Technology — page 177 of 206

Technology terms

17601. Stemming Cite Crushed stone, soil, sand, or drill cuttings used to plug the unloaded portion of a drill hole.
17602. STEP Cite Surveillance and Tracking Experiment Program.
17603. step type Cite The type of work done in a step. There are a limited number of step types, such as moving data from Amazon S3 to Amazon EC2 or from Amazon EC2 to Amazon…
17604. step-by-step (SXS) switching system Cite An automatic dial telephone system in which calls are switched by a succession of switches that move a step at a time, from stage to stage, each step…
17605. step-index fiber Cite An optical fiber with a core having a uniform refractive index.
17606. step-index profile Cite For an optical fiber, a refractive index profile characterized by a uniform refractive index within the core and a sharp decrease in refractive index at…
17607. stepwise refinement Cite A divide and conquer approach to programming, in which a complex problem is recursively divided into smaller, more manageable, sub-problems.
17608. Steradian Cite The unit of measure of solid angles equal to the angle subtended at the center of a sphere of unit radius by unit area on its surface.
17609. steradian (sr) Cite The metric unit of solid angle. See International System of Units.
17610. Stereo Cite Using two or more sensors. 279
17611. stereophonic crosstalk Cite An undesired signal occurring in the main channel from modulation of the stereophonic channel or that occurring in the stereophonic channel from…
17612. stereophonic sound subcarrier Cite A subcarrier within the FM broadcast baseband used for transmitting signals for stereophonic sound reception of the main broadcast program service. [47CFR]
17613. STF Cite Static Test Facility.
17614. STFS Cite Abbreviation for standard time and frequency signal. See standard time and frequency signal service.
17615. Stick slip Cite The process in which (1) the tape sticks to the recording head because of high friction; (2) the tape tension builds because the tape is not moving at the…
17616. sticky session Cite A feature of the load balancer that binds a user's session to a specific application instance so that all requests coming from the user during the session…
17617. Sticky shed Cite The gummy deposits left on tape path guides and heads after a sticky tape has been played.
17618. Sticky tape Cite Tape characterized by a soft, gummy, or tacky tape surface. Tape that has experienced a significant level of hydrolysis so that the magnetic coating is…
17619. STILAS Cite Scientific and Technical Information Library Automation System (USASSDC term).
17620. still image Cite Nonmoving visual information, i.e., fixed images, such as graphs, drawings, and pictures.
17621. still video Cite Video imagery that is not intended to convey the appearance of movement.
17622. Stimulated Emission Cite Physical process by which an excited molecule is induced by incident radiation to emit radiation at an identical frequency and in phase with the incident…
17623. STINFO Cite Scientific Technological Information.
17624. STINFO Center Cite Science and Technical Information data centers archiving and providing user access and support to a variety of missile defense test and evaluation data.
17625. STL Cite Abbreviation for standard telegraph level, studio-to-transmitter link.
17626. STM Cite Stratiform
17627. STO Cite (1) Special Technical Operations (JFACC term). (2) Science and Technology Objective.
17628. STOAL Cite Short Takeoff/Arrested Landing.
17629. STOM Cite System Test Object Model.
17630. stop Cite Stops are locations visited in a path or tour; they may represent customers on a delivery route or cities in a highway system.
17631. Stop character Cite Certain characters, such as ampersand (&), equals sign (=), and question mark (?
17632. stop element Cite See stop signal.
17633. stop impedance Cite The time it takes for a stop transfer to occur. This is used to compute the impedance of a path or tour.
17634. stop signal Cite In start-stop transmission, a signal at the end of a character that prepares the receiving device for the reception of a subsequent character.
17635. stop transfer Cite The number of things or packages transferred at a stop. This is used to find the total number of transfers on a path or tour.
17636. Stop Word Cite A word that is commonly used, such as the, an, or and, that is ignored by a search application.
17637. stop word removal Cite The process of removing stop words from the query to ignore common words and return more relevant results.
17638. Stop words Cite Words which are very frequent and have little meaning. They are removed and not indexed.
17639. stop-record signal Cite In facsimile systems, a signal used for stopping the process of converting the electrical signal to an image on the record medium.
17640. stopband Cite A band of frequencies, between specified limits, that a circuit, such as a filter or telephone circuit, does not transmit.
17641. Storage Cite The retention of water or delay of runoff either by planned operation, as in a reservoir, or by temporary filling of overflow areas, as in the progression…
17642. Storage Area Network (SAN) Cite A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a network of storage disks. In large enterprises, a SAN connects multiple servers to a centralized pool of disk storage.
17643. Storage Array Cite A subsystem which houses a group of disks (or tapes), together controlled by software usually housed within the subsystem.
17644. storage cell Cite An addressable storage unit. 2. The smallest subdivision of storage into which a unit of data can be entered, stored, and retrieved.
17645. Storage Consolidation Cite "Storage Consolidation" is a method of centralizing data storageamong multiple servers. Also know as storage convergence.
17646. Storage Controller Cite Providing such functionality as disk aggregation (RAID), I/O routing, and error detection and recovery, the controller provides the intelligence for the…
17647. Storage director Cite A switch designed to link elements of a SAN or NAS across multiple sites. Storage directors are meant to act as a kind of switch of switches and are…
17648. Storage Element Cite A physical grid component that is a storage component, such as a disk or array. See also: Grid Component
17649. Storage Gateway Cite A storage and content delivery service that connects an on-premise software applicance with cloud-based storage.
17650. Storage group Cite A collection of Exchange databases on a server running Exchange 2000 that share the same Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) instance and transaction log.
17651. Storage Limit Cite Most free email providers have a limit to the amount of disk space your emails can take up on their computer. This is usually somewhere between ½MB-10MB.
17652. Storage Media Cite Any removable device that stores data. See magnetic or optical storage media.
17653. Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Cite An organization dedicated to the advancement and development of standards for network storage.
17654. storage object Cite 1. An object supporting both read and write accesses to an information system (IS). [INFOSEC-99] 2.
17655. Storage Provisioning Cite The allocation of storage for use for applications (including databases) and users.
17656. storage quota Cite A storage size limit for messages in a user mailbox or a public folder, based on the total size of the messages.
17657. storage register Cite See register.
17658. storage virtualization Cite Physical storage resources are aggregated into storage pools,from which the logical storage is created.
17659. Storage, Handling, and Transportation Environments Cite These environment categories cover the applicable free field or ambient environments, which the system assets must be capable of withstanding during…
17660. Store Cite The generic name given to the storage subsystem on a server running Exchange. This term is used interchangeably to describe the Store.
17661. store driver Cite A software component of the Hub Transport Server that delivers inbound messages to Exchange stores, the databases that contain public folder and mailbox…
17662. store override Cite In Exchange Server 2007, a mechanism used by the store driver to indicate an alternative delivery destination for messages being routed to public folders…
17663. store-and-forward (S-F) Cite Pertaining to communications systems in which messages are received at intermediate routing points and recorded i.e., stored, and then transmitted, i.e.
17664. store-and-forward switching center Cite A message switching center in which a message is accepted from the originating user, i.e.
17665. stored-program computer Cite A computer that (a) is controlled by internally stored instructions, (b) can synthesize and store instructions, and (c) can subsequently execute those…
17666. Storm Cite Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially affecting the Earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive and otherwise unpleasant weather.
17667. Storm Shadow Cite Conventionally Armed Stand Off Missile weapon based on Matra of Frances Apache missile.
17668. STOW Cite Synthetic Theater of War (US Army term).
17669. STP Cite (1) System Test Plan (2) Sensor Task Plan.
17670. STR Cite Strength
17671. straight numeric filing Cite See consecutive-numeric filing.
17672. STRAP Cite HATMD System Training Plan.
17673. STRATCOM Cite Strategic Command.
17674. Strategic Defense Cite All active and passive measures to detect, identify, assess, degrade and defeat ballistic missile, air, and space threats to North America, including…
17675. Strategic Defense Emergency Cite Declarations that attack is imminent or taking place.
17676. Strategic Defense System (SDS) Cite A generic descriptor, which refers to all architectural elements of the evolving ballistic missile defense system. 280
17677. Strategic Level of War Cite The level of war at which a nation or group of nations determines national or alliance security objectives and develops and uses national resources to…
17678. Strategic Offensive Forces (SOF) Cite Those forces under the command of the Commander in Chief, USSTRATCOM, the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command, the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command…
17679. Strategic Reserve Cite That quantity of material that is placed in a particular geographic location due to strategic considerations or in anticipation of major interruptions in…
17680. Strategic Warning Cite A warning prior to the initiation of a threatening act.
17681. Strategic Warning Lead Time Cite That time between the receipt of strategic warning and the beginning of hostilities.
17682. Strategic Warning Post- Decision Time Cite That time which begins after the decision, made at the highest levels of government(s) in response to strategic warning, is ordered executed and ends with…
17683. Strategic Warning Pre- Decision Time Cite That time which begins upon receipt of strategic warning and ends when a decision is ordered executed.
17684. stratum Cite The number of a clock (in a hierarchical synchronization distribution system) that defines the quality of the clock by specifying parameters such as…
17685. stray current Cite Electrical current through a path other than the intended path.
17686. STREAD Cite Standard TRE Display.
17687. stream Cite A body of running water.
17688. Stream class Cite Classification of streams based on the present and foreseeable uses made of the water, and the potential effects of on-site changes on downstream uses.
17689. stream mode (MODE S) Cite The only mode normally implemented for FTP is MODE S. This is simply sending each byte, one after another over the socket in order, with no application…
17690. stream splitting Cite The process of delivering a unique stream to multiple clients simultaneously. Stream splitting reduces the number of requests sent across the network to…
17691. streamer Cite Synonym streaming tape drive.
17692. streaming Cite Amazon EMR: A utility that comes with Hadoop that enables you to develop MapReduce executables in languages other than Java.
17693. streaming accelerator Cite A NetCache appliance configured to cache and split content from one or more streaming servers and provide that content to clients that request it.
17694. streaming media Cite audio-visual content that is played as it is being downloaded. Thus, an Internet user could begin watching a video clip as the footage downloads rather…
17695. streaming media cache Cite A NetCache appliance configured to proxy client requests for streaming media. Also known as "streaming media proxy."
17696. streaming media presentation Cite A general term used to describe the delivery of live or on-demand streaming media. A streaming media presentation can consist of multiple unique streams.
17697. streaming server Cite A server configured to serve streaming media to clients.
17698. streaming tape drive Cite A magnetic tape unit capable of recording from, and dumping to, another storage medium without stopping at interblock gaps.
17699. streaming tape recording Cite A method of recording on magnetic tape, which method maintains continuous tape motion without the requirement to start and stop within the interrecord gap.
17700. street centerline Cite A real or imaginary line that is equidistant from the sides (usually pavement edges) of a travel path.