call spill-overIn common-channel signaling, the effect on a traffic circuit of the arrival at a switching center of an abnormally delayed call control signal relating to…
call splittingA switching system service feature that allows a switch attendant to talk privately in either direction on an established call.
Call Through TestThe call through test confirms capabilities of the interface relative to an actual or simulated call: Basic call set-up; sequential, acknowledged…
Call To ActionA call to action is copy used in advertising to encourage a person to complete an action as defined by the advertiser.
call tracingA procedure that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection, identifying the entire route from the…
call transferA switching system service feature that allows the calling or called user to instruct the local switching equipment or switch attendant to transfer an…
call waitingIn telephony, a service feature that provides an indication to a terminal already engaged in an established call that one or more calls are awaiting…
Call-backsProgrammatic alerts produced by an API. For a search platform, this is usually related to the content processing and indexing status of a document in…
call-failure signalA signal sent in the backward direction indicating that a call cannot be completed because of a time-out, a fault, or a condition that does not correspond…
call-not-accepted signalA call control signal sent by the called terminal to indicate that it does not accept the incoming call.
call-processing stateA call state during which the network establishes a communications path between the caller and the public safety answering point (PSAP) customer…
call-request timeIn the establishment of a connection or in the call setup, i.e., placement of a call, the time from the initiation of a calling signal to the receipt of a…
call-secondA unit used to measure communications traffic. Note 1: A call-second is equivalent to 1 call 1 second long.
call-selection timeIn the establishment of a connection or the placement of a call, the time from the receipt by the call originator of a proceed-to-select signal (dial…
call-sign allocation planThe table of allocation of international call sign series contained in the current edition of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio…
callbackA "handler" that you register with some other part of your program in the hope that the other part of your program will "trigger" your handler when some…
callback methodsComponent methods called by the container to notify the component of important events in its life cycle.
called-line identification facilityA network-provided service feature in which the network notifies a calling terminal of the address to which the call has been connected.
called-line identification signalA sequence of characters transmitted to the calling terminal to permit identification of the called line.
called-party camp-onA communication system service feature that enables the system to complete an access attempt in spite of issuance of a user blocking signal.
caller IDA network service feature that permits the recipient of an incoming call to determine, even before answering, the number from which the incoming call is…
calling frequencyA radio frequency that a station uses to call another station.
calling line identification (CLI)At a minimum, the calling line identification includes a single calling party number; it may also include a second calling party number, a calling party…
calling party number (CPN)A set of digits and related indicators (type of number, numbering, plan identification, screening indicator, presentation indicator) that provide…
calling party paysA billing method in which a wireless phone caller pays only for making calls and not for receiving them.
calling rateThe number of telephone calls originated during a specified time interval such as one hour.
calling sequenceA sequence of instructions together with any associated data necessary to perform a call.
calling signalA call control signal transmitted over a circuit to indicate that a connection is desired.
calling-line identification facilityA network-provided service feature in which the network notifies a called terminal of the address from which the call has originated.
calling-line identification signalA sequence of characters transmitted to the called terminal to permit identification of the calling line.
calling-party camp-onA service feature that enables the system to complete an access attempt in spite of temporary unavailability of system transmission or switching…
calls-barred facilityA service feature that permits a terminal either to make outgoing calls or to receive incoming calls, but not both.
CALMA weather condition when no air motion (wind) is detected.
CAMForms of treatment that are used in addition to (complementary) or instead of (alternative) standard treatments.
CAMAAcronym for centralized automatic message accounting.
camcorderA combination of camera and video tape recorder in one device. Note: Camcorders permit easy and rapid photography and recording simultaneously.
CAMDENCooperative Air and Missile Defense Exercise Network.
CamelBack notationA form of notation which specifies that names should start with a capital letter and should not contain spaces.
camp-on busy signalA signal that informs a busy telephone user that another call originator is waiting for a connection. 2.
camp-on-with-recallA camp-on with the release of the call-originator terminal until the called-receiver terminal becomes free.
Campaign PlanA plan for a series of related military operations aimed to accomplish a common objective, normally within a given time and space.
campus clusterA single cluster that is geographically dispersed within the confines of an area owned or leased by the organization such that it has the right to run…
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)An independent, nongovernment, not-for-profit association for the development, by consensus, of Canadian standards and product certification.
cancel character (CAN)A control character used by some conventions to indicate that the data with which it is associated are in error or are to be disregarded. 2.
Cancel ToCANT is a trunk group control that allows traffic to be canceled before hunting for a circuit to a destination.
CandelaThe luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant…
Candidate SensorsAny of the following sensors that could potentially be included in a National Missile Defense deployment: UEWR (BMEWS, PAVE PAWS), HAVE STARE, COBRA DANE…
canned access policyA standard access control policy that you can apply to a bucket or object. Options include: private, public-read, public-read-write, and…
canonicalReduced to a standard form to facilitate comparison.
canonical formatA format for storing hierarchical names that displays the hierarchical attribute of each component of the name.
canonical nameA domain name of an Internet resource indicating its type or its capabilities. Note: One Internet resource may have a set of different domain names, one…
Canonical Name Record (CNAME)(CNAME)A type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies that the domain name is an alias of another, canonical domain name.
Canonical URLMany content management systems are configured with errors which cause duplicate or exceptionally similar content to get indexed under multiple URLs.
canonicalizationThe process of converting data into a standard format that a service such as Amazon S3 can recognize.
CapA cap is a ceiling, or the highest level to which something can go. For example, an interest rate cap limits the amount by which an interest rate can be…
CAP (Cartridge Access Port)a 20 to 30 cartridge enter/eject facility for a StorageTek robotic tape library. See ECAP.
Capabilitiesbased AcquisitionAn acquisition strategy based on the principle of providing to the user capabilities as they are achieved, vice capabilities as measured against an…
CapabilityThe maximum load that a generating unit, power plant, or other electrical apparatus can carry under specified conditions for a given period of time…
Capability AssessmentTo determine the value /capability of the BMDS: technical performance, cost, schedule, and other factors included.
Capability SpecificationGenerally, but not entirely, equivalent to the term Performance Specification as used in a DoDI 5000.2/DFARS context.
capacitive couplingThe transfer of energy from one circuit to another by means of the mutual capacitance between the circuits.
CapacityYour ability to make your mortgage payments on time. This depends on your income and income stability (job history and security), your assets and savings…
Capacity on DemandProcessing power that is available as needed in a timely manner without disrupting other business priorities.
capacity planningThe process of determining which one of the 12 million potential configuration options on AWS a user should choose to optimize operations.
Capital SatelliteA highly valued or costly satellite, as distinct from an inexpensive decoy satellite.
CAR (computer-assisted retrieval)A system that contains the capability to retrieve a specific frame of microfilm according to its coded location on a particular roll See also blip code.
CARDYour card is the physical card, the account number, or any device (including a check) that can be used to access your credit card account.
card sessionIn telephone-service security, a link between the card and a terminal starting with the answer to reset (ATR) and ending with a subsequent reset or a…
card validationThe validating process that includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that a telecommunications charge card has been assigned by the card issuer and that…
CardholderAn individual possessing an issued Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card. Source: FIPS 201
cardinal radialEight imaginary straight lines extending radially on the ground from an antenna location in the following azimuths with respect to true North: 0°, 45°…
carriage returnThe \r character. Also used as a synonym for the `Return' or `Enter' key used to terminate a line of text.
carrierA heterozygous individual bearing a recessive mutant allele for a defective condition that is "masked" by the presence of the dominant normal allele; the…
carrier (cxr)A wave suitable for modulation by an information-bearing signal. 2. An unmodulated emission.
carrier access code (CAC)A code (dialed by the user) to select a specific service provided by the entity to which the code is assigned by the NANPA (North American Numbering Plan…
carrier facility systemA transmission facility that provides several telecommunication channels over a single bidirectional path.
carrier frequencyThe nominal frequency of a carrier wave. 2. In frequency modulation, synonym center frequency. 3.
carrier identification code (CIC)A numeric code assigned by the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) Administrator for the provisioning of selected switched services.