Technology terms starting with T

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  1. time-derived channel See time-division multiplexing.
  2. time-division multiple access (TDMA) A communications technique that uses a common channel (multipoint or broadcast) for communications among multiple users by allocating unique time slots to…
  3. time-division multiplexing (TDM) Digital multiplexing in which two or more apparently simultaneous channels are derived from a given frequency spectrum, i.e.
  4. time-division switching Switching of time-division multiplexed (TDM) channels by shifting bits between time slots in a TDM frame.
  5. time-domain reflectometer (TDR) An electronic instrument used to characterize and locate faults in metallic cables (e.g., twisted pair, coax).
  6. time-gated direct-sequence spread spectrum Direct-sequence spread spectrum where the transmitter is on only for a short fraction of a time interval.
  7. time-out A network parameter related to an enforced event designed to occur at the conclusion of a predetermined elapsed time. 2.
  8. Time-Phased Force and Deployment List Appendix 1 to Annex A of the operation plan. It identifies types and/or actual units required to support the operation plan and indicates origin and ports…
  9. time-sharing The interleaving of two or more independent processes on one functional unit. 2.
  10. time-slice multithreading the ability of a CPU to issue more than one thread of the same process into multiple pipelines on the same clock cycle.
  11. time-variant value In cryptography, a value that changes with each transaction or with each message value. [After X9.19]
  12. timeliness See responsiveness.
  13. timesharing system An operating system that shares processor time between multiple processes by allocating each a timeslice.
  14. timeslice The amount of running time allocated to a process or thread before the scheduler considers another to be run.
  15. timing extraction Synonym timing recovery.
  16. timing jitter The short-term variations of the significant instants of a digital signal from their ideal positions in time.
  17. timing recovery The derivation of a timing signal from a received signal. Synonym timing extraction.
  18. timing signal The output of a clock. 2. A signal used to synchronize interconnected equipment.
  19. timing tracking accuracy A measure of the ability of a timing synchronization system to minimize the clock difference between a master clock and any slaved clock.
  20. TIMS Training Integration Management System (USAF term).
  21. TIN Theater Intelligence Networks.
  22. TIP TOPAZ International Program.
  23. TIR OBSOLETE. Terminal Imaging Radar. (Predecessor to Ground-Based Radar Terminal (GBRT).)
  24. TIRS Telemetry, Instrumentation and Range Safety
  25. TIS Trademark Information System
  26. Titan USICBM.
  27. Title A title is a legal document proving ownership of a piece of property. If you are buying real estate you authorize a title search, or examination of…
  28. Title Attribute Is intended to provide supplementary information about an element.
  29. Title tag The text displayed in the blue bar at the very top of the browser window, above "Back," "Forward," "Refresh," "Print," etc.
  30. TIU TIBS/Tactical Interface Unit.
  31. TIWG Test Integration Working Group. (U.S. Army)
  32. TL Team Leader.
  33. TLA Time Line Analysis.
  34. TLAM Theater land Attack Missile.
  35. TLAM/D TLAN [with submunition ] Dispenser (Navy term).
  36. TLDD Top Level Design Document.
  37. TLM Abbreviation for telemetry.
  38. TLP Abbreviation for transmission level point.
  39. TLS (Transport Layer Security) A protocol that provides communications privacy and security between two applications communicating over a network.
  40. TLV Target Launch Vehicle.
  41. TLX Teletype.
  42. TM A mental technique used to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and improve quality of life. TM is the registered trademark of the Maharishi Foundation Ltd.
  43. TMCC Test Monitor and Control Center.
  44. TMD See Theater Missile Defense.
  45. TMD C 3 I Those assets that provide connectivity between and among Theater Ballistic Missile Defense forces.
  46. TMD C2 Theater Missile Defense Command and Control. 301
  47. TMD C3I Those assets that provide connectivity between and among Theater Ballistic Missile Defense forces.
  48. TMD ESM Theater Missile Defense Existing System(s) Modification (MDA term).
  49. TMD GBR See Theater Missile Defense Ground Based Radar (THAAD Radar).
  50. TMD IA Theater Missile Interoperability Architecture.
  51. TMD ITP TMD Integrated Test Plan.
  52. TMDAS Theater Missile Defense Architecture Study.
  53. TMDC Theater Missile Defense Council.
  54. TMDE Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (ILS term).
  55. TMDI See Theater Missile Defense Initiative.
  56. TMDSE Theater Missile Defense System Exerciser.
  57. TMM (Tape Mount Management) a method of reducing tape mounts by allowing the system to manage the placement of data.
  58. TMMM TOMAHAWK Multi-Mission Missile.
  59. TMP Abbreviation for the deoxyribonucleotide thymidine 5'-monophosphate. See: thymidylic acid.
  60. TMPCU Tomahawk Theater Mission Planning Center Upgrade.
  61. TMTOWTDI There's More Than One Way To Do It, the Perl Motto. The notion that there can be more than one valid path to solving a programming problem in context.
  62. TN (1) Terrestrial Network (C2E term). (2) Thermonuclear.
  63. TNF A protein made by white blood cells in response to an antigen (substance that causes the immune system to make a specific immune response) or infection.
  64. TNT Trinitrotoluene.
  65. TNW Theater Nuclear Weapon.
  66. TO (1) Task Order. (2) Technical Order.
  67. to-node Of an arc's two endpoints, the one last digitized. See also from-node.
  68. TOA Total Obligation Authority.
  69. TOAM Tactical Air Operations Module.
  70. TOC Tactical Operations Center.
  71. TOD Abbreviation for time of day. See time of occurrence.
  72. TOE Looking at the car from the front, the amount the tires are turned in or out. If you imagine your feet to be the two front tires of a race car, standing…
  73. TOF Time of Flight.
  74. Toggle A switch that is either on or off, and reverses to the opposite when selected.
  75. TOI Track of Interest.
  76. TOIA Task Order Impact Analysis.
  77. Token See definition for: access token
  78. token passing A network access procedure in which a token passes from station to station and the only station allowed to transmit information is the station with the…
  79. token ring adapter A network interface card (NIC) designed to attach a client workstation to a token ring computer network and operate as a token-passing interface.
  80. token-bus network A bus network in which a token passing procedure is used.
  81. token-ring network See network topology.
  82. token-signing certificate An X509 certificate whose associated public/private key pair is used by federation servers to digitally sign all security tokens that they produce.
  83. tokener A module that breaks a program text into a sequence of tokens for later analysis by a parser.
  84. Tokenization Tokenization involves detection of white space characters and other symbols that separate words from each other and that are not relevant to the matching…
  85. tokenizer A text segmentation program that scans text and determines if and when a series of characters can be recognized as a token.
  86. tokenizing Splitting up a program text into tokens. Also known as "lexing", in which case you get "lexemes" instead of tokens.
  87. TOL file A coverage file that contains processing tolerances (fuzzy, tic match, dangle length) and editing tolerances (weed, grain, edit distance, snap distance…
  88. Tolerance A condition in which higher doses of a drug are required to produce the same effect achieved during initial use; often associated with physical dependence.
  89. tolerance field The region between two curves, such as circles or rectangles, used to specify the tolerance on component size and geometry. 2.
  90. toll call See long-distance call.
  91. toll center An office (or group of offices) within a city which generally handles the originating and incoming toll traffic for that city to or from other toll center…
  92. toll center area The areas served by a toll center, including the toll center city and the communities served by tributaries of the toll center. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  93. toll center toll office A toll office (as contrasted to a local office) in a toll center city. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  94. toll circuit A general term applied to interexchange trunks used primarily for toll traffic. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  95. toll connecting trunk A general classification of trunks carrying toll traffic and ordinarily extending between a local office and a toll office, except trunks classified as…
  96. toll diversion A system service feature by which users are denied the ability to place toll calls without the assistance of an attendant.
  97. Toll Free Number Portability The FCC Order that provided the customer with the ability to retain his toll free number and move or select carrier(s) of choice to service that same toll…
  98. Toll Free Service End-User Subscriber The entity which subscribes to Toll Free Service from the Toll Free Service Provider.
  99. toll office A central office used primarily for supervising and switching toll traffic. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  100. toll quality The voice quality resulting from the use of a nominal 4-kHz telephone channel. Note: Toll quality may be quantized in terms of a specified bit error ratio.