Technology terms starting with S

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  1. Static Keys Static keys are relatively long-lived and are common to a number of executions of a given algorithm.
  2. static method A static method (also known as a class method) is one with the static reserved word in its header.
  3. static nested class A nested class with the static reserved word in its header. Unlike inner classes, objects of static nested classes have no enclosing object.
  4. static ranking A type of ranking in which factors about the documents that are being ranked, such as date, the number of links that point to the document, and so on…
  5. static scoping No such thing. See "lexical scoping".
  6. static summarization A type of summarization in which the search results contain a specified, stored summary from the document. Contrast with dynamic summarization.
  7. static text Text that remains constant on every document created with a particular form, as opposed to fields in which the user types or in which Notes calculates…
  8. static type The static type of an object is the declared type of the variable used to refer to it. See dynamic type.
  9. static variable A static variable defined inside a class body. Such a variable belongs to the class as a whole, and is, therefore, shared by all objects of the class.
  10. static Web Part A Web Part added to a Web page (.aspx) and that is not in a Web Part zone.
  11. staticizer See serial-to-parallel conversion.
  12. Station Any one of a series of stakes or points indicating distance from a point of beginning or reference.
  13. station battery Within a facility, a separate battery power source that satisfies all significant requirements for dc input power associated with the facility.
  14. station clock In a station, the principal clock, or alternate clock, that provides the timing reference at the station.
  15. station equipment See customer premises equipment.
  16. station file An AML file containing commands needed to establish the environment for graphic display and graphic input.
  17. station load The total power requirements of the integrated station facilities.
  18. station message-detail recording (SMDR) A record of all calls originated or received by a switching system. Note: SMDRs are usually generated by a computer.
  19. station-to-station basis The term applied to the basis of toll rate making which contemplates that the message toll service charge (telephone or TWX) covers the use made of all…
  20. stationary satellite See geostationary orbit.
  21. stationary wave Synonym standing wave.
  22. statistic One of five functions of the values submitted for a given sampling period. These functions are "Maximum", "Minimum," "Sum," "Average," and "SampleCount."
  23. statistical multiplexing Multiplexing in which channels are established on a statistical basis; i.e., connections are made according to probability of need.
  24. statistical time-division multiplexing Time-division multiplexing in which connections to communication circuits are made on a statistical basis.
  25. statistically unique A characteristic of a quantity such that, for an n-bit quantity, the probability of two values' repeating is less likely than or equal to the probability…
  26. Statistics In relation to relevancy, statistically how well the content of the overall document matches the query.
  27. Stats The over all calculations about email from a domain including total messages and bandwidth.
  28. Status The legal standing of a patent appplication or patent. MPEP 102.
  29. status field (SF) The bits of a link status signal unit that indicate one of the major signaling link states. [T1.226-1992]
  30. statute mile A unit of distance equal to 1.609 km (0.869 nmi, 5280 ft.).
  31. statute of limitations A statute which limits the right of a plaintiff to file an action unless it is done within a specified time period after the occurrence which gives rise…
  32. STB Surveillance Test Bed.
  33. STC SHAPE Technical Center.
  34. STD System Technology Demonstration.
  35. STDERR See "standard error".
  36. STDIN See "standard input".
  37. STDIO See "standard I/O".
  38. STDM Abbreviation for statistical time-division multiplexing.
  39. STDN Secure Tactical Data Network.
  40. STDOUT See "standard output".
  41. STE See Special Test Equipment.
  42. Steady state condition When model input values are nearly constant for a defined period of time.
  43. steady-state throughput The value to which a throughput measurement converges, as the duration of the observation period increases with statistically constant load on the virtual…
  44. Stealth A technique used to frustrate discrimination that uses the decoy shape and material content to reduce the reflected IR, radar, optical or acoustic…
  45. Stealth Script A CGI script which switches page content depending on who or what is accessing the page. See agent name delivery.
  46. Steganography The hiding of information within a more obvious kind of communication. Although not widely used, digital steganography involves the hiding of data inside…
  47. Stellar Guidance A system wherein a guided missile may follow a predetermined course with reference primarily to the relative position of the missile and certain…
  48. Stemming Crushed stone, soil, sand, or drill cuttings used to plug the unloaded portion of a drill hole.
  49. STEP Surveillance and Tracking Experiment Program.
  50. step type The type of work done in a step. There are a limited number of step types, such as moving data from Amazon S3 to Amazon EC2 or from Amazon EC2 to Amazon…
  51. step-by-step (SXS) switching system An automatic dial telephone system in which calls are switched by a succession of switches that move a step at a time, from stage to stage, each step…
  52. step-index fiber An optical fiber with a core having a uniform refractive index.
  53. step-index profile For an optical fiber, a refractive index profile characterized by a uniform refractive index within the core and a sharp decrease in refractive index at…
  54. stepwise refinement A divide and conquer approach to programming, in which a complex problem is recursively divided into smaller, more manageable, sub-problems.
  55. Steradian The unit of measure of solid angles equal to the angle subtended at the center of a sphere of unit radius by unit area on its surface.
  56. steradian (sr) The metric unit of solid angle. See International System of Units.
  57. Stereo Using two or more sensors. 279
  58. stereophonic crosstalk An undesired signal occurring in the main channel from modulation of the stereophonic channel or that occurring in the stereophonic channel from…
  59. stereophonic sound subcarrier A subcarrier within the FM broadcast baseband used for transmitting signals for stereophonic sound reception of the main broadcast program service. [47CFR]
  60. STF Static Test Facility.
  61. STFS Abbreviation for standard time and frequency signal. See standard time and frequency signal service.
  62. Stick slip The process in which (1) the tape sticks to the recording head because of high friction; (2) the tape tension builds because the tape is not moving at the…
  63. sticky session A feature of the load balancer that binds a user's session to a specific application instance so that all requests coming from the user during the session…
  64. Sticky shed The gummy deposits left on tape path guides and heads after a sticky tape has been played.
  65. Sticky tape Tape characterized by a soft, gummy, or tacky tape surface. Tape that has experienced a significant level of hydrolysis so that the magnetic coating is…
  66. STILAS Scientific and Technical Information Library Automation System (USASSDC term).
  67. still image Nonmoving visual information, i.e., fixed images, such as graphs, drawings, and pictures.
  68. still video Video imagery that is not intended to convey the appearance of movement.
  69. Stimulated Emission Physical process by which an excited molecule is induced by incident radiation to emit radiation at an identical frequency and in phase with the incident…
  70. STINFO Scientific Technological Information.
  71. STINFO Center Science and Technical Information data centers archiving and providing user access and support to a variety of missile defense test and evaluation data.
  72. STL Abbreviation for standard telegraph level, studio-to-transmitter link.
  73. STM Stratiform
  74. STO (1) Special Technical Operations (JFACC term). (2) Science and Technology Objective.
  75. STOAL Short Takeoff/Arrested Landing.
  76. STOM System Test Object Model.
  77. stop Stops are locations visited in a path or tour; they may represent customers on a delivery route or cities in a highway system.
  78. Stop character Certain characters, such as ampersand (&), equals sign (=), and question mark (?
  79. stop element See stop signal.
  80. stop impedance The time it takes for a stop transfer to occur. This is used to compute the impedance of a path or tour.
  81. stop signal In start-stop transmission, a signal at the end of a character that prepares the receiving device for the reception of a subsequent character.
  82. stop transfer The number of things or packages transferred at a stop. This is used to find the total number of transfers on a path or tour.
  83. Stop Word A word that is commonly used, such as the, an, or and, that is ignored by a search application.
  84. stop word removal The process of removing stop words from the query to ignore common words and return more relevant results.
  85. Stop words Words which are very frequent and have little meaning. They are removed and not indexed.
  86. stop-record signal In facsimile systems, a signal used for stopping the process of converting the electrical signal to an image on the record medium.
  87. stopband A band of frequencies, between specified limits, that a circuit, such as a filter or telephone circuit, does not transmit.
  88. Storage The retention of water or delay of runoff either by planned operation, as in a reservoir, or by temporary filling of overflow areas, as in the progression…
  89. Storage Area Network (SAN) A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a network of storage disks. In large enterprises, a SAN connects multiple servers to a centralized pool of disk…
  90. Storage Array A subsystem which houses a group of disks (or tapes), together controlled by software usually housed within the subsystem.
  91. storage cell An addressable storage unit. 2. The smallest subdivision of storage into which a unit of data can be entered, stored, and retrieved.
  92. Storage Consolidation "Storage Consolidation" is a method of centralizing data storageamong multiple servers. Also know as storage convergence.
  93. Storage Controller Providing such functionality as disk aggregation (RAID), I/O routing, and error detection and recovery, the controller provides the intelligence for the…
  94. Storage director A switch designed to link elements of a SAN or NAS across multiple sites. Storage directors are meant to act as a kind of switch of switches and are…
  95. Storage Element A physical grid component that is a storage component, such as a disk or array. See also: Grid Component
  96. Storage Gateway A storage and content delivery service that connects an on-premise software applicance with cloud-based storage.
  97. Storage group A collection of Exchange databases on a server running Exchange 2000 that share the same Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) instance and transaction log.
  98. Storage Limit Most free email providers have a limit to the amount of disk space your emails can take up on their computer. This is usually somewhere between ½MB-10MB.
  99. Storage Media Any removable device that stores data. See magnetic or optical storage media.
  100. Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) An organization dedicated to the advancement and development of standards for network storage.