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Technology terms

10101. LAN operating system Cite See network operating system.
10102. land line Cite An informal name for conventional telephone facilities. Note: Land lines include conventional twisted-pair lines, carrier facilities, and microwave radio…
10103. land mobile service Cite A mobile service between base stations and land mobile stations, or between land mobile stations. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
10104. land mobile station Cite A mobile station in the land mobile service capable of surface movement within the geographical limits of a country or continent. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
10105. land mobile-satellite service Cite A mobile-satellite service in which mobile Earth stations are located on land. [NTIA] [RR]
10106. land station Cite A station in the mobile service not intended to be used while in motion. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
10107. Landing Page Cite The page on which a visitor arrives after clicking on a link or advertisement.
10108. Landing Page Quality Scores Cite A measure used by Google to help filter noisy ads out of their AdWords program.
10109. landline Cite Traditional wired phone service.
10110. Landsat Cite Land Satellite (NASA programs satellite).
10111. Landscape Mode Cite The image is represented on the page or monitor such that the width is greater than the height.
10112. LANE Cite LAN Emulation. The architecture, protocols, and services that allow ATM-connected end systems to use the ATM network as if it were a LAN.
10113. language Cite A set of characters, conventions, and rules that is used for conveying information.
10114. language identification Cite An enterprise search function that determines the language of a document.
10115. language processor Cite A program that performs tasks, such as translating and interpreting, required for processing a specified programming language.
10116. language-binding API Cite left
10117. language-dependent Cite Varying from one language to another.
10118. language-independent service specification Cite A specification that facilitates the management and development of consistent language-binding standards [POSIX.0]
10119. language-neutral Cite Having no language-dependent or language-specific content.
10120. language-specific Cite Specific to a single language.
10121. LANL Cite Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM.
10122. LANTIRNS Cite Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared Night System.
10123. LANTRINS Cite Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared Night System.
10124. LAO Cite Limited Attack Option.
10125. LAP-B Cite The Data Link Layer protocol as specified by ITU-T Recommendation X.25 (1989).
10126. LAP-D Cite Abbreviation for link access procedure D. A link protocol used in ISDN.
10127. LAPL Cite Lead Allowance Parts List (Navy term).
10128. LARC Cite Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA. 162
10129. Large Optics Cite The technology of constructing and employing mirrors over 1 m aperture to direct and control high power beam weapons/systems with large coverage, or to…
10130. large prime factors Cite Specially constructed large prime numbers, viz., p1, p2, q1, and q2, each > 2100, where p1|p-1, p2|p+1, q1|q-1, and q2|q+1, where p and q are the private…
10131. LASA Cite Large Aperture Seismic Array.
10132. Lasant Cite A material that can be stimulated to produce laser light. Many materials can be used as lasants ; these can be in solid, liquid, or gaseous form…
10133. LASE Cite LIDAR Acquisition and Sizing Experiment.
10134. laser Cite (LAY-zer) A device that concentrates light into an intense, narrow beam used to cut or destroy tissue.
10135. laser chirp Cite An abrupt change of the center wavelength of a laser, caused by laser instability.
10136. Laser Designator Cite A device that emits a beam of laser energy to mark a specific place or object.
10137. Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) Cite A technique analogous to radar, but which uses laser light rather than radio or microwaves.
10138. laser diode Cite Synonym injection laser diode.
10139. laser disk Cite See optical disk.
10140. Laser Guided Weapon Cite A weapon that uses a seeker to detect laser energy reflected from a laser marker/designated target and, through signal processing, provides guidance…
10141. Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) (LIDAR) Cite An optical remote sensing technology which measures properties of scattered light to find range and/or other information of a distant target.
10142. Laser Imaging Radar Cite A technology whereby a laser beam can be used in a way similar to the use of a radar beam to produce a high-quality image of an object.
10143. laser intelligence (LASINT) Cite Technical and geolocation intelligence derived from laser systems; a subcategory of electro-optical intelligence. [JP 1-02]
10144. laser medium Cite Synonym active laser medium.
10145. Laser Optics Cite Technology associated with the use and control of laser beams with flux greater than 1 watt/cm2.
10146. Laser Seeker Cite A device based on a direction sensitive receiver that detects the energy reflected from a laser designated target and defines the direction of the target…
10147. Laser Target Designating System Cite A system that is used to direct (aim or point) laser energy at a target. The system consists of the laser designator or laser target marker with its…
10148. Laser Tracker Cite A device that locks on to the reflected energy from a laser marked/designated and defines the direction of the target relative to itself.
10149. Laser Weapons Cite Devices, such as photon generators, which produce a narrow beam of coherent radiated power greater than 1 MW.
10150. LASERCOM Cite Laser Communications.
10151. lasing Cite See laser.
10152. lasing threshold Cite The lowest excitation level at which laser output is dominated by stimulated emission rather than by spontaneous emission.
10153. LASINT Cite Acronym for laser intelligence.
10154. last number redial Cite Synonym automatic redial.
10155. last-in first-out (LIFO) Cite A queuing discipline in which entities in a queue leave in the reverse order of the sequence in which they arrive.
10156. LATA Cite Acronym for local access and transport area.
10157. Latent Fingerprint Cite A fingerprint "image" left on a surface that was touched by an individual. The transferred impression is left by the surface contact with the friction…
10158. lateral filing Cite File system in which files are accessed side to side, not front to back. Also used to describe furniture built to support this type of file system See…
10159. lateral offset loss Cite In fiber optics, a loss of optical power at a splice or connector, caused by a lateral, i.e.
10160. latitude-longitude Cite A spherical reference system used to measure locations on the Earth's surface. Latitude and longitude are angles measured from the Earth's center to…
10161. LATS Cite Long Wave Infrared Advanced Technology Seeker/Sensor. 163
10162. Lattice Cite The regular periodic arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal of semiconductor material.
10163. launch angle Cite The angle, with respect to the normal, at which a light ray emerges from a surface. 2.
10164. Launch Azimuth Cite Missile launch location measured in degrees clockwise from the local northpointing longitude line at the launch site. (USSPACECOM)
10165. launch configuration Cite A set of descriptive parameters used to create new EC2 instances in an Auto Scaling activity.
10166. Launch Detection Cite Initial indication by any one of a variety of sensors that a booster has been launched from some point on the surface of the earth, with initial…
10167. launch numerical aperture (LNA) Cite The numerical aperture of an optical system used to couple (launch) power into an optical fiber.
10168. launch permission Cite An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) attribute that allows users to launch an AMI.
10169. Launch Point Determination Cite With computer methods, uses missile track observation to estimate the point on the earths surface from which the missile was launched, expressed in terms…
10170. Launch Under Attack (LUA) Cite Execution by National Command Authorities of Single Integrated Operational Plan forces subsequent to tactical warning of strategic nuclear attack against…
10171. Launch Verification Cite Confirmation of a detection of a booster launch by receiving a report from a sensor separate and independent of the sensor that initially detected a…
10172. launching fiber Cite An optical fiber used in conjunction with a source to excite the modes of another fiber in a particular fashion.
10173. lay length Cite In communications cables--including fiber-optic cables--having the transmission media wrapped helically around a central member, the longitudinal distance…
10174. layer Cite A thematic set of spatial data described and stored in an ArcStorm database or a LIBRARIAN map library.
10175. layer entity Cite An active element within a layer. [T1.630-1999]
10176. layer function Cite A part of the activity of the layer entities. [T1.627-1993]
10177. layer index Cite See cross-tile indexing.
10178. layer interface Cite The boundary between two adjacent layers in the model. [T1.110-1987]
10179. layer service Cite A capability of the (N) layer and the layers beneath it, which is provided to (N + 1) layer entities, at the boundary between the (N) layer and the (N +…
10180. layer service elements Cite An indivisible component of the layer service made visible to the service user via layer service primitives. [T1.110-1987]
10181. layer service primitives Cite A means for specifying in detail the adjacent layer interactions. [T1.110-1987]
10182. layer user data Cite Data transferred between corresponding entities on behalf of the upper layer or layer management entities for which they are providing services. [T1.
10183. Layered Defense Cite A defense that consists of several sets of weapons that operates at different phases in the trajectory of a ballistic missile.
10184. layered protocol Cite The protocol reference model defined by layered structures based on and using the terminology of ITU-T Recommendations X.200 and X.210.
10185. layered system Cite A system in which components are grouped, i.e., layered, in a hierarchical arrangement, such that lower layers provide functions and services that support…
10186. layout manager Cite An object responsible for sharing the available space between multiple components within a graphical container.
10187. laziness Cite The quality that makes you go to great effort to reduce overall energy expenditure.
10188. lb Cite Pound.
10189. LBL Cite Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.
10190. LBM Cite Localized Battle Management/Manager(s).
10191. LBO Cite Abbreviation for line buildout. Synonym building out.
10192. LBTS Cite Land Based Test Site.
10193. LCC Cite (1) See Life-Cycle Cost. (2) Launch Control Center.
10194. LCCE Cite (1) Life-Cycle Cost. (2) Launch Control Center. (3) Land Component Commander (JCS term).
10195. LCCS Cite Life-Cycle Contractor Support.
10196. LCD Cite Abbreviation for liquid crystal display.
10197. LCDUI (Liquid Crystal Display User Interface) Cite LCDUI is a shorthand way of referring to the MIDP user interface APIs, contained in the javax.microedition.lcdui package.
10198. LCF Cite Launch Control Facility.
10199. LCM Cite (1) Life Cycle Management. (2) Lightweight Communications Module (USAF TelComms /Computer term).
10200. LCN Cite Logistics Control Number (ILS term).