Corner Reflector(1) A device, normally consisting of three metallic surfaces or screens perpendicular to one another, designed to act as a radar target or marker.
corporate memoryThe total in-house information systems and services of an organization; established to store, organize, retrieve and disseminate all information generated…
corporate record(a) a record of any private corporation or business enterprise, (b) a record of any duly incorporated institution, (c) a record of any church or religious…
Corps SAMOBSOLETE. See Medium Extended Air Defense System.
corrective maintenanceMaintenance actions carried out to restore a defective item to a specified condition. 2.
CorrectnessA property of a representation of a Target of Evaluation such that it accurately reflects the stated security target for that system or product [ITSEC].
correctness proofA mathematical proof of consistency between a specification and its implementation. [INFOSEC-99]
CorrelationIn investment terms, correlation is the extent to which the values of different types of investments move in tandem with one another in response to…
correspondenceA written communication, including letters, memos, and e-mail, addressed to a particular individual or group
correspondence managementA control function used to regulate the volume of correspondence processed and to establish uniform systems for filing maintenance and retrieval
corresponding entitiesPeer entities with a lower layer connection among them. [T1.629-1999]
COSEMSEvolving architecture operations support tool.
COSINEAbbreviation for Cooperation for Open Systems Interconnection Networking in Europe.
cositeCollocation of electronic equipment on the same vehicle, station, or base. Note: Equipment so located is often subject to interference because of its…
cosmic noiseRandom noise that originates outside the Earth's atmosphere. Note: Cosmic noise characteristics are similar to those of thermal noise.
Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG)An organization within the office of OSD Director, PA&E which advises the DAB on all matters concerning the estimation, review, and presentation of cost…
Cost Analysis Requirements Document (CARD)The document describing the technical baseline, which is a subset of current system technical data and is used to generate the baseline cost estimate for…
Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis (COEA)An analysis of the estimated costs and operational effectiveness of alternative materiel systems to meet a mission need, and the associated program for…
cost avoidanceA management concept whereby approval is sought for a proposal stating that acceptance now will be less costly than a future alternative
Cost Per Action (CPA)the cost incurred or price paid for a specific action, such as signing up for an email newsletter, entering a contest, registering on the site, completing…
Cost Per Click (CPC)the cost incurred or price paid for a clickthrough to your landing page.
Cost Per Lead (CPL)Pricing based on the number of new leads generated. For example, people who click from an ad and then complete an inquiry form is considered to be a lead.
Cost Per Order (CPO)Pricing based on the number of orders received as a result of your ad placement. Also known as cost-per-transaction.
Cost Per Sale (CPS)Pricing based on the number of sales transactions your ad generates. Since users may visit your site several times before making a purchase, you can use…
Cost RiskCost estimating risk and schedule/technical risk. Cost estimating risk is the risk due to cost estimating errors and the statistical uncertainty in the…
Cost-benefit analysisA quantitative evaluation of the costs which would be incurred versus the overall benefits to society of a proposed action.
Costas loopA phase-locked loop used for carrier phase recovery from suppressed-carrier modulation signals, such as from double-sideband suppressed carrier signals.
COTRContracting Officers Technical Representative. See Contracting Officer.
COTScommercial off-the-shelf an acquisition term refering to commercially available ready to use products that require no customization in order to meet…
Coulomb's lawThe universal law of attraction and repulsion of electric charges.
Countera simple program which tracks the total number of webpage impressions.
CounterairA US Air Force term for air operations conducted to attain and maintain a desired degree of air superiority by the destruction or neutralization or enemy…
CounterforceThe employment of strategic air and missile forces in an effort to destroy, or render impotent, selected military capabilities of an enemy force under any…
CountermeasureA design or procedural measure taken against covert or overt attacks.
Countermeasure s (CM)That form of military science that by the employment of devices and/or techniques has as its objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of…
CountermeasuresActions, devices, procedures, techniques, or other measures that reduce the vulnerability of an information system.
Countermeasures (CM)That form of military science that by the employment of devices and/or techniques, has as its objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of…
counterpoiseA conductor or system of conductors used as a substitute for earth or ground in an antenna system. [From Weik '89]
country code1. In international direct telephone dialing, a code that consists of 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numbers in which the first digit designates the region and…
coupled bonding conductorA conductor used to extend the ground at an approved building entrance facility to certain types of ac-powered equipment.
coupled modesIn fiber optics, a mode that shares energy among one or more other modes, all of which propagate together.
couplingThe phase state in which either two dominant or two recessive alleles of two different genes occur on the same chromosome. Synonym: cis configuration.
coupling coefficientA number that expresses the degree of electrical coupling that exists between two circuits.
coupling efficiencyIn fiber optics, the efficiency of optical power transfer between two optical components.
coupling lossThe loss that occurs when energy is transferred from one circuit, circuit element, or medium to another.
Course of Action (COA)(1) Any sequence of acts that an individual or unit may follow. (2) A possible plan open to an individual or command that would accomplish or is related…
coverNatural or manmade objects on the bottom of lakes, rivers, or impoundments, especially those that influence fish behavior.
Cover-IDAn integer identifier, assigned by the user, to relate geographic features and corresponding attribute data.
coverageThe scope of protection provided by an insurance contract which includes any of the listed benefits in an insurance policy.
coverage extentThe coordinates defining the minimum bounding rectangle (i.e., xmin,ymin and xmax,ymax) of a coverage or grid.
coverage unitsThe units (e.g., feet, meters, inches) of the coordinate system in which a coverage is stored.
CovertAn instance in which biometric samples are being collected at a location that is not known to bystanders.
covert channel1. A transmission channel that may be used to transfer data in a manner that violates security policy. [2382-pt.8] 2.
covert storage channel1. [A] covert channel involving the direct or indirect writing to a storage location by one process and the direct or indirect reading of the storage…
Covert Timing ChannelA covert channel in which one process signals information to another by modulating its own use of system resources in such a way that this manipulation…
CPAMChief of Naval Operations Program Assessment Memorandum (Navy) 64
CPANThe Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. (See "What modules and extensions are available for Perl? What is CPAN? What does CPAN/src/... mean?" in perlfaq2).