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  1. AdCenter Microsoft's cost per click ad network. While it has a few cool features (including dayparting and demographic based bidding) it is still quite nascent in…
  2. ADCOM OBSOLETE. (U.S.) Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, CO.
  3. ADCP (1) Air Defense Communications Platform. (2) Air Defense Command Post.
  4. Add An extra monster has joined an existing battle.
  5. add mode In addition and subtraction operations, a mode in which the decimal marker is placed at a predetermined location with respect to the last digit entered.
  6. add-on conference A service feature that allows an additional party to be added to an established call without attendant assistance.
  7. add/drop multiplexing A multiplexing function offered in connection with SONET that allows lower level signals to be added or dropped from a high-speed optical carrier channel…
  8. ADDA Air Defense Decision Aid.
  9. added bit A bit delivered to the intended destination user in addition to intended user information bits and delivered overhead bits. Synonym extra bit.
  10. added block Any block, or other delimited bit group, delivered to the intended destination user in addition to intended user information bits and delivered overhead…
  11. adder A device whose output data are a representation of the sum of the numbers represented by its input data.
  12. adder-subtracter A device that acts as an adder or subtracter depending upon the control signal received; the adder-subtracter may be constructed so as to yield a sum and…
  13. additive white gaussian noise (AWGN) Synonym white noise.
  14. address Addresses using a number of different protocols are commonly used on the Internet.
  15. Address Alias A place name which is associated with an address. Address Aliases include buildings names, historical monuments, educational facilities, and more.
  16. Address Anomaly An address whose location is illogical. The address does not follow the standard rules of Washington, DC's addressing grid system.
  17. Address Book A directory of address lists available to Exchange users that enables them to address e-mail messages, and select conferencing resources.
  18. address field The portion of a message that contains the source-user address and the destination-user addresses.
  19. address list A collection of recipient and other Active Directory objects. Each address list can contain one or more types of objects (for example, users, contacts…
  20. address matching A mechanism for relating two files using address as the relate item. Geographic coordinates and attributes can be transferred from one address to the…
  21. address message A message sent in the forward direction that contains (a) address information, (b) the signaling information required to route and connect a call to the…
  22. address message sequencing In common-channel signaling, a procedure for ensuring that address messages are processed in the correct order when the order in which they are received…
  23. address operator Some languages work directly with the memory addresses of values, but this can be like playing with fire.
  24. address part A part of an instruction that usually contains only an address or part of an address.
  25. address pattern A prescribed structure of data used to represent the destination(s) of a block, message, packet, or other formalized data structure.
  26. Address Point A map point over the location of an address. Multiple address points may exist within a lot.
  27. address resolution The procedure for determining an address corresponding to the address of a LAN or WAN destination.
  28. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) A TCP/IP protocol used to obtain a node's physical address.
  29. Address Rewrite A tool that can be used to rewrite return e-mail addresses on outgoing e-mail messages sent from a third party mail system to Exchange and destined for…
  30. address rewriting Functionality available on Receive connectors and Send connectors on the Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport server that lets e-mail administrators modify…
  31. Address Rewriting agent An agent on the Receive connector and Send connector on a computer that has the Edge Transport server role installed, which lets e-mail administrators…
  32. Address Rewriting Inbound agent Address Rewriting agent for messages that enter an Exchange Server 2007 organization. See Address Rewriting agent. [Exchange 2007]
  33. Address Rewriting Outbound agent Address Rewriting agent for messages that leave an Exchange Server 2007 organization. See Address Rewriting agent. [Exchange 2007]
  34. Address Rewritting Functionality that enables an e-mail administrator to modify the SMTP addresses of senders and recipients on messages that enter and leave an Exchange…
  35. address separator A character that separates the different addresses in a selection signal.
  36. address signaling A process used to convey address information; two address signaling methods, dial pulse (DP) and dual tone multifrequency (DTMF), are used in telephone…
  37. address space Address information that identifies a message and its route. [Exchange 5.5]
  38. address-indicating group (AIG) A station or address designator, used to represent a set of specific and frequently recurring combinations of action or information addresses.
  39. addressability In computer graphics, the capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points. 2.
  40. addressable point In computer graphics, any point of a device that can be addressed.
  41. ADDS Aviation Digital Data Service
  42. Adequate Security Security commensurate with the risk and the magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of information.
  43. ADH Abbreviation for automatic data handling.
  44. ADI acceptable daily intake.
  45. adiabatic computer circuit A circuit that avoids loss or gain of heat. For example, a computer could clear a "1" in a register by subtracting the "1" instead of erasing it, thereby…
  46. ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone. 8
  47. Adjacency A property of the relationship between words in a search engine (or directory) query.
  48. Adjacent Domain document A document that defines the name, location, and access to adjacent (connected) and non-adjacent (unconnected) IBM® Lotus® Domino™ domains and…
  49. Adjacent searching Commonly refered to as proximity search.  An extension to Boolean searching, this technique checks the position of terms and only matches those…
  50. adjacent signaling points Two signaling points that are directly interconnected by one or more signaling links. [T1.226-1992]
  51. adjacent-channel interference Extraneous power from a signal in an adjacent channel. Note 1: Adjacent channel interference may be caused by inadequate filtering, such as incomplete…
  52. adjunct service point (ASP) An intelligent-network feature that resides at the intelligent peripheral equipment and responds to service logic interpreter requests for service…
  53. ADLT Advanced Discriminating LADAR Technology.
  54. ADMD (administrative management domain) Part of a management domain that is a set of messaging systems managed by an organization that contains at least one message transfer agent (MTA).
  55. Admin Approval Mode A security feature of Windows that allows administrators to perform normal day-to-day tasks while running with a standard user token.
  56. administration (ad-MIH-nih-STRAY-shun) In medicine, the act of giving a treatment, such as a drug, to a patient.
  57. Administration group A collection of servers running Exchange 2000 that can be administered as a single unit.
  58. administration host A client computer that is used to manage a filer through a Telnet or Remote Shell connection.
  59. administration port The Internet Information Services (IIS) virtual server and port used for SharePoint Central Administration.
  60. Administration Process A server task (Adminp) that automates many administrative tasks. You initiate the tasks, and the Administration Process completes them for you.
  61. administration server The server that you assign to apply Administration Process updates to a primary replica.
  62. Administrative and Other Boundaries Manmade legal boundary descriptions for the purpose of governance and management.
  63. Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) The government contracting officer located at a contract administrative office that is assigned the responsibility for administration of Government…
  64. administrative management complex (AMC) In network management, a complex that is controlled by a network provider, and is responsible for and performs network management functions such as…
  65. Administrative Numbers: Administrative numbers are numbers used by telecommunications carriers to perform internal administrative or operational functions necessary to maintain…
  66. Administrative Operating Company Number A four character numeric or alphanumeric that identifies the administrator of one (or more) data record contained in BIRRDS.
  67. administrative record A record that is related to budget, personnel, supply, and similar administrative or facilitative operations common to all organizations See also…
  68. administrative retention criteria standards or rules concerned with the availability of records for long-term administrative consistency and continuity, as well as for day-to-day…
  69. administrative role A classification of a user that determines the functions that the user can do in the enterprise search administration console.
  70. Administrative Safeguards Administrative actions, policies, and procedures to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect…
  71. administrative suspension Auto Scaling might suspend processes for Auto Scaling group that repeatedly fail to launch instances.
  72. administrative task An operation that can only be performed by an administrator, not a standard user.
  73. Administrative templates A collection of ADMX files that provide Group Policy setting information for the items that appear under the Administrative Templates folder in the…
  74. administrative value The usefulness of a record in the conduct of an organization's business The value of a record for the purpose for which it was created See also evidential…
  75. Administrator Administrator means the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, and such authorized representatives as may be designated to…
  76. Administrator account On Windows-based computers, a user account that is a member of the computer’s local Administrators group or a member of a group that is a member of…
  77. Administrator program A graphical user interface that enables administrators to manage and configure Exchange objects, such as organizations, sites, and servers. [Exchange 5.5]
  78. administrator role In Exchange 2007, an administrator role is a predefined security group that provides specific permissions to allow role members to manage Exchange…
  79. administrator role separation The ability to delegate local administrative permissions for a read-only domain controller (RODC) to any domain user without granting that user any user…
  80. Administrator site group Has full control of the Web site. A default site group in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server.
  81. ADMS Accessibility Data Management System.
  82. ADMX files One .admx and .adml file, joined by a common name, that are used to describe Group Policy settings in Group Policy management tools.
  83. ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) A programming layer built on top of OLE DB that allows high-level programming languages such as Visual Basic and VBScript to access an underlying data…
  84. ADOC Aerospace Defense Operations Center.
  85. ADOCC Air Defense Operations Control Center.
  86. ADOP Advanced Distributed Onboard Processor.
  87. ADOPT See Adaptive Optics.
  88. ADP Abbreviation for adenosine diphosphate.
  89. ADP system Synonym computer system.
  90. ADPCM Abbreviation for adaptive differential pulse-code modulation.
  91. ADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment.
  92. ADR alternative dispute resolution.
  93. ADRG ARC Digital Raster Graphics.
  94. ADS Application Data Sheet
  95. ADS (Active Directory Service) A directory service part of Windows 2000 and higher that identifies all resources on the network and makes them accessible to users and applications.
  96. ADSAM Air-Directed Surface-to-Air Missile.
  97. AdSense Google's contextual advertising network. Publishers large and small may automatically publish relevant advertisements near their content and share the…
  98. ADSG Air Defense Sub Group.
  99. ADSI Air Force Defense Systems Integrator.
  100. ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces) A directory service model and a set of Component Object Model (COM) interfaces.