Technology terms starting with S

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  1. SASS Space Assets Support System.
  2. SAT 1. Satellite (imagery) 2. Saturday
  3. SATA (Serial ATA) The successor to parallel ATA for data storage; a point-to-point connection that delivers full throughput to each storage device by allowing a single…
  4. SATAN Security Administrators Tool for Analyzing Networks.
  5. SATCOM Satellite Communications.
  6. satellite A chromosomal segment that branches off from the rest of the chromosome but is still connected by a thin filament or stalk.
  7. satellite access In satellite communications systems, the establishment of contact with a communications satellite space station.
  8. Satellite and Missile Surveillance The systematic observation of aerospace for the purpose of detecting, tracking, and characterizing objects, events, and phenomena associated with…
  9. satellite communications A telecommunications service provided via one or more satellite relays and their associated uplinks and downlinks.
  10. satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) A satellite-based direct-broadcast radio service in which digitally encoded audio entertainment material is broadcast to Earth-based receivers, either…
  11. satellite Earth terminal Synonym Earth terminal.
  12. satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon An Earth station in the mobile-satellite service the emissions of which are intended to facilitate search and rescue operations. [RR]
  13. Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act Of 1999 (SHVIA) An Act modifying the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988, SHVIA permits satellite companies to provide local broadcast TV signals to all subscribers who…
  14. satellite image A picture of the earth taken from an earth-orbital satellite. Satellite images may be produced photographically or by on-board scanners (e.g., MSS).
  15. satellite imagery Imagery that is collected using a space-borne remote system that is in orbit around the Earth.
  16. satellite link A radio link between a transmitting Earth station and a receiving Earth station through one satellite.
  17. Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV) A satellite dish system used to deliver signals to multiple dwelling units (e.g., apartment buildings and trailer parks).
  18. satellite network A satellite system or a part of a satellite system, consisting of only one satellite and the cooperating Earth stations. [RR] 2.
  19. satellite operation See satellite PBX.
  20. satellite PBX A PBX system that is not equipped with attendant positions, and is associated with an attended main PBX system.
  21. satellite period See period (of a satellite).
  22. Satellite Reconnaissance Intelligence gathered through collection systems involved in assessing the capabilities, methods of operation, signal intercept, photo reconnaissance, and…
  23. satellite relay An active or passive satellite repeater that relays signals between two terminals.
  24. satellite system A space system using one or more artificial Earth satellites. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
  25. SATKA Surveillance, Acquisition, Tracking, and Kill Assessment.
  26. SATP Space Applications Technology Program.
  27. SATRAK Satellite Tracking.
  28. Saturation Saturation The condition in which the partial pressure of any fluid constituent (water in the atmospheric air) is equal to its maximum possible partial…
  29. SATURN Name of NASA rocket booster.
  30. SATVUL Satellite Vulnerability.
  31. save To make a local copy of a file that is attached to a document.
  32. save conflict A save conflict occurs when two or more users edit the same document in an application on a server at the same time.
  33. saved state A manner of storing a virtual machine so that it can be quickly resumed, similar to a hibernated laptop.
  34. SAW (1) Surface Acoustic Wave. (2) Satellite Attack Warning.
  35. SAW/V Satellite Attack Warning and Verification.
  36. SAWAFE Satellite Attack Warning and Assessment Flight Experiment.
  37. SAX See Simple API for XML.
  38. SBA (1) Space-Based Assets. (2) Small Business Administration. 256
  39. SBAMS Space-Based Anti-Missile System.
  40. SBAS (1) Space-Based Architecture Study. (2) Space-Based Acquisition System.
  41. SBCL Space-Based Chemical Laser.
  42. SBD Site BMC3 Demonstration.
  43. SBE (1) Space Based Element. (2) Synthetic Battlefield Environment.
  44. SBES Space-Based Experimental System.
  45. SBEV Space-Based Experimental Version.
  46. SBFEL Space-Based Free Electron Laser.
  47. SBHE Space-Based Hypervelocity Gun Experiment.
  48. SBHRG Space-Based Hypervelocity Rail Gun.
  49. SBI (1) Space-Based Interceptor. (Replaced by Brilliant Pebbles (BP).) (2) Special Background Investigation.
  50. SBI-CV OBSOLETE. Space-Based Interceptor - Carrier Vehicle.
  51. SBIR (1) Space-Based Infrared. (2) Small Business Innovative Research.
  52. SBIRS Space Based Infrared System.
  53. SBIRS GEO SBIRS Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellites.
  54. SBIRS HEO SBIRS Infrared sensors hosted on satellites in Highly Elliptical Orbits.
  55. SBIRS High SBIRS high altitude component consisting of four SBIRS GEO satellites and infrared sensors on two HEO satellites.
  56. SBIRS LEO SBIRS Low Earth Orbit Satellites.
  57. SBIRS Low SBIRS low altitude component consisting of SBIRS LEO satellites. The SBIRS Low component will be designed to provide precision midcourse tracking and…
  58. SBIS (1) Space-Based Imaging Satellite. (2) Space-Based Interceptor System.
  59. SBKEW Space-Based Kinetic Energy Weapon.
  60. SBKKV OBSOLETE. Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle.
  61. SBKV Space-Based Kill Vehicle.
  62. SBL Space-Based Laser.
  63. SBLRD Space-Based Laser Readiness Demonstrator. 257
  64. SBM (1) Space-Based Battle Manager. (2) Strategic Ballistic Missile.
  65. SBNPB Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam.
  66. SBNPBW Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam Weapon.
  67. SBPB Space-Based Particle Beam.
  68. SBR Space-Based Radar.
  69. SBRF Space-Based Radio Frequency.
  70. SBS Stimulated Brillouin Scattering.
  71. SBSim Space-Based Simulator.
  72. SBSS Space-Based Surveillance System.
  73. SBV Sensor Space-Based Visible Sensor.
  74. SBWAS Space-Based Warning System.
  75. SBWS Space Based Warning System.
  76. SBX Sea-based X-band Radar A moveable platform for the BMDS test bed
  77. SC Abbreviation for synaptonemal complex.
  78. SC/BM System Concepts/Battle Management.
  79. Scalability The capacity of a system to expand without requiring major reconfiguration or re-entry of data.
  80. Scalar A constant number. 1, -16, .3534, 7346 are all scalars.
  81. scalar context The situation in which an "expression" is expected by its surroundings (the code calling it) to return a single "value" rather than a "list" of values.
  82. scalar literal A number or quoted "string"--an actual "value" in the text of your program, as opposed to a "variable".
  83. scalar value A value that happens to be a "scalar" as opposed to a "list".
  84. scalar variable A "variable" prefixed with 0/code> that holds a single value.
  85. Scale Ratio of map distance to Earth distance. Thus, in a 1:24,000 scale map, one centimeter, inch, or foot equals 24,000 centimeters, inches, or feet on the…
  86. scale bar A map element that shows the map scale graphically.
  87. Scale Out Scale Out is the term usually applied to scaling an application or service through the use of multiple service component instances, which typically…
  88. Scale Up Conversion of a process, such as fermentation of a micro-organism, from a small laboratory scale to a larger industrial scale.
  89. scaling activity A process that changes the size, configuration, or makeup of an Auto Scaling group by launching or terminating instances.
  90. Scaling Law A mathematical relationship, which permits the effects of a nuclear (or atomic) explosion of given energy yield to be determined as a function of distance…
  91. scan A picture of structures inside the body. Scans often used in diagnosing, staging, and monitoring disease include liver scans, bone scans, and computed…
  92. scan line The line produced on a recording medium frame by a single sweep of a scanner. [JP1] 2. Synonym scanning line.
  93. Scan Type The path made in space by a point on the radar beam; for example, circular, helical, conical, spiral, or sector.
  94. scan-stop lockup In automatic link establishment (ALE) radios, the undesired condition in which the normal process of (a) scanning radio channels, (b) stopping on the…
  95. scanner In medicine, an instrument that takes pictures of the inside of the body.
  96. Scanning Scanning is the process of converting a hard copy paper document into a digital image for use in a computer system.
  97. scanning direction In facsimile transmitting equipment, the scanning of an object, such as a message surface or the developed plane in the case of a drum, along parallel…
  98. scanning field In facsimile systems, the total of the areas that are actually explored by the scanning spot during the scanning of the object by the transmitter or…
  99. scanning line In an imaging system, the path traversed by a scanning spot during a single line sweep.
  100. scanning line frequency In facsimile, the frequency at which a fixed line perpendicular to the direction of scanning is crossed by a scanning spot.