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  1. communication configuration An attribute describing the special arrangement for transferring information between two or more access points; it completes the structure associated with…
  2. Communication Control Character A functional character intended to control or facilitate transmission over data networks.
  3. communication function A function in an open system that provides the means for cooperating processes in different real open systems to communicate.
  4. communication interface That part of the API devoted to communications with other application software, external data transport facilities, and devices.
  5. communications Information transfer, among users or processes, according to agreed conventions. 2.
  6. communications assistant A person who facilitates telephone conversation between text telephone users, users of sign language or individuals with speech disabilities through a…
  7. communications base station Synonym base communications.
  8. communications blackout A cessation of communications or communications capability caused by a lack of power to a communications facility or equipment. 2.
  9. communications center An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic.
  10. communications channel See channel.
  11. communications common carrier The term "communications common carrier" as used in this part [of 47CFR] means any person (individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company…
  12. communications cover Concealing or altering of characteristic communications patterns to hide information that could be of value to an adversary. [INFOSEC-99]
  13. Communications Data Base Communications data files and updates including, but not limited to, communications message file, network management file, information management file…
  14. communications deception Deliberate transmission, retransmission, or alteration of communications to mislead an adversary's interpretation of the communications. [NIS] 2.
  15. Communications Intelligence (COMINT) Technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than intended recipients.
  16. communications jamming (COMJAM) The portion of electronic jamming that is directed against communications circuits and systems. 2.
  17. communications net An organization of stations capable of direct communication on a common channel or frequency. [JP 1-02] Synonym net.
  18. communications net operation See net operation.
  19. communications network An organization of stations capable of intercommunications, but not necessarily on the same channel. [JP 1-02]
  20. communications processor unit (CPU) A computer embedded in a communications system. Note 1: An example of a CPU is the message data processor of a DDN switching center.
  21. communications profile [An] analytic model of communications associated with an organization or activity.
  22. communications protection The application of communications security (COMSEC) measures to telecommunications systems in order (a) to deny unauthorized persons access to sensitive…
  23. communications protocol See protocol.
  24. communications reliability The probability that information transmitted from a communications station will arrive at the intended destination in a timely manner without loss of…
  25. communications satellite An orbiting vehicle that relays signals between (a) terrestrial communications stations, (b) a terrestrial communications station and another…
  26. communications saturation See saturation.
  27. Communications Security (COMSEC) The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value, which might be derived from the possession and…
  28. communications security equipment See COMSEC equipment.
  29. communications security material See COMSEC material.
  30. communications silence The avoidance of any type of transmission, emission, or radiation by any means, including radiation from receiving equipment.
  31. communications sink See sink.
  32. communications source See source.
  33. communications subsystem A functional unit or operational assembly that is smaller than the larger assembly under consideration.
  34. communications survivability The ability of communications systems to continue to operate effectively under adverse conditions, though portions of the system may be damaged or…
  35. communications system A collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually…
  36. communications system engineering The translation of user requirements for the exchange of information into cost-effective and low-risk technical solutions in terms of equipment and…
  37. Communications System Segment (CSS) The communications front end for all Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base (CMAFB) missions for non-common user traffic, performing circuit and message…
  38. communications system survivability See survivability.
  39. Communications System Synchronization Coordination of timing among communications system elements to permit transmission/reception of messages/data which may be distorted by time delays and…
  40. communications theory Theory that is devoted to the probabilistic characteristics of the transmission of data in the presence of noise, and that is used to advance the design…
  41. communications watch The monitoring of one or more communications lines, frequencies, or channels to obtain information by listening to or receiving all transmissions on them…
  42. Communications Zone Rear part of the theater of operations (behind but contiguous to the combat zone) which contains the lines of communications, establishments for supply…
  43. communications-electronics (C-E) The specialized field concerned with the use of electronic devices and systems for the acquisition or acceptance, processing, storage, display, analysis…
  44. Community A political entity that has the authority to adopt and enforce floodplain ordinances for the area under its jurisdiction.
  45. Community Antenna Television (CATV) See cable TV.
  46. community of interest A grouping of users who generate a majority of their traffic in calls to other members of the group.
  47. community reception (in the broadcasting-satellite service) The reception of emissions from a space station in the broadcasting-satellite service by receiving equipment, which in some cases may be complex and have…
  48. community security policy The definition of the basic security principles and policy for a community of interconnected systems thereby allowing a series of bilateral SISPs to be…
  49. COMNAVFOR Commander, Naval Forces. 57
  50. COMNAVSEASYSCOM Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.
  51. COMNAVSECGR U Commander Naval Security Group.
  52. COMNAVSECGRU Commander Naval Security Group.
  53. COMNAVSPACECOM Commander, Naval Space Command.
  54. COMOCK Computer Mock-up
  55. COMOPTEVFOR Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force (Navy).
  56. Comp Free food, room, beverage, and travel offered by casinos to encourage big players to gamble more.
  57. compact An agreement between states apportioning the water of a river basin to each of the signatory states.
  58. compact disk read-only memory See CD ROM.
  59. Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) (CD-ROM) CD-ROM is an optical media. A CD-ROM 5.25-inch disk can hold about 650 megabytes of information.
  60. compact shelving A system of mobile shelving intended to save space and/or guarantee security
  61. Compacted Information Information which is generally and widely associated with a product. For example, most published books have an ISBN.
  62. Compaction To make soil dense by mechanical manipulation. Mechanical action which increases the density by reducing the voids in a material.
  63. companding An operation in which the dynamic range of signals is compressed before transmission and is expanded to the original value at the receiver.
  64. compandor A device that incorporates a compressor and an expander, each of which may be used independently.
  65. comparably efficient interconnection (CEI) An equal-access concept developed by the FCC stating that, ". . . if a carrier offers an enhanced service, it should be required to offer network…
  66. comparator In analog computing, a functional unit that compares two analog variables and indicates the result of that comparison. 2.
  67. Comparison The process of comparing a biometric with a previously stored reference template or templates.
  68. compartmentalization The division of data into isolated blocks for the purpose of reducing risk; e.g.
  69. compartmentation The segregation of components, programs, and information to provide isolation. Note: Compartmentation provides some protection against overall compromise…
  70. compartmented mode 1. [An] information systems (IS) mode of operation wherein each user with direct or indirect access to a system, its peripherals, remote terminals, or…
  71. COMPASS Common Operational Mission Planning and Support System (Army term)
  72. compatibility Capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
  73. compatibility testing Testing to be carried out to validate proper interworking of interconnecting network facilities and equipment.
  74. compatible sideband transmission Independent sideband transmission in which the carrier is deliberately reinserted at a lower level after its normal suppression to permit reception by…
  75. compelled signaling Signaling in which the transmission of each signal in the forward direction from an originating terminal is inhibited until an acknowledgement of the…
  76. Compensating Controls The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls…
  77. Compensating Security Controls The management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) employed by an organization in lieu of the recommended controls…
  78. COMPES Contingency Operations/Mobility Planning and Executing System.
  79. competitive access provider (CAP) A company that provides exchange access services in competition with an established U.S. telephone local exchange carrier.
  80. competitive clip In time-assignment speech interpolation (TASI) or digital speech interpolation (DSI), truncation of the initial part of a speech spurt, caused when all…
  81. compilation The process of translating a programming language. This often involves translating a high level programming language into a low level programming…
  82. compilation unit The smallest unit of source code that can be compiled. In the current implementation of the Java platform, the compilation unit is a file.
  83. compile To translate a computer program expressed in a high-level language into a program expressed in a lower level language, such as an intermediate language…
  84. compile phase Any time before Perl starts running your main program. See also "run phase". Compile phase is mostly spent in "compile time", but may also be spent in…
  85. compile time The time when Perl is trying to make sense of your code, as opposed to when it thinks it knows what your code means and is merely trying to do what it…
  86. compiler A program which performs a process of compilation on a program written in a high level programming language.
  87. compiling program Synonym compiler.
  88. complement (of cable) A group of conductors of the same general type (e.g., quadded, paired) within a single cable sheath. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  89. complement operator The complement operator, ~, is used to invert the value of each bit in a binary pattern. For instance, the complement of 1010010 is 0101101.
  90. complementary colors 1. With respect to additive mixing, any pair of colors that are radially opposite one another relative to the white point on a chromaticity chart, e.g.
  91. complementary network service (CNS) A means for an enhanced-service provider customer to connect to a network and to the enhanced service provider.
  92. Completeness In relation to relevancy, a gauge of how well the document matches superior document contexts such as the title or the URL.
  93. complex All groups of operator positions, wherever located, associated with the same call distribution and/or stored program control unit. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  94. compliance solution framework The IT infrastructure that your organization has implemented to comply with the specific regulations that apply to your industry.
  95. compliance testing A one-time process to verify that a collection of software and hardware fulfills given specifications. [Mattila]
  96. compliant computer A computer that meets the NAP health requirements of a network. Only NAP-enabled computers can be compliant.
  97. component Subsystem, assembly, or subassembly of logically grouped hardware and software, that performs interacting tasks to provide BMDS capability at a functional…
  98. component (JavaServer Faces technology) See JavaServer Faces UI component.
  99. Component Acquisition Executive A single official within a DoD component who is responsible for all acquisition functions within that Component.
  100. component analog video See CAV.