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  1. Concept Plan An operation plan in concept format. Also called CONPLAN.
  2. Concept Search Searching electronic documents to determine relevance by analyzing the words and putting search requests in conceptual groupings so the true meaning of…
  3. Conceptual Links Links which search engines attempt to understand beyond just the words in them.
  4. concrete signal An off-hook condition applied to the network interface (NI) by the network that indicated the network intends to complete a call attempt to the customer…
  5. concrete syntax Those aspects of the rules used in the formal specification of data that embody a specific representation of those data. [T1.208-1989]
  6. concurrency Part of an acquisition strategy which combines or overlaps two or more phases of the acquisition process, or combines development T&E with operational T&E.
  7. concurrency management A database management process for maintaining consistency of the data while supporting simultaneous access by more than one user.
  8. Concurrent Engineering A systematic approach to the integrated, simultaneous design of products and their related processes, including manufacture and support.
  9. concurrent operation Synonym multitasking. 2. In data link operations, the operation in which two or more data links are used during the same, usually short, time interval…
  10. Concurrent Version System (CVS) Source code repository used by the Globus Toolkit.
  11. condensed Directory Catalog A directory catalog optimized for small size and used primarily on Notes clients.
  12. condition A health problem with certain characteristics or symptoms.
  13. conditional Something "iffy". See "Boolean context".
  14. conditional operator A symbol or keyword specifying how to compare values. Conditional operators are used to query a database.
  15. conditional parameter See mapping.
  16. conditioned baseband representation Synonym non-return-to-zero mark.
  17. conditioned circuit A communications circuit optimized to obtain desired characteristics for voice or data transmission.
  18. conditioned diphase modulation A form of diphase modulation, combined with signal conditioning, that (a) eliminates the dc component of the signal, (b) enhances timing recovery, and (c)…
  19. conditioned loop A loop that has conditioning equipment to obtain the desired line characteristics for voice or data transmission.
  20. Conditioned Space The interior space of a building that is heated or cooled.
  21. conditioning equipment At junctions of circuits, equipment used to obtain desired circuit characteristics, such as matched transmission levels, matched impedances, and…
  22. Condor A job scheduler mechanism supported by GRAM. See http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/ for more information.
  23. conducted interference Interference resulting from noise or unwanted signals entering a device by conductive coupling, i.e., by direct coupling. 2.
  24. Conduction Band An energy band in a semiconductor in which electrons can move freely in a solid, producing a net transport of charge.
  25. conductive coupling Energy transfer achieved by means of physical contact, i.e., coupling other than inductive or capacitive coupling.
  26. cone of silence Synonym antenna blind cone.
  27. CONEX CONOPS Exerciser.
  28. conference active In conference calling, the state in which conference resources have been allocated to the specified conference and at least one party has a connection to…
  29. conference call A service feature that allows a call to be established among three or more stations in such a manner that each of the stations is able to communicate with…
  30. conference controller In audio and video teleconferences, the user in charge of the conference when the service is invoked and the conference reaches the active state.
  31. conference floating In conference calling, the state in which the conference is active but without a controller.
  32. conference ID In conference calling, the served user's (or controller's) reference to the conference itself. [T1.647-1995]
  33. conference idle In conference calling, the state prior to the receipt of a "conference invocation request," or after a particular conference has ended. [T1.647-1995]
  34. conference operation In a communications network, operation that allows a call to be established among three or more stations in such a manner that each of the stations is…
  35. Confidence A measure of the security of a trusted function, or a set of trusted functions, as calculated by a competent authority [CESG].
  36. confidence level A measure of confidence as described in CESG Computer Security Memorandum No.3 - "UK Systems Security Confidence Levels" [CESG].
  37. confidential record A document containing information, the disclosure of which would harm the privacy of individuals or the security of the entity See also classified record…
  38. Confidentiality In genetics, the expectation that genetic material and the information gained from testing that material will not be available without the donor's consent.
  39. ConfigCA (Configuration Connection Agreement) A special Connection Agreement implemented as part of the Active Directory Connector that replicates configuration naming context data from downlevel…
  40. Configuration The number, shape, organization and relationship of panes (lights) of glass, sash, frame, muntins or tracery.
  41. Configuration Audit One of the Configuration Management tasks which includes a functional configuration audit (FCA) to validate that the development of a configuration item…
  42. Configuration Baseline The configuration documentation formally designated by the Government at a specific time during a systems or configuration items life cycle.
  43. Configuration Control One of the Configuration Management tasks that involves the systematic evaluation, coordination, approval, or disapproval of proposed changes to the…
  44. configuration database The SQL Server or SQL 2005 Express database that contains the configuration information for a Windows SharePoint Services server or server farm.
  45. Configuration database (_Config_DB) The Microsoft SQL Server, MSDE, or WMSDE database that contains the configuration information that applies across all servers in a deployment of…
  46. Configuration Directory A directory in a central directory architecture that contains only documents related to Domino configuration.
  47. Configuration Identification One of the Configuration Management tasks, which require that for every change that is made to an Automated Data processing (ADP) system, the design and…
  48. configuration item A collection of hardware and software elements of a system treated as a unit for the purpose of configuration management [CESG].
  49. Configuration Item (CI) An aggregation of system elements that satisfies an end use function and is designated by the Government for separate configuration management.
  50. configuration management 1. [The] management of security features and assurances through control of changes made to hardware, software, firmware, documentation, test, test…
  51. Configuration Management (CM) In computer modeling and simulation, a discipline applying technical and administrative oversight and control to identify and document the functional…
  52. configuration management board Group of people responsible for the management of changes to a system, to include assessment of their impact on security.
  53. Configuration partition (in Active Directory) The configuration directory partition holds information about an entire Active Directory forest, including replication scheduling and site-related…
  54. Configuration partition (in ADAM) The configuration directory partition holds information about ADAM replication scheduling and replica sets, information that defines the other partitions…
  55. configuration property A property that allows an administrator to control Windows SharePoint Services settings.
  56. Configuration set A set of AD LDS instances that share and replicate their configuration and schema partitions and can also be configured to share and replicate application…
  57. Confinement The prevention of information flow [CESG].
  58. confirmation signaling Signaling that ensures error-free transmission of dialed information by returning a unique digit-dependent signal from the far end as each digit is sent…
  59. confirmation to receive In facsimile, a signal from a CCITT Group 1, 2, or 3 facsimile receiver, indicating it is ready to receive picture signals.
  60. conflation A set of functions and procedures that aligns the arcs of one coverage with those of another and then transfers the attributes of one to the other.
  61. conformance test A test performed by an independent body to determine if a particular piece of equipment satisfies the criteria in a specified controlling document, such…
  62. Congestion A characteristic of the transmission system produced by a constraint on the optimum economic operation of the power system, such that the marginal price…
  63. congestion level indicator (CLI) A local variable of a node that indicates the number of blocks to be dropped from packets containing droppable blocks (0, 1, 2, or 3 blocks may be…
  64. connect signal An off-hook condition applied to the network interface (NI) by the network that indicated the network intends to complete a call attempt to the customer…
  65. connect time The amount of time that a terminal (client) is being served by a network. [Bahorsky] Note: Connect time can refer to either the total amount of time that…
  66. connecting arrangement In the public switched telephone networks, the equipment provided by a common carrier to accomplish electrical interconnection between customer-provided…
  67. connection The physical connection (e.g. transmission lines, transformers, switch gear, etc.
  68. Connection Agreement The configuration of information to replicate using the Active Directory Connector.
  69. connection control The set of functions used for setting up, maintaining, and releasing a communication path between two or more users or a user and a network entity, e.g.
  70. Connection document In the Domino Directory, a Connection document enables communication between two servers and specifies how and when the information exchange occurs.
  71. connection endpoint (CE) A terminating device at one end of a layer connection within a service access point (SAP). [After T1.627-1993]
  72. connection establishment The establishment of the capability for the transmission of user information. [T1.507-1996]
  73. connection factory See resource manager connection factory.
  74. connection handshake An exchange of messages between two processes in an attempt to establish a connection between them.
  75. connection identification A number that identifies unambiguously a certain connection at the interface between the signaling connection control plan (SCCP) and a user function. [T1.
  76. connection mode See connection-oriented mode transmission, connection-oriented network service.
  77. connection type The type of Web Part connection, such as Provide Row To, which passes a row of data from one Web Part to another Web Part, or Get Filter From, which gets…
  78. connection-in-progress signal A call control signal at the data circuit-terminating-equipment/data-terminal-equipment (DCE/DTE) interface that indicates to the DTE that the…
  79. connection-minute The product of (a) the number of messages and, (b) the average minutes of connection per message. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  80. connection-mode transmission See connection-oriented mode transmission.
  81. connection-oriented data transfer protocol A data-transfer protocol in which a logical connection is established between end user terminals.
  82. connection-oriented mode transmission In a packet-switched network, a mode of transmission in which there is a complete information transfer transaction for each packet or group of packets, i.
  83. connection-oriented network service A network service that establishes logical connections between end users before transferring information. [T1.110-1987]
  84. connectionless data transfer See connectionless mode transmission.
  85. connectionless mode transmission In a packet-switched network, transmission in which each packet is encoded with a header containing a destination address sufficient to permit the…
  86. connectionless network service A network service that transfers information between end users without establishing a logical connection or virtual circuit between those specific users.
  87. connectionless service A service that allows the transfer of information among subscribers without the need for end-to-end establishment procedures. [T1.629-1999]
  88. connectionless transmission See connectionless mode transmission.
  89. connections per circuit hour (CCH) A unit of traffic measurement expressed as the number of connections established at a switching point per hour. 2.
  90. connectivity The topological identification of connected arcs by recording the from- and to-node for each arc. Arcs that share a common node are connected.
  91. connectivity exchange (CONEX) In an adaptive or manually operated high-frequency (HF) radio network, the automatic or manual exchange of information concerning routes to stations that…
  92. connector A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are one apart in rank. Examples: KQs, 76.
  93. Connector architecture An architecture for integration of J2EE products with enterprise information systems.
  94. CONOPS Concept of Operations.
  95. CONPLAN Concept Plan
  96. CONS Contracting Squadron.
  97. consecutive-numeric filing A system in which consecutively numbered records are arranged in ascending number order, from the lowest number to the highest number Also referred to as…
  98. consent prompt A dialog box that appears when a user is requested to confirm whether an administrative process should be permitted to start.
  99. Conservation See: gene (resources) conservation, conserved sequence
  100. conservation of radiance A basic principle of optics, that no passive optical system can increase the quantity L/n2, where L is the radiance of a beam and n is the local…