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p2x	Physical-to-anything
archival quality	A term used to describe materials that retain their original characteristics without loss of quality over an indefinite period of time
fault tolerance	A design method that ensures continued systems operation in the event of individual failures by providing redundant system elements.
terminator	A small device designed to dampen electrical signals reflected from the ends of a SCSI cable
disaster preparedness and response	A range of activities aimed to reduce the risk of damage that might occur to records as a result of any disaster situation
migration	The act of moving records from one system to another while maintaining their authenticity, integrity, reliability and usability
rain barrel	A barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater.
boolean search	A search formed by joining simple terms with 'and', 'or' and 'not' for the purpose of limiting or qualifying the search.
replication	The act of creating a copy of a malicious program's code, usually in order to infect a new target, or distribute a copy to a new computer system
histogram	A bar graph analysis tool that can be used to identify contrast and dynamic range image problems
foundation	Information that does not change from layer to layer
top	List processes running on the system
cfm	Cubic feet per minute, the measure of air flow, representing how much air is displaced in 1 minute.
electronic data interchange	EDI is the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means
macro lens	A lens that provides continuous focusing from infinity to extreme close-ups, often to a reproduction ratio of 1:2 (half life-size) or 1:1 (life-size).
hosting provider	Offer various services to merchants and other service providers
on-demand scanner	An anti-virus program that is started manually or to a specific time schedule.
greenwashing	Greenwashing is the practice of making an unsubstantiated or misleading claim about the environmental benefits of a product, service, technology or company practice
ex	Start Vim in ex mode
confidentiality	A function of cryptography
i2v	Image-to-virtual
retention period	The length of time after the disposal trigger that a record must be maintained and accessible
organization	The entity named or identified in a Certificate in the Organizational Name field that has purchased a Certificate
recipient	n
availability	The percentage or amount of scheduled time that a computing system provides application service.
request for tender	A published notice inviting businesses that satisfy the conditions for participation to submit a tender in accordance with the requirements of the request for tender and other procurement documentation.
credit card processors	Companies that provide online or real-time processing services.
adaptive space subdivision	Space subdivision refers to the process of breaking up the scene space into many small regions
interchange fee	Is the fee that a merchant's bank (the "acquiring bank") pays a customer's bank (the "issuing bank") when merchants accept payment cards.
merged thesaurus	A single alphabetical list of both general administrative and organisation-specific terms that is used to classify records.
timeline	Graphical display used in editing applications to display parts of a video or audio recording in relation to time
life-cycle records management	A model for the management of records modelling the life of a record on that of living organisms
p2i	Physical-to-image
annex ii countries	Annex II of the UNFCCC includes all original OECD member countries, but not the countries with economies in transition
crontab	Schedule a command to run at a later time
root certificate	Root Certificate is a self-signed certificate issued form root level Certificate Authority
social-norms marketing	The science of persuading people to go along with the crowd
cipher	Cipher is an algorithm of encryption- decryption.Back To Top
1024 and 2048-bit encryption	Key size or key length measured in bits
point	Move the mouse to place the arrow pointer on an item.
splash page	A glitzy entry page that offers few options to the user
semiconductor	Integrated circuit on a chip
split	Split a file into fixed-size pieces
views	Selective presentations of one or more tables (or other views), showing both their structure and their data.
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propagation	The act of creating a copy of a malicious program's code, usually in order to infect a new target, or distribute a copy to a new computer system
compliance	The act, specific to cap-and trade schemes, of surrendering the required amount of allowances, or some combination of allowances and offsets, to cover an entity’s emissions
packet	Sections in which message or data are divided to transfer it over a network.
dipole antenna	A type of antenna commonly used with wireless networking devices
content filter	Content filter is a type of screening mechanism based on analysis of the content to be passed, rather than its source, behavior or other criteria
dynamic attack surface	increasing an adversary
quotactl	Set disk quotas
multi-functional	Something that serves more than one purpose
fsck	Filesystem consistency check and repair
digital repository	A device on which digital records and their associated metadata are stored.
sitt	Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology
redaction	In an
guid	(1) Globally Unique IDentifier
key/pen drive	Portable memory device, designed to plug into a PC's USB port and act as a removable drive
adsl2+	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 2 plus (ADSL2+) is a revised version of ADSL2 that further increases speeds by increasing the frequencies used on the copper line.
permanent records	See: Archives (1)
record category	A subdivision of the record classification scheme, which may be further subdivided into one or more lower-level record categories
rmagick	A
certificate authority	A service that issues a certificate after verifying the identity of the person or entity the certificate is intended to identify
spyware	A type of malware that gathers information from your computer activities and sends it to an unknown source without your knowledge
energy management system	An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation and/or transmission system
circular reasoning	See "reasoning, circular."
off-site storage	A general term describing location arrangements for records
path	The term "path" refers to the name of the location of something on your computer's hard drive
spline patch	A curved surface which takes its shape from the placement of a set of control points.
merchant account	An account established by contractual agreement between a merchant/business and a bank or payment gateway.
tnsnames.ora	A file that contains connect descriptors mapped to net service names
accession	The process of formally accepting and recording the receipt of records into archival custody
role	A named groups of related privileges
oracle_home	Corresponds to the environment in which Oracle Database products run
hybrid record	A set of related digital and physical components that are linked by metadata in a tight-knit relationship and managed as a single record.
sed	Stream editor
watermarks	A faint marking on the back of some photographic papers indicating that the picture was taken by a professional photographer.
sector	This is a section or area of a disk.
ihs	A color space where colors are defined by their intensity, hue, and saturation attributes
public cloud	A type of CrashPlan PROe deployment
8-bit image	A digital image that can include as many as 256 possible colors
netty’s world—www.nettysworld.com.au	Netty’s World is a web site which helps young children learn about internet safety through a range of fun interactive activities.
resolution	The number of pixels displayed at one time
physical record	A set of data which can be read or written as a unit by a storage device.
mitigation	preparedness, and response and recovery approaches, as needed, to maximize survival of life, preservation of property, and information security
business rules	Logic that is specific to a given application, and often specific to a given business
touch and drag	This action moves the content on the screen in the corresponding direction
node	Each device connected to a network
review	An assessment process undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness, appropriateness, relevance and efficiency of an identified system or systems.
file	An organised unit of documents accumulated during current use and kept together because they deal with the same subject, activity or transaction.
isa/ipo	Acronym for introductory slotting allowance/introductory pocket offer
reseller	A reseller is a company that offers custom packages of Gandi products and services under their own name and brand
digital certificate	A digital stamp that uses encryption to certify where an electronic document came from
vector	Vector is used to describe an image that is made upof curves and lines described by mathematical equations
banding	Straight lines or bands across a printed picture caused blocked nozzles, poor alignment or design defects in the printer head, as it criss-crosses the paper
transmission protocol	Rules for what information is exchanged and in what order
pci	Peripheral Component Interconnect - high-speed expansion/connector system used on most recent PCs for sound, video, and network adaptor cards, etc.
aspect ratio	This term describes the ratio of the width to the height of a TV screen independently of the screen size (x units wide by x units high)
cmyk	Stands for the three subtractive primary ink colors and black: Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow and blacK.
adapter	A part that connects two devices or systems, physically or electrically, and enables them to work together
color balance	The ability to reproduce the colors of a scene to some acceptable standard.
symmetric key encryption	Also known as Private Key Encryption, this uses the same private key shared by the sender and recipient for the encryption and decryption of information
csplit	Split a file into context-determined pieces
chipset	Control microchips on a PC motherboard or plug-in adaptor card
capture	The process of lodging a document or digital object into a recordkeeping system and assigning metadata to describe the record and place it in context, thus allowing the appropriate management of the record over time
record	A record is all information created, sent and received in the course of carrying out the business of your agency. Records have many formats, including paper and electronic
authorization	In single-copy sales, a retailer's approval for a particular title to be carried in some or all of its stores
din	Stands for Deutsche Industrinorm, the standards -setting organization for Germany
bankcard	A payment card issued by a financial institution.
bboard	a contraction of the term "bulletin board system," a Web-based site that allows users to post comments and questions to which other bboard readers can respond
mach bands	An optical illusion caused by a sudden change in the rate of change of the brightness (discontinuities in the brightness' second derivative)
unset uid	User id change
rpm	Revolutions Per Minute
other	The Type designation 'Joke' was previously used by F-Secure to describe a program that does not easily fit into any other Type categorization
eavesdropping	Surreptitious interception of information sent over a network by an entity for which the information is not intended.
hp	Hewlett-Packard Corporation, a major manufacturer of computing equipment.
noise	Electronic interference that gets in the way of wanted signals.
core	Memory device consisting of small metal rings
pixel	The smallest indivisible unit of a digital image
unsentenced record	A record for which a value has not been determined and which consequently, has not been sentenced using a current records authority.
energy efficient	Products and systems that use less energy to perform as well or better than standard products
aperture	An opening made by an adjustable diaphragm, which permits light to enter the camera lens and reach the image sensor.
dual-band radio	A radio device is dual-band if it can send and receive signals from two frequencies--in the case of wireless networking, both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands
decryption	enabling the operation of a symmetric key
virtual device	A logical device in a ZFS pool, which can be a physical device, a file, or a collection of devices.
rcra	The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or RCRA is the U.S
decryption	symmetric key, asymmetric key
uk emissions trading scheme	Voluntary domestic emissions trading scheme running from March 2002 to the end of 2007
series	A group of records created and maintained by an agency or person that are in the same numerical, alphabetical, chronological or other identifiable sequence, or result from the same accumulation or filing process and have a similar function, format or informational content
domain	A segment of Internet space, denoted by the function or type of information it includes; current domains include ".com" and ".net" for commercial sites, ".gov" for governmental sites, ".edu" for educational and ".org" for non-commercial organizations.
data redaction	The ability to mask data with different values.
asset	n
spam	This was a significant event in that it brought about the age of mass spam, in the sense that they created the precedent for the current global unapologetic spamming practice.
disposal class	A component of a records authority which acts as a set of rules within an electronic records management system
unauthorised term	See: Non-preferred term
user role	An aggregation or standard set of electronic records managment system functional permissions that may be granted to a predefined subset of system users.
dialler box	A dialler box is a device that you connect to your telephone line, to select the cheapest service provider for the call you are making
brute-force	Brute-force search is a trivial but very general problem-solving technique, that consists of systematically enumerating all possible candidates for the solution and checking whether each candidate satisfies the problem's statement.
copyright	The exclusive right, granted by law, of the creator of a work (or his/her assignees or employers) to make or dispose of copies and otherwise control the use of a literary, dramatic, musical, artistic or other work
checkout display	In newsstand sales, the coveted display space at the checkouts of supermarkets, convenience stores and other mass outlets
folio	To assign a number to a leaf or page.
thesaurus application	A software application that can be used to create or manage a thesaurus.
registration authority	An independent, third-party organization that processes payment card applications for multiple payment card brand associations and forwards applications to the appropriate financial institutions.
dynamic attack surface	increasing an adversary's work factor necessary to probe, attack, or maintain presence in a cyber target.
certificate authority	A certificate Authority is a third party organization that generates and manages SSL certificate
check scam	A crime in which an unsuspecting victim deposits a check into a bank account then wires a portion of the money to a criminal
pre-certified emission reductions	A unit of GHG emission reductions that has been verified by an independent auditor but has not yet undergone the procedures and may not yet have met the requirements for registration, verification, certification and issuance of CERs or ERUs
registration	Registration is the formal acceptance by the Executive Board of a validated project activity as a project activity
digital record	A record created and/or maintained by means of digital computer technology
bnc	Short form for British Naval Connector or Bayonet Nut Connector or Bayonet Neill Concelman
interoperability	The ability to transfer and use information in a uniform and efficient manner across multiple organisations and information technology systems
contrast ratio	The measurement of the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black
init	Process control initialization
password-based software keystore	A
hd-pip function	In order to be able to use a HD channel with the picture-in-picture function, the SD equivalent must be present in the channel list
root account	A special user account that has absolute power over all aspects of system operation.
cryptography	Mathematical process used for encryption or authentication of information
du	Estimate file space usage
archival value	The attribute of Australian Government records appraised as being retain as national archives (RNA).
internet	A global connection of computer networks, also referred to as the "Net," which share a common addressing scheme
access examination	The process of examining records to identify any exempt information they may contain
amex	An abbreviation for American Express; a financial organization that is part of the Payment Card Industry that issues payment cards.
meaningful	See: Full and accurate record
passive	Having no active or electronically-controlled parts.
thesaurus	Contains synonyms for selected word
freedom of information	The right of the public, granted by law (the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010), to inspect or otherwise have access to documents in the recordkeeping systems of government, subject to specified exclusions.
functional record	See: Core record
p2v	Physical-to-virtual
normalisation	The process of changing records from one data format to an archival data format.
system administrator	A user role with designated responsibility for configuring, monitoring and managing a system and its use
redacted data	In an
front-projection system	A type of projection system in a home theater that includes two parts: a front projector unit and a separate screen
voluntary standard	Any standard that aims to ensure the quality of carbon credits in the voluntary carbon market
encryption	The translation of data into a secret code
naming principle	The rule for labelling digital records and other record plan entities
global environment facility	A global partnership among 178 countries, international institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues while financing national sustainable development initiatives.
reach	Unique users that visited the site over the course of the reporting period, expressed as a percent of the universe for the demographic category; also called unduplicated audience; The total number of unique users who will be served a given ad.
comprehensive	See: Full and accurate record
interocular separation	The distance between the centers of the pupils of the eyes when vision is at infinity
flowchart	A graphic representation of an algorithm, often used in the design phase of programming to work out the logical flow of a program.
noise filter	Removes from a signal the interference caused by the magnetic fields of nearby devices
payment card	A term used in SET to collectively refer to the credit cards, debit cards and charge cards issued by a financial institution and reflects a relationship between cardholder and financial institution.
security category	The hierarchical designation in a recordkeeping system (such as ‘top secret' or ‘protected') allocated to a user, user role, digital record or other record plan entity to indicate the level of access allowed in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Framework (PSPF) issued by the Attorney-General's Department
cancel	On-screen button that appears in some boxes
binary search	Binary search searching a sorted list by looking at the middle item, and then searching the appropriate half recursively (used for phone books, dictionaries and computer algorithms).
private key	The decryption key used in public-key encryption.
fips pubs 140-1	Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) 140-1 is a US government standard for implementations of cryptographic modules--that is, hardware or software that encrypts and decrypts data or performs other cryptographic operations (such as creating or verifying digital signatures)
rmw	see Regulated Medical Waste
subnet mask	A bit mask that is used to select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing
parity	A property of a data word or character which is even if the number of 1s in the data is even, and odd if the number of 1s in the data is odd.
transfer manager	Transfer Manager is the place where you can define, modify, delete, and start all transfer activities.
topic	A term used at the third level of classification
trust points	Trust points or trusted certificates are third party identities that are qualified with a level of trust
rename	Action whereby a file, directory or other element of a system is given a new name.
crashplan service	The CrashPlan service or engine that performs all backup operations in the background on a device running the CrashPlan app
cardholder	Customer to whom a card is issued or individual authorized to use the card
grep	is used for filtering input lines and returning certain patterns to the output
aao	See: Administrative Arrangements Order
interrupt request line	As you may have discovered, it's possible for PC devices to live in the same virtual space, and when they do, they tend to interfere with each other
inviolate	See: Full and accurate record
genetically modified organism	A GMO results from merging the genetic make-up of two organisms to create a desired byproduct that could otherwise not be found in nature
decryption	enabling the operation of a symmetric key cryptography scheme.
semi-active record	A record required so infrequently in the conduct of current business that it can be transferred from offices to separate storage areas.
sga	See System Global Area.
pstn	Public Switched Telephone Network – conventional telephone system, operated by BT etc.
preferred term	A term in a thesaurus or other classification tool that can be applied to a record.
pin	A confidential number created in order for a system to be able to authenticate you as the proper user
downstream cap	A "downstream" cap and trade system is one in which where the entities emitting carbon dioxide are required to surrender allowances (also see: upstream cap)
flash	A device on your camera that fires a burst of light when you take a picture to illuminate your subject.
manure	Livestock excreta used to fertilize soil
lan	LAN is an acronym for Local Area Network that spans small area
root certificate	Certificate at the top of the certificate hierarchy.
ownership	See: Transfer (of ownership)
login id	The unique identifier of a user that must be supplied in combination with a PIN/Password in order for the user to be authenticated.
web snapshot	A full and accurate record of an agency's public web resources captured at a particular point in time.
hard offer	A promotion that does not treat the first issue or first several issues as a no-obligation trial
tcp/ip	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
double-click	Point to an item, then press the mouse button twice rapidly
secondary transaction	A transaction where the seller is not the original owner (or issuer) of the carbon asset
integrity	or availability
acquiring bank	The bank of financial institution that receives payment card transactions and settles with the issuing bank
destruction	The process of eliminating or deleting records beyond any possible reconstruction.
ip address	A computer’s “address,” it consists of a series of numbers separated by periods.
rules file	A text file that contains a rule for each group of systems or single systems that you want to install automatically
standard generalized markup language	SGML is mother of all markup languages
arithmetic function	One of the arithmetic operations -- addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division -- included in most programming languages.
users	List users currently logged in
filters	The term snowshoe spamming analogizes this practice to snowshoes, which are made to spread a person's weight onto a larger area of snow.
integrity	and availability
half duplex	A communications channel which transmits data in either direction, but only one direction at a time.
merchant	Any University entity that participates in card processing activities.
merchant	A seller of goods, services, and/or other information who accepts payment for these items electronically
v2v	Virtual-to-virtual
electronic messages	Any communication using an electronic system for the conduct of official business internally, among Australian Government agencies, or with the outside world
subscriber	Either the person, or the business entity and the person who acts on behalf of that business entity, that is in possession of or has control of the private authentication key and who uses that key to digitally sign/receive messages.
business information system	An automated system that creates or manages information about an organisation's activities
message board	A message board is an online discussion site
ascii	A code system for turning letters, numbers and symbols into digital data
hot swap	To pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the main power is still on
oracle call interface	An application programming interface that enables you to manipulate data and schema in an Oracle Database
g-commerce	Ecommerce applied to government
classification system	A set of terms and business rules that can be applied to records to facilitate capture, retrieval, maintenance and disposal.
degree of an operator	The number of values associated with the evaluation (i.e., the use) of that operator
dehp	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate or DEHP is a plasticizer used to make PVC medical devices soft and flexible
crs system	See: Series system
colour depth	The amount of data used to describe a colour, which determines the range and accuracy of colours in an image
i2p	Image-to-physical
links	See elinks
light dome	A plastic dome that diffuses light and eliminates reflections in photographs
trackpad	Pressure-sensitive pad that moves the mouse pointer around the screen with light finger movements
pump and dump	The term Pump and dump is a term used to define a particular type of stock fraud or stock market manipulation
field force	In single-copy sales, a group of representatives maintained by a national distributor (see definition) or a large publisher
character	A single letter, digit, or symbol
credit card processor	A company that performs authorization and settlement of credit card payments, usually handling several types of credit and payment cards (such as Visa, MasterCard, and American Express)
dacs	DACS boxes, or DACS, are devices that were used by telephone providers to split one phone line into two or more lines
xinit	Start Xserver
true	Do nothing, successfully
manifest section	A section of a Solaris Flash archive that is used to validate a clone system
doexec	Run an executable with an arbitrary argv
structured programming	A style programming in which a hierarchy of structures is used, each having a single entry and a single exit point.
immersive	A term used to describe a system that is designed to envelop the participant in a virtual world or experience
disclosure	Refers to companies' practice of making your personal information available to third parties, e.g., marketing lists, other organizations that provide similar services, etc.
global positioning system	A space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an (almost) unobstructed sky view.
vpiet	Office of the Vice Provost-Information and Educational Technology
llu	Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) is the process of making BT local telephone exchanges available to other companies, such as TalkTalk
concave	A property of a polygon that has at least one vertex bulge inward instead of outward
fmt	Reformat paragraph text
capture	A transaction sent after the merchant has shipped the goods
risk	and develops and/or recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations.
password-based authentication	Confident identification by means of a name and password
influencer	an individual knowledgeable in a specific subject, highly recognized in an online community, with the ability to sway others' opinions; key influencers are seen on an online community as references who can offer assistance on specific subjects
smart card	A small device, typically about the size of a credit card, that contains a microprocessor and is capable of storing cryptographic information (such as keys and certificates) and performing cryptographic operations
legacy record	A record that is not covered by a records authority or a general records authority
overclocking	Making a PC run faster by increasing the speed of the CPU beyond its rated design
render	Process in desktop video editing where effects and transitions are generated by the editing software and added to clips
user	Users are people who have access to the Mahara site and can log in in with a personal account.
administrative change	The process whereby agencies and departments are created, modified or abolished, and responsibility for legislation and functions (and records) is transferred from one jurisdiction, portfolio, department or agency to another.
auto-login software keystore	A
ca	See certificate authority.
accessories	Supporting devices (such as universal remote controls, touchpads, or digital media adapters) that make the content in your home theater accessible from another location.
ohm	Unit of electrical resistance
subnet mask	A 32-bit address used in conjunction with an IP address to segment network traffic; used to restrict transmissions to certain subnets.
recovery mode	This is the mode that you use when your phone is in desperate need of a restore
domain	The site's name that an organization uses; for example, Red Hat has a domain name of redhat.com.
dial-up	A old-style internet connection through a standard phone line
w	Show who is logged on and what they are doing
verbose	An optional mode when running a program that displays varying levels of status messages as it is processing.
pem	Privacy-Enhanced Electronic Mail
archives	Records that are appraised as having archival value
confidentiality	data integrity, entity authentication, and data origin authentication.
fcc	Federal Communications Commission
inherit	To take on a metadata attribute from a parent entity.
host name	The name by which a system is known to other systems on a network
pat	See: Photographic Activity Test (PAT)
brominated flame retardants	BFRs are halogenated flame retardants containing bromine, and are used in products ranging from mattresses and cubicle curtains to pulse oximeters and foam packaging
inactive record	A record that is not required to be readily available for the business purposes of a department or agency and may therefore be transferred to intermediate storage, archival custody or be destroyed subject to applicable laws.
tweeter driver	A type of speaker driver that handles the high-frequency treble range (above 2000 Hz).
native format	The format in which the record was created or in which the originating application stores records.
digital asset	n
integer overflow	In computer programming, an integer overflow is a type of arithmetic error in which a calculation produces a numeric value too large for the available storage space.
wiana	Wireless Internet Numbers Authority. (Also see IANA.)
cryptographic algorithm	A set of rules or directions used to perform cryptographic operations such as encryption and decryption
unaided recall	The percentage or number of consumers surveyed who are able to cite a products/services name after being requested to cite any and all product names within an advertised category
disintermediation	It means: "getting rid of the middle-men" but sounds more impressive.
scope note	The definition of a particular term, or combination of terms, in a business classification scheme or a classification tool (such as a functions thesaurus or record classification scheme)
commonwealth person	A significant individual such as a Governor-General, Prime Minister, Minister, Member of Parliament or senior public servant who has been associated with the Commonwealth and who has created personal records held by the National Archives is included in the CRS System as a Commonwealth Person.
failover	The ability to reconfigure a computing system to utilize an alternate active component when a similar component fails.
file	The action of placing documents in a predetermined location according to a scheme of control.
supply chain	including acquisition processes.
controlled copy	An exact reproduction of a digital record, where there is no change to the content of the record
route predicate	An argument to a route configuration which implies a value that evaluates to
copying	The production of an identical copy on the same type of medium (paper, microfilm or electronic), eg
root ca	The certificate authority (CA) with a self-signed certificate at the top of a certificate chain
cybersecurity	the effect of a loss of confidentiality
entire solaris software group	A software group that contains the entire Solaris release.
ps2pk	creates a TeX pkfont from a type1 PostScript font
unset gid	Group id change
dimmed	See grayed out.
core record	A record unique to a particular agency, generated as the agency carries out its specific functions
key pair	Two mathematically related keys, having the following properties:
tr	Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
cluster	A set of track sectors which is the minimum space used by a read or write.
key pair	A pair of asymmetric cryptographic keys (ie
actual data	In
color depth	A measure of the number of digital bits used to store the color information for a high-definition TV source.
substitution cipher	A type of cipher that works simply by replacing each letter or combination of letters in a plain text with a certain other letter or combination of letters to make up the cipher text
v2p	Virtual-to-physical
ron	The scheduling of Internet advertising whereby an ad network positions ads across the sites it represents at its own discretion, according to available inventor
agile	A variety of software development techniques that tend to focus on smaller-scale iterative development rather than on top-down “waterfall” design and
reverse video	Highlights selected text with a background color and a change of text color.
original order	The order in which records and archives were kept when in active use (ie
sandbox	In computer security, a sandbox generally refers to a tightly controlled virtual environment that replicates a normal computer system.
nap	See: Normal administrative practice (NAP)
autofocus	A camera setting that allows the camera to choose the correct focus distance for you, usually based on the contrast of an image or set by a mechanism, such as an infrared sensor, that measures the actual distance to the subject.
useradd	Create new user account
pkill	Look up or signal processes based on name and other attributes
polarizing film	A film that turns or shifts light.
advance directive	n
market transformation programme	The MTP supports the development and implementation of UK Government policy on sustainable products
availability	The portion of time that a system can be used for productive work, expressed as a percentage.
transaction	The third level in a business classification scheme.
conversion	The process of changing records from one medium to another or from one format to another
nis+	The SunOS 5.0 (minimum) Network Information Service
access	The right, opportunity, means of finding, using or retrieving information, usually subject to rules and conditions.
bin	Bank Identification Number consisting of the first six numbers on a Visa or MasterCard that identifies the issuing financial institution.
meme	Contagious ideas
transfer compound	Chemical paste to ensure thermally efficient contact between a CPU chip and cooling fan
repository	A mechanism for storing user information under the control of the user agent.
integration	A tight-knit relationship between an electronic records management system and another application or mechanism
eula	End User Licence Agreement -- the lengthy document that no-one reads, which appears when you install a software application and you have to agree to before the installation will proceed
key	It is an item of data that is being searched for or sorted, and therefore will be compared with other data.
bsd	BSD is a type of UNIX operating system derived from the work done at Computer Science laboratories at the University of California at Berkeley
sop	Standard Operating Procedure
accurate	See: Full and accurate record
ambient function	A high-level function that exists outside the boundaries of an organisation
convex	A property of a polygon that bulges outward at all vertices
public key cryptography	Public key cryptography involves information encryption and decryption using a shared public key paired with private keys
domain	A segment of Internet space, denoted by the function or type of information it includes; current domains include ".com" for commercial sites, ".gov" for governmental ones, and ".org" for non-commercial organizations.
integrated risk management	risk
dde	A breakdown product of the once-common pesticide DDT, which was banned in the US in 1972 but still enters the environment through use in other countries where it isn't banned
comments	replies or opinions in reference to a specific topic; usually left on blog posts or on a bboard
skyscraper	Skyscraper ads, which are tall and narrow
debit card	A plastic card issued by a financial institution that is connected to a consumer's bank account
trusted certificate	A trusted certificate, sometimes called a root key certificate, is a third party identity that is qualified with a level of trust
antenna gain	This describes an antenna's transmission power as a ratio of its output (send) signal strength to its input (receive) signal strength
color saturation	The purity of color; the amount by which a pure color is diluated with white or gray.
rendition	The instance of a digital record made available in another format or on a different medium by a process entirely within an electronic records management system control, without loss of content
image sensor	A digital camera’s solid-state capture device, made up of a grid-like arrangement of red-, green-, and blue-sensitive elements.
set uid	Set user id
huid	HUID is an acronym for Harvard University ID number.
namei	Follow a pathname until a terminal point is found
shutter	The device in a camera that opens and shuts to allow light into the camera.
physical control	The responsibility for the custody of records based on their physical possession but not necessarily implying legal title
ism band	A theoretical, ideal antenna whose signal range is 360 degrees in all directions
zone	See non-global zone
wan	A network of interconnected computers over a large geographical area, connected via telephone, radio or satellite.
client	The customer side of a client/server setup
custody	The responsibility for the care of records and archives, usually based on their physical possession
duplex printing	Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper.
registration authority	The registration Authority is responsible for identification and authentication of requestor before issuing certificate but it does not right to sign or issue the certificate
records disposal authority	See: Records authority
jack retasking	The technology that allows audio jack functionality to be reassigned depending on the type of device that is connected
cable	A flexible wire or bundle of wires, usually metal (glass or silica in fiber optic cable), insulated with plastic or rubber, and having connectors on the ends
ip address	A computer's "address," it consists of a series of numbers separated by periods.
scan-based trading	Refers to the practice of basing retail sales figures for magazines solely on the number of sales recorded through checkout scanning, as opposed to the traditional system of returning unsold magazine covers
crosstalk	Incomplete isolation of the left and right image channels so that one leaks (leakage) or bleeds into the other
infrared	Using film, a filter, or a censor that is sensitive to infrared light and also blocks visible light
cardmember agreement	Contract with a customer which sets forth the customer's responsibilities and governs which security process will be used in the conduct of business between the institution (Bank of America) and customer.
real time system	A system which must respond in real time to changing conditions.
energy savings certificate	An ESC, also referred to as a white certificate, Energy Efficiency Credit (EEC), or white tag, is an instrument issued by an authorized body guaranteeing that a specified amount of energy savings has been achieved
resolution	A measure of the precision and sharpness of a video display's picture, based on the pixels or lines of resolution available on the screen
skimming	Thieves implant a data storage device at an ATM or retail checkout terminal that reads (or "skims") the magnetic strip on your credit or debit card as you swipe it
led	Light-emitting diode, or LED
motoprint	MotoPrint is an application designed for Motorola devices to print directly from Motorola devices using Wi-Fi
cache	A temporary storage area for frequently-accessed or recently-accessed data
ssfp	A Service-Specific Faceplate (SSFP) is a telephone socket that filters broadband and voice data down a telephone line without using a DSL filter
computer forensics	forensics
bit	The smallest element of computerized data
repro graphics	A full-service campus printing department affiliated with the Office of Administration
digital certificates	Electronic affidavit issued by a certification authority, like a bank, that validates the identity of an individual or business
digital	Digital systems represent data in binary form, encoding it as a series of zeroes and ones
set gid	Set group id
import	To receive digital records and associated metadata into one system from another, either from within the organisation or from elsewhere.
convolution	A mathematical operation that applies a weighted average defined by one function onto another function
dither pattern	The particular pattern of threshold values used in dithering
admissibility	The quality of being permitted to serve as evidence in a trial, hearing or other proceeding
sore	Small Off-Road Engines or Equipment Spring Water - Derived from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the earth's surface, spring water must be collected only at the spring or through a borehole tapping the underground formation feeding the spring.
pl/sql	PL/SQL is Oracle's proprietary extension to the SQL language
digital certificate	A nontransferable, nonforgeable, digital file issued from a third party that both communicating parties already trust.
disposition	See: Disposal
constraint	A rule of an inverse kinematics or inverse dynamics animation system that must be adhered to in solving the motion of all the objects
unix hosting	Unix hosting is when an ISP or hosting facility runs your site on some variety of a Unix operating system
v2i	Virtual-to-image
frequency range	A specification for a receiver that is measured in Hertz (Hz)
blog	A blog (made from the words 'web log') is a website with regular articles often focused on a particular subject or person
bps	Bits per Second - The term used for measuring modem data transmission speed. A modem rated at less than 56 kbps is no longer sufficient to accomodate today's performance requirements. (See Bit.)
diff3	Show differences among three files
appraisal criteria	The criteria used to determine the value of a record for future business, accountability or community needs.
interpolation	A software technique that basically fills in the gaps between the ‘dots' on a printed picture by analysing the surrounding dots and taking an educated guess at what should be there
private keys	In public key cryptography, these are the secret keys
administrative arrangements order	A formal document issued by the Federal Executive Council (and generally published in the Commonwealth Gazette), which assigns responsibility for legislation and functions to departments of State
bizopps	Shorthand for “business opportunity;” some schemes involve extravagant and unfounded earnings claims and are actually fraudulent business ventures.
control point	A point used in defining a spline.
digital divide	The gap in opportunities experienced by those with limited accessibility to technology especially, the Internet.
retrieval	The processor service of making records in the National Archives' custody available to the agencies that control them
social media	Web-based technologies used for social interaction that enable the creation of user-generate content
latency	Latency is the time it takes information to travel between two devices
audit trail	Data that allows the reconstruction of a previous activity, or which enables attributes of a change (such as date, time or operator) to be stored so that a sequence of events can be determined in the correct chronological order
uniform resource locator	A type of URI that identifies a resource via a representation of its primary access mechanism (ie
frames	Multiple, independent sections used to create a single Web page
ad noters	A person who has noticed an advertisement in a publication
privacy	The interest that individuals have in sustaining a 'personal space,' free from interference by other people and organizations.
cookie	information which a website places on your harddrive so that it can remember something about you at a later date. Typically, a cookie records your preferences when using a particular site
erm	see Electronic Records Management
light tent	A white cloth teepee-shaped tent that diffuses light and eliminates reflections in photographs
root	The top level of a hierarchy of items
des	Data Encryption Standard
sell-through	Also called efficiency or efficiency level
business classification scheme	A conceptual representation of the functions and activities performed by an organisation
background	The color or pattern that sits behind the images in the composite.
ethernet	Industry standard networking system that allows the transfer of data over cables at speeds up to 100 megabits per second
shooting mode	Range of options that gives you limited or total control of picture-taking settings.
housekeeping record	See: Administrative record
electronic funds transfer	Technology that transfers funds from the bank account of one person or organization to that of another.
su	Substitute user identity
compensating controls	Compensating controls may be considered when an entity cannot meet a requirement explicitly as stated, due to legitimate technical or documented business constraints but has sufficiently mitigated the risk associated with the requirement through implementation of other controls
component	A single element within a larger system; it can be hardware- or software-based and performs essential functions needed by the system.
digital certificates	ITU X.509 v3 standard data structures that securely bind an identity to a public key
subject thesaurus	A controlled vocabulary that relates to a common theme for the purposes of describing the content of a resource.
ping6	Ping
trust	Confident reliance on a person or other entity
m-commerce	Mobile commerce using wireless devices
cleartext	Unencrypted plain text.
electronic commerce	The exchange of goods and services for payment between a cardholder and merchant when some or all of the transaction is performed via electronic communication.
backup frequency	The setting that determines how often CrashPlan backs up to your destinations
digital document	A document created and/or maintained by means of digital computer technology.
bandwidth	The rate at which information travels through a network connection, usually measured in bits per second, kilobits (thousand bits) per second, or megabits (million bits) per second.
account number	Payment card number (credit or debit) that identifies the issuer and the particular cardholder account
race condition	A situation where the (uncontrolled) ordering of events can affect the outcome of the situation.
private key	A cryptographic key used with a public key cryptographic algorithm, uniquely associated with an entity, and not made public
tar	Tape Archiver
subnet mask	Part of a code used by network administrators to identify sections of a network
information	Any type of knowledge that can be exchanged
listener.ora file	A configuration file for the listener that identifies the:
atr	Area Telephone Representative
focal length	The distance between the film and the optical center of the lens when the lens is focused on infinity, usually measured in millimeters.
uucp	UUCP subsystem
encryption	decryption, symmetric key, asymmetric key
midrange driver	A type of speaker driver that handles midrange frequencies (200 Hz to 2000 Hz).
public-key cryptography	A set of well-established techniques and standards that allow an entity (such as a person, an organization, or hardware such as a router) to verify its identity electronically or to sign and encrypt electronic data
digital direct marketing	Direct digital marketing, also known as "DDM," is a type of marketing that is done exclusively through digital means
constructive solid geometry	A modeling technique where complex shapes are built by combinations of simple shapes
security classification system	A set of procedures for identifying and protecting official information whose disclosure could have adverse consequences for the Commonwealth
snr	Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) is defined as the ratio of the signal to the noise or interference corrupting the signal.
chdir	Change working directory
smart card	A plastic card containing a computer chip that holds large amounts of information, performs some processing and is tamper resistant
arch	Print machine architecture
gateway	A network device or machine that connects a local private network to another network or the Internet.
revegetation	A direct human-induced activity to increase carbon stocks on sites through the establishment of vegetation that covers a minimum area of 0.05 hectares and does not meet the definitions of afforestation and reforestation
circulation-driven	A magazine that yields most of its revenue from circulation
yaml	Yet Another Markup Language, YAML was originally developed as a more
tags	a keyword or term associated and assigned to an item of content (i.e
coalescence	The combination of two (or more) physically adjacent unused spaces into a single unused space.
d-link dsl-2640r and dsl-2740r	The D-Link DSL-2640R and DSL-2740R are broadband routers with wireless capability
conservation	The treatment of items (including records and objects) to stabilise them chemically or strengthen them physically so that they can be maintained for as long as possible in their original form
message digest	Representation of text as a string of single digits
nano	An enhanced free Pico clone
false	Do nothing, unsuccessfully
bandwidth	Generally, the amount of data that can be passed through any point on the internet at a specific time
electronic data interchange	The exchange of standardized documents between computer systems for business use.
rsa	A public-key encryption technology developed by RSA Data Security
modem commands	Instructions issued by the PC to tell the modem to do things like open the line and dial a number
ecometrics	Interface’s quantification of the company’s environmental performance over time
distinguished name	The unique name of a directory entry
non-current record	See: Inactive record
archives act 1983	The Archives Act 1983 officially established the Australian Archives (now the National Archives of Australia) and defines its powers
power spike	A huge jump that lasts for fractions of a second.
tolerance	The range of color or tonal values that will be selected with a tool such as an image editor’s Magic Wand, or filled with paint when using a tool such as the Paint Bucket.
firewall	A firewall is an application that helps an user or administrator to have a control over how the system should be connected with other network/systems or over the Internet.
smart card	A plastic card about the size of a credit card with an embedded microchip where information and applications are stored
stereoscopy	The art and science of creating images with the depth sense stereopsis
information system	See: Business information system (BIS)
master key	A symmetric key used by Certificate Manager to encrypt information
unit vector	A vector of length, or magnitude, one.
ghg	see Greenhouse Gasses
high gain projection screen	Material that reflects more light than matte material
provenance	The office of origin of records, (ie
nonnetworked systems	Systems that are not connected to a network or do not rely on other systems.
affiliate marketing	An agreement between two sites in which one site (the affiliate) agrees to feature content or an ad designed to drive traffic to another site
function creep	...how Information Age surveillance and monitoring systems, built and bought for a benign use, can subtly be shifted to sinister purposes
text node	The area in the layout where text goes
record classification scheme	A hierarchical classification tool that, when applied to a business information system, can facilitate the capture, titling, retrieval, maintenance and disposal of records and other information
surge	See power surge
disposal freeze	A mechanism within an electronic records management system that can prevent any disposal action from taking place, even if the retention period for a digital record has elapsed
dir	Briefly list directory contents
pci-dss	Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
extraction	The act of creating an extract.
joystick	A device which controls cursor motion with a vertical stick
unattended mode	One of two PIE operating modes
extant	Records that remain or have survived to the present, ie
head	works similarly
sgc ssl certificate	SGC SSL certificate means Server Gated Cryptography SSL certificate
pass	The number of times that the source text has to be scanned or rescanned in order to compile the program
storage sprawl	A term used to describe the high rate of data volume growth on a network.
extension	The last part of an internet address, after the final dot
universal groups	Universal groups are available in Windows 2000, but not in Windows NT
digital watermark	A complex visible or invisible pattern denoting provenance or ownership information
managed appliance	Code42-manufactured equipment (including its physical components) purchased from Code42 or a Code42-authorized agent
lightweight directory access protocol	A standard, extensible directory access protocol
cryptography	The art and practice of scrambling (encrypting) and unscrambling (decrypting) information
progress	PIE command that lets you see Imaging Engine's current status.
personal identifying information	In 2009, state law changed nomenclature
keyword	The highest-level term in Keyword AAA: A Thesaurus of General Terms.
credit card	Payment method that allows the cardholder to make payments for goods and services and receive cash through credit from the card-issuing bank.
disposal trigger	The point from which the disposal action is calculated
sgid permission	The SGID permission sets a process's group ID on execution.
myinfovault	Faculty merit and promotion system.
accommodation	The refocusing of the eyes as their vision shifts from one distance plane to another.
emulation	A digital record preservation approach that involves keeping digital records in their original format and recreating the operating environment to enable the original performance of the software to be recreated on current computers
init	The init process is the first process to run on a system
risk assessment	risk
economizer	An economizer is a mechanical device used to reduce energy consumption
ocp	Operator Control Panel
as iso 15489	AS ISO 15489 replaced AS 4390 as the code for records management practice in Australia in March 2002
authentication	Process which seeks to validate identity (merchants and cardholders) or to prove the integrity of a transaction
e-commerce	Electronic Commerce - Refers to the ability to sell products through your Web site.
parity	Adding an extra bit to a set of bits to make it so that there is an even number of 1’s
remote code execution	In computer security, remote code execution means that an outside party being able to run arbitrary commands on a target machine or in a target process, almost always with malicious intent.
digital signature	Information encrypted with an entity's private key, which is appended to a message to assure the recipient of the authenticity and integrity of the message
light-shelf	Usually consisting of reflective white or metal eaves or shelves that redirect light into a building and protect occupants from direct solar glare
white paper	This is a document that explains how a certain technology or product works
registration authority	An entity that performs services in relation to the registration and verification of the identity of applicants for public key certificates, as described in the registration authority accreditation criteria.
energy efficiency credit	An EEC, also referred to as a white certificate, Energy Savings Certificate (ESC), or white tag, is an instrument issued by an authorized body guaranteeing that a specified amount of energy savings has been achieved
digital certificate	Digital Certificates are used to prove your identity electronically while doing transaction on the web
forking	Forking is the mechanism by which the system starts a new process, waits for it to finish, then generates a new output prompt and waits for the next command.
shutter speed	The length of time that the camera shutter remains open, thereby allowing light to enter the camera and expose the photograph.
eco-chic	A product or good that is both eco-friendly and hip
origin	The point in a coordinate space where all coordinates are zero.
will	n
ppe	Personal Protective Equipment Public Comment Period - see Validation Publicly Owned Utility (POU) - A public utility (usually just a utility) is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service, usually referring to power, natural gas and water delivery
emissions	Emissions are particles and gases released into the air as byproducts
sampling	A form of appraisal or disposal used especially in connection with large series or other groups of records
suid permission	The SUID permission sets a process's user ID on execution.
digital preservation	The series of managed activities necessary to ensure continued access to digital materials for as long as necessary
freemium	Also called a love gift
directional antenna	This term defines several types of antennae that redirect the signal received from a transmitter to enhance its strength in a certain direction, unlike an omnidirectional antenna
throughput	How much data is moved in a certain amount of time
nohup	Run a command immune to hangups
memory card/module/stick	Removable non-volatile (i.e
bit depth	Refers to the number of bits available to store color information
tonal resolution	The number of levels of gray in a black and white image.
transaction	The smallest unit of a business activity.
rule	A series of values that assigns one or more system attributes to a profile
nis	The SunOS 4.0 (minimum) Network Information Service
public key certificate	Public key and identification data signed by a trusted third party to provide authentication and integrity of the key.
redundancy	The provision of multiple interchangeable components to perform a single function in order to cope with failures and errors.
intellectual control	The control established through the arrangement and description process over the informational content of records and archives, and the administrative and recordkeeping contexts in which they were created and used.
iphone	Though “iPhone” is an Apple Computers product, the term is becoming generic for any phone with a touch screen that functions as a phone, camera, portable media player and internet connection.
conditioning	Smoothes out variations in power by pumping up the voltage when it drops and stepping it down when it's too high
closed-loop recycling	The process of utilizing a recycled product in the manufacturing of a similar product or the remanufacturing of the same product
bass and treble controls	Separate on-screen controls provide for a wide range of Bass and Treble sound adjustments.
vulnerability	In computer security, the word vulnerability refers to a weakness in a system or PC that allows an attacker to violate the confidentiality, integrity or availability of a system or PC.
signing certificate	A certificate whose corresponding private key is used to sign transmitted data, so that the receiver can verify the identity of the sender
syntax	A feature of a language that denotes the grammatical structure of the language
tamper detection	A mechanism ensuring that data received in electronic form has not been tampered with; that is, that the data received corresponds entirely with the original version of the same data.
router	As the name indicates, this piece of hardware routes data from one local-area network to another or to a phone line's long-distance line
records management	The field of management responsible for the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposal of records, including processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and transactions in the form of records.
nielson’s heuristics	A widely used set of heuristics for evaluating computer interfaces that was devised by Jakob Nielson (available from http://useit.com).
dc	Desk Calculator
data matching	Comparing different sets of personal data collected for unrelated purposes
virtual terminal	Allows merchants who have internet access to take orders over the phone or mail and manually enter credit card information without the need for an internet storefront.
caging	In fulfillment, the process in which subscription orders and their enclosed payments are separated and then recorded
certificate fingerprint	A unique number associated with a certificate
access	Access to Commonwealth records for agencies and the public is governed by the Archives Act 1983
hacker	Hacker is a person who is skilled at subverting technological systems and making them do things they were not originally created to do
orm	Object-Relational Mapping, the hard part of getting object-oriented languages and relational databases to work together
record type	The definition of a record object that specifies particular management requirements, metadata attributes and forms of behaviour
one-time tailoring	Refers to a site's or a service provider's use of personal data to tailor or modify content or design of the site not affirmatively selected by the particular individual, where the information is used only for a single visit to the site and not used for any kind of future customization
file plan	See: Record plan
cti/lti	Colour Transient Improvement/Luminance Transient Improvement – for the reproduction of clear contour edges which are lost during transmission of the television picture.
water cooling	Very similar to the cooling system in a car with heat drawn from the CPU chip inside liquid filled pipes to a miniature radiator and fan.
authorization	This is a process that assesses transaction risk, confirms that a given transaction does not raise the account holder's debt above the account's credit limit, and reserves the specified amount of credit
domain	A segment of Internet space, denoted by the function or type of information it includes; current domains include “.com” for commercial sites, “.gov” for governmental ones, and “.org” for non-commercial organizations.
conversion	The process of adding depth to a shot previously filmed or created in without depth.
plaintext	Also called cleartext
brute force	Refers to a programming style that does not include any shortcuts to improve performance, but instead relies on sheer computing power to try all possibilities until the solution to a problem is found
join lines option	Feature that lets you specify that people's names appear on one line instead of two.
quick sort	Quick sort pick an item at random, put all the smaller items in a group on its left and the larger items in a group on its right
table	A set of rows and columns
maintain	To retain records in identifiable recordkeeping systems over time in accordance with disposal decisions
subordinate ca	A certificate authority (CA) whose certificate is signed by another subordinate CA or by the root CA
head	The part of the disk drive that does the reading and writing of data
key	In cryptography, a key is complex mathematical algorithm applied to clear text, readable information, to produce encrypted unreadable information, or applied to encrypted information to change it back to the original readable format
dircolors	Colour setup for `ls'
records authority	A records authority is an instrument issued by the National Archives of Australia to give its approval to Australian Government agencies or other organisations or persons to dispose of Commonwealth records
database access descriptor	A database access descriptor (DAD) is a set of values that specify how an application connects to an Oracle database to fulfill an HTTP request
registration	A number of websites require registration
binocular vision	Vision as a result of both eyes working as a team; when both eyes work together smoothly, accurately, equally and simultaneously.
cyberspace	and encompass[ing] the full range of threat
digital certificate	An electronic document signed by the Certification Authority that identifies a key holder and the business entity he/she represents
shift-click	Standard MACINTOSH key combination you can use to select multiple items in Composite Editor layouts.
saver socket	A saver socket is similar to a dialler box, and were designed to choose the cheapest service provider for phone calls
digital certificate	See certificate.
small business	A company that employs under 100 people and is usually a privately owned corporation
bcs	See: Business classification scheme (BCS)
crop	To size and position an image in order to use a specific portion of the image
clipboard	A section of computer memory used to temporarily hold data that has been cut or copied for transfer to another document or location within a document
mta	This is an organized mail system that receives messages and distributes them to the recipients
recordkeeping	The making and maintaining of complete, accurate and reliable evidence of business transactions in the form of recorded information
histogram	A graph that maps out brightness values in a digital image; usually found inside exposure-correction filter dialog boxes.
availability	integrity, and confidentiality.
emv	An abbreviation of Europay, MasterCard, and Visa
ofa	See Optimal Flexible Architecture.
merchant	University unit that accepts credit card payment for goods, services, or gifts.
uddi	Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration, a supposedly magical but now largely forgotten piece of the
rainforest alliance certified	Products are produced using farm and forestry methods that are derived from farms and forests where water, soil and wildlife habitat are conserved, where workers are treated well, where families have access to education and healthcare, and where communities benefit.
atsc	Advanced Television System Committee technical standard
fold	Wrap text to fit a specified width
xs-stereo sound	This type of audio system is a pseudo or Quasi-stereo sound
binary	A number system based on two
verifier	n
haute green	An annual contemporary design event in New York that showcases sustainable modern design
business validation ssl certificate	Business Validation SSL certificate contains your company details
ghz	(Gigahertz) A unit of frequency equal to 1,000,000,000 cycles per second
energy star	Energy Star is a government-backed labeling program that helps people and organizations save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by identifying factories, office equipment, home appliances and electronics that have superior energy efficiency
non-repudiation	Prevents an individual or entity from denying having performed a particular action related to electronic data (such as origin, intent or ownership).
protocol	In simple terms, a protocol stands for special set of rules
removable battery	Useful if you want to bring a secondary charged battery with you when out and about to swap in when your tablet PC battery runs out of charge
x2i	Anything-to-image
histsize	Change history size
directory naming context	A subtree which is of significance within a directory server
option return	Key combination you press to indicate that a new line of text should begin.
health information	Personal data, which may be collected by a site or a service provider, about an individual's physical or mental health, sexual orientation, use or inquiry into health care services or products, and purchase of health care services or products.
pr	Convert text files for printing
core business	A core business is a key area of responsibility carried out by an agency
flaming	Flaming is the sending of messages that include bad language or repeat messaging especially of undesirable or obscene text
administrative record	A record that an agency creates in the course of administrative activities which are generally common to all agencies.
iec	The International Electrotechnical Commission provides a wide range of worldwide standards
description	The process of recording information about the nature and content of records
dematerialization	The reduction of mass in a product that does not diminish quality or intended service for the consumer.
windows hosting	Windows hosting is when an ISP or hosting facility runs your site on a Microsoft Windows server
byte	Byte a group of 8 bits, able to represent numbers from 0 to 255, can store one ASCII character (also known as an octet).
shake	The act of moving your device back and forth
personalization	Generating custom content or presentations for web users
system services	Applications which normally run independently when a system is started up and which close, also independently, on shutting down the system
disposal class	The descriptor of a group of records which document similar activities
advance renewal	Generally, a renewal generated by a promotional effort that goes out well in advance of the rest of the renewal promotional series
thesaurus	A classification tool comprising an alphabetical presentation of a controlled list of terms linked together by semantic, hierarchical, associative or equivalence relationships
certified	Acknowledging that a product is genuine to what it claims, typically having gone through a process similar to obtaining a license
sentencing	The process of identifying the disposal class a record belongs to and applying the disposal action specified in the relevant records authority
exempt information	Sensitive information in Commonwealth records as defined in Section 33 of the Archives Act 1983 (eg
non-repudiation	Incontestable proof of the origin, delivery, submission, or transmission of a message.
key	When encrypting data, a key is a value which determines the ciphertext that a given algorithm will produce from given plaintext
certificate authority	(CA) A trusted third-party organization or company that issues digital certificates that are used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs
fiber optics	The transmission of data in the form of pulses of light
scsi	Pronounced, "scuzzy" it provides a way of chaining a number of devices together
form factor	Set of standards defining the size and layout of a PC motherboard
xml	XML is the Extensible Markup Language, a system for defining specialized markup languages that are used to transmit formatted data
ellipsis	Three dots enclosed in parentheses (...)
pstn	Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is a general term referring to the worldwide telephone network based on copper wires carrying analog voice data, as opposed to newer telephone networks, which are based on digital technologies.
bio-based product	A product (other than food or feed) that is produced from renewable, agricultural (plant, animal and marine), or forestry materials.
personal information	Information that can identify you, like your bank and credit card account numbers; your income; your Social Security number (SSN); or your name, address, and phone numbers.
behavioral analysis	See: heuristic analysis.
thread local	A thread-local variable is one which is essentially a global variable in terms of how it is accessed and treated, however, each thread used by the application may have a different value for this same “global” variable.
mainline	A large magazine rack or reading center displayed within interior aisles of supermarkets and other retail outlets
sort	Sort puts keys (numbers, names or other values) in order from smallest to largest (outside computer science this is usually called ordering).
afda	See: Administrative Functions Disposal Authority (AFDA)
windows system tray	Area in the Windows taskbar (usually in the bottom right corner of the screen), which contains the system clock, icons for changing system settings, viewing the status of the antivirus protection, etc.
computer crime or cybercrime	The term 'computer crime' encompasses forms of crime relating to computer systems or the people working with them.
public key infrastructure	Information security technology utilizing the principles of public key cryptography
public key	In public key cryptography, this key is made public to all
e-commerce	Electronic Commerce, allowing customers to purchase items and conduct financial transactions over the Internet safely and securely.
export	A disposal process whereby copies of a digital record (or group of records) are passed with their metadata from one system to another, either within the organisation or elsewhere
guid	(1) Globally Unique Identifier
grep	The grep command searches the named input files for lines containing a match to the given pattern
extract	A copy of a digital record from which some material has been removed or permanently masked
data type	A set of values
legacy	n
pine	Email program used by The University of Washington
critical infrastructure	2008
print head	Device that squirts microscopic droplets of ink onto the paper as the print head passes over the paper
tracking cookie	A plain text file containing a unique ID and browsing information related to the user, which is constantly updated during an active browsing session, in order to track the user's browsing habits
internal speaker	Small loudspeaker inside a PC case, used for warning or error sounds during boot-up
energy star	US Government backed initiative to promote energy saving and protect the environment
exposure	The amount of light allowed to reach the film or sensor, determined by the intensity of the light, the amount admitted by the iris of the lens, and the length of time determined by the shutter speed.
carnivore	FBI's Internet surveillance system for monitoring e-mail.
system v	System V is a type of UNIX operating system that arose from an alliance of ATT and Sun
chat room	The name given to a place or page in a website or online service where people can type messages which are displayed almost instantly on the screens of others who are in the “chat room.”
field	A single attribute of the entity which the record describes.
factor	Display prime factors of a number
census	See: File census
normal administrative practice	Is a provision under s.24 of the Archives Act that provides for the destruction of Commonwealth records whose destruction is not otherwise covered by a specific law or an authorized records authority
continuity	A type of offer in which the consumer agrees to review new editions of or variations on a product and purchase a contracted number of these over a specified time period
electronic commerce	The use of communications technology for business transactions and activities.
clean computing	Clean computing is when an organization's manufacture, use and disposal of IT equipment does not produce any harmful waste at any stage
digitised record	Records transformed into a digital form from an analog form eg
uc davis cyber-safety program	Campus policy requires devices connected to the UC Davis electronic communications network to meet UC Davis security standards or get an authorized exception
iso 14001	ISO 14001 was first published in 1996 and specifies the actual requirements for an environmental management system
records management system	See: Recordkeeping system
scam	Any illegal plot or fraud in which a person or group of persons are tricked into giving money, under false promises of economic gain (trips, vacations, lottery prizes, etc.).
archival information unit	An archival information package whose content information is not further broken down into other content information components, each of which has its own complete preservation description information.
beneficiary	n
decryption	encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
hot spot	A bright area in a photograph that come from reflections on eyeglasses or unevenly spread lighting.
oracle pki	Oracle Advanced Security includes Oracle PKI (public key infrastructure) integration for authentication and single sign-on
local auto-login software keystore	A
network	Networking is the scientific and engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems
full hdtv	Denotes resolution of 1080p, ...1080 lines progressively scanned from top to bottom of the screen
secure hash algorithm	Secure Hash Algorithm assures data integrity by generating a 160-bit cryptographic message digest value from given data
tcp/ip	TCP/IP is an acronym for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
uri	See: Uniform resource indicator (URI)
forwardable ticket-granting ticket	In Kerberos
ciphertext	Data that has been encrypted
zero-voc	A term used to indicate paint containing no volatile organic compounds - a healthier alternative to conventional paints
rna	See: Retain as national archives (RNA)
field	Half of a complete video frame when interlacing is used
brownout	Period of lower voltage
portal	A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
greenhouse gases	Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are trace gases that control energy flows in the Earth's atmosphere by absorbing infra-red radiation
dot width	The width of a point, or dot, primitive
calligraphic	An early type of computer graphics display that could only draw lines, not filled in areas
sort	Sort text files
photon	A particle of light.
smart card	A plastic card (like a credit card) with an embedded integrated circuit for storing information, including such information as user names and passwords, and also for performing computations associated with authentication exchanges
content management system	A tool used to organize data
authentic	See: Full and accurate record
disaster plan	A written procedure setting out the measures to be taken to minimise the risks and effects of disasters such as fire, flood or earthquake, and to recover, save and secure the vital records should such a disaster occur.
security token	See security device.
dun & bradstreet number	Also known as a D & B number; a unique nine digit code that identifies millions of companies worldwide.
security controls	A scheme of protective markings that may be allocated to users, digital records and record plan entities to restrict access in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Framework (PSPF)
bandwidth	The range of frequencies assigned to a broadcast channel
e-crime	E-crime is where computers or other electronic communications devices, for example mobile phones, are used to commit an offence, are the target of an offence or act as a storage device in an offence.
hybrid recordkeeping system	A recordkeeping system containing records in a combination of paper, electronic or other formats.
authorised term	See: Preferred term
sha1	(Secure Hashing Algorithm) The algorithm that operates on any input length less than 264 to produce a message digest.
template	A template is something that already has a pre-defined structure
take control	1
online child grooming	The efficiency of child groomers is becoming increasingly professional, partly as a result of the Internet
cleartext	See plaintext.
preference data	Data, which may be collected by a site or a service provider, about an individual's likes and dislikes -- such as favorite color or musical tastes.
top numbering	The practice of amending numbers (or other identifiers) of records when their control is transferred from one recordkeeping system to another to bring them into line with the new control system.
control record	A record created and maintained to help identify and retrieve other records
test	Evaluate a conditional expression
mail order/ telephone order	A type of payment card transaction where the order and payment information is transmitted to the merchant either by mail or by telephone in contrast to a "card present" or face-to-face transaction when a
privacy policy	This is the document that sets out the procedures, rules, and data security practices of a company to guarantee the integrity, confidentiality and availability of data collected from clients and other interested parties in accordance with applicable legislation, IT security needs and business objectives.
rcp	Copy files between two machines
debit card	Payment method that allows the cardholder to make payments through direct withdrawal from the cardholder's bank account.
i2x	Image-to-anything
pathogenic	Causing or capable of causing disease.
third-party ad server	Independent outsourced companies that specialize in managing,maintaining, serving, tracking, and analyzing the results of online ad campaigns
climate security act	Legislation proposed in the US Senate in October 2007 by Senators Lieberman and Warner
alternate source	In strict terms, an alternate source is any subscription source other than direct mail
script.aculo.us	A JavaScript library, built on top of
tsort	Topological sort
organisation	See: Agency
egrep	Print lines matching a pattern
shuffle	To reorganize a number of items so that they appear in the correct order.
mailid	The part of an email address before the @ symbol; usually the first and middle initial of a user's name, followed by the last name
controlled vocabulary	An alphabetical list containing terms or headings that are authorised or controlled so that only one heading or form of heading is allowed to represent a particular concept or name.
info	Help info
optrs	On-line Time Reporting System (a component of Payroll Personnel System used by the campus).
colour matching	Technique to ensure that the colours displayed on a PC monitor are as close as possible to the finished printed picture
private cloud	A type of CrashPlan PROe deployment
caveat	A non-hierarchical qualifier (such as commercial-in-confidence) attached to a security category to limit access to particular records
financial institution	An establishment responsible for facilitating customer-initiated transactions or transmission of funds for the extension of credit or the custody, loan, exchange, or issuance of money.
wrl	See
volatile	Depending on the maintenance of power for the retention of information.
downstream data use	Refers to companies' practice of disclosing personal information collected from users to other parties "downstream to facilitate a transaction
classification	The systematic identification and arrangement of business activities and/or records into categories according to logically structured conventions, methods and procedural rules represented in a classification system.
home_name	Represents the name of an Oracle home
mail	mail system
distributed custody	The arrangement whereby archival records are held in a controlling agency beyond the period where they would normally be transferred to the archives, by agreement between the archival authority and the controlling agency.
software keystore	A container that stores a Transparent Data Encryption
bit	A bit is a binary digit, the smallest increment of data on a computer. It can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1, corresponding to the electrical values of Off or On, respectively. (Also see Byte and Kilobyte.)
vdu	Visual display unit – old name for a computer monitor
business process re-engineering	The analysis and redesign of business processes and management systems required by new technology, such as electronic commerce.
tessellation	The act of tiling a surface with individual surface patches.
gda	See: General records authority (GRA)
encapsulated object	A digital record that has been ‘packaged' with enough metadata to preserve its content and context, and to support their reconstruction at some time in the future
cybersecurity	the effect of a loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability of information or an information system on an organization's operations, its assets, on individuals, other organizations, or on national interests.
arrangement	The intellectual and physical process of putting archives and records into order in accordance with accepted archival principles, particularly those of provenance and original order.
periodic process	A periodic process is any process that runs at a specified time.
vendor	A person or company selling or supplying goods and services.
electronic record	A record created, communicated and/or maintained by means of electronic equipment
associative relationship	Used when describing terms from a functional analysis
agency controlling	The agency with responsibility for the functions or legislation to which a series of records relates
data integrity	entity authentication
ps2epsi	Generate conforming Encapsulated PostScript
disposal action	An action stipulated in a record authority indicating the minimum retention period for a record and the event in relation to which the disposal date should be calculated.
subwoofer	A speaker in a home theater surround sound system that is designed to play low-frequency (bass) sounds
stub	A skeleton function (i.e., one that performs little or no processing) created to stand in for one function (the target) to allow the testing of a second function that is designed to call the target function
system access control	Any mechanism used to prevent access to the system by unauthorised users
sed	Stream Editor
online profiling	Compiling information about consumers' preferences and interests by tracking their online movements and actions in order to create targeted ads.
sequential search	A programming strategy of searching for an item in a data file by examining items in the order in which they are stored, often not the most efficient searching method.
user profile	A summary of all attributes allocated to a user of the electronic records managment system
topic	Discussion forums are made up of topics that represent a discussion around a particular theme each.
point size	Measures the height of letters where one point is 1/72 inch
free	Display free memory G
demographic and socioeconomic data	Data about an individual's characteristics -- such as gender, age, and income.
sleep	Delay for a specified time
ecologo	Third party certification program based in Canada that certifies cleaning products (among other product categories).
debit card	ATM card for accessing personal bank accounts.
evaluation criteria	The criteria used to evaluate the compliance and/or relative ranking of submissions received in response to a procurement process.
forced free trial	A short-term, free subscription sent without request to targeted prospects with the goal of converting them to paid subscribers, most frequently used by newsletters
public key cryptography	A field of cryptography invented in 1976 by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman that depends on a matched pair of inverse keys
frequently asked questions	A set of answers to frequently asked questions.
cache	A temporary storage area for currently-used or recently-accessed data
bandwidth	The amount of data that can be transmitted at a given moment to a server. The higher your bandwidth, the larger amount of traffic your site can handle at one time.
biodiversity	Biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
moderator	Person in charge of a chat-room monitoring for undesirable content or behaviour
privileged access	Access to more than one card number at a time, as opposed to access to a single card number for purposes of completing a transaction (Thus, the term describes positions such as database administrators of systems that house cardholder data, but not cashiers handling one card at a time).
open standards	The recognised national or international platform-independent standards
uncontrolled record	Records that have not been documented or brought under a system of control or arrangement.
gif	A lossless image compression system typically used for small images with few colours in them (in practice it can be lossy because it has only 256 colours, and if the original has more colours then some will be lost).
mt	Control magnetic tape drive operation
risk	and develops and/or recommends appropriate mitigation
tracking	Creating, capturing and maintaining information about the movement and uses of records.
usermod	Modify user account
zif	Zero Insertion Force – socket for microchips, designed to prevent damage with a simple lever mechanism to securely grip the connecting pins.
destruction	The National Archives authorises disposal of Commonwealth records (including destruction) for the purposes of the Archives Act 1983
business activity	An umbrella term covering all the functions, activities and transactions of an organisation and its employees
makegood	A publication that misses rate base (see definition) over a period of time or prints a poor reproduction of an ad will generally offer to republish the ad at no extra cost to the advertiser, or reduce or cancel the fee for the affected advertising.
expunge	To delete exempt information from a copy of a record in order to make the remainder of the record available for public access.
system rules	The policies internal to system software that may be established and/or configured by a system administrator in order to govern the functionality of a given system and determine the nature of operational processes applied by that system.
privilege elevation	Most user accounts on a computer system have a limited set of privileges that allow them to perform a specified range of actions, such as viewing or editing files or making certain system changes.
certificate-based authentication	Verification of identity based on certificates and public-key cryptography
functions thesaurus	An alphabetical classification tool that reflects the business activities of an agency and their relationships
nitrogen fixing	The process by which bacteria that live in root nodules take nitrogen from the air and convert it to a form that plants can absorb
time zone	Any of the 24 longitudinal divisions of the earth's surface for which a standard time is kept.
adversary	with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.
collaborative filtering	Selecting content based on the preferences of people with similar interests.
service name	See net service name.
gps	GPS- Global Positioning System is a satellite based navigation system that provides information about weather, location and time from anywhere across the globe using an Internet connection.
durable goods	Goods, such as appliances and furniture, that are not consumed in use and can be used for a period of time, usually several years.
budget	A magazine's projected circulation numbers and revenues for the year
socket tester	Device that plugs into a normal mains socket and checks the status of the wiring
commonwealth record	A record that is the property of the Commonwealth or of a Commonwealth institution; or a record that is deemed to be a Commonwealth record by virtue of a regulation under the Archives Act 1983, but does not include a record that is exempt material or is a register or guide maintained in accordance with the Act.
units	Convert units from one scale to another
legacy lockbox	n
chargeback	A reversal of a payment card transaction initiated by the consumer who holds the card or the bank that issued the card used in the purchase.
layer	Variable items that will change, for example, people's images and names
basecamp	A collaboration tool (http://www.basecamphq.com/) developed by
personal records	The records of a person who is, or has been, associated with the Commonwealth (eg prime ministers, ministers or judges)
ghg protocol corporate standard	The GHG Protocol Corporate Standard provides standards and guidance for companies and other organizations preparing a GHG emissions inventory
kbps	Your modem's speed is measured in the number of bits it can transfer in a second
record	A subdivision of a file, containing data related to a single entity.
format	The physical form (such as paper or microfilm) or computer file format in which a record is maintained.
modem	A modem (modulator/demodulator) converts the digital information in your computer to sounds that can be sent over the telephone line
design specification	A document detailing requirements for functionality, performance and design to be incorporated within a system to be built
series system	A method of describing records and their contexts of creation and management over time
style	It's special effects such as boldface, italic, outline, etc
context	The background information that enhances understanding of technical and business environments to which the records relate, eg
snap-ins	Administrative tools that run within Microsoft Management Console.
pop-up menu	List of options that is displayed when clicking on a certain item or area of a window in a program with the secondary mouse button (usually the right)
sid	See system identifier.
defraction	The breaking up of a ray of light into dark and light bands or into the colors of the spectrum, caused by the interference of one part of a beam with another.
archives	An organisation (or part of an organisation) responsible for appraising, acquiring, preserving and making available archival material.
upload	When you upload, you are sending a file from your system to another system, as opposed to downloading, where you retrieve a file from another system.
hash	A number that is produced by taking some input and generating a number that is significantly shorter than the input
structured data	A record created from data that has been collated and managed in a structured environment, often in a database-type business information system
data loss	data theft, data leak
compression	Special encoding of data to reduce byte size; useful in storing and archiving large (or multiple) files or for transmission of data over a network.
general records authority	A records authority that covers functions common to all or most government agencies, usually produced by the National Archives on behalf of the Australian Government.
free	Display memory usage
masking	In an image editor, selecting an area of an image to prevent that area from being modified accidentally.
audiovisual record	A record that has sound and pictorial attributes
open period	Once a set closed period has elapsed since a record came into existence, it comes into the open period
browsing	A method of finding a record by starting at a known point and following linked terms and other identified paths to locate required information.
vector	A value that has a direction and a magnitude (length)
archives	A place such as a building, room or storage area where archival material is kept.
resample & resize	Two techniques for altering the dimensions of an image, in general resampling is better for photographic images, resizing works better with simple graphics
unbilled usage	Your unbilled usage generally refers to calls that you have made for which you have not yet been billed
white balancing	Adjusting the camera to compensate for the type of light hitting the photographic subject
switch	A device that facilitates transmissions between nodes on a private network and regulates internal network traffic.
x2v	Anything-to-virtual
csv	Text file where items of information – i.e
compliant	See: Full and accurate record
linear interpolation	Interpolation is the process of determining plausible in-between values, given explicit values at particular points
wireless technology	Includes any technology used to transmit data without a physical connection.
nl	Number lines and write files
confidence level	The likelihood that the sampling error in a survey result will fall within a specified range, usually expressed in terms of standard errors (e.g
dcv	DCV stands for Domain Control Validation.
bandwidth	A measure of the “speed” of an Internet connection.
operational entity	An independent entity, accredited by the CDM Executive Board, which validates CDM project activities, verifies and certified emission reductions generated by such projects
form factors	The name for the illumination coupling factors between polygons used in radiosity
central wiring panel	A place in your home where you locate the infrastructure devices that enable you to connect your home theater to other parts of the house in a whole-home theater system.
sysdba	A special database administration role that contains all system privileges with the ADMIN OPTION, and the SYSOPER system privilege
qnx os	QNX RTOS is a Real Time Operating System built for high reliability and performance in the embedded space which was developed by QNX Software systems and later taken over by Research in Motion- a Canadian based Smart Phone (BlackBerry) manufacturer
system	A set of interrelated components that work together to achieve some common purpose.
certificate chain	A hierarchical series of certificates signed by successive certificate authorities
usleep	Sleep a given number of microseconds
merchant account	An arrangement with a bank that enables merchants to accept credit card payments.
recordkeeping metadata	Structured or semi-structured information that enables the creation, management and use of records through time and across domains
ca	See certificate authority (CA).
downgrade	To convert the data in Oracle Database to an earlier Oracle release
disposal authority	See: Records authority
convergence	The degree to which all three electron beams of a color CRT meet at the same spot on the screen
short message service	A communication protocol for transmission of short text messages between one mobile devices connected to a telecommunications network
dithering	A technique for increasing an image's apparent color (or gray scale) resolution without increasing the number of color (or gray) levels actually used, at the cost of adding a "grainy" look to the image.
folder	An aggregation of records allocated to a records category within the records classification scheme
ecosystem	A place having unique physical features, encompassing air, water, and land, and habitats supporting plant and animal life, including humans.
driver	See Device driver
sources	Locations from which you send files to be backed up or stored
dn	See distinguished name.
sulfur hexafloride or sf6	One of six GHGs curbed under the Kyoto Protocol
boolean	Expression-based system that uses the operators AND, OR, and NOT; operations are based on variables which can be 1 (true) or 0 (false).
physical folder	An entry in the record plan for a hardcopy folder, usually paper
bluetooth	A physical wireless communications standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices
subject	The entity (such as a person, organization, or router) identified by a certificate
displacement	A distance in a particular direction
router	A device that finds the best path for a data packet to be sent from one network to another
brightness	Differences in the intensity of light reflected from or transmitted through an image independent of its hue and saturation
symlink	Make a new name for a file
coaxial cable	Round insulated wire with single wire in center
fortran	From Formula Translation
temporary record	A record that has value for a finite period of time only to the Australian community, the individuals and organisations that do business with the Commonwealth and Australian Government agencies themselves
spectrum	A continuous band of frequencies...
spam	Unsolicited, commercial e-mail messages that are sent out in bulk, often to millions of users in hopes that one person may actually reply
to the querying user.	See also
certificate chain	A base certificate plus a sequence of all digital certificates up to but not including the Root Certificate.
passive mode	Passive mode is the data connection established by the client computer
active record	A record that has not been closed and which is required for the day-to-day functioning of an agency or person.
dit	See directory information tree.
hub	The centralized connection point for the audio and video equipment in a home theater, which is typically the A/V receiver.
red-eye	Demonic effect, giving people (and animals) bright red (or green) pupils, caused by camera flash reflecting back from the subject's retina
certificate revocation list	A time-stamped list of revoked Certificates that has been digitally signed by the CA
usb modem	A type of broadband modem that connects to a USB port on your computer
view-master	Proprietary name of a commercial stereo transparency image display and viewing system utilizing stereo pairs (7 in total) mounted in a circular rotating holder, and viewed with a purpose-made stereo viewer.
analog	Analog systems represent data as a series of variations in some measurable, physical quantity, such as voltage or waveform
integrity	and confidentiality
ereader	(Electronic Publication) An open standard for electronic books and Web publishing from the International Digital Publishing Forum
shareware	Software distributed for evaluation without cost, but that requires payment to the author for full rights
deselect	To act on, typically by clicking somewhere else, a selected item so that it is no longer selected or highlighted.
filter kernel	The function that defines the relative weight of a point depending on its position
post transaction	This is a transaction that allows a merchant to submit a previously authorized transaction to the Acquirer for payment.
greenhouse effect	The trapping of heat within the Earth’s atmosphere by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which accumulate in Earth’s atmosphere and act as a blanket keeping heat in
spam	a processed meat product of (dubious) quality; a registered trademark of Hormel; e-mail promoting products, services, or ideas sent to hundreds (thousands, or even millions) of recipients who have not asked to receive it (
rpm	Remote Package Manager
electronic business	Business activity that is conducted online.
lending	See: Retrieval
check digit	An extra digit that is added onto the end of a number such as an ISBN, credit card number, or barcode number
address	A number given to a location in memory
cable	A broadband transmission technology using coaxial cable or fiber-optic lines
repository	The building or room, or part thereof, set aside for storing records
mktemp	Make temporary filename (unique)
certification authority	A body that generates, signs and issues public key certificates that bind subscribers to their public key.
multimedia ebook	A multimedia ebook is media and book content that utilizes a combination of different book content formats
konqueror	: The file manager typically used on a
fsck	The fsck command checks a filesystem for consistency.
rbgh-free	Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone or rBGH (also known as rBST or recombinant bovine somatotropin) is a synthetic hormone used to increase milk production in cattle
click	Point to an item and then quickly press and release the mouse button.
public key	A cryptographic key used with a public key cryptographic algorithm, uniquely associated with an entity, and which is available publicly
data encryption standard	The U.S
hard drive	The most common form of permanent data storage for your system, it consists of special magnetically-coated platters designed to store mass quantities of data
scalar	A regular, single number, as opposed to a vector.
router	A device that connects two or more networks
linear complexity	Linear complexity grows in proportion to the size of the problem - if the problem is twice as big, it will take roughly twice as long to solve.
issuer	A financial institution or its agent that issues the payment card to the cardholder identified by the primary account number (PAN).
strace	Trace system calls and signals
social network	It was coded initially in large part by current CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but credit for its creation is generally given to Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.
beacon interval	When a wirelessly networked device sends a beacon, it includes with it a beacon interval, which specifies the period of time before it will send the beacon again
draw	Also termed an allotment
kpl	Kodak Professional Language
ppm 200-45	The administrative computing policy PPM 200-45 establishes oversight and accountability for existing and proposed campus administrative computing systems
iesna’s lighting handbook	The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America or IESNA has produced a Lighting Handbook used as reference standard by the 2008 Professional Engineer’s Guide to the ENERGY STAR® Label for Commercial Buildings
open	To make available.
ccd	Short for charge-coupled device
clipboard	Areas in which the most recently cut or copied item is temporarily stored
quadratic complexity	Quadratic complexity grows with the square of the size of the problem - if the problem is twice as big, it will take roughly 4 times as long to solve.
checksum	An algorithm-based method of determining the integrity and authenticity of a digital data object
fixps	Try to fix common PostScript problems that break postprocessing
repeat visitor	Refers to a person who visits a given Web site multiple times
recoverable error	The type of error that the operator can resolve.
led technology	In LED LCD televisions, light-emitting diodes provide the necessary illumination of the screen
roll-out	The process of implementing a system or software application within an organisation
certificate chain	An ordered list of certificates containing an end-user or subscriber certificate and its certificate authority certificates.
24-bit image	A digital image that can include as many as 16.7 million possible colors
web server	The term Web server can mean one of two things:
transfer	The transfer of ownership of a Commonwealth record is subject to section 24 of the Archives Act 1983
voxel	A unit of subdivided space
saturation	The amount of gray in a color
hierarchical relationship	A relationship based on degrees or levels of superordination and subordination, where the superordinate term represents a class or whole and the subordinate terms refer to its members or parts
access controls	The scheme of non-hierarchical mechanisms, which may be applied to records and record plan entities, to prevent access by unauthorised users
fair trade	A social movement that promotes standards for international labor and gives workers a sense of economic self sufficiency through fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged populations.
certificate	A record that, at a minimum:
pie	Kodak Professional Imaging Engine
tariff	Your tariff or price plan is the monthly amount you pay on top of your line rental to receive services and benefits from your ISP and/or voice provider.
logging	A record of the time and date of a set of actions or activities
sort	Sort lines of a text file
ohm	A unit of electrical resistance; the resistance of a conductor in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere
sha	See Secure Hash Algorithm.
root privileges	When one has root privileges, one has the powers associated with the root account.
signal	A mechanism by which a process may be notified by the kernel of an event occurring in the system.
records continuum	See: Continuum
acid free	Paper and other materials with a pH of 7 (neutral) or higher (alkaline)
pkcs #11	The public-key cryptography standard that governs security devices such as smart cards
spamnest	A company or a place that generates and allows the production and sending of spam.
complete	See: Full and accurate record
snoot	A tube-like device that focuses the flash’s light to a very small area.
retrospective inheritance	The process whereby a subordinate (or child) entity automatically takes on a metadata attribute from its superior (or parent) entity when the metadata of the parent entity is changed or the child entity is moved from one parent entity to another.
keystoning/keystone distortion	Term used to describe the result arising when the film plane in a camera or projector is not parallel to the view or screen
visit	Measurement which has been filtered for robotic activity of one or more text and/or graphics downloads from a site without 30 consecutive minutes of inactivity and which can be reasonably attributed to a single browser for a single session
rs-232	Short for Recommended Standard 232
cctld	ccTLD stands for "country code Top Level Domain", which are the domains that pertain to a certain country or similar entity
cable modem	A modem designed to operate over cable TV lines
brightness resolution	The intensity of light reflected from or transmitted through an image.
secure hash algorithm	An algorithm that assures data integrity by generating a 160-bit cryptographic message digest value from given data
man	Help manual
as 4390	AS 4390 is the original Australian Records Management standard released in 1996
contacts	An address book or a name and address book (NAB) is a book or a database used for storing entries called contacts
insert	Add text at location without overwriting existing text
os server	A system that provides services to systems on a network
distinguished name	A specially formatted name that uniquely identifies the subject of a certificate.
usermod	Modify a user account
above the fold	Newspapers: The most valuable space is the portion that appears at the top of a folded newspaper
corrective action request	A request raised by the Designated Operational Entity (DOE) during the validation process, in the case where a mistake has been made, the CDM requirements have not been met or there is a risk the emissions cannot be monitored or calculated
privacy breach	A privacy breach is a situation in which sensitive information that is controlled by Bank of America (or a third party acting on our behalf) is lost, misused (including inappropriately accessed) or disclosed to an unauthorized third party
network	A set of computers which are linked together on a permanent basis
smart card	Credit card type card which has an embedded computer chip that updates your account values with each use.
living will	n
locale	A geographic or political region or community that shares the same language, customs, or cultural conventions (English for the U.S
current record	See: Active record
expr	Evaluate expressions
"do-good" networks	online philanthropic communities.
cri	Carpet and Rug Institute
confidentiality	and integrity
aes	Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as US FIPS PUB 197, is a block cipher, which has been adopted as an encryption standard by the U.S
jpeg/mpeg	Joint Photographic Experts Group/Motion Picture Experts Group (part of the International Standards Organisation)
connect identifier	A net service name or service name, that maps to a connect descriptor
lcd	A panel based on liquid crystals
rvi	Vi / Vim editor S
san ssl certificate	SAN stands for Subject Alternative Name
certification	The process of ascertaining that a set of requirements or criteria has been fulfilled and attesting to the fact to others usually with some written instrument
densitometer tool	It measures the amount of light that is reflected or transmitted by an object, and is used to correct color in a composite image
protocol	Protocol refers to a set of rules that are followed by two devices while interacting with each other.
data dictionary	A formal repository of terms used to describe data.
arch	print machine architecture
enterprise risk management	integrated risk management, risk
e-mail alias	An alternative name for a more complex email address
ntp	NTP subsystem
diff3	Determine difference between 3 files
wallet	Also called a digital wallet
wireless	The condition of functioning without a wire or cable attached
attenuation	A term used to describe how much of a signal is lost as it is sent down a line
disposal schedule	See: Records authority
assurance	SSL is not only about encryption but also about assurance
oci	See Oracle Call Interface.
gatekeeper	The Australian Government strategy to develop public key infrastructure to facilitate government online service delivery and e-procurement.
change management	The proactive development of strategies and action plans to manage the impact of changes in work practices and business processes on an organisation
edms	An automated system that supports the creation, use and maintenance of electronically-created documents for the purpose of improving an organisation's workflow
expand	Convert tabs to spaces
about detection names	A quick guide to Detections - why they are important, how they work and how to read them
featured phones	A cellphone that contains a fixed set of functions beyond voice calling; however, it is not in the smartphone category
smartsite	A course-management system that can help UC Davis faculty, staff and students teach, research, and collaborate online
ciphertext	or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.
connect string	See net service name.
mts	See Microsoft Transaction Server
aggregation	Any accumulation of record entities at a level above record object (document, digital document) eg
macro-appraisal	A whole-of-government approach to identifying society's needs for public records
hybrid cloud	A type of CrashPlan PROe deployment
public key infrastructure	Allows users to encrypt sensitive information, so as to exchange it over the Internet in a private manner using special "keys", a public and private key pair that is obtained through a certification authority
risk	compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives.
subnet	A working scheme that divides a single logical network into smaller physical networks to simplify routing.
ipm	Integrated Pest Management
contactless payment	Also known as "touch and go" are credit cards, debit cards, key fobs, smart cards, or other devices that use radio frequency for making secure payments
bioinsecticide	An insecticide derived from natural materials such as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals
rgb color	A color model in which red, green, and blue values are used to reproduce a set of standard colors
pro-rata	Pro-rata, or part-month, charge may be added to your first bill, or to your first bill after a chargeable feature has been added to your account
transfer device	The medium used to transfer electronic records from an agency to the National Archives, eg
cookie	A simple data file containing information related to a website visitor’s activities
epa	Environmental Protection Agency EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) - EPEAT is a ranking system that helps purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes
bracketing	Taking a series of photographs of the same subject at different settings to help ensure that one setting will be the correct one.
baud	Used to indicate the speed of a modem
blog	Short for “web log” this is a kind of website comprised mostly of article entries updated on a regular basis.
interoperability	The ability to exchange keys, both manually and in an automated environment, with any other party implementing this standard, providing that both implementations use compatible options of this standard and compatible communications facilities.
carbon credit note	A fully underwritten obligation (in the form of a note or bond) to deliver a carbon credit (Certified Emission Reduction) to the purchaser at a specified future date
fat	This is a section of a disk that defines the structure and organization of the disk itself
dongle	A type of electronic key (‘dangling' on the end of short wire) used to unlock some types of software or any small device that plugs into a PC
borrowing	A mechanism under a cap and trade system that allows entities to use allowances designated for a future compliance period to meet current compliance period requirements
power supply	A Power Supply converts wall outlet AC power into DC power, which is the type of power required by a computer
indoor air quality	IAQ refers to the contents of interior air that could affect the health and comfort of occupants
amblyopia	A visual defect that affects approximately 2 or 3 out of every 100 children in the United States
vi	Start the vi editor W
csh	C Shell
3d viewing	The act of viewing a 3D image with both eyes in order to experience stereoscopic vision and binocular depth perception.
clustering	Group of independent systems working together as a single system
temporary affiliate form	A process to grant temporary campus computing privileges to guest faculty and staff, visiting scholars and others
edrm	see Electronic Records Management
aliasing	The phenomenon that makes smooth lines and edges appear stair stepped or jagged
biomass	Living or recently-dead organic material that can be used as an energy source, excludes organic material that has been transformed by geological processes (such as coal or petroleum).
charge card	A credit card which requires payment in full upon receipt of the statement.
osha	The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US) or OSHA has promulgated regulations that oversee the management of hazardous materials in commercial entities
procurement documentation	Documentation provided to vendors to enable them to understand and assess the requirements of the procuring agency and to prepare appropriate submissions
misrepresentation	Presentation of an entity as a person or organization that it is not
binary	A code system that uses 2 as its base and 0s and 1s for its notation
taxonomy	The classification of entities in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
pal	During the early days of color television in North America, European broadcasters developed a competing system called Phase Alternation by Line
fingerprint	See certificate fingerprint.
gps	Global Positioning by Satellite – fleet of low earth orbit satellites that broadcast highly accurate timing signals that can be picked up by small hand-held receivers, giving the user's location anywhere on the planet to within a few metres
lpr	line printer subsystem
information package	An information packaging concept that distinguishes content information from associated preservation description information (PDI) where it applies to the content information and is needed to aid in the preservation of the content information
magnetic tape	A plastic, paper or metal tape that is coated or impregnated with magnetisable iron oxide particles on which information is stored as a pattern of polarised spots
view	A selective presentation of the structure and data of one or more tables
bit	Bit short for “binary digit” - a digit that is either 0 or 1.
convergence	The ability of both eyes to turn inwards together, enabling both eyes to be looking at the exact same point in space
adopt	Term that describes the process of having one device take over for another device that has been lost, stolen, sold, or reformatted
external address	The device's public IP address as seen by the CrashPlan.
pa-dss	Payment Application Data Security Standard
secure shell	Secure Shell (SSH) is a well known protocol and has widely available implementation that provide a secure connection tunneling solution
vanity domain	An Internet domain created for no other reason than to boost the creator's ego
payment cards	Credit cards, debit cards, and charge cards issued by a financial institution.
naming conventions	The glue that holds Rails together, letting applications figure out which pieces connect to which pieces without requiring a formal mapping table
impedance	Measurement of resistance in relation to an alternating current
lpr	Off line print
operator	The person who is responsible for maintaining and running a Web site.
skimming	Captures the track data from the magnetic stripe on a credit card, Debit Card or ATM card via a device that is illegally added to the ATM swiper.
certificate revocation list	A list of revoked certificates that is generated and signed by a certificate authority (CA)
vinegar syndrome	A characteristic of the decomposition of acetate-based magnetic tape where acetic acid is a substantial by-product that gives the tape a vinegar-like odour
tracepath6	See tracepath
technews	A free campus tech news and information service for faculty, staff and students, from Information and Educational Technology
attended mode	A PIE operating mode
key pair	A
control symbol	The numbers or letters imposed on an item to identify it in order to provide a system for facilitating control
managed private cloud	A private cloud deployment strategy of CrashPlan PROe or SharePlan for Enterprise where Code42 managed appliances are utilized.
digital wallet	See wallet.
led	An LED (light-emitting diode) is a small electronic light that is used as the backlight for computer screens and televisions, camera flashes, flashlights, light bulbs and also as indicator lights in devices.
subject name	A distinguished name (DN) that uniquely describes the subject of a certificate.
csc	Short numeric numbers (typically 4-6 digits) to which text messages can be sent from a mobile phone
aspect ratio	The width of a video display compared to its height and defined as a ratio, such as 16:9 for widescreen and 4:3 for a traditional TV.
instantiate	Produce a more defined version of some object by replacing variables with values (or other variables).
touch	Change file timestamps
normal vector	A vector pointing straight our from (at right angles to) a surface.
inlist	File-based whitelisting and blacklisting.
inherited record	A record that has been passed from one agency to another when responsibility for the relevant function is transferred or one agency is absorbed by another, including when state agencies are absorbed by Australian Government agencies.
spam	The legal definition of spam varies from one country to another
tip-on	A single-sheet subscription renewal or new-business promotion glued or affixed to the front of a subscriber or sample copy
dioxins	A family of toxic made-man organic chemicals, found in products such as bleached paper and formed from the burning and manufacturing of chemicals containing chlorine, with a toxicity level ranking just below radioactive waste
extension tube	A camera attachment that moves your camera lens farther from the sensor, enlarging the image captured by the camera
registration	The act of giving a record or file a unique identity in a recordkeeping system to provide evidence that it was created or captured
adequate	See: Full and accurate record
physical record	A record in hardcopy form, such as a folio, paper file, bound volume or photograph.
instant messaging	A form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text
architecture	The design, organization, and integration of components within a computer system, primarily determined by the central processing unit that the system employs.
fqdn	FQDN stands for Fully Qualified Domain Name
calren-2	California Research and Education Network
item	A discrete unit in a recordkeeping system or, in the archival context, within a series, such as a document or file, that is treated as a unit for control and retrieval.
swap file	A file on your computer to which information, some of which may be sensitive, is occasionally saved in order to improve performance
micropayments	See digital cash
primary account number	The assigned number that identifies the card issuer and card holder
equivalence relationship	The relationship between preferred and non-preferred terms in a thesaurus where two or more terms are regarded, for indexing purposes, as referring to the same concept
risk analysis	risk
led	Light-Emitting Diode
master socket	The master socket is the primary phone socket in a home
hot swappable	A device or component that can be safely removed and replaced whilst the equipment it is connected to continues to operate
power density	The amount of energy a battery can store in relation to its physical size and weight
repeater	A device that amplifies or refreshes a stream of data transmitted over a network, so it can travel to more remote computers
peer-to-peer	A workload portability operation in which both the source and the target are bootable workloads, either physical or virtual (as opposed to operations in which either the source or the target is a static PlateSpin Image)
stakeholder	An individual or group potentially affected by the activities of a company or organization; in sustainable business models the term includes financial shareholders as well as those affected by environmental or social factors such as suppliers, consumers, employees, the local community, and the natural environment.
network	A means of hooking a number of computers together in order to share data and/or peripherals
contents date range	The contents start date and contents end date, which are usually the dates on the first and last folios of a record.
private key	In public-key cryptography, this key is the secret key
optical codes	Printed bar codes on products, envelopes, etc.
marker	The metadata profile of a record physically held outside an electronic records management system
contrast	The range of difference in the light to dark areas of a photo.
preservation description information	The information that is necessary for adequate preservation of the content information and which can be categorised as provenance, reference, fixity and context information.
semantics	A feature of a language that denotes the meaning associated with various syntactic constructs of the language.
property	For the purposes of the Archives Act 1983, property is derived from delivery (ie
synchronisation speed	The speed of your broadband connection depends on a number of factors
v2x	Virtual-to-anything
newsgroups	Newsgroups are also known as online forums and are places on the internet where people can contribute to a discussion by leaving a message of interest
ransomware	A malicious application that steal or encrypts the user’s data or system, then demands payment (a ransom) to restore the data or system access, is known as ‘ransomware’.
pv	see Photo Voltaic
offsite	A location that is outside the facility that contains the devices being backed up.
pay-up	A calculation to express the number of prospects who responded to a promotion and then paid for the magazine or product
error detection	Detecting when an error has occurred in some data, such as a number getting typed incorrectly or a bit getting flipped
xss	Cross-site scripting
real-time scanner	A anti-virus program that operates in the background, allowing you to continue working at normal speed, with no significant slowing of the system.
x.509	In cryptography, X.509 is an ITU-T (international telecommunication union) standard for public key infrastructure (PKI)
noise	An outside signal that interferes with a communications transmission
daisy chain	A type of cabling configuration in which devices are connected along a continuous line.
view	Start vim in read-only mode
post-consumer waste	Means there is some percentage of pulp made from paper once used by consumers that was recycled
epaper	A generic term for an extremely thin flexible display that can be rolled up
factor	Print prime factors
non-preferred term	A term in a thesaurus or other classification tool that cannot be applied to a record.
goods and services order	The price, currency, payment method, and other terms of the transaction (also referred to as the Order Description in SET).
digital signature	Like a hand-written signature, this can be added to electronic documents or transactions to provide: authentication (proof that you are who you say you are); non-repudiation (proof that an exchange or transaction took place); and integrity (so that any attempt to alter information would be detected).
mkfifo	Make FIFOs (named pipes)
x2p	Anything-to-physical
transaction	A sequence of one or more messages between two or more parties. One example of a transaction is the process that takes place when a cardholder makes a purchase with a credit card.
process id	A process ID (PID) is a unique number associated with each process on the system
dynamic typing	See
functional requirements	A description of the requirements of a system for it to fulfil its responsibilities and to support users in performing tasks relating to those responsibilities.
electronic commerce	All business transactions that are conducted by electronic means.
online profiling	Compiling information about consumers’ preferences and interests by tracking their online movements and actions in order to create targeted ads.
bluetooth	This wireless technology enables communication between Bluetooth-compatible devices
database alias	See net service name.
statistics	A sample of malware has statistics whenever its infection percentage is among the 50 most active threats.
ssh	See Secure Shell.
select	Accept keyboard input
upgrade option	An option that is presented by the Solaris installation program
buffer	Location for temporary data storage while processing is going on
bandwidth	The speed at which data can be sent across a network
system	Commonly used to describe computer software applications
create	To make a record (evidence) of business transactions.
oracle services	Windows services that are associated with particular Oracle Database components.
extension	The addition of letters, numbers, etc
carbon baseline	An amount of CO2 produced by an entity which serves as a begining point for carbon management
audit bureau	An independent organization that audits the claimed circulations of its publisher members for purposes of verifying those claims for advertisers
egovernment	The use of technology by government to interact with citizens, improve services and streamline operations
folio	A leaf of paper or page in a file, usually numbered on one side only.
tls	TLS stands for Transport Layer Security
monopole	A pole position of speakers in which all the drivers are on one face of the enclosure
java	A computer programming language invented by Sun Microsystems that enables web pages to include animations, calculators, scrolling text, sound effects, and games.
bus	A bus is a set of wires that enables flow of data from one location of the computer to another.
cardholder	A person or company that holds a valid payment card account and uses software supporting online commerce.
cp	Copy one or more files to another location
confidentiality	integrity, or availability of an information system.
analyze	and report events that occur or might occur within the network in order to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats.
archival information package	An information package consisting of the content information and associated preservation description information (PDI), which is preserved within an open archival information system (OAIS).
certification authority	A trusted third party that issues certificates that can be used by individuals or organizations to verify their identity or credentials
analog	A type of telecommunications signal (audio or video) that is translated into electronic pulses with varying strength or frequency.
/var file system	A file system or directory (on standalone systems) that contains system files that are likely to change or grow over the life of the system
records manager	A user role with designated responsibility for undertaking, monitoring and managing records processes
directory / folder	Divisions or sections used to structure and organize information contained on a disk
credit card issuer	A credit card issuer is a bank or credit union who offers credit cards
reslivering	For a ZFS storage pool, the process of transferring data from one device to another device is known as resilvering
bluetooth	A wireless technology that enables devices to talk to each other without cables
self-mailer	A piece of promotion mail that is not enclosed in an envelope and is designed so that a portion of it can be used for a reply
checksum	The result of adding a group of data items that are used for checking the group
heat sink	Finned metal plate or casting bonded or attached to electronic components, designed to dissipate heat
ph	The measured acidity of soil
recurring payments	A type of payment transaction initiated by the cardholder that permits the merchant to process multiple authorizations
primary account number	The payment card number (credit or debit) that identifies the issuer and the particular cardholder account
cyber cafe	A public place offering Internet access for a fee.
microfilter	This is the small box that connects to a phone socket used to separate telephone signals from broadband signals
mips	Millions of instructions per second
analog	A term describing any device that represents a variable by a continuously moving or varying entity such as a clock, the hands of which move to represent time, or a UV meter, the needle of which moves to represent varying amplifier output energy.
fallback	A reversion to the environment that ran previously
activity	The second level of a business classification scheme
latch	A simple, low-level serialization mechanism to protect shared data structures in the System Global Area.
identity	The combination of the public key and any other public information for an entity
interpolation	The mathematical process of determining plausible in-between values, given explicit values at particular points
file part	A part of a file (or item) that has no independent intellectual existence or control apart from the other part(s) of the file.
deletion	The process of removing, erasing or obliterating recorded information from a medium outside the disposal process
cursor	Symbol marking where text will appear when you type
lens	One or more elements of optical glass or similar material designed to collect and focus rays of light to form a sharp image on the film, paper, sensor, or screen.
tmds	Transition Modulated Differential Signaling, a technology for transmitting serial data at very high speeds
rule of thirds	A way of mentally dividing your picture horizontally and vertically into thirds, then placing important subject matter where these lines intersect.
renewable resources	A resource that can be replenished at a rate equal to or greater than its rate of depletion
information architecture	The interrelationships of systems in place in an organisation
pinterest	Pinterest is an online pinboard
aspect ratio	The ratio of screen width to screen height
rfi	Request for information, also called request for proposals (RFP) or request for quotation (RFQ)
optical mark recognition	Machine reads special marks, for example to score a test
standards	Governmental or privately-created lists of criteria used to regulate or evaluate the products or behavior or corporations
lsmod	List loaded kernel modules
disposal	The National Archives authorises the disposal of Commonwealth records for the purposes of the Archives Act 1983, generally by issuing a records authority (RA), previously referred to as a records disposal authority (RDA), or a general records authority (GRA), previously referred to as a general disposal authority (GDA).
cryptography	This represents a set of mathematical techniques to encode information so as to make it unreadable by anyone who does not have the correct key
dot matrix printer	The workhorse of the computer industry, the dot matrix printer has been around for years and years
midtones	Parts of an image with tones of an intermediate value, usually in the 25 to 75 percent range.
layer	A way of managing elements of an image in stackable overlays that can be manipulated separately, moved to a different stacking order, or made partially or fully transparent.
probe keyword	A syntactical element that extracts attribute information about a system when using the custom JumpStart method to install
sanitize	A process intended to reduce, but not necessarily eliminate, microorganisms from the inanimate environment to levels considered safe as determined by public health codes or regulations.
monitor	A synchronization mechanism which encapsulates the representation of a shared resource and provides operations that are the only way of manipulating it.
chp	see Combined Heat and Power