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Standardized raster graphic (SRG) (SRG) a digital representation of a map or chart, which is captured by automatic digitization (scanning), stored on a digital storage media, and displayed on a…
Standards Documents, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines, or characteristics…
Standards compliant Sites that use valid XHTML and CSS, separate the content layer from the presentation layer.
standards developer An organization that develops standards and is accredited by its National Body, as appropriate [POSIX.0]
standby In computer and communications systems operations, pertaining to a power-saving condition or status of operation of equipment that is ready for use but…
standby cluster A clustered solution containing one or more passive nodes that does not contain any clustered mailbox servers, but can be quickly provisioned with one in…
standing wave In a transmission line, a wave in which the distribution of current, voltage, or field strength is formed by the superposition of two waves propagating in…
standing wave ratio (SWR) The ratio of the amplitude of a standing wave at an anti-node (minimum) to the amplitude at an adjacent node (maximum).
STAR System Threat Assessment Report.
star (*) property 1. [The] Bell-La Padula security model rule allowing a subject write access to an object only if the security level of the object dominates the security…
star coupler A passive optical coupler having a number of input and output ports, used in network applications.
star network See network topology.
star quadded cable Synonym spiral-four cable.
star topology See network topology.
STARS (1) Strategic Target System. (2) Strategic Tactical Airborne Range System. (3) Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System.
START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
start message Synonym go-ahead notice.
start notice Synonym go-ahead notice.
start pulse See A-condition, start signal.
start signal A signal that prepares a device to receive data or to perform a function. 2. In start-stop transmission, a signal at the beginning of a character that…
start-dial signal An on-hook signal indicating customer installation (CI) readiness to receive network outpulsing that is used in conjunction with controlled outpulsing.
start-of-heading character (SOH) A transmission control character used as the first character of a message heading.
start-of-text character (STX) A transmission control character that precedes a text and may be used to terminate the message heading.
start-record signal In facsimile systems, a signal used for starting the process of converting the electrical signal to an image on the record medium.
start-stop character A character that includes one start signal at the beginning and one or two stop signals at the end.
start-stop distortion In start-stop modulation, the ratio of (a) the maximum absolute difference between the actual and the theoretical intervals that separate any significant…
start-stop margin In start-stop modulation, the maximum amount of overall start-stop distortion that is compatible with correct translation by the start-stop equipment of…
start-stop modulation A method of modulation in which the time of occurrence of the bits within each character, or block of characters, relates to a fixed time frame, but the…
start-stop system Synonym asynchronous communications system.
start-stop transmission Asynchronous transmission in which a start pulse and a stop pulse are used for each symbol. 2.
start-stop TTY distortion Synonym teletypewriter signal distortion.
start-up KEK Key-encryption-key held in common by a group of potential communicating entities and used to establish ad hoc tactical networks. [INFOSEC-99]
starting frame delimiter A specified bit pattern that indicates the start of a transmission frame.
startup key A key that is stored on a USB flash drive that must be inserted each time the computer starts.
STASS Space Transportation Architecture System Study.
stat structure A special internal spot in which Perl keeps the information about the last "file" on which you requested information.
State State means one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
State Plane Coordinates (SPC) (SPC) A map projection that measures distance in feet. By providing an SPC easting (x) and northing (y), the state name, and the zone number, any location in…
state record the same as public record (q.v.).
stateful session bean A session bean with a conversational state.
stateless session bean A session bean with no conversational state. All instances of a stateless session bean are identical.
Statement A summary of all transactions that occurred over the preceding month and could be associated with a deposit account or a credit card account.
statement modifier A "conditional" or "loop" that you put after the "statement" instead of before, if you know what we mean.
statement of health A declaration from a client computer that asserts the computer's health status.
statement of health response The validation of a statement of health (SoH) that a system health validator (SHV) produces and sends to the NAP administration server.
Statement of Work (SOW) That portion of a contract that establishes and defines all non-specification requirements for contractors efforts either directly or with the use of…
statement terminator The semicolon (;) is used to indicate the end of a statement.
Static Unchanging over a length of time.
Static Analysis The process of evaluating a program without executing the program. See also desk checking, code audit, inspection, static analyzer, walk-through.
Static Content Content which does not change frequently. May also refer to content that does not have any social elements to it and does not use dynamic programming…
static data Data that are relatively long-lived in comparison to ephemeral data, and which have a longer period of validity.
static field Another name for class variable.
static initializer An initializer prefixed with the static reserved word. A static initializer is defined outside the methods of its enclosing class, and may only access the…
Static Keys Static keys are relatively long-lived and are common to a number of executions of a given algorithm.
static method A static method (also known as a class method) is one with the static reserved word in its header.
static nested class A nested class with the static reserved word in its header. Unlike inner classes, objects of static nested classes have no enclosing object.
static ranking A type of ranking in which factors about the documents that are being ranked, such as date, the number of links that point to the document, and so on…
static scoping No such thing. See "lexical scoping".
static summarization A type of summarization in which the search results contain a specified, stored summary from the document. Contrast with dynamic summarization.
static text Text that remains constant on every document created with a particular form, as opposed to fields in which the user types or in which Notes calculates…
static type The static type of an object is the declared type of the variable used to refer to it. See dynamic type.
static variable A static variable defined inside a class body. Such a variable belongs to the class as a whole, and is, therefore, shared by all objects of the class.
static Web Part A Web Part added to a Web page (.aspx) and that is not in a Web Part zone.
staticizer See serial-to-parallel conversion.
Station Any one of a series of stakes or points indicating distance from a point of beginning or reference.
station battery Within a facility, a separate battery power source that satisfies all significant requirements for dc input power associated with the facility.
station clock In a station, the principal clock, or alternate clock, that provides the timing reference at the station.
station equipment See customer premises equipment.
station file An AML file containing commands needed to establish the environment for graphic display and graphic input.
station load The total power requirements of the integrated station facilities.
station message-detail recording (SMDR) A record of all calls originated or received by a switching system. Note: SMDRs are usually generated by a computer.
station-to-station basis The term applied to the basis of toll rate making which contemplates that the message toll service charge (telephone or TWX) covers the use made of all…
stationary satellite See geostationary orbit.
stationary wave Synonym standing wave.
statistic One of five functions of the values submitted for a given sampling period. These functions are "Maximum", "Minimum," "Sum," "Average," and "SampleCount."
statistical multiplexing Multiplexing in which channels are established on a statistical basis; i.e., connections are made according to probability of need.
statistical time-division multiplexing Time-division multiplexing in which connections to communication circuits are made on a statistical basis.
statistically unique A characteristic of a quantity such that, for an n-bit quantity, the probability of two values' repeating is less likely than or equal to the probability…
Statistics In relation to relevancy, statistically how well the content of the overall document matches the query.
Stats The over all calculations about email from a domain including total messages and bandwidth.
Status The legal standing of a patent appplication or patent. MPEP 102.
status field (SF) The bits of a link status signal unit that indicate one of the major signaling link states. [T1.226-1992]
statute mile A unit of distance equal to 1.609 km (0.869 nmi, 5280 ft.).
statute of limitations A statute which limits the right of a plaintiff to file an action unless it is done within a specified time period after the occurrence which gives rise…
STB Surveillance Test Bed.
STC SHAPE Technical Center.
STD System Technology Demonstration.
STDERR See "standard error".
STDIN See "standard input".
STDIO See "standard I/O".
STDM Abbreviation for statistical time-division multiplexing.
STDN Secure Tactical Data Network.
STDOUT See "standard output".
STE See Special Test Equipment.
Steady state condition When model input values are nearly constant for a defined period of time.
steady-state throughput The value to which a throughput measurement converges, as the duration of the observation period increases with statistically constant load on the virtual…
Stealth A technique used to frustrate discrimination that uses the decoy shape and material content to reduce the reflected IR, radar, optical or acoustic…
Stealth Script A CGI script which switches page content depending on who or what is accessing the page. See agent name delivery.
Steganography The hiding of information within a more obvious kind of communication. Although not widely used, digital steganography involves the hiding of data inside…
Stellar Guidance A system wherein a guided missile may follow a predetermined course with reference primarily to the relative position of the missile and certain…