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  1. Safeguards Protective measures prescribed to meet the security requirements (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, and availability) specified for an information system.
  2. safelist aggregation A set of anti-spam functionality that is shared across Microsoft Office Outlook and Exchange Server 2007.
  3. safety service Any radiocommunication service used permanently or temporarily for the safeguarding of human life and property. [NTIA] [RR]
  4. SAFSCOM OBSOLETE. SAFEGUARD System Command.
  5. SAG Senior Advisory Group.
  6. SAGE Semi-Automatic Ground Environment {Air Defense System}.
  7. SAH Semi-active homing.
  8. SAIC Scientific Applications International Corporation.
  9. SAINT (1) Satellite Interceptor. (2) Shared Adaptive Internet Technology.
  10. SAIP Semi-Automated Imagery Processing.
  11. SAKT System Architecture and Key Tradeoffs (SDIO term).
  12. SAL Strategic Arms Limitation.
  13. SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
  14. Salton, Gerard Scientist who pioneered the information retrieval field. See also: A Theory of Indexing - 1975 book by Gerard Salton
  15. Salvage Fusing The means by which a warhead detonates when an interceptor structurally attacks it. Generally used as a device for disruption of the defense.
  16. SAM Surface-to-Air Missile.
  17. SAM-D Surface to-Air Missile, Model D (now PATRIOT).
  18. SAMD Security Assistance Management Division.
  19. Sametime Contacts The IBM® Lotus® Notes® instant messaging feature.
  20. SAMM Software Acquisition Maturity Matrix.
  21. SAMMES Space Active Modular Materials Experiment.
  22. SAMOPA Single Accelerator Master Oscillator-Power Amplifier.
  23. SAMOS Satellite and Missile Observation System.
  24. SAMP (1) Single Acquisition Management Plan. (2) Security Accreditation Management Plan.
  25. SAMP/T Sol-Air Moyenne Portee /Terre (Surface-Air Medium Portable/Terrestrial French- Italian missile). 255
  26. sample key Key intended for off-the-air demonstration use only. [INFOSEC-99]
  27. sample records Copies of a representative group of records provided by the creator or a custodian to NARA to support the review of a proposed disposition agreement, an…
  28. sampled data Data in which the information content exists only for instantaneous values measured or determined at or for discrete intervals.
  29. sampling The process of digitizing analog information to identify relevant information.
  30. sampling frequency The rate at which sensor data is read or sampled.
  31. sampling interval The reciprocal of the sampling rate, i.e., the interval between corresponding points on two successive sampling pulses of the sampling signal.
  32. sampling period A defined duration of time, such as one minute, over which CloudWatch computes a statistic.
  33. Sampling Rate The frequency at which analog signals are converted to digital values during digitization. The higher the rate, the more accurate the process.
  34. sampling theorem Synonym Nyquist's theorem.
  35. SAMS Spacecraft Assembly, Maintenance and Servicing Study.
  36. SAMTEC OBSOLETE. Space and Missile Systems Test Center, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
  37. SAMTO OBSOLETE. Space and Missile Test Organization, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
  38. SAN Storage Area Network
  39. SAN (Storage Area Network) A high-speed subnetwork of shared storage devices. A storage device is a machine that contains nothing but a disc or discs for storing data.
  40. Sandbox A network or series of networks that are not connected to other networks.
  41. Sandboxing A method of isolating application modules into distinct fault domains enforced by software.
  42. Sanitization Process to remove information from media such that information recovery is not possible. It includes removing all labels, markings, and activity logs.
  43. sanitize [In INFOSEC, the] process to remove information from media such that data recovery is not possible.
  44. sanitizing Of a recording medium, erasing or overwriting all data in such a manner that it cannot be recovered, even by extraordinary, e.g., laboratory, means.
  45. SAO Security Assistance Organization.
  46. SAP Fluid content of the xylem and phloem cells of plants. Fluid content of the vacuole generally referred to as cell sap.
  47. SAR (1) Synthetic Aperture Radar. (2) Selected Acquisition Report. (3) Special Access Required. (4) Search and Rescue.
  48. SARDA [Assistant] Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition.
  49. SAS (1) Shoot-Assess-Shoot. (2) System Architecture Study (SDI).
  50. SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) The next-generation SCSI interface, the serial implementation of the SCSI standard, providing greater flexibility, performance, reliability, and…
  51. SASC Senate Arms Service Committee. (US).
  52. SASET Software Architecture Sizing and Estimating Tool.
  53. SASL See definition for: Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
  54. SASS Space Assets Support System.
  55. SAT 1. Satellite (imagery) 2. Saturday
  56. 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…
  57. SATAN Security Administrators Tool for Analyzing Networks.
  58. SATCOM Satellite Communications.
  59. satellite A chromosomal segment that branches off from the rest of the chromosome but is still connected by a thin filament or stalk.
  60. satellite access In satellite communications systems, the establishment of contact with a communications satellite space station.
  61. Satellite and Missile Surveillance The systematic observation of aerospace for the purpose of detecting, tracking, and characterizing objects, events, and phenomena associated with…
  62. satellite communications A telecommunications service provided via one or more satellite relays and their associated uplinks and downlinks.
  63. 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…
  64. satellite Earth terminal Synonym Earth terminal.
  65. 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]
  66. 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…
  67. 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).
  68. satellite imagery Imagery that is collected using a space-borne remote system that is in orbit around the Earth.
  69. satellite link A radio link between a transmitting Earth station and a receiving Earth station through one satellite.
  70. Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV) A satellite dish system used to deliver signals to multiple dwelling units (e.g., apartment buildings and trailer parks).
  71. satellite network A satellite system or a part of a satellite system, consisting of only one satellite and the cooperating Earth stations. [RR] 2.
  72. satellite operation See satellite PBX.
  73. satellite PBX A PBX system that is not equipped with attendant positions, and is associated with an attended main PBX system.
  74. satellite period See period (of a satellite).
  75. Satellite Reconnaissance Intelligence gathered through collection systems involved in assessing the capabilities, methods of operation, signal intercept, photo reconnaissance, and…
  76. satellite relay An active or passive satellite repeater that relays signals between two terminals.
  77. satellite system A space system using one or more artificial Earth satellites. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
  78. SATKA Surveillance, Acquisition, Tracking, and Kill Assessment.
  79. SATP Space Applications Technology Program.
  80. SATRAK Satellite Tracking.
  81. 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…
  82. SATURN Name of NASA rocket booster.
  83. SATVUL Satellite Vulnerability.
  84. save To make a local copy of a file that is attached to a document.
  85. 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.
  86. saved state A manner of storing a virtual machine so that it can be quickly resumed, similar to a hibernated laptop.
  87. SAW (1) Surface Acoustic Wave. (2) Satellite Attack Warning.
  88. SAW/V Satellite Attack Warning and Verification.
  89. SAWAFE Satellite Attack Warning and Assessment Flight Experiment.
  90. SAX See Simple API for XML.
  91. SBA (1) Space-Based Assets. (2) Small Business Administration. 256
  92. SBAMS Space-Based Anti-Missile System.
  93. SBAS (1) Space-Based Architecture Study. (2) Space-Based Acquisition System.
  94. SBCL Space-Based Chemical Laser.
  95. SBD Site BMC3 Demonstration.
  96. SBE (1) Space Based Element. (2) Synthetic Battlefield Environment.
  97. SBES Space-Based Experimental System.
  98. SBEV Space-Based Experimental Version.
  99. SBFEL Space-Based Free Electron Laser.
  100. SBHE Space-Based Hypervelocity Gun Experiment.

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