inventing the World Wide Web and semantic web.
  2. S 1) South or 2) Snow
  3. S 3 E Space-Based KEW System Simulator/Emulator.
  4. S interface For basic rate access in an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) environment, a user-to-network interface reference point that (a) is characterized…
  5. S reference point The conceptual reference point dividing the TEI (terminal endpoint identifier) and the NT2 (network termination 2) in a particular ISDN access arrangement.
  6. S&A Safe and Arm.
  7. S&T science and technology
  8. S&TI Scientific and Technical Intelligence.
  9. S&TNF Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces.
  10. S-box Non-linear substitution table used in several byte substitution transformations and in the Key Expansion routine to perform a one for one substitution of…
  11. S-F Abbreviation for store-and-forward.
  12. S/MIME A set of specifications for securing electronic mail. Secure/ Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) is based upon the widely used MIME standard…
  13. S/N (1) Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Also called SNR). (2) Serial Number.
  14. S/NF Secret/No Foreign Security Marking.
  15. S/O Survivability/Operability.
  16. S/SU/AC Systems/System Upgrade/Advanced Concept.
  17. S/V Survivability and Vulnerability.
  18. S/W Shortwave - a disturbance in the mid or upper part of the atmosphere which induces upward motion ahead of it.
  19. S2 Synchronized and Synergized.
  20. S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is the distributed storage component of the AWS platform.
  21. SA (1) Situation Awareness (2) Secretary of the Army.
  22. SA&I System Architecture and Integration.
  23. SA-N Surface-to-Air, Naval.
  24. SA/BM OBSOLETE. Systems Analysis/Battle Management.
  25. SA/PDL Strategic Defense Ada Process Description Language.
  26. SAAJ For more information, see http://www.apache.org.
  27. SaaS (Software as a Service) refers to specialised companies who provide a very specific stack and support for that stack so as to get rid of the need for any technical headaches, e.g.
  28. SAAWC Sector Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator (USMC).
  29. SAAWF Sector Anti-Air Warfare Facility (USF term).
  30. SABRS Space and Atmospheric Burst Reporting System.
  31. SAC (1) OBSOLETE. Strategic Air Command (see USSTRATCOM). (2) Senate Appropriations Committee (US).
  32. SACCS SAC Control System.
  33. SACEUR Supreme Allied Command, Europe.
  34. SACLANT Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic.
  35. SACMA Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials Association.
  36. SADA Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly. 254
  37. SADBU Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (of OSD).
  38. SADM System Acquisition Decision Memorandum (Army).
  39. SADO Senior Operations Duty Officer (JFACC term).
  40. SAE Service Acquisition Executive.
  41. SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure) An open specification that provides a comprehensive standardized method to monitor and report status information on the condition of disk drives, power…
  42. Safari A popular Apple browser.
  43. safe list collection The combined data from an Office Outlook user's Safe Senders List, Safe Recipients List, Blocked Senders List, and external contacts, that is stored in…
  44. Safe Recipients List A list that includes the e-mail addresses of mailing lists for which you want to be a recipient.
  45. Safe Senders List A list of domain names and e-mail addresses that you want to receive messages from.
  46. SAFEGUARD A U.S. midcourse and terminal phase defense for ICBMs, deployed in 1975 and deactivated in 1976 due to its limited cost effectiveness.
  47. safeguarding statement [A] statement affixed to a computer output or printout that states the highest classification being processed at the time the product was produced and…
  48. Safeguards Protective measures prescribed to meet the security requirements (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, and availability) specified for an information system.
  49. safelist aggregation A set of anti-spam functionality that is shared across Microsoft Office Outlook and Exchange Server 2007.
  50. safety service Any radiocommunication service used permanently or temporarily for the safeguarding of human life and property. [NTIA] [RR]
  51. SAFSCOM OBSOLETE. SAFEGUARD System Command.
  52. SAG Senior Advisory Group.
  53. SAGE Semi-Automatic Ground Environment {Air Defense System}.
  54. SAH Semi-active homing.
  55. SAIC Scientific Applications International Corporation.
  56. SAINT (1) Satellite Interceptor. (2) Shared Adaptive Internet Technology.
  57. SAIP Semi-Automated Imagery Processing.
  58. SAKT System Architecture and Key Tradeoffs (SDIO term).
  59. SAL Strategic Arms Limitation.
  60. SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
  61. Salton, Gerard Scientist who pioneered the information retrieval field. See also: A Theory of Indexing - 1975 book by Gerard Salton
  62. Salvage Fusing The means by which a warhead detonates when an interceptor structurally attacks it. Generally used as a device for disruption of the defense.
  63. SAM Surface-to-Air Missile.
  64. SAM-D Surface to-Air Missile, Model D (now PATRIOT).
  65. SAMD Security Assistance Management Division.
  66. Sametime Contacts The IBM® Lotus® Notes® instant messaging feature.
  67. SAMM Software Acquisition Maturity Matrix.
  68. SAMMES Space Active Modular Materials Experiment.
  69. SAMOPA Single Accelerator Master Oscillator-Power Amplifier.
  70. SAMOS Satellite and Missile Observation System.
  71. SAMP (1) Single Acquisition Management Plan. (2) Security Accreditation Management Plan.
  72. SAMP/T Sol-Air Moyenne Portee /Terre (Surface-Air Medium Portable/Terrestrial French- Italian missile). 255
  73. sample key Key intended for off-the-air demonstration use only. [INFOSEC-99]
  74. sample records Copies of a representative group of records provided by the creator or a custodian to NARA to support the review of a proposed disposition agreement, an…
  75. sampled data Data in which the information content exists only for instantaneous values measured or determined at or for discrete intervals.
  76. sampling The process of digitizing analog information to identify relevant information.
  77. sampling frequency The rate at which sensor data is read or sampled.
  78. sampling interval The reciprocal of the sampling rate, i.e., the interval between corresponding points on two successive sampling pulses of the sampling signal.
  79. sampling period A defined duration of time, such as one minute, over which CloudWatch computes a statistic.
  80. Sampling Rate The frequency at which analog signals are converted to digital values during digitization. The higher the rate, the more accurate the process.
  81. sampling theorem Synonym Nyquist's theorem.
  82. SAMS Spacecraft Assembly, Maintenance and Servicing Study.
  83. SAMTEC OBSOLETE. Space and Missile Systems Test Center, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
  84. SAMTO OBSOLETE. Space and Missile Test Organization, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
  85. SAN Storage Area Network
  86. SAN (Storage Area Network) A high-speed subnetwork of shared storage devices. A storage device is a machine that contains nothing but a disc or discs for storing data.
  87. Sandbox A network or series of networks that are not connected to other networks.
  88. Sandboxing A method of isolating application modules into distinct fault domains enforced by software.
  89. Sanitization Process to remove information from media such that information recovery is not possible. It includes removing all labels, markings, and activity logs.
  90. sanitize [In INFOSEC, the] process to remove information from media such that data recovery is not possible.
  91. sanitizing Of a recording medium, erasing or overwriting all data in such a manner that it cannot be recovered, even by extraordinary, e.g., laboratory, means.
  92. SAO Security Assistance Organization.
  93. SAP Fluid content of the xylem and phloem cells of plants. Fluid content of the vacuole generally referred to as cell sap.
  94. SAR (1) Synthetic Aperture Radar. (2) Selected Acquisition Report. (3) Special Access Required. (4) Search and Rescue.
  95. SARDA [Assistant] Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition.
  96. SAS (1) Shoot-Assess-Shoot. (2) System Architecture Study (SDI).
  97. SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) The next-generation SCSI interface, the serial implementation of the SCSI standard, providing greater flexibility, performance, reliability, and…
  98. SASC Senate Arms Service Committee. (US).
  99. SASET Software Architecture Sizing and Estimating Tool.
  100. SASL See definition for: Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)