service signalsSignals that enable data systems equipment to function correctly, and possibly to provide ancillary facilities. Synonym housekeeping signals.
Service SizingThe process by which the number, performance, scaling, availability and security attributes of grid components is derived.
service subscriber (SS)An entity that contracts for services offered by service providers. [T1.667-1999]
service switching and control point (SSCP)A physical entity that contains the service control function, service data function and the service switching/call control functions. [T1.667-1999]
service switching function (SSF)The set of processes that provide for interaction between a call control function and a service control function. [T1.667-1999]
service termination pointThe last point of service rendered by a commercial carrier under applicable tariffs.
Service TestA test of an item, system, or technique conducted under simulated or actual operational conditions to determine whether the specific military requirements…
service userAn individual or organization, including a service vendor, that is provided a telecommunications service for which a priority level has been requested or…
service-orientedThe system allows composing applications out of discrete services that are loosely coupled (independent of each other).
service-provider portabilityA faculty that allows an end user to retain the same directory number after changing from one service provider to another. [After T1.708-1998]
serving area IDInformation that identifies the local serving area where the network provider operates. [After T1.667-1999]
servletFor more information, see http://www.apache.org.
servlet containerA container that provides the network services over which requests and responses are sent, decodes requests, and formats responses.
servlet container, distributedA servlet container that can run a Web application that is tagged as distributable and that executes across multiple Java virtual machines running on the…
servlet contextAn object that contains a servlet's view of the Web application within which the servlet is running.
servlet mappingDefines an association between a URL pattern and a servlet. The mapping is used to map requests to servlets.
SessionThe period during which Congress assembles and carries on its regular business.
session beanAn enterprise bean that is created by a client and that usually exists only for the duration of a single client-server session.
session keyAn encryption key that provides privacy during a call and may be changed dynamically by the system. [T1.Rpt22-1993]
Session LayerSee Open Systems Interconnection--Reference Model.
SetThree of a kind when you have two of the rank in your hand, and there is one on the board.
set of documentary materialDocumentary material grouped together, either physically or virtually, for any purpose. Sets may be hierarchical in nature.
set-topReferring to an auxiliary device that usually rests on top of or adjacent to a television receiver and that is used in direct analog or digital satellite…
SETAScientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance.
SETACSystems Engineering and Technical Assistance Contractor.
setgidSame as "setuid", only having to do with giving away "group" privileges.
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setuidA process which can set its effective user to super-user (root). That is, although any user can run the process, the process can then execute operations…
seven-hundred (700) serviceA personal telephone service that allows individuals to receive, via a single number, telephone calls in various locations (e.g.
severely errored second (SES)A one-second period that contains >30% errored blocks or at least one severely disturbed period.
severely errored unit of time1. A specified period of time, during which bits are transferred from a source to a destination, where 30% of the blocks received are errored, or at least…
SGMLStandard Generalized Markup Language (Computer term).
SHAA client software component that declares a client's health state (by providing a statement of health) to a NAP agent.
SHA-1Secure Hash Algorithm, for computing a condensed representation of a message or a data file specified by FIPS PUB 180-1.
shade symbolA pattern used to shade polygons in ARC/INFO. Shade symbol patterns include crosshatch, repeating, and solid fill.
shadowIn secure systems, a permutation of the bits in a byte or other data unit, which permutation is used to increase redundancy during the signature process.
Shadow CopyA shadow copy is a high fidelity point-in-time copy of the original data. In the Windows environment, shadow copies are created using the Volume Shadow…
shadow lossThe attenuation caused to a radio signal by obstructions in the propagation path. 2.
shadow pagetablesA technique for hiding the layout of machine memory from a virtual machine's operating system.
shadowingA method of data replication that maintains an exact copy of electronic records, typically by continuously capturing changes and applying them at the…
shallow copyA copy of an object in which copies of all the object's sub-components are not also made.
shannon (Sh)The unit of information derived from the occurrence of one of two equiprobable, mutually exclusive, and exhaustive events.
Shannon's lawA statement defining the theoretical maximum rate at which error-free digits can be transmitted over a bandwidth-limited channel in the presence of noise…
shaping networkA network inserted in a circuit for the purpose of improving or modifying the waveform of signals.
shareShare means the basic unit of capital of a Connecticut credit union. Members may receive dividends based on the number of shares held.
Share of VoiceRefers to the relative portion of exposure of an advertiser within a defined market sector over a period of time.
share-level ACLIn Windows, a special type of ACL, distinct from ACLs on files, that can be used to restrict access to various users or groups.
shared AMIAn AMI that users other than the owner have launch permissions for.
shared AMISHAAn Amazon Machine Image that a developer builds and makes available for others to use.
shared fieldA field that is used in more than one form. For example, many forms have a creation date field, so designers can define the field once and reuse it.
shared memoryA piece of "memory" accessible by two different processes who otherwise would not see each other's memory.
Shared SecretA secret used in authentication that is known to the claimant and the verifier.
shared service link connectionA service link connection that can be used by any service customer (SC) in a predefined set of SCs on a first-come, first-service-basis; that is, during a…
shared viewA view of a list, document library, or Web Part Page that every user with the appropriate permissions on a site can see.
Shared Web PartA Web Part added to a Web Part Page by a user who is working on the page in shared view.
sharewareSoftware available for downloading from public networks and bulletin board systems, usually at little cost.
sharpnessThe informal, subjective evaluation of detail in the clarity or resolution seen in an image.
sheathOf a communications or power cable, the outer covering or coverings of tough material, often plastic, that is resistant to environmental hazards such as…
sheath kilometersThe actual length of cable in route kilometers. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
sheath milesThe actual length of cable in route miles. [47CFR]
shebangIrish for the whole McGillicuddy. In Perl culture, a portmanteau of "sharp" and "bang", meaning the #!
shelf lifeperiod of time before deterioration renders materials unusable or the content of no value
SHIELDShield (screen) A screen to shield a rain-gauge from the influence of the wind, or to shield a thermometer against insolation.
shielded enclosure[A] room or container designed to attenuate electromagnetic radiation. [INFOSEC-99]
shielded pairA 2-wire transmission line surrounded by a sheath of conductive material that protects it from the effects of external fields and confines fields produced…
shielded twisted pairA transmission line composed of a twisted 2-wire metallic transmission line surrounded by a sheath of conductive material that protects it from the…
ShieldingA protective barrier, usually a dense material, which reduces the passage of radiation from radioactive materials to the surroundings.
shielding effectivenessThe factor that expresses the attenuation caused by scattering, e.g., of radiant or acoustic energy, during its passage through a medium.
shiftThe movement of some or all of the characters or bits of a word by the same number of character or bit positions in the direction of a specified end of a…
shift operatorSee left shift operator and right shift operator.
shift registerA storage device, usually in a central processing unit (CPU), in which device a serially ordered set of data may be moved, as a unit, into a discrete…
ship Earth stationA mobile Earth station in the maritime mobile-satellite service located on board ship. [NTIA] [RR]
ship stationA mobile station in the maritime mobile service located on board a vessel which is not permanently moored, other than a survival craft station. [NTIA] [RR]