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transepts	The north and south projecting extensions of a Cruciform style church or cathedral, crossing at right angles to the greater length.
trade-off analysis	Trade-off Analysis is the process of making decisions when each choice has both advantages and disadvantages
tidal power	Energy obtained by using the motion of the tides to run water turbines that drive electric generators.
pressure	a force applied or distributed over an area
cable	a structural element formed from steel wire bound in strands; the suspending element in a bridge; the supporting element in some dome roofs
crypt	Subterranean rooms or entire stories in churches, often serving as places of burial, especially for venerated persons and sometimes containing altars for ceremonial practices.
spandrel	the triangular area between (a) the side of an arch and the right angle that encloses it or (b) two adjacent arches.
lsa	Logistics Support Analysis
saint-maximin	Provence where the local traditions of the sober, massive, Romanesque architecture were still strong.
van	A virtual area network (VAN) is a network on which users are enabled to...
chevron	Simple geometric forms used for decorative purposes composed of V-shaped elements used singly, in a vertical series, or in a string to form a zigzag pattern.
graphical user interface	Graphical User Interface - an interface to a computer that uses icons to represent desktop objects, such as documents and programs, that the user can access and manipulate with a pointing device, such as a mouse.
rapid prototyping	3-D printing, also called rapid prototyping...
crypt	Area underneath a church.
lawful interception	Lawful interception (LI) is the legally...
jax ws	Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) is one of a set of Java te...
loader	wheeled or tracked vehicle with wide front mounted bucket to scrape and load trucks.
jamb figure	Sculptured figures located on the jambs, or vertical side elements, of a portal or doorway
firm energy	Power supplies that are guaranteed to be delivered under terms defined by contract.
abate	to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity
qc	Quality control (QC) is a procedure or set of procedures intended to ensu...
diversion channel	a bypass created to divert water around a dam so that construction can take place
temporary magnet	A material that shows magnetic properties only while exposed to an external magnetic field.
drypoint	an engraving in which the image is scratched directly into the surface of a metal plate with a pointed instrument.
vandal	A vandal is an executable file, usually an applet or an ActiveX c...
ecm	Electret capacitor microphone
base	An modestly carved element fitted upon which a column, pier, or pillaster is supported
hamming code	Hamming code is a set of error-correction codes that ...
intranet	A private network within an organization that uses the same technologies as the Internet (TCP/IP, HTTP, HTML and browsers) to provide the capabilities to create, publish and access information for that organization's users.
same origin policy	The Same Origin Policy (SOP), also called...
chrominance	The color portion portion of a composite video signal
reinforced concrete	concrete with steel bars or mesh embedded in it for increased strength in tension; in pre-tensioned.
kinematic analysis	Kinematic Analysis is the analysis of motion without regard to forces that cause it
drip technique	a painting technique in which paint is dripped from a brush or stick onto a horizontal canvas or other ground.
palm	Palm is the trade name for a popular personal digital assistant (PDA)...
jack kilby	Jack Kilby is generally credited with being the inventor ...
vault	An arched, stone roof.
plinth	Rectangular or square supporting elements or lower blocks for columns, pilasters, or door framing
v2v	Virtual to virtual (V2V) is a term that refers to the migration of an o...
boc	Bit-oriented code
trueview ad	TrueView is a video ad format that gives the viewer opt...
ground	in painting, the prepared surface of the support to which the paint is applied.
wta	Wireless Telephony Application: A collection of telephony-specific extensions for call- and feature-control mechanisms that make advanced mobile network services available to end users
casting	a process in which liquefied material, usually metal, is formed by being poured into a mold; the mold is removed when the material has solidified, leaving a cast object in the shape of the mold.
pert	see Program Evaluation and Review Technique
register	a range or row, especially when one of a series.
trilobed	having three rounded projections.
ampacity	The amount of current a conductor can carry without exceeding its specified temperature, in amperes.
placate	to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures
strength	resistance of a cured core of concrete to crushing – expressed in Mpa.
sable	Sable is a set of markup codes and symbols that describes spoken te...
lierne	in a complex rib vault, liernes connect the keystone to the centre of the sides of the quadrilateral made by the vault
polarization	for an atom, the displacement of the center of the negatively charged electron cloud relative to the positive nucleus, which is induced by an electric field.
architrave	The horizontal block between columns or piers that spans the area between them.
anchor	Irons of special form used to fasten together timbers or masonry, or both.
lan-free backup	LAN-free backup is the process of backing up se...
icq	ICQ ("I Seek You") is a program you can download that will let you know...
majordomo	Like listserv, Majordomo (from Latin: "master of the house"...
pulpit	Stands for a speaker, especially the preacher of a sermon, often elevated for increased visibility and audibility, and often decorated with sculpted panels depicting religious scenes.
diocese	The district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop, also called a bishopric.
rated output capacity	The output power of a wind machine operating at the rated wind speed.
geothermal gradient	The change in the earth's temperature with depth
temperate	moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, or overly indulgent in appetite or passion
disabuse	to free a person from deception or error
e-speak	E-speak is an open software platform designed by HP to facilita...
gasohol	In the United States, gasohol (E10) refers to gasoline that contains 10 percent ethanol by volume
ideograph	a written symbol standing for a concept, usually formed by combining pictographs.
abbey	Bath, England
call center terms: glossary	This is a WhatIs.com gl...
arches	it is called a groin vault.
facebook mobile	Facebook Mobile is a feature that allows a user...
infrared	A type of thermometry that measures the amount of infrared energy being emitted by a substance and compares that value to a predictable curve to calculate temperature.
dupe	a person who is easily deceived, a gullible person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person
palm os	Palm OS is the computer operating system that provides a softwa...
global climate change	The term 'climate change' is sometimes used to refer to all forms of climatic inconsistency, but because the Earth's climate is never static, the term is more properly used to imply a significant change from one climatic condition to another
fillet	Narrow flat band.
radius	The distance between the center of a circle and the outside.
tertiary color	a hue produced by combining a primary color and a secondary color.
hertz	Frequency measurement
lancet	a tall narrow, arched window without tracery.
lantern	the structure crowning a dome or tower, often used to admit light to the interior.
mailing list	A mailing list is a list of people who subscribe to a...
acr	Accumulated current register
no	Normally open (Switch contact)
symmetria	Greek for symmetry.
megalith	a large, undressed stone used in the construction of prehistoric monuments.
crossover	In an output stage (or similar amplifying stage which uses one device to pull the signal up and another to pull the signal down), the region in which the high-side device is turning on and the low-side device is turning off, or vice versa.
product family	A product family is a set of individual products that share common technology and address a related set of market applications
obverse	the side of a coin or medal considered to be the front and that bears the main image.
fledgling	young, new, or inexperienced
corbel	A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction; step-wise construction, as in an arch, roof, etc.
fuel	A substance that can be used to produce heat.
wan clustering	WAN clustering, also called geoclustering, high-a...
formal elements	the elements of style (line, shape, color, etc.) used by an artist in the composition of a work of art.
taskbar	In the graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer operating ...
norman	Used in England as a synonym for 'Romanesque', it covers the style of architecture current between 1066-1200.
dpd	Digital phase detector
kilocalorie	The calorie (symbolized cal) is a unit of heat occasion...
empirical	depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory
bay	a section of a building marked off by vertical elements, such as windows, columns or pilasters
thermistor	A temperature-dependent resistor with a high temperature coefficient, usually composed of sintered semiconductor material.
poisson's ratio	for elastic deformation, the negative ratio of lateral and axial strains that result from an applied axial stress.
aver	to assert with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner
hydraulic jump	abrupt transition from super to sub critical – also known as a standing wave
arena	the central area in a Roman amphitheater where gladiatorial spectacles took place.
hydrometer	A device used to measure density or specific gravity of electrolyte solutions.
cathedra	the throne of a ruling bishop in a cathedral.
tierceron	See rib vault.
gas constant	The gas constant, also known as the universal molar g...
dungeon	The jail, usually found in one of the towers.
sill	a supporting wood or stone beam across the bottom of an opening, such as that of a window or door
immutable	unchangeable, changeless
schematic	diagrammatic and generalized rather than specifically relating to an individual object.
adsl	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line: A method for moving data over regular phone lines
millivolt	One thousandth of a volt.
bts	Base Transceiver Station: The stationary component of a cellphone system includes transmit-receive units and one or more antennae
absolute value	Absolute value is a term used in mathematics to i...
recant	to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion; to formally retract
kilobyte	As a measure of computer memory or storage, a kilobyte (KB or...
earthenware	pottery that has been either airdried or fired at a relatively low temperature.
horseshoe arch	See Moorish Arch.
thermochron	A Thermochron device measures and records (logs) temperature
airbrush	a device for applying a fine spray of paint or other substance by means of compressed air.
a/d converter	Analog to digital
classification	Classification is the assignment of attributes and other defining meta-data to managed objects and information within a PDM system
rom	Read-only memory
backup storage	In computers, backup storage is storage that is i...
arch	a Gothic pointed arch usually applied to long, narrow windows
rdf	The fuel component of municipal solid waste (MSW), which is the by-product of shredding MSW to a uniform size, screening out oversized materials and isolating ferrous material in magnetic separation
angle of incidence	The angle that the sun's rays make with a line perpendicular to a surface
napkin-fold style	carved decoration ( on a door generally) that recall pleated linen (a late Gothic or early Renaissance pattern)
gargoyle	a spout usually carved in the shape of an animal or demon, and connected to a gutter for throwing rain water away from the foot of the wall
glp	Good Laboratory Practices
bastion	A small tower at the end of a curtain wall or in the middle of the outside wall; solid masonry projection; structural rather than inhabitable.
stolid	not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional or impassive
orillons	Arrowhead bastions.
constantan	A copper-nickel alloy used as the negative lead in Type E, Type J, and Type T thermocouples.
diorite	a type of dark (black or gray) crystalline rock.
panegyric	a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; an eulogy
pithy	brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse
yc video	S-Video (Super-Video, sometimes referred to as Y/C Video, or ...
attenuate	to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value; to make thin, slender or fine
long haul	A network that spans distances larger than a local area network (LAN)
var	In the computer and other...
alcohol fuels	A class of liquid chemicals that have certain combinations of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, and that are capable of being used as fuel.
wbs	see Work Breakdown Structure
bonnet	Freestanding fortification; priest's cap.
tailings dam	dam, usually made of earth and rock, used to contain mining waste.
skeletal construction	a method of construction in which the walls are supported at ground level by a steel frame consisting of vertical and horizontal members.
c-sharp	C# (pronounced C-sharp) is an object-oriented programming langu...
brick gothic	is called "Backsteingotik" in Germany and Scandinavia and is associated with the Hanseatic League.
esp	Extended stack pointer
confessional	In the Roman Catholic tradition, a paired booth within the nave, in which the parishioner and the priest sit privately and separately to make and hear confession.
system	particularly in the lofty, vaulted triforium or gallery, so great in size that there is no rhythm in the relationship of arcade, triforium and clerestory, ...
e. coli	A group of bacteria, Escherichia, that reside in the intestinal tracts of humans and many animals and can cause food poisoning, urinary infections and enteritis.
tester	The tester is a small flat canopy installed above the pulpit in some churches.
wall-walk	Passage along castle wall; may be roofed.
a2b	a2b was a Web site that let you download and play samples or complete s...
gospel	one of the first four books of the New Testament, which recounts the life of Christ.
soporific	causing sleep; characterized by drowsiness
capital	the (often heavily decorated) cap or crown above the shaft of a column on which the arch rests
ignudi	nude figures (in Italian).
check-out	The process of accessing managed product definition information under controlled procedures
aqueduct	a bridge or channel for conveying water, usually over long distances.
mac address	Media Access Control Address (maca, MAC): A hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network, as in IEEE-802 (Ethernet) networks
nanobiomechanics	Nanobiomechanics, also called nanoscale biome...
sia	Semiconductor Industry Association
waterproof	A non-technical term used to describe instruments that are protected from the ingress of liquids
facebook	Facebook is a popular free social networking website that all...
tarchitecture	A marketecture (or marchitecture) is a high-level r...
h-gas / high-calorific gas	Gas that consists almost exclusively of hydrocarbons.
crocket	a small ornament depicting stylized foliage looking a little like an upturned flower bud
burgers vector	a vector that denotes the magnitude and direction of lattice distortion associated with a dislocation.
kilovolt	One thousand volts.
e-learning	Distance learning, sometimes called e-learning, is a form...
plinth	in the base of a 14th c
arrest	to catch and hold, attract and fix, to stop and slow down
program	the arrangement of a series of images into a coherent whole.
visible spectrum	the colors, visible to the human eye, that are produced when white light is dispersed by a prism.
intrados	Inner curves or faces of arches or vaults forming the concave underside
magnetic resonance imaging	Magnetic resonance imagin...
talking translator	A talking translator is a program that tr...
lazy loading	Lazy loading, also known as dynamic function loading,...
charge injection	A parameter pertinent to analog switches
cog	Chip-on-glass
tdm	Time Division Multiplexing, a scheme in which numerous signals are combined for transmission on a single communications line or channel
innocuous	not harmful or injurious; harmless
hillfort	Bronze or iron age earthwork defenses of concentric ditches and banks.
epoxy	A 2-part adhesive system consisting of resin and hardener
project office	A designated location where the administrative work of the project is conducted and the project management skills (resources) such as cost accounting, estimating, scheduling, training, etc
co	Coarse offset
ttl	Transistor-to-transistor logic
cost table	A Cost Table is a multidimensional data base in which cost is captured for several levels of a number of attributes for either the parts or functions of a product
mithuna	a loving couple, symbolizing unity, in ancient south Asian art.
talking trojan	A talking Trojan is a Trojan horse program that m...
orchestra	in an ancient Greek theater, a circular space used by the chorus.
auto-range	A feature on some thermometers that automatically changes the resolution of the display over a specified range.
reredos	A highly carved and painted wall or screen positioned behind an altar; sometimes called an altarpiece
voracious	craving or consuming large quantities of food; exceedingly eager or avid
milestone	Milestone - an important event representing the completion of a major work task or group of work tasks
dry /wet pit mining	isolate gravel extraction to a confined hole in bar and wet/dry refers to whether it goes below the water table at the time of extraction.
perennial	lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring
lacertine	An animal with ribbon-like body used in zoomorphic interlace.
fpt	Fine Pitch Technology (related to surface mount)
zeus trojan	Zeus, also known as Zbot, is a malware to...
cathedra	The cathedra is the bishop's throne within his cathedral
keitai	Keitai (pronounced k-tie) is a Japanese word meaning "portable.
scrap	Pre-cast or cast-on piece of lead or lead alloy used to connect plates into groups and to connect groups to the post.
ssc	Smart signal conditioning
transimpedance amplifier	An amplifier which converts a current to a voltage
bas relief	Sculptural technique in which the projection of the forms from the background is relatively shallow
span	distance a bridge extends between two supports; to traverse a specific distance.
oratory / oratorium	An earlier name applied to buildings now known as "churches"
chans.	Channels
gossamer	a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather; any thin, light fabric with this quality
putto	a chubby male infant, often naked and sometimes depicted as a Cupid, popular in Renaissance art.
radiant energy	Energy transferred by the exchange of electromagnetic waves from a hot or warm object to one that is cold or cooler
virtual prototyping	Virtual Prototyping refers to the use of numerical analysis tools to analyze a design instead of building and testing a physical prototype.
buttress	A mass of brickwork built against a wall to carry the thrust and provide strength.
kvm	Keyboard Video Mouse: Defacto standard for the three cables used on a typical cpr: One for the keyboard; one for the monitor (video); one for the mouse
clasping	Encasing the angle.
downwind	On the opposite side from the direction from which the wind is blowing.
lights	A sub division of a multiple window.
aluminum	a lightweight chemical element (Al); the most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust
c3d	C3D (pronounced SEE-THREE-DEE) is a combined hardware/software process ...
diffuse sky radiation	the radiation component that strikes a point from the sky, excluding circumsolar radiation
hr	High reliability
average hydro	Rain, snow and runoff conditions that provide water for hydroelectric generation equal to the most commonly occurring levels
dss	Decision Support System
monolith	a large block of stone that is all in one piece (i.e., not composed of smaller blocks), used in megalithic structures.
wasp	The Web Standards Project (WaSP) is a grass roots effort to encourage...
arcade	Row of arches, free-standing and supported on piers or columns; a blind arcade is a "dummy".
mortar	A building material with adhesive qualities, composed of sand and lime, or cement mixed with water, which gradually hardens when exposed to air and used as the bonding element for brick and stone work.
pyrheliometer	instrument with a narrow ( circumsolar) field of view which measures direct normal irradiance
qualifying facility	A cogenerator or small power producer which under federal law, has the right to sell its excess power output to the public utility.
real-time pricing	The instantaneous pricing of electricity based on the cost of the electricity available for use at the time the electricity is demanded by the customer.
cpi	Continuous Process Improvement
rtm	Requirements Traceability Matrix
nw	Nanowatt(s)
dao	DAO (Data Access Objects) i...
esbga	Enhanced Super Ball-Grid Array (trademark of Amkor/Anam)
capital	The upper part of a column which supports the entablature, usually more or less ornamented.
break even time	Break Even Time - a metric that measures the time from the start of development through production and sales until the the product has achieved financial breakeven considering the investment in development and other non-recurring expenses.
internal combustion engine	An engine in which fuel is burned inside the engine
precursor	a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger
generic routing encapsulation	Generic Routing Enc...
zettabyte	A zettabyte is a measure of storage capacity and is 2 to th...
unit testing	Testing of individual hardware or software units or groups of related units.
polycrystalline	referring to crystalline materials that are composed of more than one crystal or grain.
baluster	A small column.
plasticizer	a low molecular weight polymer additive that enhances flexibility and workability and reduces stiffness and brittleness.
approbation	approval; commendation or official sanction
bacn	Bacn (pronounced as "bacon") is Internet slang for email that a user ...
shaft	The vertical structural member which is the main support of a column or pier
quantum	Quantum is the Latin word for amount and, in modern understandi...
rac	Real Application Cluster (RAC) is a component of the Oracle 9i database...
cornice	uppermost section of moldings along the top of a wall or just below a roof
turn	In winding stator coils, this is one loop of wire around a form
abstraction	Abstraction (from the Latin abs, meaning away from and ...
sandstone	A consolidated sedimentary rock, consisting of sand grains united with a natural cementing material; the most common sand in sandstone contains quartz, with considerable feldspar, lime, mica, and clayey
harmonic	A harmonic is a signal or wave whose frequency is an integral...
application	Application means any request for certification of any site and related facility filed in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this division
narthex	Enclosed passage between the main entrance and nave of a church; vestibule.
porch	The reception space situated at the entrance to a church or cathedral.
abutment	A foundation; a support.
azimuth	The angular distance between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun
atomic nucleus	The positively charged core of an atom.
oculus	a round opening or window, either open, louvered or glazed
rose window	a large, circular window decorated with stained glass and tracery.
etching	(a) a printmaking process in which an impression is taken from a metal plate on which the image has been etched, or eaten away by acid; (b) a print produced by such a process.
hyperbole	obvious and intentional exaggeration; an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
s. 877	The Can Spam Act of 2003 is a commonly used name for the United S...
mm	Millimeter(s)
gothic architecture	lending strength and solidity to the main structure.gablet - a gable-shaped stone that crowns a buttress.
program	A group of related projects that are managed together.
ampere-hour meter	An instrument that registers the quantity of electricity in ampere-hours.
stable	ability to resist collapse and deformation; stability characteristic of a structure that is able to carry a realistic load without collapsing or deforming significantly.
angle of attack	The angle of relative air flow to the blade chord.
aec-q100	A qualification test sequence for integrated circuits developed by the AIAG automotive organization.
lead battery paste	"Putty"-like lead-containing material that undergoes a chemical change during discharge to produce electricity and in charge to store electrical energy.
clerestory	Upper storey of the nave walls of the church, lit by windows.
last-mile technology	Last-mile technology is any telecommu...
doric	Ionic, and Corinthian orders for building the temples.
jack	A female connector is a connector attached to a wire, cable, or piece...
nuclear energy	Power obtained by splitting heavy atoms (fission) or joining light atoms (fusion)
bronze	a metal alloy composed of copper mixed with tin.
refectory	a dining hall in a monastery or other similar institution.
jdbc connector	The JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) Connector i...
nano	Nano is a prefix meaning "extremely small."
fca	see Functional Configuration Audit
dew point	The air temperature at which, under current barometric pressure, the water vapor currently in the air would condense into water or dew (or reach 100% humidity)
fluidized bed combustion	A process for burning powdered coal that is poured in a liquid-like stream with air or gases
belief map	The Belief Map is a method of graphically representing relative levels of knowledge and confidence
galilee	A porch at the western end of the nave used as a chapel for women or penitents
stratigraphy	a technique for determining a chronology by studying the relative locations of layers of material in an archaeological site.
paging	Paging is a method of writing data to, and reading it from, secon...
xaui	Innovation of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Task Force
guilloche	Geometric pattern.
segmental arch	a slightly rounded arch (less than a semicircle) above a door or window
newton	A unit of force
texture	the visual or tactile surface quality of an object.
product roadmap	A tabular or graphic representation of product plans mapped against time to show the evolution of product models, their capabilities and the relationships to one another
gsm	Global System for Mobile Communications: A land, mobile, pan-European, digital, cellular radio-communications system.
cmp	corrugated metal pipe, generally galvanized and/or tarred for corrosion resistance.
ambient temperature	Temperature of the air surrounding a component.
counterscarp	Outer slope of ditch.
aedicule	(a) a small building used as a shrine; (b) a niche designed to hold a statue
tessera	a small piece of colored glass, marble, or stone used in a mosaic.
decorum	dignified propriety of behavior, speech and dress; an observance or requirement of polite society
lozenge	Diamond shape.
lan party	A LAN party is a gathering in which gamers (devotees of com...
cantilever	a projecting structure supported only at one end, like a shelf bracket or a diving board
piezoelectric	a dielectric material in which polarization is induced by the application of external forces.
arch bridge	curved structure that converts the downward force of its own weight, and of any weight pressing down on top of it, into an outward force along its sides and base.
vault	the ambulatory with radiating chapels, the clustered columns supporting ribs springing in different directions and the flying buttresses which enabled the insertion of large clerestory windows.
ephemeral	lasting a very short time, transitory
i/o	Input/output
refractory	hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient
l1	L1 and L2 are levels of cache memory in a computer.
plate	A pasted grid.
engraving	(a) the process of incising an image on a hard material, such as wood, stone, or a copper plate; (b) a print or impression made by such a process.
cell	A cell designed to produce electric current through an electrochemical reaction that is not efficiently reversible and hence the cell, when discharged, cannot be efficiently recharged by an electric current.
break joints	To arrange joints so that they will not come directly under or over the joints of adjoining pieces, as in shingling, siding, etc.
font	A sacramental basin holding water for Holy Baptism, and mounted on a pedestal of wood or stone
appropriate	to set apart and authorize for some specific purpose; to take for oneself or to take without permission or consent
socle	Plain blocks used as low pedestals for statues or columns or the plain faces at the lower part of walls or pedestals.
roi	see Return on Investment
variable	In programming, a variable is a value that can change, depend...
mortar	usually supported by ribsVice ...
absorptance	The ratio of the radiation absorbed by a surface to the total energy falling on that surface described as a percentage.
cyclopaean masonry	stone construction using large, irregular blocks without mortar.
general lighting	Lighting designed to provide a substantially uniform level of illumination throughout an area, exclusive of any provision for special visual tasks or decorative effects
bailey	The ward or courtyard inside the castle walls, includes exercise area, parade ground, emergency corral
ber	Bit Error Rate: A measure of the number of erroneous bits which can be expected in a specified number of bits in a serial stream.
chapter house	administrative center of a cathedral, traditionally organized for overseeing construction.
calibration	The process of adjusting an instrument to be more accurate by comparing it to a reliable standard
celsius scale	the metric temperature scale for which 0°C is the temperature at which water freezes and 100°C is the temperature at which water boils, at standard atmospheric pressure
gantt chart	A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart developed as a ...
self-discharge	The discharge that takes place when a battery is not in use and not connected to a load
orientation	Traditionally, western Christian churches are oriented, that is to say they are built upon the ground in such a manner that the central axis of the building was aligned from west to east with the chancel located in the eastern end of the building
qos	On the Internet and in other ...
atrium	An open courtyard or vestibule located before the principal entrance of a church, sometimes surrounded by covered aisles
ambient air temperature	Surrounding temperature, such as the outdoor air temperature around a building.
ridge rib	See rib vault
object request broker	Also see ORBS, a term easily confus...
polymer	a solid, nonmetallic (normally organic) compound of high molecular weight the structure of which is composed of small repeat (or mer) units.
trsl	Test Requirements Specification Language (proposed IEEE standard)
ce	1
rsr	Remaining standby runtime (min)
rack	Rack-mounted describes a unit of electronic equipment that is housed ...
e voting	E-voting is an election system that allows a voter to record ...
banner	Depending on how it's used, a banner is either a graphic image th...
burg	German stronghold.
altarpiece	religious images on, above, or behind the altar of a Christian church
poe	Power-over-Ethernet: A means for delivering power to a remote device using the same cable lines used to deliver Ethernet data.
fleur-de-lis	(a) a white iris, the royal emblem of France; (b) a stylized representation of an iris, common in artistic design and heraldry.
hardware load-balancing device	A har...
eucharist	A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches performed during the Mass, which was instituted at the Last Supper and in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed in remembrance of Jesus's death.
java archive file	A JAR (Java ARchive) file is a file that co...
engaged column	A column which is built into the masonry of a wall, with about half of the diameter of the column projecting
polar molecule	a molecule in which there exists a permanent electric dipole moment by virtue of the asymmetrical distribution of positively and negatively charged regions.
gender changer	A gender changer is a cable adapter that converts...
band gap energy	for semiconductors and insulators, the energies that lie between the valence and conduction bands.
dod	Department of Defense
plethora	overabundance, excess
sap bw	Business Information Warehouse (sometimes shortened to "Business ...
web	in Gothic architecture, the portion of a ribbed vault between the ribs.
mandapa	a northern-style Hindu temple's assembly hall.
s/390	S/390 is IBM's large server (or mainframe) line of computer systems...
perspective	the illusion of depth in a twodimensional work of art.
edge	Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution: An enhanced modulation technique designed to increase network capacity and data rates in GSM networks
lucid	easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
menhir	a prehistoric monolith standing alone or grouped with other stones.
electron theory	This theory describes the movement of free electrons from the negative pole through an external circuit to the positive pole
precast	concrete products cast at a site remote from the final installation.
sim	Subscriber identity module
octane	A rating scale used to grade gasoline as to its antiknock properties
ockham's razor	Ockham's razor (also spelled Occam's razor, prono...
reverse engineering	1
linear perspective	a mathematical system devised during the Renaissance to create the illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image, through the use of straight lines converging toward a vanishing point in the distance.
ncga	National Computer Graphics Association
watt	The unit of measurement for electrical power
monastery	a religious establishment housing a community of people living in accordance with religious vows.
id3	An ID3 tag is a type of meta data container used to store information a...
soho	Small Office/Home Office: Businesses that are either run from home or a from a small office
brightness	Although the terms "brightness" and "luminance" are often used interchangeably, they are different
chantry chapel	A sub-chapel set aside for chanting of masses, often sponsored through an endowment
orant	A standing figure with arms raised, the conventional gesture of prayer in the Early Christian period.
meticulous	taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise and thorough
lintel	Horizontal wood or stone over a fireplace, door, etc.
aesthetic	the theory and vocabulary of an individual artistic style.
rrc	Remaining relative capacity: The percent of the full charge that remains in a power cell.
manuscript	A handwritten book (codex) of either of ecclesiastical or secular subject matter developed during the Early Christian period and remaining typical of the period before the invention of the printing press.
clock and data recovery	The process of extracting and reconstructing clock and data information from a single-wire/channel, serial data stream.
picture stone	in Viking art, an upright boulder with images incised on it.
photon	a quantum unit of electromagnetic energy.
deterministic	An approach that presumes the presence of fixed constraints.
callback messaging	Callback messaging, in a call center cont...
choir	Structurally that part of the church in which singers have their place often inaccurately used for eastern arm.
morose	gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood; characterized by or expressing gloom
tailings dam	a dam, usually made of earth and rock, used to contain mining waste
lod	see Level of Detail
appease	to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment
stigmata	marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ (from stigma, "a mark" or "scar").
bedrock	solid rock layer beneath sand or silt
can	Controller Area Network
cinquefoil	in tracery, having five pendants in a circular ring; usually applied to windows and panels
gothic arch/round roof	a round roof with curved trusses, popular on dairy barns during the 1920sand 1930s
discharge	volume of water pumped at a specific head.
wafer fab	Semiconductor processing facility which turns wafers into integrated circuits
upconverters	A device which provides frequency conversion to a higher frequency, e.g., in digital broadcast-satellite applications.
peristyle	a colonnade surrounding a structure; in Roman houses, the courtyard surrounded by columns.
ndfeb	See Neodymium-Iron-Boron Magnet.
w2k	Windows 2000 (W2K) is a est commercial version of Microsoft's evolving ...
parapet	a low wall projecting from the edge of a platform, terrace or roof
url	Universal Resource Locator - A series of letters or numbers that acts as an address for a world wide web (WWW) site.
qrss	Quasi-random signal source
servo motor	A motor used for motion control in robots, hard disc drives, etc
xerography	Xerography, als...
pilaster	Vertical masonry elements in a rectangular upright format attached to and projecting slightly from a wall with a base and capital and, in classical architecture, conforming to one of the orders (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian).
protome	a representation of the head and neck of an animal, often used as an architectural feature.
gamer	A gamer is a devoted player of electronic games, especially on mach...
atomic energy commission	The independent civilian agency of the federal government with statutory responsibility to supervise and promote use of nuclear energy
tacit	understood without being openly expressed; implied, unvoiced or unspoken
tracery	Masonry openwork found in the upper parts of Gothic windows used in conjunction with stained glass.
stiff	ability to resist deformation; stiffness the measure of a structure's capacity to resist deformation.
and	Combining two signals so that the output is on if both signals are present
question 3	Test yourself
diatribe	a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
martyrion	See: Confessio.
kufic	an early form of Arabic script in which letters are relatively uncursive; used later for headings and formal inscriptions.
oscillate	to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does, or to vacillate between differing beliefs, opinions or conditions
outside air	Air taken from outdoors and not previously circulated through the HVAC system.
oebf	The Open eBook Forum (Open Electronic Book Forum or OEBF) is an organ...
tcxo	Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator: A crystal oscillator that includes circuitry that compensates for temperature variations, to maintain a more constant frequency.
cornice	Decorative projection along the top of a wall.
oxygenate	a term used in the petroleum industry to denote octane components containing hydrogen, carbon and oxygen in their molecular structure
cornice return	the triangle formed by a sloping roof
after-market	broad term that applies to any change after the original purchase, such as adding equipment not a part of the original purchase
nist-traceable	Indicates that a given instrument has been calibrated using standards that have an accuracy certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
antipathy	a basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion or dislike
accretion	an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent
shear	force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions
cat	Computer-Aided Test
bridge measure	The distance across an angle from a given point upon each side of it; the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.
daisy chain	A daisy chain is an interconnection of computer devices...
beam	rigid, usually horizontal, structural element.
strut	to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out
archivolt	Molded, shaped or decorated bands around an arch which may be arranged in a series framing a tympanum
daily flexibility	The extent to which the permitted difference between input and offtake can be increased for a network user for a maximum duration of one day, by contracting daily flexibility.
mobile	a delicately balanced sculpture with movable parts that are set in motion by air currents or mechanical propulsion.
malinger	to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty or avoid work
gravity dam	a dam constructed so that its great weight resists the force of water pressure
woodcut	a relief printmaking process in which an image is carved on the surface of a wooden block by cutting away those parts that are not to be printed.
landscape	In printing from a computer, landscape refers to a mode in ...
mac layer	In the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model of communic...
lop	Loss of power
malbork castle	the Gdańsk and Wroclaw Town Hall, and Collegium Maius in Krakow.
facial recognition	Facial recognition (or face recognition) ...
temperature comparator	An integrated circuit with a digital output that indicates whether a measured temperature is above or below a predetermined threshold.
ppm	Parts per Million (defects)
empire	with its capital in Constantinople, especially after the fall of Rome
s/n ratio	see Signal to Noise Ratio
pictograph	a written symbol derived from a representational image.
beam	a rigid, usually horizontal, structural element
zip disk	A Zip drive is a small, portable disk drive used primarily fo...
mural	a painting on a wall, usually on a large scale and in fresco.
composition	the arrangement of formal elements in a work of art.
eaves	the part of a sloping roof that overhangs the wall
lintel	Horizontal structural elements that span an opening in a wall for door and window openings that carry the superimposed weight of the wall above the opening
rfi	Radio Frequency Interference: Unwanted noise from RF sources.
fetid	having an offensive odor; stinking
tape	In computers, tape is an external storage medium, usually both readab...
pile	a long, round pole of wood, concrete, or steel driven into the soil by pile drivers
umbrage	offense, annoyance or displeasure; the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt or hostility
stained glass	windows composed of pieces of colored glass held in place by strips of lead.
fenestella	The fenestella is a niche in the chancel wall holding the piscina and possibly the creedence.
design optimization	1
w-cdma	Also see CDMA, CDMA One, and CDMA2000
insipid	without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid or bland
sram	Static RAM: RAM that does not require a clock to retain its contents.
belfry	The rooms or spaces within a bell tower actually containing the bells.
output to input ratio	The ratio between the sensed current and the output current of the amplifier.
campanile	Italian term for bell towers usually designed as free-standing structures within a complex of ecclesiastical architecture usually formed by a cathedral, baptistry and bell tower (Pisa).
charging	The procedure to convert the chemicals in a storage battery to their original conditions by passing a higher voltage electrical current through the plates and electrolyte
signal to noise ratio	Signal to Noise Ratio as used in the design of experiments (DOE) is the mathematical equation that indicates the magnitude of an experimental effect divided by the experimental error due to chance fluctuations
interference checking	The process of identifying if and where two or more geometric objects intersect in either a static or dynamic state.
ecb	Electrically controlled birefringence
capability	Capability is a measure of the ability of a system to perform within its specification limits
isometric projection	an architectural diagram combining a ground plan of a building with a view from an exterior point above and slightly to one side.
rescind	to annul, revoke or repeal, to invalidate by a later action or a higher authority
dnc	Distributed Numerical Control
oa&m	OA&M (operations, administration, and management) is a general term u...
convection	The transfer of heat by the circulation of fluid or gas.
minster	The church in a monastery; a church of major importance in the region.
lethargic	drowsy and sluggish
package management system	A package manager, also kno...
halcyon	calm and tranquil; rich and prosperous; happy and carefree
simulation	Modeling or representation of hardware, software or systems to determine or verify their behavior, operation or fit
generating station	A power plant.
irs	Interface register set
temperature	Degree of hotness or coldness measured on one of several arbitrary scales based on some observable phenomenon (such as the expansion).
delta	A 3-phase alternator wiring configuration in which all phases are connected in Series.
citadel	a fortress or other fortified area placed in an elevated or commanding position.
refectory	Communal dining hall.
tenuous	thin or slender in form like a thread; lacking a sound basis in reasoning; an unsubstantiated or weak stand, statement or argument
gouache	an opaque, water-soluble painting medium.
hang	A hangup, also called a hang, is a condition that sometimes occurs wh...
nas	A network access server (NAS) is a computer server that enables an inde...
pcb	see Printed Circuit Board
chroma	see intensity.
interruptible service	Electricity supplied under agreements that allow the supplier to curtail or stop service at times.
lift	The force exerted by moving air on asymmetrically-shaped wind generator blades at right angles to the direction of relative movement
phylactery	A scroll or roll (made of parchment), usually shown unfurled, sometimes containing lettering signifying the Word of God.
headlong	undertaken quickly and suddenly; hasty
alternative energy sources	See RENEWABLE ENERGY.
lm	Lumen(s)
moline	Ends curling outward.
accuracy	"The closeness of the agreement between the result of a measurement and the value of the quantity being measured and or ""true value."" Usually expressed as Â± a certain number of degrees or Â± a certain percentage of the full reading."
foldback current limit	A circuit which reduces the current limit once the device enters current-limited operation
cast iron	brittle alloy with high carbon content; iron that has been melted, then poured into a form and cooled; can be made into any shape desired.
kazaa media desktop	Kazaa (its full name is Kazaa Media Des...
rhyton	an ancient drinking vessel usually shaped like an animal or part of an animal (typically, the head).
mosaic	the use of small pieces of glass, stone, or tile (tesserae), or pebbles to create an image on a flat surface such as a floor, wall, or ceiling.
foreground	the area of a picture, usually at the bottom of the picture plane, that appears nearest to the viewer.
forestall	to prevent by action in advance, anticipate, or to buy up goods in advance in order to increase the price when resold
nave	The area of the church, located between the narthex and the chancel, and flanked by the aisles, where the congregants gather for worship.
beatify	to make blissfully happy; in the Roman Catholic Church, to declare to be among the blessed entitled to specific religious honor
dielectric	any material that is electrically insulating.
chapel	Rooms, ancillary spaces or independent buildings that serve as sanctuaries or places of Christian worship usually containing an altar
burin	a metal tool with a sharp point to incise designs on pottery and etching plates, for example.
product platform	A product platform is a set of subsystems and interfaces that form a common structure from which a stream of derivative products can be efficiently developed and produced.
acpr	Adjacent (alternate)-channel power ratio
voltmeter	The meter or instrument used to measure the amount of voltage in a circuit.
tufa	a porous, volcanic rock that hardens on exposure to air, used as a building material.
occlude	to close, shut, or stop up
entasis	the slight bulging of a Doric column, which is at its greatest about one third of the distance from the base.
hardy heron	Hardy Heron is the code name for version 8.04 of Ubuntu...
macromolecule	a huge molecule made up of thousands of atoms.
fascine	Huge bundle of brushwood for revetting ramparts or filling in ditches.
column	a cylindrical support, usually with three parts—base, shaft, and capital.
ldap injection	LDAP injection is a specific form of attack that ...
nanocomputer	A nanocomputer is a computer whose physical dimension...
gatekeeper	A gatekeeper is a management tool for H.323 multimedia ne...
reid vapor pressure	a standard measurement of a liquid's vapor pressure in pounds per square inch at 100 degrees Fahrenheit
prow	Acute-angled projection.
chord	The width of a wind turbine blade at a given location along the length.
e ticket	An e-ticket (electronic ticket) is a paperless electronic doc...
ocr	The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is an organization within the U.S
rapid tooling	Rapid Tooling refers to the use rapid prototyping technologies to fabricate tooling in a much shorter period of time than conventional tooling
calibration	the process of comparing an instrument's output signal with reality
edition	a batch of prints made from a single plate or print form.
electrode	The structure that contains the active material which stores energy in a battery
intellectual property	Intellectual Property: Creations of the intellect such as trade knowledge, technical information, and literary or artistic work, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
keystone	the wedge-shaped stone at the center of an arch, rib, or vault that is inserted last, locking the other stones into place.
computational fluid dynamics	Computational Fluid Dynamics is the numerical analysis of fluid and gas flow, heat transfer, and related phenomena
undelete	Undeleting is the process of recovering data that has been de...
spillway	overflow channel that allows dam operators to release lake water when it gets high enough to threaten the safety of a dam.
twist	In a wind generator blade, the difference in Pitch between the blade root and the blade tip
tympanum	is often a significant piece of sculpture, most frequently Christ in Majesty and Judgment Day
requirements flowdown	The process of deriving and allocating requirements to all levels of system decomposition.
wet-bulb temperature	The temperature at which water, by evaporating into air, can bring the air to saturation at the same temperature
parapet	A low wall intended to protect a sudden drop, for example on a church or house top.
pulpit	a raised stand from which the preacher used to address the congregation, it was often covered by a carved canopy.
radiation shield	In mobile phones, a radiation shield is an ac...
façade	the front or "face" of a building.
mrb	Material Review Board - a group that meets periodically within a company to review non-conforming materials and products to determine their disposition and use.
ampere-hour	A unit for the quantity of electricity obtained by integrating current flow in amperes over the time in hours for its flow; used as a measure of battery capacity.
decorated	Term applied to style of English Gothic architecture c
inimical	adverse in tendency or effect, unfavorable; unfriendly or hostile
tx	Transmit
wires charge	A broad term which refers to charges levied on power suppliers or their customers for the use of the transmission or distribution wires.
quality assurance	In developing products and servic...
cmos	Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology in which p- and n-channel MOS transistors are used in tandem.
spot ratio	See Distance to Target Ratio.
fluorocarbon gases	Propellants used in aerosol products and refrigerants that are believed to be causing depletion of the earth's ozone shield
degree day	Every degree that the average daily temperature lies below 18 ° C less the average daily temperature measured at de Bilt.
j2me	J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows pro...
dressed stone	blocks of stone that have been cut and shaped to fit in a particular place for a particular purpose.
ultracapacitor	An ultracapacitor, also called a supercapacitor, ...
scriptorium	Room in which scribes did their writing and copying of manuscripts.
anemometer	A device that measures wind speed.
cire-perdue	see lost-wax bronze casting.
daunt	to overcome with fear; intimidate
buckle	bend under compression.
screen	A partition (of stone or wood)
b8zs	B8ZS (bipolar 8-zero substitution, also called binary 8-zero substitu...
high altar	The primary altar in the church located in the main apse or hemicycle.
ta	A terminal adapter (TA) is a hardware interface between a computer and an...
m3u	M3U (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 URL) is a metafile form...
ldap	LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a software protocol f...
gainsay	to deny, dispute, or contradict; to speak or act against; oppose
mask head	A carved animal head used in decorative schemes sometimes in conjunction with interlace or foliage motifs.
pareto analysis/ diagram	An analysis/diagramming technique using frequency of occurrence to identify and display results generated by each identified cause
print	a work of art produced by one of the printmaking processes—engraving, etching, and woodcut.
ocr	OCR (optical character recognition) is the recognition of printed or wr...
jcl	JCL (job control language) is a language for describing jobs (units of ...
basilica	In pre-Christian Roman history a basilica was a large roofed public hall used for the transaction of business or legal affairs
cmi	Code matrix insertion
dripstone	a small, sometimes decorated stone incorporated into door or window jambs to throw rain water clear of the opening.
water heater	An appliance for supplying hot water for purposes other than space heating or pool heating
necking	Ornament at the top of a column, bottom of the capital.
e discovery	Electronic discovery (also called e-discovery or edisco...
rayograph	an image made by placing an object directly on light-sensitive paper, using a technique developed by Man Ray.
s&op	Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is an iterative business managem...
cadmium	A metallic element highly resistant to corrosion, used as a protective plating on certain parts and fittings.
robustness	The condition of a product or process where its operating parameters remain relatively stable with a minimum of variation even though factors which influence operation or usage , such as wear or environment, change.
hogback	Type of tombstone in the form of the hipped roof of a shrine or church, which bears a superficial resemblance to a hog's back (the shingles looking like bristles).
bell tower / belfry	The bell tower is the tower where the church bells are installed (the bell chamber) and worked (the ringing chamber)
free board	vertical distance from water surface to top of channel, dike etc.
burst dimming	Burst Dimming is a method of controlling the brightness of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) by turning the lamps on and off at a rate faster than the human eye can detect
keychain drive	A USB drive -- also known as a flash drive or key...
safari	Safari is Apple's default Web browser.
opus sectile	Images or patterns composed of individually shaped pieces of durable material, usually stone or glass, which form the design or pattern
bt	Butterworth (filter)
allocated requirements	Allocated requirements are requirements that apportion all or part of the performance and functionality of a higher-level requirement on a lower-level element of a system.
clerestory	Part of the church wall above the triforium or arcade usually containing windows.
pga	Pin Grid Array - a chip housing with a high density of pins that is used for large amounts of I/O.
sample rate	In developing an audio sound for computers or telecommu...
vax	VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) is an established line of mid-range ser...
half-life	In science, a half-life (also, as a noun, spelled half life...
diffident	lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; restrained or reserved in manner or conduct
induction	The production of a magnetic field by the proximity of a electric charge or the production of a magnetic field by proximity of an electric charge.
building paper	Cheap, thick paper, used for additional warmth in covering a building before the siding is put on.
figura serpentinata	a snakelike twisting of the body, typical of Mannerist art.
postament	(a) a pedestal or base; (b) a frame of molding for a relief.
fatigue	failure, at relatively low stress levels, of structures that are subjected to fluctuating and cyclic stresses.
field	See Magnetic Field.
finial	A slender piece of stone used to decorate the tops of the merlons, spire, tower, balustrade, etc.
arm	Application Reference Model (STEP) - An information model that formally describes the information requirements and constraints for an application area
se	1
silt	sediment particles ranging from 0.004 to 0.06 mm (0.00016 to 0.0024 inch) in diameter.
ca	A cellular automaton (CA) is a collection of cells arranged in a grid, su...
courses	horizontal layers of brick or masonry in a wall.
entablature	the portion of a Classical architectural Order above the capital of a column.
hall	Principal room or building in complex.
bcd	Binary-coded decimal: Representation of a number in which each decimal digit (0-9) is encoded in binary, with four bits per decimal digit.
fixing	the use of a chemical process to make an image (a photograph, for example) more permanent.
evm	Error Vector Magnitude: A measure of the difference between the (ideal) waveform and the measured waveform
reliquary	a box in which the relic of a saint is kept
metonym	an allusion to a subject through the representation of something related to it or a part of it.
object	In object-oriented programming (OOP), objects are the things you ...
tunnel vault	semicylindrical in cross section, is in effect a deep arch or an uninterrupted series of arches, one behind the other, over an oblong space.
gate	1
radioactivity	Ionizing radiation, also (imprecisely) called radio...
crypt	area below the cathedral traditionally reserved for burial chambers.
system integration	The successive combining and testing of hardware and software system components in a prescribed manner to prove compatibility and performance.
transept	Cross arm of a cruciform church, normally running N-S.
craven	cowardly, contemptibly timid, pusillanimous
ttimd	Two-tone intermodulation distortion
assemblage	a group of three-dimensional objects brought together to form a work of art.
self-service wheeling	Primarily an accounting policy comparable to net-billing or running the meter backwards
voussoir	Wedge-shaped stone used in an arch.
impassive	without emotion, unmoved; calm or serene
natural gas	Hydrocarbon gas found in the earth, composed of methane, ethane, butane, propane and other gases.
electrical engineer	engineer concerned with electrical devices and systems and with the use of electrical energy
uprate	An increase in the rating or stated measure of generation or transfer capability.
synagoga	Personification of Judiasm often shown as a female figure, blindfolded and holding the tablets of the law
associativity	A link between two different functions in a CAD system that assures that a change made in one area is reflected in all other areas
puddled	Made waterproof.
e-signature	A digital signature (not to be confused with a digital ...
phase transformation	a change in the number and/or character of the phases that constitute the microstructure of an alloy.
joist	Wall-to-wall timber beams to support floor boards.
supplier certification	A supplier becomes "certified" when it has delivered parts with perfect quality over a pre-specified time period (say six months)
erudite	characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
gable	in a church, this specifically refers to a triangular, ornamental architectural section above the main porch, as often seen in 'Flamboyant' (i.e
trading day	The 24-hour period beginning at midnight and ending at the following midnight.
magnetic flux density	the magnetic field produced in a substance by an external magnetic field.
xmi	XMI (XML Metadata...
dhyāna	see mudrā.
kelvin	An absolute, thermodynamic temperature scale using as its null point absolute zero and the triple point of water at 273.16 K (0.01 Â°C; 32.02 Â°F)
catalyst	a person or thing that precipitates an event or change
astragal	A small round molding surrounding a column
confessio	A type of crypt which consists of a series of linked passages sometimes containing altars and relics
drift	The change in the readings or measurement values of an instrument at a set point over time
boss	In Gothic architecture a boss or ceiling boss is a knob, often richly decorated or painted, projecting from the ceiling of a church where a group of supporting roof arches meet.
palette	(a) the range of colors used by an artist; (b) an oval or rectangular tablet used to hold and mix the pigments.
ecclesia	Among the many decorative features commonly found within Christian churches are symbols or allegories representing various persons or concepts
pan truncation	PAN (primary account number) truncation is a tech...
plastic	a solid material in the primary ingredient of which is an organic polymer of high molecular wight.
acumen	keen insight or shrewdness
uncertainty	An expression of the possible measurement error for a given instrument over a specified range
rarp	RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) is a protocol by which a p...
tempera	a fast-drying, water-based painting medium made with egg yolk, often used in fresco and panel painting.
codec	Short for compressor/decompressor, a codec is any technology for compressing and decompressing data
cylinder seal	a small cylinder of stone or other material engraved in intaglio on its outer surface and used (especially in Mesopotamia) to roll an impression on wet clay.
sha	Secure Hash Algorithm: A message digest algorithm developed by the NSA for use in the Digital Signature standard, FIPS number 186 from NIST
bent	direction taken, as by one's interests; a capacity of endurance
tsr	See Tip Speed Ratio.
zero-day exploit	A zero-day exploit is one that takes advantag...
t3	A type of data connection capable of transmitting a digital signal at 44Mbps
soic	Small outline integrated circuit, a packaging technology.
nanotechnology	Nanotechnology, or, as it is sometimes called, mo...
chiaroscuro	the subtle gradation of light and shadow used to create the effect of threedimensionality.
tips	see Theory of Inventive Problem Solving
tilt-up	method of building construction whereby concrete walls are cast in horizontal forms on site and then tilted to the final vertical position.
task lighting	Lighting designed specifically to illuminate one or more task locations, and generally confined to those locations
latin cross	a cross in which the vertical arm is longer than the horizontal arm, through the midpoint of which it passes.
dithering	A common technique to improve digitizing when quantization noise (quantization error/noise) can no longer be treated as random
cable tv	Cable TV is also known as "CATV" (community antenna television).
saturation	see intensity.
intaglio	a printmaking process in which lines are incised into the surface of a plate or print form (e.g., engraving and etching).
bet	see Breakeven Time
laserdisc	Laserdisc is a technology and the physical medium used in s...
vdt	VDT (video display terminal, or sometimes visual display terminal) is a...
sasd	see Structured Analysis and Structured Design
moorish arch	This style of arch is a Moorish or Islamic variation of the Roman arch
keyhole markup language	Keyhole Markup Language (KML) i...
quality	In an information technology product or service, quality is som...
oa and m	OA&M (operations, administration, and management) is a genera...
fresco	a technique (also known as buon fresco ) of painting on the plaster surface of a wall or ceiling while it is still damp, so that the pigments become fused with the plaster as it dries.
key chain drive	A USB drive -- also known as a flash drive or k...
anode	An electrode through which current enters any non-metallic conductor
aqueduct	a bridge or channel for conveying water, usually over long distances
diaconicum	In the Greek Church, the liturgical book specifying the functions of the deacon.
m	M is a programming language intended primarily for databaseapplications in ...
broken pediment	a pediment in which the cornice is discontinuous or interrupted by another element.
call signaling	Call signaling is a process that is used to set u...
chinoiserie	a Western style popular in the eighteenth century, reflecting Chinese motifs or qualities.
lierne	See rib vault
izod impact test	one of two tests that may be used to measure the impact energy of standard notched specimen.
burr	in etching, the rough ridge left projecting above the surface of an engraved plate where the design has been incised.
resolution	The smallest detectable increment of measurement on an instrument
racemi	Racemi is a data center software vendor that specializes in cloud...
ethernet	A family of network protocols based on asynchronous frames
magnetic field strength	the intensity of an externally applied magnetic field.
activity based management	A discipline that focuses on the management of activities as a route to improving the value received by the customer and the profit received by providing this value
javascript object notation	JSON (JS Object Notation)...
steel-frame construction	see skeletal construction.
pla	Programmable Logic Array
drc	Design-rule checking
unconference	An unconference is a conference organized, structured...
rancorous	full of resentment or spite
loophole	Narrow, tall opening, wallslit for light, air, or shooting through.
bga	Ball grid array: A packaging technology.
cable moulding	Moulding imitating twisted cord.
brick	or wood) built against a building to strengthen it by resisting the thrust of arches, roofs and vaults
index of refraction	see Refractive Index
frame relay	A high-speed, packet-switched data communications service similar to X.25
i/o fencing	I/O (inpu...
jaguar	Jaguar was the code name for version 10.2 of the Apple Macintosh ...
go/no-go gauges	Go/No-Go Gauges are gauges that provides categorical data about whether one or more dimension of a workpiece is within specification limits.
scr	Silicon-controlled rectifier
density	Mass per unit of volume.
burh	Saxon stronghold; literally a "neighborhood".
ism	Industrial, Scientific and Medical: Radio frequency bands made available for use by communication equipment without license, within certain maximum emitted power limits
lghl	Low gain, high linearity
band	A low flat molding.
benign	having a kindly disposition; showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness
roof comb	an ornamental architectural crest on top of a Maya temple.
intertie	A transmission line that links two or more regional electric power systems.
apotheosis	the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god; an ideal example
chapter house	a meeting place for the discussion of business in a cathedral or monastery.
x-engineering	X-engineeri...
ibm	Big Blue refers to IBM, which has used blue as a branding color in its ...
salmonella	A rod-shaped bacteria common to food, particularly chicken and chicken products like eggs
nanosecond	(This definition follows U.S
penchant	a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
choir screen	decorated screen of wood or stone separating the choir from the rest of the cathedral
packet	A packet is the unit of data that is routed between an origin and...
ohm	A unit of measure of electrical resistance
inhabited vinescroll	Type of ornament popular in Northumbria, in which birds and beasts are disposed in a panel of stylized vine ornament, often pecking or biting the fruit.
stepped	Recessed in a series of ledges.
voltage spike	A high voltage surge created by the collapse of an electromagnetic field in a relay or coil.
vanitas	a category of painting, often a still life, the theme of which is the transitory nature of earthly things and the inevitability of death.
sahn	an enclosed courtyard in an Islamic mosque, used for prayer when the interior is full.
covalent bond	a primary interatomic bond that is formed by the sharing electrons between neighboring atoms.
glass	an inorganic product of fusion which has cooled to a rigid condition without crystallizing.
ultra dma 33	Ultra DMA (UDMA, or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) i...
gothic	A style of architecture which flourished in Western Europe between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries
microprocessor supervisor	A device that monitors a host microprocessor or microcontroller's supply voltage and, in some cases, its activity
kbps	In the U.S., Kbps stands ...
arch	a curved architectural member, generally consisting of wedge-shaped blocks (voussoirs), which is used to span an opening; it transmits the downward pressure laterally.
iec	International Electrotechnical Commission
altar stone	The altar stone was a slab of carved stone, hollowed out to contain a relic or the Host and chalice, and consecrated by a bishop
shear-walls	solid concrete walls that resist shear forces; often used in buildings constructed in earthquake zones
arches	a rib is a projecting feature of a vault and is sometimes structural but can also be just ornamental.Also used as a name for a burial chamber, usually under the floor of the church.
shaft	the vertical, cylindrical part of a column that supports the entablature.
mercurial	changeable, volatile, fickle, flighty and erratic
me	1
arches	they were heavy and had enormous thrust or pressure downward and outward, usually had heavy walls because of this.
crystal structure	for crystalline materials, the manner in which atoms or ions are arrayed in space
clerestory	'clear story', the upper story of a church rising above the aisle roof with large widow openings
palette knife	a knife with a flat, flexible blade and no cutting edge, used to mix and spread paint.
nave	dividing the same into bays.
m2m	Machine-to-machine (M2M) is a broad label that can be used to describe ...
v/f	Voltage-to-frequency
xp	see Extreme Programming
reserve	The extra generating capability that an electric utility needs, above and beyond the highest demand level it is required to supply to meet its users needs.
sot	Small outline transistor
float switch	float that can be set to turn pump on or off at set water level.
lavatory / lavatorium	Trough where monks washed hands before meals.
fastcgi	FastCGI is a programming interface that can speed up Web applic...
nand flash memory	NAND flash memory is a type of non-volatile...
etc	Estimate to Complete
dml	Data Manipulation Language (or Data Management Language): A language that allows data to be manipulated in a database
yaw axis	Vertical axis through the center of gravity.
zigbee	A standard for short-distance, low-data-rate communications using the frequencies and physical and data layers of the IEEE 802.15.4 PHY specification
x-box	X-Box is a game console developed by Microsoft to provide players w...
chalk	A fine-grained limestone, or soft, earthy form of calcium carbonate, that can be used as a building material.
quotidian	daily, usual or customary; everyday
dilettante	a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a superficial way; a dabbler
abstain	to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy
kloc	1000 Lines of Code
hz	Hertz: A measure of frequency
respond	Half-pier bonded into a wall and carrying one end of an arch.
bri	Bit-rate interface
cyprus	especially in the walled cities of Nicosia and Famagusta
gesso	a white coating made of chalk, plaster, and size that is spread over a surface to make it more receptive to paint.
icmp	ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a message control and err...
pugh concept matrix	The Pugh Concept Matrix is used to a) evaluate multiple design concepts and select the preferred concept alternative and b) synthesize the best elements of other concepts into an improved concept (which may be a hybrid or variant of the best of other concepts
vam	SPIT (spam over Internet telephony), sometimes known as vam (voice or V...
hood	Arched covering; when used as umbrella, called hood-mould.
romanticize	to glamorize or portray in a romantic, as opposed to a realistic, manner.
cell	A small room or hut for one person.
east anglia	are fine examples of the style.
packet order correction	Packet Order Correc...
capital	Distinctly treated upper end of a column.
gamma	Euler's constant, sometimes called gamma or the Euler-Mascheroni co...
prr	see Production Readiness Review
w	Weight (symbolized w) is a quantity representing the force exerted on a par...
officious	objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
cache poisoning	Cache poisoning, also called domain name system...
charge pump	A power supply which uses capacitors to store and transfer energy to the output, often stepping the voltage up or down
ribbed vault	a vault constructed of arched diagonal ribs, with a web of lighter masonry in between.
packet filter	On the Internet, packet filtering is the process of...
contingency	A Contingency is the planned allotment of time, cost, budget or design margin for unforeseeable elements or risks with a development project.
amphitheater	an oval or circular space surrounded by rising tiers of seats, as used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for plays and other spectacles.
astm	American Society for Testing and Materials
footcandle	A unit of illuminance on a surface that is one foot from a uniform point source of light of one candle and is equal to one lumen per square foot.
ambulatory	circular aisle which wraps around the apse.
serapaeum	a building or shrine sacred to the Egyptian god Serapis.
rebus	the representation of words and syllables by pictures or symbols, the names of which sound the same as the intended words or syllables.
primary color	the pure hues—blue, red, yellow—from which all other colors can in theory be mixed.
da	Data analytics (DA) is the science of examining raw data with the purpose...
pendentive	a triangular shape that adapts the circular ring of a dome to fit onto a flat supporting wall
wallpaper	On a computer that is provided with a desktop kind of user ...
vb	Visual Basic is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a progr...
xga2	XGA (Extended Graphics Array) is a high-resolution video display mode...
tag	A tag is a generic term for a language element descriptor.
rupture	failure that is accompanied by significant plastic deformation.
iip3	Third Order Input Intercept Point: The point at which the power in the third-order product and the fundamental tone intersect, when the amplifier is assumed to be linear
barrel vault	a semicylindrical vault, with parallel abutments and an identical cross section throughout, covering an oblong space.
vcard	A vCard is an electronic business (or personal) card and also the n...
space diversity	In radio systems, Space Diversity transmits a signal on multiple propagation paths.
meander pattern	a fret or key pattern originating in the Greek Geometric period.
ideality factor	A constant adjustment factor used to correct for discrepancies between an ideal PN junction equation and a measured device.
galileo	Galileo is the informal name for the European Global Navigation...
sky radiation	synonymous with diffuse sky radiation, the radiation component that strikes a point from the sky, excluding circumsolar radiation
torpid	inactive or sluggish; slow; dull or lethargic
dpl	Data pointer low
bit error ratio	The number of erroneous bits divided by the total number of bits transmitted, received, or processed over some stipulated period.
ambulatory	a vaulted passageway, usually surrounding the apse or choir of a church.
mission style	The Mission or Spanish Colonial style of church architecture is form utilized by Spanish missionaries throughout the former Spanish Empire in the Americas
am	Amplitude Modulation: A modulation method in which the carrier amplitude changes with the input signal amplitude.
architect	a person who designs all kinds of structures; must also have the ability to conceptualize and communicate ideas effectively -- both in words and on paper -- to clients, engineers, government officials, and construction crews
turpitude	vile, shameful or base character or act
eft	Electrical fast transient
slope	measurement of the change in elevation with distance.
satyr	an ancient woodland deity with the legs, tail, and horns of a goat (or horse), and the head and torso of a man.
p2v	Physical to virtual (P2V) is a term that refers to the migration of an ...
bar hole	Horizontal hole for timber bar used as a door-bolt.
caryatid	a supporting column in post-andlintel construction carved to represent a human or animal figure.
vbscript	VBScript is an interpreted script language from Microsoft tha...
alternative fuel vehicle	motor vehicles that run on fuels other than petroleum-based fuels
resistance	The reciprocal of thermal conductance
symmetry	the aesthetic balance that is achieved when parts of an object are arranged about a real or imaginary central line, or axis, so that the parts on one side correspond in some respect (shape, size, color) with those on the other.
general packet radio services	General Packet Radi...
codex	sheets of parchment or vellum bound together—the precursor of the modern book.
uia	User installed applications (UIA) are programs that are installed on a ...
halo	a circle or disk of golden light surrounding the head of a holy figure.
decomposition	Decomposition is the process of dividing the system into its smallest, coherent, self-contained elements
church	beneath the chancel
cs	Chip select
question 9	Test yourself
windward	Toward the direction from which the wind blows.
universal service	Electric service sufficient for basic needs (an evolving bundle of basic services) available to virtually all members of the population regardless of income.
peruse	to read through with thoroughness or care, to examine in detail
dolmen	a prehistoric structure consisting of two or more megaliths capped with a horizontal slab.
sanction	authoritative permission that serves to support an action or condition
enamel	a vitreous coating applied by heat fusion to the surface of metal, glass, or pottery
fenestration	the arrangement of windows and doors in a bulding
luminism	an American nineteenth-century art style emphasizing the effect of light on landcape.
occupancy sensor	A control device that senses the presence of a person in a given space, commonly used to control lighting systems in buildings.
x9	ASC X9, Inc
depredation	the act of preying upon or plundering
dashboard	In information technology, a dashboard is a user interface ...
pca	1
ram	RAM (random access memory...
fta	see Fault Tree Analysis
yotta	Prefix multipliers are used in data storage, data communications, e...
orientation	the compass alignment of the church
hailstorm	Part of Microsoft's .Net initiative, HailStorm is the compa...
springing	(a) the architectural member of an arch that is the first to curve inward from the vertical; (b) the point at which this curvature begins.
perpendicular	A style of English Gothic architecture current between c
random-access memory	That part of a microprocessor or computer into which information can be written and from which information can be read
sacristy	The secure storing chamber for holy relics and sacred vestments.
presumptuous	unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward
degree	A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
dfd	1
tirade	a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation
coda	in music, an independent passage at the end of a composition, made to bring it to a satisfactory close; anything that serves as a conclusion
oodbms	Object-Oriented Data Base Management System
voussoir	one of the individual, wedge-shaped blocks of stone that make up an arch.
latency	In a network, latency, a synonym for delay, is an expression of...
embrasure	The low segment of the altering high and low segments of a battlement.
qpl	Qualified Parts List
vax	VAX (Virtual Ad...
java messaging service	Java Message Service (JMS) is an ...
e2	A line that carries four multiplexed E1 signals with a data rate of 8.448Mbps.
sems	Systems Engineering Master Schedule
resistance	The voltage per amp needed to make electricity flow through a wire
axonometric projection	the depiction on a single plane of a three-dimensional object by placing it at an angle to the picture plane so that three faces are visible.
shunt	An electrical bypass circuit that proportionally divides current flow between the shunt and the shunted equipment
bare metal environment	A bare metal environment is a com...
incised relief	see sunken relief.
alabaster	Fine-grained marble-like variety of gypsum.
cdd	Clock Distribution Device or Clock Distribution Driver
ambiguous	open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify
soffit	The underside of a part or member of a building such as the underside of an arch
ell	(also wing) an extension at right angles to a building
ice	Ice, jello, and liquid are related terms describing three approaches to...
kerberos	Kerberos is a secure method for authenticating a request for ...
cnc	Computer numeric control
gartner magic quadrants	Gartner Magic Quadrants is a re...
geometric	(a) based on mathematical shapes such as the circle, square, or rectangle; (b) a style of Greek pottery made between c
blvds	Bus low-voltage differential signal
failback	Failback is the process of restoring operations to a primary ...
chainage	linear distance.
château	French word for a castle or fortified dwelling.
xaml	XAML, Extensible Application Markup Language, is Microsoft's XML-base...
tendentious	having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose
ire	Institute of Radio Engineers; IREs are units of measurement dividing the area from the bottom of sync to peak white level into 140 equal units
pylon	a pair of truncated, pyramidal towers flanking the entrance to an Egyptian temple.
balloon for wireless	A Stratellite is a rigid framed airsh...
abv	The abvolt (symbolized abV) is the unit of electromotive force (EMF) or...
revetment	Wall facings, usually decorative, laid over rough or unfinished surfaces of walls, often of marble or other decorative stone.
parchment	a paperlike material made from bleached and stretched animal hides, used in the Middle Ages for manuscripts.
bpsk	Binary phase-shift keying
diode	A solid-state device that allows electricity to flow in only one direction.
campanile	The Italian word bor a bell tower, often borrowed into English usage.
vbn	Visitor-based networking (VBN) is the provision of high-speed Internet ...
requirements engineering	Requirements Engineering can be defined as the systematic process of developing requirements through the process of analyzing the problem or need, documenting the resulting requirements to solve the problem or meet the need in a variety of representation formats, and checking the accuracy of the understanding gained
ascii	American Standard Codes for Information Interchange
ansi	American National Standards Institute
firewire	Apple Computer trademarked name for the IEEE 1394 serial interface standard: A high-speed interface between computers and peripherals such as external disk drives, cameras, and camcorders
keystone	the central voussoir (or simply 'stone') of an arch that locks the other units in place
nagle's algorithm	Named for its creator, John Nagle, the Nagl...
fan-in	Fan-in is a term that defines the maximum number of digital input...
martyrium	a church or other structure built over the tomb or relics of a martyr.
hdsl	High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line: The oldest of the DSL technologies, it continues to be used by telephone companies deploying T1 lines at 1.5Mbps and requires two twisted pairs.
ads	Analog design system
chalice	Ecclesiastical drinking vessels for eucharistic wine having a stem, often with a central knob, and a foot used for ceremonial purposes during religious services
chancel	Altar space reserved for the clergy or choir, bordered by railings.
anachronism	something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially one that belongs to an earlier time
print matrix	an image-bearing surface to which ink is applied before a print is taken from it.
scriptorium	the room (or rooms) in a monastery in which manuscripts were produced.
painterly	in painting, using the quality of color and texture, rather than line, to define form.
aisle	A section of the church parallel to the choir or nave, and divided from it by an arcade.
h.264	H.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), is a video...
ip3	Third-order intercept point
ambient	The surrounding atmosphere; encompassing on all sides; the environment surrounding a body but undisturbed or unaffected by it.
hard skills	Hard skills are specific, teachable abilities that may ...
contentious	tending to argument or strife; causing, involving, or characterized by controversy
happening	an event in which artists give an unrehearsed performance, sometimes with the participation of the audience.
cut and cover	method of tunnel construction that involves digging a trench, building a tunnel, and then covering it with fill.
paragon	a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
hemicycle	The semicircular space at the east end of a basilican church plan.
atm	Asynchronous transfer mode
course	Level layer of stones or bricks.
root cause analysis	Root Cause Analysis Study of original reason for nonconformance with a process
cost estimating relationship	Cost Estimating Relationship is an equation that defines the relationship of an independent variable or product parameter (e.g., product weight, speed, etc.) to its related cost or price
transmittance	The time rate of heat flow per unit area under steady conditions from the air (or other fluid) on the warm side of a barrier to the air (or fluid) on the cool side, per unit temperature difference between the two sides.
level of detail	Level of Detail - the ability to vary the amount of details displayed in a graphics image to improve performance
dce	Data communications equipment; interchangeable with DTE
ceramics	(a) the art of making objects from clay or other substances (such as enamel and porcelain) that require firing at high temperatures; (b) the objects themselves.
pungent	sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting or acrid
i&t	Integration testing, also known as integration and testing (I&T), is a ...
dtb	Digital terrestrial broadcasting
distance to target ratio	"Indicates the diameter of the surface area an infrared thermometer will measure at a given distance
half-column	see engaged column.
acrylic	a fast-drying, water-based synthetic paint medium.
crystalline	the state of a solid material characterized by a periodic and repeating three-dimensional arrays of atoms, ions, or molecules.
springer	The base voussoirs, or bottom stones, of an arch or vault at the point of transition from the vertical support to the curve of the arch or vault.
apse	Rounded and usually of a chancel or chapel.
bracket	A support for a shelf.
sme	Society of Manufacturing Engineers
lattice parameter	the combination of unit cell edge lengths and interaxial angles that defines the unit cell geometry.
dormer	a window in a sloping roof
langmuir-blodgett film	A Langmuir-Bl...
acceptance criteria	The criteria a product must meet to successfully complete a test phase or meet delivery requirements.
glitch	General term used to describe an undesirable, momentary pulse or unexpected input or output.
kpiv	Key Process Input Variable (Six Sigma term)
wind turbine	A machine that captures the force of the wind
plinth	(a) in Classical architecture, a square slab immediately below the circular base of a column; (b) a square block serving as a base for a statue, vase, etc.
foliated	Carved with leaves.
pillory	to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse
decussis	the Latin numeral ten (X).
cinquefoil	framing devices composed of five equal arcs or lobes, separated by cusps.
formal analysis	analysis of a work of art to determine how its integral parts, or formal elements, are combined to produce the overall style and effect.
vitreous	related to, derived from, or consisting of glass.
kw	Kilowatt, a measure of power for electrical current (1000 watts).
tenebrism	a style of painting used by Caravaggio and his followers in which most objects are in shadow, while a few are brightly illuminated.
support	in painting, the surface to which the pigment is applied.
travertine	a hard limestone used as a building material by the Etruscans and Romans.
dsm	1
sole	Society of Logistics Engineers
ofb	In cryptography, output feedback (OFB) is a mode of operation for a blo...
map	Manifold absolute pressure
pok	Power-OK
recool	The sensible cooling of air that has been previously heated by HVAC systems serving the same building
meurtriere	An opening in the roof of a passage where soldiers could shoot into the room below
talk time	In customer relationship management (CRM), talk time is the...
o&m costs	Operation and maintenance costs.
epd	Electronic Product Definition
fluorescent lamp	A tubular electric lamp that is coated on its inner surface with a phosphor and that contains mercury vapor whose bombardment by electrons from the cathode provides ultraviolet light which causes the phosphor to emit visible light either of a selected color or closely approximating daylight.
sporadic	appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; scattered or isolated instances
cm	Centimeter: 1/100 of a meter, 0.39 inches.
zone file	A zone file is a small set of instructions for resolving sp...
pearlite	a two-phase microstructure found in some steels and cast irons
abap objects	In the R/3 product from the German software company, ...
rtd	A Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) is a device with a significant temperature coefficient (that is, its resistance varies with temperature)
qualified security assessor	A Qualified Security As...
cacs	A computer assisted coding system (CACS) is a computer software appli...
rtg	A Regional Transmission Group
spillway	an overflow channel that allows dam operators to release lake water when it gets high enough to threaten the safety of a dam
requirements traceability	The evidence of an association between a requirement and its source, its implementation, and its verification.
refinery	A facility that separates crude oil into varied oil products
hall crypt	A crypt in the form of a large space of uniform height subdivided by columns.
vb net	Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET or VB .NET) is a version of Microsoft's...
non-value-added activity	An activity that is considered not to contribute to customer value or the organization's needs
stage-gate process	A widely employed product development process that divides the development effort into distinct time-sequenced stages or phases separated by management decision gates
abbot suger	friend and confidant of the French Kings, Louis VI and Louis VII, decided in about 1137, to rebuild the great Church of Saint-Denis, attached to an abbey which was also a royal residence.
relieving arch	Arch built up in a wall to relieve thrust on another opening.
geothermal steam	Steam drawn from deep within the earth.
listeria	A rod-shaped bacteria common to food.
fuel reprocessing	The means for obtaining usable, fissionable material from spent reactor fuel.
blithe	joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; without thought or regard
spc	1
ergonomics	Ergonomics is the science of designing products and work to be consistent with the capabilities and limitations of the human body.
kylix	an ancient Greek drinking cup with a wide, shallow bowl.
fiber	any material that has been drawn into a cylinder with a length-to-diameter ratio greater than about ten.
kb	Kilobit(s)
autotransformer	An autotransformer is a transformer that uses a common winding for both the primary and secondary windings
caduceus	the symbol of a herald or physician, consisting of a staff with two snakes twined around it and two wings at the top.
auxiliary equipment	Extra machinery needed to support the operation of a power plant or other large facility.
squint	Small windows, often obliquely cut, in the wall of a church, placed to offer a view of the high altar from the transept or aisles.
calibration bath	A uniform temperature enclosure using carefully stirred fluid to provide excellent thermal contact and uniformity for temperature calibration.
design to life-cycle cost	This represents the totality of design-to-cost addressing all costs related to acquisition, operation, support and disposal.
magus	in the New Testament, one of the three wise men who traveled from the East to pay homage to the infant Christ.
ultra160	A SCSI interface label, where 160 refers to the maximum reliable throughput in megabits per second.
ddj	Data-dependent jitter
impost block	a block between a capital of a column and the springing of an arch.
a symphony of lights	A Symphony of Lights is a multimedia ...
vhdl	VHSIC Hardware Description Language (IEEE Standard 1076-1987, ANSI Standard 1076-1988) - A computer language that provides designers with ability to model computer-simulatable descriptions of digital electronics, to communicate logical and physical interconnection between the models created, and to exchange the resulting digital electronic product data among different organizations
beak head	An ornamental motif designed as a bird's head with a prominent beak, often found in Norman and English Romanesque architectural decoration.
recovery efficiency	(Thermal efficiency) Ia water heater, a measure of the percentage of heat from the combustion of gas which is transferred to the water as measured under specified test conditions
connoisseur	a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste
cowling	See Nacelle.
spi	Serial Peripheral Interface
diffusion	mass transport by atomic motion.
coordinate measuring machine	Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) is a device that dimensionally measures 3-D products, tools and components with an accuracy approaching 0.0001 in
m	Mass (symbolized m) is a dimensionless quantity representing the amount of ...
cost of quality	All costs expended for appraisal costs, prevention costs, and both internal and external failure costs of activities and cost objects.
treeing	Growth of a lead dendrite or filament through a crack or hole of a separator, short-circuiting the cell.
parapet	(a) a wall or rampart to protect soldiers; (b) a low wall or railing built for the safety of people at the edge of a balcony, roof, or other steep place.
tar sands	Sedimentary rocks containing heavy oil that cannot be extracted by conventional petroleum recovery methods.
question 4	Test yourself
motte	A mound of earth on which a tower was built; artificial conical earth mound (sometimes an old barrow) for the keep
gbw	Gain bandwidth
hydrogen bond	a strong secondary interatomic bond which exists between a bound hydrogen atom (its unscreened proton) and the electrons of adjacent atoms.
imports	Power capacity or energy obtained by one utility from others under purchase or exchange agreement.
dam	Database activity monitoring (DAM) systems monitor and record activity ...
burgeon	to grow or develop quickly; flourish
xmodem	Xmodem is an error-correcting protocol for modem that was created...
impasto	the thick application of paint, usually oil or acrylic, to a canvas or panel.
varicode	Varicode is a method of binary character encoding in which th...
ceramic	inorganic, nonmetalllic products for which the interatomic bonding is predominantly ionic.
celsius	A metric scale of temperature, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0Â° and its boiling point as 100Â°, at standard atmospheric pressure
encaustic	a painting technique in which pigment is mixed with a binder of hot wax and fixed by heat after application.
intercolumniation	The distance between columns in an arcade or colonnade.
anemometer	A device to measure the wind speed.
vb.net	Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET or VB .NET) is a version of Microsoft's...
product architecture	The scheme by which the functional elements of a product are arranged into physical building blocks (e.g., subsystems or subassemblies) and interact with each other to perform the overall function of the product
exhort	to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; urgently admonish
vb .net	Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET or VB .NET) is a version of Microsoft...
lan	A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devic...
enterprise resource planning	Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an integrated computer applications to plan and support execution of business functions in the manufacturing enterprise
t&e	see Test and Evaluation
niche	a hollow or recess in a wall or other architectural element, often containing a statue; a blind niche is a very shallow recess.
npv	see Net Present Value
jax-ws	Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) is one of a set of Java te...
catacomb	Subterranean, often labyrinthine, burial complexes containing passageways and individual chambers (cubiculum, pl
infiltration	The uncontrolled inward leakage of air through cracks and gaps in the building envelope, especially around windows, doors and duct systems.
querulous	full of complaints; complaining or peevish
ecn/eco	see Engineering Change Notice / Engineering Change Order
star ground	A pcb layout technique in which all components connect to ground at a single point
voussoir	a wedge-shaped carved stone of an arch
pdt	see Product Development Team
glass mat	Fabric made from glass fibers with a polymeric binder such as styrene or acrylic which is used to help retain positive active material.
uce	UCE (unso...
capital	the cap or crown to a column, usually heavily decorated.
inscrutable	incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; not easily understood; mysterious
archimedes screw	type of pump that looks like an angled corkscrew
astringent	harshly biting, stern or severe; sharply incisive or pungent
ns	Nanosecond(s)
chancel	The area at the E end of the church in which the altar is usually located
lares and penates	(a) in ancient Rome, the tutelary gods of the household; (b) figuratively, one's most valued household possessions.
intersecting arches	blind arcades (see this word
garth	The garden or court within a cloister, usually attached to or near a cathedral.
brainstorming	A creativity technique in which a group of people think of ideas related to a particular topic, listing as many possible ideas as possible before any critical evaluation of the ideas is performed.
interface	The functional and physical characteristics required to exist at a common boundary between components (hardware or software), assemblies or subsystems.
magnetoresistive head technology	Magnetoresist...
quantization	A process whereby the continuous range of input-signal values is divided into nonoverlapping subranges
volume balance	The sum of the balances to one hour in a given contract year (in m³)
westwork	From the German westwerk, the westwork is an entrance area at the western end of church, usually composed of a ground floor entrance porch with an upper storey, and attached to a tower or flanked by a pair of towers
gaap	GAAP (pronounced "gap") stands for "generally accepted accounting pri...
prepreg	continuous fiber reinforcement pre-impregnated with a polymer resin which is then partially cured.
function	An abstracted description of work that a product must perform to meet customer needs (for value analysis, sometimes stated in a noun-verb format, e.g., "transmit data")
cloister	in a monastery, a covered passage or ambulatory, usually with one side walled and the other open to a courtyard.
latex	LaT E X (pronounced "lah-TEKH" and alternatively denoted as LaTeX),...
one-point perspective	a perspective system involving a single vanishing point.
château	French word for a castle or large country house.
cathedral	which transfers the thrust of the roof outwards and down to a pier.
column	A vertical cylindrical support
deacon	A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches or Protestant layperson who assists the minister in various functions
aggregate	sand, gravel etc mixed with cement to form concrete
patina	(a) the colored surface, often green, that forms on bronze and copper either naturally (as a result of oxidation) or artificially (through treatment with acid); (b) in general, the surface appearance of old objects.
pwb/pwc	Printed Wiring Board/ Printed Wiring Circuit
metope	the square area, often decorated with relief sculpture, between the triglyphs of a Doric frieze.
narthex	Entrance porches in early basilican and Byzantine churches
tierceron	minor rib in a complex rib vault (See lierne
prm	Performance report message
ewi	Electronic Work Instruction
casting	The bending of a board widthways; warping.
gothic architecture	visit Britannica.com.
walkie talkie	A handie talkie, often referred to by its abbreviat...
darpanet	DARPANET (or DARPANet) is a term sometimes used for the ARPAN...
electrolysis	The process of chemically breaking down the water in electrolyte
rosette	circular stylization of a rose.
vaporware	Vaporware is software or hardware that is announced publicl...
adroit	expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body; cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
retrofit	broad term that applies to any change after the original purchase, such as adding equipment not a part of the original purchase
incipient	beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
fanlight	an arched window above a door
plastic	a synthetic material made from long chains of molecules; has the capability of being molded or shaped, usually by the application of heat and pressure
customer need	A fundamental need to be satisfied independent of a particular technology or product solution (e.g., access the internet.)
perfidy	deliberate breach of faith or trust
odp	The Open Directory Project (ODP) is a human-edited index of Web sites.....
e-commerce	E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying and ...
salesforce appexchange	Salesforce AppExchange is Salesfo...
penury	extreme poverty or destitution
stucco	(a) a type of cement used to coat the walls of a building; (b) a fine plaster used for moldings and other architectural decorations.
stupa	in Buddhist architecture, a dome-shaped or rounded structure made of brick, earth, or stone, containing the relic of a Buddha or other honored individual.
backward mapping	Backward mapping (also known as inverse mappi...
lcp	In the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), the Link ControlProtocol (LCP) es...
broch	Drystone freestanding tower with interior court, no external windows (which face into the court), spiral stair inside wall, typically iron age Celtic refuge in Scotland.
boundary scan	A design for testability method that places a scan register at at every pin of every chip on a board for board testing and diagnostics
h	The henry (symbolized H) is the Standard International (SI) unit of inducta...
pristine	having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
dog-legged	With right-angle bends.
sacristy	The sacristy is the room or closet, usually located adjacent to the chancel, in which communion vessels, altar linens, and sacramental supplies are kept.
poles	A way of picturing magnetic phenomena
lawful interception	Lawful interception (LI) is t...
gpio	General Purpose I/O: A flexible parallel interface that allows a variety of custom connections.
jamb	The straight side of a door, arch or window.
nasdaq	The NASDAQ is the largest electronic securities exchange in the U...
gdmo	GDMO (Guidelines for Definition of Managed Objects) is a standard for...
weatherstripping	Specially designed strips, seals and gaskets installed around doors and windows to limit air leakage.
max. dnl	Maximum differential nonlinearly expressed in least significant bit(s).
chamfer	Surface made by smoothing off the angle between two stone faces.
roman arch	The earliest and simplest form of arch, describing a semi-circle curve.
cromlech	a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of monoliths.
atp	Acceptance Test Procedure
shaft	part of a column between the base and the capital
backup robot	A backup robot is an automated external USB storage d...
fdl	Fault Detection and Localization (proposed IEEE standard)
original design manufacturer	Original Design Manufacturer - An external manufacturer who assumes responsibility for the design, development and manufacture of a company's products
provenience	origin, derivation; the act of coming from a particular source.
vectorized	Vector graphics is the creation of digital images through...
collegiate church	the church used to be ministered by a College of Canons
trilithon	an ancient monument consisting of two vertical megaliths supporting a third as a lintel.
neutron	An uncharged particle found in the nucleus of every atom except that of hydrogen.
fair opportunity	Fair opportunity is a requirement that U.S
minaret	Tall, slender towers of a mosque used to summon the congregation to prayer.
mac address	In a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC...
fresco secco	a variant technique of fresco painting in which the paint is applied to dry plaster; this is often combined with buon fresco, or "true" fresco painting.
chapter house	A building attached to the monastery in which the monks met to discuss the affairs of the monastery.
body-centered cubic	a common crystal structure that contains atoms located at the corners of a cubic cell and one atom at the cell center position.
altar screen	See: Reredos .
quantum theory	Quantum theory is the theoretical basis of modern...
dome	a vaulted (frequently hemispherical) roof or ceiling, erected on a circular base, which may be envisaged as the result of rotating an arch through 180 degrees about a central axis.
iso	International Standards Organization
jamb	Side posts of arch, door, or window.
z990	The z990, also known by its code name T-Rex, is a 64-...
blades	The aerodynamic surface that catches the wind.
efficacy	capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
a.i.	The Airborne Internet is a proposed network intended for use in aviat...
pressure cooker test	A Pressure Cooker Test (PCT) tests a part under high temperature, humidity, and pressure conditions
chamber	usually under the floor of the church.
shading	decreases in the value or intensity of colors to imitate the fall of shadow when light strikes an object.
hancock	Hancock is a C-based programming language developed by AT&T spe...
thd+n	Total Harmonic Distortion Plus Noise (THD+N) is the sum of the two most important distortion components
call monitoring	Call logging (also known as call recording or c...
nanowire	A nanowire is an extremely thin wire with a diameter on the o...
fresco	Painting on wet plaster wall.
quatrefoil	Framing device composed of four equal lobes separated by cusps.
zine	The term ezine is short for "electronic magazine.
transept	the north and south projections or "arms" of the cross, perpendicular to the nave and chancel
java archive	A JAR (Java ARchive) file is a file that contains the...
tariff	A document, approved by the responsible regulatory agency,listing the terms and conditions, including a schedule of prices, under which utility services will be provided.
balance	an aesthetically pleasing equilibrium in the combination or arrangement of elements.
t1	T1 is standard for digital transmission in the United States
pigment	a powdered substance that is used to give color to paints, inks, and dyes.
pseudoperipteral	appearing to have a peristyle, though some of the columns may be engaged columns or pilasters.
daisy chain	A method of propagating signals along a bus in which the devices are connected in series and the signal passed from one device to the next
a/m 2	The ampere per meter squared, symbolized A/m 2, is the Internationa...
spindle whorl	A round weight, used to make the spindle revolve more readily and smoothly in spinning with a hand distaflf.
cnd	Cannot Duplicate (failures)
internet protocol	Standard method for data transfer used on the Internet
longitudinal ridge rib	See rib vault
k	The kelvin (abbreviation K), less commonly called the degree Kelvin (symbol...
natural monopoly	A situation where one firm can produce a given level of output at a lower total cost than can any combination of multiple firms
uml	UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a standard notation for the modeling...
integrated heat spreader	An Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) is the surface used to make contact between a heatsink or other thermal solution and a CPU or GPU processor.
fracas	see Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System
testability	The characteristic of a product's design that facilitates it's testing during development/qualification, in production, and in the field.
secure hash standard	This standard specifies a Secure Hash Algorithm, SHA-1, for computing a condensed representation of a message or a data file.
keystone jack	A keystone jack is a female connector used in data ...
portraiture	the art of making portraits.
ambulatory	The ambulatory is a covered passage behind the altar, linking it with chapels at the east end of the church
pan	pan: In a video, context, panning is the sweeping movem...
value chain	A value chain is "a string of companies working togethe...
abc classification	ABC classification is a ranking system fo...
flying buttress	A flying buttress is a buttress built from a separate column and usually forming an arch with the wall it supports
halt	see Highly Accelerated Life Test
relief	(a) a mode of sculpture in which an image is developed outward (high or low relief) or inward (sunken relief) from a basic plane; (b) a printmaking process in which the areas not to be printed are carved away, leaving the desired image projecting from the plate.
specifications	1
xeon	Xeon (pronounced ZEE-ahn) is a 400 MHz Pentium microprocessor from In...
layer 3	Layer 3 refers to the Network layer of the commonly-referenced ...
intractable	not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn
ais	Alarm indication system
uranium	A radioactive element, found in ores, of which atoms can be split to create energy.
ushnīsha	a conventional identifying topknot of hair on an image of Shakyamuni Buddha, symbolic of his wisdom.
time-of-use rates	Electricity prices that vary depending on the time periods in which the energy is consumed
tablespace	In a database management system (DBMS), a tablespace is a...
fast flux dns	Fast flux DNS is a technique that a cybercriminal c...
saltire	Diagonal, equal-limbed cross.
elastomer	a polymeric material that may experience large and reversible elastic deformations.
injection	(Petroleum) -- Forcing gas or water into an oil well to increase pressure and cause more oil to come to the surface
dpm	Defects per Million
load-bearing construction	a system of construction in which solid forms are superimposed on one another to form a tapering structure.
lvs	Layout versus schematic
enceinte	The enclosure or fortified area of a castle.
csm	see Component Supplier Management
rh	Relative humidity
tau cross	Plain T cross with equal limbs.
medium	(a) the material with which an artist works (e.g., watercolor on paper); (b) the liquid substance in which pigment is suspended, such as oil or water.
e-copy	An e-copy is an electronic copy of a document.
quantum cryptography	Quantum cryptography uses our current...
safeweb	Anonymous Web surfing allows a user to visit Web sites without ...
state	one of the successive printed stages of a print, distinguished from other stages by the greater or lesser amount of work carried out on the image.
adjustment bid	A bid that is used by the ISO to adjust supply or demand when congestion is anticipated.
crosier	Staffs resembling shepherds' crooks carried by bishops, abbots, or abbesses, as symbols of the pastoral office
t model	A tModel is a data structure representing a service type (a gen...
ucs	A unified computing system (UCS) is a data center architecture that int...
boe	Basis of Estimate
complementary colors	hues that lie directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
nre	1
cavitation	The boiling of a liquid caused by a decrease in pressure rather than an increase in temperature.
diameter	A straight line passing through the center of a circle, and ending on both edges
acerbic	sour or astringent in taste; harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
aerial perspective	a technique for creating the illusion of distance by the use of less distinct contours and a reduction in color intensity.
e form	An e-form (electronic form) is a computer program version of a pa...
architrave	The part of an entablature which rests upon the column
talud-tablero	an architectural style typical of Teotihuacán sacred structures in which paired elements—a sloping base (the talud) supporting a vertical tablero (often decorated with sculpture or painting)—are stacked, sometimes to great heights.
mw	Megawatt(s)
industrial design	Industrial Design is the design that is done in companies and consultancies by people trained in industrial design, or in art and design schools in general
soft-ground tunnels	a passage constructed through loose, unstable, or wet ground, requiring supports to keep the walls from collapsing
language integrated query	LINQ (Language Integrated Q...
eclectic	selecting from various sources or made up of what is selected from different sources
backhaul	Backhaul, a term probably derived from the trucking industry,...
sfumato	the definition of form by delicate gradations of light and shadow.
kilowatt-hour	The most commonly-used unit of measure telling the amount of electricity consumed over time
obligation to serve	The obligation of a utility to provide electric service to any customer who seeks that service, and is willing to pay the rates set for that service
megaron	Greek for "large room"; used principally to denote a rectangular hall, usually supported by columns and fronted by a porch, traditional in ancient Greece since Mycenaean times.
buttery	Next to the kitchen, a room from where wine was dispensed.
hidden failure	A failure which, on its own, does not become evident to the operator or user under normal circumstances.
maxton	Maximum time-on
we	Write enable
force	any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure
phase	a homogeneous region of matter.
uvlo	Undervoltage lockout
sampling rate	An A/D converter converts an analog signal into a stream of digital numbers, each representing the analog signal's amplitude at a moment in time
drm	1
composite	a material brought about by combining materials differing in composition or form on a macroscale for the purpose of obtaining specific characteristics and properties
fluting	Concave mouldings in parallel.
champlevé	Enameling process involving indentations or cells carved in a metal surface leaving a raised line that forms the outline of the design
tap	Test Access Port
dislocation	a linear crystalline defect around which there is an atomic misalignment.
supplier qualification	A supplier is "qualified" when a customer when it has been determined that the supplier is capable of providing a part.
gauss	A unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1 Maxwell per square centimeter
in situ	In its original position.
trailing edge	The edge of a blade that faces away from the direction of rotation.
mtm	Methods-Time-Motion - a methodology for developing time standards.
polarity	The quality of an object characterized by two opposite charges, as in the positive and negative poles of a battery.
psalter	a copy of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, often illuminated.
laser	an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
z/os	z/OS is the computer operating system for IBM's zSeries 900 (z900) li...
lincoln cathedral	the tallest which was actually completed during the medieval period, at 160 metres (520 ft).
finial	a small decorative element at the top of an architectural member such as a gable or pinnacle, or of a smaller object such as a bronze vessel.
keyphone	Commonly used by a company within its private automatic branc...
e-procurement	E-procurement is the business-to-business purchase ...
theodolite	survey instrument with vertical and horizontal degree gradations.
light	Glazing; component part of window, divided by mullions and transoms.
style	in the visual arts, a manner of execution that is characteristic of an individual, a school, a period, or some other identifiable group.
parametric	A capability of 2D and 3D modeling systems in which the user defines dimensions and constraints to which the model must conform
bedding	A filling of mortar, putty, or other substance in order to secure a firm bearing.
confound	to perplex or amaze by a sudden disturbance or surprise; to throw into confusion or disorder
risk management	A management process consisting of identification, assessment, mitigation, and management of all project, technical and market risks using formal tools and methods.
kore	Greek word for maiden; an Archaic Greek statue of a standing female, usually clothed.
backing	The bevel upon the top edge of a hip rafter which allows the roofing boards to fit the top of the rafter without leaving a triangular hole between it and the back of the roof covering.
signal-to-noise ratio	Signal-to-Noise Ratio, the ratio of the amplitude of the desired signal to the amplitude of noise signals at a given point in time
z39.50	Z39.50 is a standard communications protocol for the search and r...
carving	creating an image by removing material from an original material.
x#	X# is the name that has been given to a "data-centric" programming langua...
statement of work	Statement of Work is a narrative description of products and services to be supplied under contract or as part of a project.
cell	An electrolytic cell for generation of electric energy, in which the cell after discharge may be restored to a charged condition by an electric current flowing in a direction opposite to the flow of current when the cell discharges.
loc	Lines of Code (software)
darknet	A darknet is a routed allocation of IP address space that is no...
direct current	A one-direction current
hard disk	A hard disk is part of a unit, often called a "disk drive,"...
short circuit	1) Parts of a circuit connected together with only the impedance of the leads between them
turbine generator	A device that uses steam, heated gases, water flow or wind to cause spinning motion that activates electromagnetic forces and generates electricity.
icd-10	The International Classification of Disease tenth revision (ICD-1...
crc	Cyclic Redundancy Check: A check value calculated from the data, to catch most transmission errors
japanese emoticons	In Japan, users have worked out emoticons...
pastel	a crayon made of ground pigments and a gum binder, used as a drawing medium.
buttress steps	Sometimes applied to a flight of closed string steps.
sd	Structured Design
crayon	a stick for drawing formed from powdered pigment mixed with wax.
vawt	See Vertical Axis Wind Turbine.
prana	the fullness of life-giving breath that appears to animate some south and southeast Asian sculpture.
parish / parochial church	The chief church of a parish, having its own clergyman assigned to it.
tcp/ip offload engine	The TCP/IP offload engine (TOE for ...
miniature	Small-scale paintings, either decorative or narrative, in manuscripts, also called illuminations.
sneak analysis	Analysis of of modes of operation unanticipated during design that result in unexpected system behavior and potential failure.
pc	1
boss	A stone projection or knob, often used to ornament the intersection of ribs in a vault.
xenodochial	Xenodochial is an adjective describing something, such ...
plinth	The projecting base of a wall or column
rib-vault	an extra decorative rib springing from the corner of a bay; hence tierceron vault.Tifting(Scots): a mortar bed for verge slates laid over the gable skew.
transition costs	See Embedded Costs Exceeding Market Prices.
bodhisattva	one of many enlightened Buddhist deities who delay their own nirvana in order to help mortals attain enlightenment.
oriel	Projecting window in wall; originally a form of porch, usually of wood; side-turret.
non-depletable energy sources	Energy which is not obtained from depletable energy sources
repoussé	in metalwork, decorated with patterns in relief made by hammering on the reverse side.
ceiling	usually structural, can be decorative.
shard	a fragment such as broken earthenware, glass or shell
blowout	rupture of concrete forms
lambda	Lambda, the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet, is the symbol for ...
impost block	See abacus.
section	a diagrammatic representation of a building intersected by a vertical plane.
credulous	willing to believe or trust too readily without proper or adequate evidence; gullible
fuel cell	A device or an electrochemical engine with no moving parts that converts the chemical energy of a fuel, such as hydrogen, and an oxidant, such as oxygen, directly into electricity
availability	The product metric that defines the percentage of time that a product is available and operational for customer use
hardware load balancing device	A hardware load-b...
dp	Differential phase; also decimal place
sqc	Statistical quality control: Use of statistical methods to measure and improve the quality of manufacturing processes and products
lrip	Low Rate Initial Production
fusion energy	A power source, now under development, based on the release of energy that occurs when atoms are combined under the most extreme heat and pressure
a programming language	APL (A Programming Language) is a...
ci	1
annular	ring-shaped, as in an annular barrel vault.
drum	squinches or pendentives
apd	Avalanche Photo Diode: A photodiode designed to take advantage of avalanche multiplication of photocurrent to provide gain
canopic jar	a vessel in which ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of the dead.
zone	In general, a zone is an area of administration.
misericord	Decorated shelf placed on the under side of hinged seat in choir stall, to provide support against which to lean while standing.
blackbody	the theoretical "perfect" absorber of light at all wavelengths
misericorde	Additional monastic refectory in which special food was permitted.
nox	Oxides of nitrogen that are a chief component of air pollution that can be produced by the burning of fossil fuels
reliquary	Containers for safeguarding or exhibiting the relics of a saint, varying in size from small boxes to large objects, often richly decorated and gilded, sometimes in the shape of the enclosed relic.
mausoleum	an elaborate tomb (named for Mausolos, a fourth-century-B.C
bai2 file format	BAI2 file format is a specialized and standar...
qualification testing	Testing performed to demonstrate that a product or system meets its specified requirements.
facetime	FaceTime is an Apple application that allows users to video c...
transitional	A period of architecture which marked the period between the Norman and Gothic styles when both were inter mingling
fair use	Fair use is a legal concept that allows the reproduction of c...
target costing	A market-driven strategy and process that begins with what price a product can sell for in the marketplace to achieve a desired sales volumes
fahrenheit	A scale of temperature originally defined by having 0Â° as the lowest obtainable temperature with a mixture of water, ice and salt and 96Â° as the temperature of the human body
fallacious	containing a fallacy; logically unsound or misleading
crosswall	Interior dividing wall; structural.
csp	Chip Scale Package: An IC packaging technology in which solder balls take the place of pins, making the smallest package available
stockade	Solid fence of heavy timbers.
deride	to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff, jeer or mock
fatigue	Stress that causes material failure from repeated, cyclic vibration or stress.
branched polymer	a polymer having a molecular structure of secondary chains that extend from the primary chains.
warranty	A seller's guarantee to purchaser that product is what it is represented to be and, if it is not, that it will be repaired or replaced
isotactic	a type of polymer chain configuration wherein all side groups are positioned on the same side of the chain molecule.
tab	see Tape Automated Bonding
bias limit	An indication of the average deviation of the predicted, or true values, from the measured values
lean manufacturing	Lean Manufacturing is a operations philosophy that aims to synchronize production with demand, thereby minimizing inventory and cycle time
barcode reader	A barcode reader, also called a price scanner or ...
wattle	A mat of woven (willow) sticks and weeds; used in wall and dike construction.
rigid	ability to resist deformation when subjected to a load; rigidity the measure of a structure's ability not to change shape when subjected to a load.
java ring	A Java Ring is a finger ring that contains a small micropro...
impluvium	a basin or cistern in the atrium of a Roman house to collect rainwater falling through the compluvium.
admonish	to caution, advise, to reprove or scold in a mild and good-willed manner
abap	ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is a programming lan...
archivolts	bands or mouldings surrounding an arched opening (doorway or window)
time constant	As defined by engineering sciences, a time constant is the actual time that a physical system requires to reach 62.3% of its total value
magnetic susceptibility	the proportionality constant between the magnetization M and the magnetic field strength H.
slake	to allay by satisfying; to make less active, vigorous, intense
barcode data	Barcode data (sometimes called point-of-sale data) is...
ice	ICE (for In Case of Emergency) is an abbreviation that a cell phone use...
cord	A measure of volume, 4 by 4 by 8 feet, used to define amounts of stacked wood available for use as fuel
integrated resource planning	A public planning process and framework within which the costs and benefits of both demand- and supply-side resources are evaluated to develop the least-total-cost mix of utility resource options
met	Materials, Energy & Toxicity
argentina	Japan, Thailand, India, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and South Africa.
cloisonné	Enameling technique using a design laid down in thin metal strips on a metal or porcelain ground, forming chambers (cloisons) to hold the enamel paste or powder, which is then fired.
non-firm energy	Electricity that is not required to be delivered or to be taken under the terms of an electric purchase contract.
mandorla	An almond-shaped framing device in paintings and sculpture usually used to highlight a significant figure such as Christ or the Madonna and Child
qa	In developing products and services, quality assurance is any systematic ...
pdj	Pattern-dependent jitter
uber geek	An uber geek is a prominent or extreme example of the commo...
crashing	Taking action to decrease the total project duration by analyzing a number of alternatives to determine how to get the maximum duration compression for the least cost
wideband	A classification of the information capacity or bandwidth of a communication channel
mac mini	The Mac mini from Apple is a low-cost and very compact person...
pendentive	Curved wall surfaces, broadly rectangular in shape, that provides a transitional element between a dome (or its drum) and the supporting masonry.
tdma	Time Division Multiple Access: A method of digital wireless-communications transmission
apocryphal	of doubtful authorship or authenticity
packet hound	PacketHound is a product that aims to help an enterpr...
dead-ground	Close to the wall, where the defenders can't shoot.
g	Gram(s)
clear	To restore a device to a its initial state, usually the zero state.
mahindra special services group	Mahindra Specia...
object management group	The OMG (Object Man...
forecasting	The work performed to estimate and predict future conditions and events
slip	in ceramics, a mixture of clay and water used (a) as a decorative finish or (b) to attach different parts of an object (e.g., handles to the body of a vessel).
race	Rapid Access Computing Environment (RACE) is a United States federal ...
zero	In mathematics, zero, symbolized by the numeric character 0, is both ...
quad	One quadrillion (1015 or 1,000,000,000,000,000) British thermal units (Btus)
silhouette	the outline of an object, usually filled in with black or some other uniform color.
lmds	Local Multipoint Distribution Service: A broadband radio service, located in the 28GHz and 31GHz bands, designed to provide two-way transmission of voice, high-speed data and video (wireless cable TV)
typology	the Christian theory of types, in which characters and events in the New Testament (i.e., after the birth of Jesus) are prefigured by counterparts in the Old Testament.
diptych	a writing tablet or work of art consisting of two panels side by side and connected by hinges.
absiemens	The absiemens (symbolized abS) is the unit of c...
lm/w	Lumen(s) per watt
curtain wall	A connecting wall hung between two towers surrounding the bailey.
campanile	Italian for bell tower, usually freestanding, but built near a church.
basilica	A term sometimes used in reference to a cathedral for ceremonial reasons, although traditionally denoting an earlier form of structure.
samba	Samba is a popular freeware program that allows end users to access...
packet-switching	Packet-switched describes the type of network...
atom	The smallest unit of an element consisting of a dense positively charged nucleus (of protons and neutrons) orbited by negatively charged electrons.
ias 6	The Information Assurance Standard 6 (IAS 6) is legislation enacted...
āmalka	a finial in the shape of a notched ring (derived from a fruit) atop a northern-style Hindu temple's shikhara.
blackbody	A theoretical material that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none
apathy	absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting
perimeter	the distance around the outside of a shape
kilowatt	1000 Watts (see Watt)
filial	pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; noting or having the relation of a child to a parent
polarization	polarization as a result of the displacement of anions and cations in opposite directions.
loquacious	talking or tending to talk much, excessively or freely
finial	an ornament on top of a spire, gable, etc
hatching	close parallel lines used in drawings and prints to create the effect of shadow on three-dimensional forms
contrapposto	a stance of the human body in which one leg bears the weight, while the other is relaxed, creating an asymmetry in the hip-shoulder axis.
stage	In certain western charismatic churches where worship is theatrical and the congregation functions largely as a paying audience, the chancel is enlarged to accommodate performances and referred to as a "stage", as in a theater.
design for postponement	With a product that offers a lot of different configurations and options, an objective is to delay of postpone the assembly of the unique parts or subassemblies into the product until as late as possible in the final assembly process
pf	Picofarad
n1	N1 is Sun Microsystems' strategy for making a network environment as easy...
volt	A measure of electric potential difference or electromotive force
integral nonlinearity	A measure of a data converter's ability to adhere to an ideal slope in its transfer function
still life	a picture consisting principally of inanimate objects such as fruit, flowers, or pottery.
chateau	CHAnnelized T1 and E1 And Universal HDLC controller
qps	Queries-per-second (QPS) (or the query-per-second rate) is a measure of...
down converters	A device which provides frequency conversion to a lower frequency, e.g
e-brokerage	An e-brokerage is a brokerage house that allows you to ...
microlan	A 1-Wire network
nf	Noise figure
dynamic analysis	Dynamic Analysis is the analysis of mechanism's motions that result from forces
mullion	Vertical division of windows.
xipc	XIPC is a middleware product that manages interprocess communication ...
facebook "like" button	The Facebook "Like" button is a f...
mitre	Liturgical headdresses worn by bishops and abbots usually designed in a triangular format and often decorated with gold or silver embroidery or other ornamentation.
framing percentage	The area of actual framing in an envelope assembly divided by the overall area of the envelope assembly
spandrel	Area between top of a column or pier and the apex of the arch springing from it.
wan accelerator	A WAN accelerator is an appliance that improves...
kg	Kilogram(s)
hoarding	Upper wooden stories on a stone castle wall; the living area; sometimes, a temporary wooden balcony suspended from the tops of walls from which missiles could be dropped.
m/sec	The meter per second (symbolized m/s or m/sec) is the Standard Inte...
key string	A key string is the authentication code included in each ...
tectonic	of, or pertaining to, building or construction.
xhtml	As the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) describes it, XHTML (Extensi...
lintel	the horizontal cross beam spanning an opening in the post-and-lintel system.
laser diode	A laser diode, also known as an injection laser or diod...
tcp ip	TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the b...
footings	Bottom part of wall.
abacus	An abacus is a manual aid to calculating that consists of beads o...
augury	the art or practice of divination or a related omen, token, or indication
capacitive crosstalk	A phenomenon where a signal on one line/trace is capacitively coupled to an adjacent line/trace.
greek cross	a cross in which all four arms are of equal length.
relative humidity	The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.
interlace	A pattern made by intertwining a ribbon in and out of itself
cross section	a diagram showing a building cut by a vertical plane, usually at right angles to an axis.
tcp/ip	TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the b...
p2p	Peer-to-peer is a communications model in which each party has the same...
mandala	a cosmic diagram in Asian art.
engender	to produce, cause, or give rise to
narthex	a porch or vestibule in early Christian churches.
edia	Electronic Data Interchange Association
quatrefoil	an ornamental "four-leaf clover" shape —i.e., with four lobes radiating from a common center.
amphora	an ancient Greek two-handled vessel for storing grain, honey, oil, or wine.
naive art	art created by artists with no formal training.
column	Pillar (circular section).
inlay	to decorate a surface by inserting pieces of a different material (e.g., to inlay a panel with contrasting wood).
vc	Venture capital (VC) is funding invested, or available for investment, in...
irda	Infrared Data Association: A group of device manufacturers that developed a standard for transmitting data via infrared light waves.
reticent	disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reluctant or restrained
roughness	way of quantifying the degree of drag on flowing water by a surface
santa claus rally	A Santa Claus rally (sometimes referred to ...
hacker	Hacker is a term used by some to mean "a clever programmer" and b...
iou	An investor owned utility
wrought iron	an iron alloy that is less brittle than cast iron
camera obscura	a dark enclosure or box into which light is admitted through a small hole, enabling images to be projected onto a wall or screen placed opposite that hole; the forerunner of the photographic camera.
abutment	the outermost end supports on a bridge, which carry the load from the deck
chancel	part of the church (between the crossing and the apse) containing the high altar
d2d2c	D2D2C (disk-to-disk-to-cloud) is an approach to hybrid cloud backup...
batter	A sloping part of a curtain wall
nc	Normally closed (switch contacts)
named pipe	In computer programming, a named pipe is a method for pas...
iconography	the analysis of works of art through the study of the meanings of symbols and images in the context of the contemporary culture.
jpeg	Joint Photography Experts Group; more commonly, files that are compressed using the JPEG standard.
libertine	a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, or a freethinker in religious matters
prayer desk	See: Prie-Dieu
cost model	A Cost Model is an estimating tool consisting of one or more cost estimating relationships, estimating methodologies, or estimating techniques used to predict the cost of a system or one of its lower level elements.
cross vault	see groin vault.
murder holes	A section between the main gate and a inner portcullis where arrows, rocks, and hot oil can be dropped from the roof though holes
s interface	In Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) service, ...
piscina	The piscina is a is a basin located in the fenestella and used for carrying away the water used for rinsing the chalice
return on investment	Return on Investment is a financial analysis technique which compares the expected return to the outlay or investment to determine a percentage of return.
geotechnical engineer	engineer who evaluates and stabilizes foundations for buildings, roads, and other structures.
memoria	See: Confessio.
stall	Stalls are divisions within the choir, where clergy sits or stands during service
egg and dart	a decorative molding consisting of alternating oval (egg) and downwardpointing (dart) elements.
excoriate	to denounce or berate severely; to strip off or remove the skin from; verbally flay
quad-core processor	A quad-core processor is a chip with fo...
printed circuit board	A circuit for electronic apparatus made by depositing conductive material in continuous paths from terminal-to-terminal on an insulating surface.
kilobyte	As a measure of computer memory...
chaitya hall	a U-shaped Buddhist structural or rock-cut chamber for congregational worship centered on a stupa.
truss	rigid frame composed of short, straight pieces joined to form a series of triangles or other stable shapes.
ascetic	a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial for religious reasons
dfe	Decision feedback equalization
minatory	menacing, threatening
ecclesia	Female personification of the Church often shown in conjunction with Synagoga (Personification of Judaism)
vga	Variable-gain amplifier
decorated	The Decorated style of church architecture is an early (circa 1250-1350) style of English Gothic architecture, developed from the Early English style and is analogous to the French Gothic Flamboyant style; it is characterized by the increased use of decoration
mcad	Mechanical Computer-Aided Design
artless	free from deceit or cunning; natural, simple, uncontrived
instance	1
rpm	Revolutions Per Minute
architecture	the term given to the covering over of a space with stone or brick in arched form, ...
fast guide to cd/dvd	Quick look-up for getting up to speed...
fifo	First-In First Out: A type of memory that stores data serially, where the first bit read is the first bit that was stored.
consensus	Consensus is a group decision resulting from members engaging in full and open discussion and then reaching agreement to live with and openly support the resulting decision.
ambient temperature sensor	Temperature sensor used to measure the temperature of the air that surrounds a component (the ambient temperature).
psalter	A book (manuscript) containing the Psalms of the Bible.
spire	The spire is the tapered conical or pyramidal structure atop a church tower
narrowcasting	Slivercasing, or narrowcasting, is the transmission...
edm	1
anglo norman	refers to the period when, after the conquest of England by William of Normandy in 1066, political but also cultural -hence architectural- cross-Channel influences were fundamental
plate	(a) in engraving and etching, a flat piece of metal into which the image to be printed is cut; (b) in photography, a sheet of glass, metal, etc., coated with a light-sensitive emulsion.
gas synthesis	A method producing synthetic gas from coal
grout	concrete mixture that is made with fine aggregate to achieve a smooth surface or easily pumped mixture.
terse	neatly or effectively concise, brief and pithy
xon/xoff	Xon/Xoff (s...
unary	The term unary defines operators in Boolean (binary) algebra, trina...
edi	Electronic Data Interchange (ANSI-X.12) - EDI is the exchange, between organizational entities, of computer processable data in a standard format
annulet	A small, flat fillet encircling a column.
mfsk	Multiple frequency-shift keying
joint	device connecting two or more adjacent parts of a structure; a roller joint allows adjacent parts to move controllably past one another; a rigid joint prevents adjacent parts from moving or rotating past one another.
fru	See Field Replaceable Unit
rebate	A recess cut in wood or stone to take the edge of another member that is to be secured in it.
efficiency	The ratio of energy output to energy input in a device.
attic	in Classical architecture, a low story placed above the main entablature.
thermodynamics	A study of the transformation of energy into other manifested forms and of their practical applications
tacacs+	TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) is an...
garderobe	A small latrine or toilet either built into the thickness of the wall or projected out from it; ; projects from the wall as a small, rectangular bartizan
cbr	Constant bit rate
downstream face	the side of the dam that is not against the water
barrel	which runs the length of the nave and has no rib vaults
xmt	The XMT (Extens...
aro	After Receipt of Order - usually a measure of the days, weeks or months until a product can be designed and delivered.
discordant	being at variance; disagreeing or harsh
ube	UBE (unsolicited bulk email) is a formal term for spam.
namespace	In general, a namespace uniquely identifies a set of names ...
allegory	the expression (artistic, oral, or written) of a generalized moral statement or truth by means of symbolic actions or figures.
nrd	Nonradiative dielectric
killer app	A "killer app" is jargon in the computer industry for an ...
dpak	Discrete packaging
architect	a person who designs all kinds of structures; must also have the ability to conceptualize and communicate ideas effectively both in words and on paper to clients, engineers, government officials, and construction crews
chryselephantine	consisting of, or decorated with, gold and ivory.
scl	Serial clock line
handspring	Handspring was a company that manufactured portable compu...
vsia	Virtual Socket Interface Alliance
altarpiece	A framed painting or fresco of some sacred subject positioned behind an altar , or a group of statuary on an altar; also sometimes called a reredos
dissonance	inharmonious or harsh sound; a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of needing completion
cartoon	(a) a full-scale preparatory drawing for a painting; (b) in more modern usage, a comical or satirical drawing.
conch	Semicircular niches covered with a semi-dome in the form of a fluted conch shell (based on the spiral shell of gastropods).
renege	to break a rule of play or go back on one's word
asperity	harshness or sharpness of tone or manner; roughness and unevenness
pda	Personal digital assistant
archivolt	A band or moulding that surrrounds an arch
price	Programmed Review of Information for Costing and Evaluation - software program for cost estimating.
oc-48	A fiber-optic line capable of 2400 megabits per second.
discretion	the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice
perfidious	deliberately faithless, treacherous or deceitful
rapid manufacturing	Rapid Manufacturing refers to the use rapid prototyping technologies to directly manufacture low volumes of parts.
pilaster	A shallow pier attached to a wall.
crossing	Part of a church where the transepts cross the nave.
ll	Local loopback
frieze	(a) the central section of the entablature in the Classical Orders; (b) any horizontal decorative band.
pitch	The centerline spacing from one electronic device pin to another.
arcade	A series of arches; a long arched building.
random number	Random numbers are numbers that occur in a sequence...
p3p	Sponsored by the World Wide Web Consortium, P3P (Platform for Privacy P...
window watchdog	A special subset of the watchdog timer feature found on microprocessor supervisory circuits
yet another compiler compiler	Yacc (for 'yet anot...
affinity diagram	Affinity diagrams or charts are a simple way for a group to cluster qualitative data and come up with a consensus view on a subject
sunken relief	a style of relief sculpture in which the image is recessed into the surface.
effrontery	shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity
h.245	H.245 is a protocol for the transmission of call management and con...
scope	The sum of products and services to be provided as part of a project.
cathedral	Despite growing misuse of the term, a cathedral is not just a large church
aquatint	a print from a metal plate on which certain areas have been "stopped out" to prevent the action of the acid.
barrow	A burial mound.
hall effect	the phenomenon whereby a force is brought to bear on a moving electron or hole by a magnetic field that is applied perpendicular to the direction of motion
laud	to praise, extol
csg	Constructive Solids Geometry - a solid modeling method using primitives to build more complex models and Boolean operations of add, difference, and intersection.
baptistry	A space dedicated to the ritual act of baptism and containing a baptismal font
gilding	a decorative coating made of gold leaf or simulated gold; objects to which gilding has been applied are gilded or gilt.
object code	Source code and object code refer to the "before" and "...
scale	Carving resembling overlapping fish scales.
perimeter	distance around the outside of a shape.
buttress	A projecting support which adds to the strength of a wall.
zoopraxiscope	The zoopraxiscope (pronounced ZOH-uh-PRACKS-uh-scoh...
psr	Power-supply rejection
springer	The bottommost pair of voussoirs, located directly above the springline
turbulence	The changes in wind speed and direction, frequently caused by obstacles.
fit	The ability of an item to physically interface or interconnect with or become an integral part of another item.
field replaceable unit	A collection of hardware or software that is installed or removed from a product as a single serviceable entity
eeprom	Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
quadrangle	Inner courtyard.
columns	pointed ribbed vaults and flying buttresses
air change	The replacement of a quantity of air in a space within a given period of time, typically expressed as air changes per hour
shear	a force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions
current	See Amperage.
geek	In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately...
latitude	Latitude and longitude are angles that uniquely define points...
roman vault	See Barrel Vault.
gable roof	a roof formed by the intersection of two planes sloping down from a central beam.
close	an enclosed space, or precinct, usually next to a building such as a cathedral or castle.
e-prescribing incentive program	The...
overhang	Any horizontal projection that serves as a shading element for a window.
h2so4	Sulfuric Acid
monstrance	Christian liturgical vessel designed to display the Host to the congregation, either on an altar or in procession
air conditioner	An assembly of equipment for air treatment consisting of a means for ventilation, air circulation, air cleaning, and heat transfer (either heating or cooling)
common cause	Common Cause is a variation that is inherent in the process and cannot be readily identified and controlled.
chancel	The space in a Christian church containing the high altar and reserved for the use of the clergy, including the apse or hemicycle and choir.
mendacious	telling lies, habitually dishonest, untruthful
sap businessobjects bi	SAP BusinessObjects BI (also know...
crocket	Curling leaf-shape.
remote temperature	Temperature at a location other than at the die of the temperature-measuring integrated circuit.
low line o/p	Low line output
drum	(a) one of the cylindrical blocks of stone from which the shaft of a column is made; (b) the circular or polygonal wall of a building surmounted by a dome or cupola.
stint	to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often inappropriately
cantilever	a long, low architectural support that enables a cantilevered element such as an eave or a cornice to project horizontally without vertical support at the far end.
watt	The watt (abbreviated W) is the International System of Units' (SI) s...
tympanum	A tympanum is the triangular or semi-circular area of wall situated within the arc of an arched doorway above the lintel
perpendicular	English architectural style (1330-1540).
greek-cross plan	See: Cruciform Plan.
eucharist	(a) the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion, commemorating the Last Supper; (b) the consecrated bread and wine used at the sacrament.
discontinuous innovation	Discontinuous innovation falls outside of existing markets or market segments, and when successful extends and redefines the market, exposing new possibilities
type	a person or object serving as a prefiguration or symbolic representation, usually of something in the future.
melancholy	affected with, characterized by, or showing sadness; mournful; soberly thoughtful
dendrochronology	a science using the annual rings of trees to determine the chronological order and dates of historical events.
tce	Thermal Coefficient of Expansion
t-sql	T-SQL (Transact-SQL) is a set of programming extensions from Sybase...
datum	Theoretically exact planes, lines or points from which other features are located on design drawings.
miller indices	a set of three integers that designate crystallographic planes, as determined from reciprocals of fractional axial intercepts.
hardware virtualization	Hardware virtualization is a me...
design for manufacturability	1
cartouche	an oval or scroll-shaped design or ornament, usually containing an inscription, a heraldic device, or (as in Egypt) a ruler's name.
jad	JAD (Jo...
doe	1
felicitous	well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt or appropriate
impoundment	A body of water confined by a dam, dike, floodgate or other artificial barrier.
resistance	The ability of all conductors of electricity to resist the flow of current, turning some of it into heat
full duplex	A channel providing simultaneous transmission in both directions.
choir	the area of the main altar where services are sung, located between the crossing and the apse.
mollify	to soften in feeling or temper; pacify or appease; reduce or soften
morphological analysis	Morphological analysis is used to identify the necessary product functionality and explore alternative means and combinations of achieving that functionality
h-1b	H-1B is a U.S
derivative	not original but secondary
ionic	see Order.
dielectric strength	the magnitude of an electric field necessary to cause significant current passage through a dielectric material.
san routing	SAN (storage area network) routing is a technology used...
eddy currents	Currents that flow in a substance from variations in magnetic induction
abcd data switch	An ABCD data switch is a small box that lets ...
turgid	swollen, distended, tumid; overblown or pompous
lru	1
cognitive walkthroughs	Cognitive walkthroughs involve the development of task scenarios from a product specification
msb	Most-significant bit
buttress	thus relieving strain on the walls.
cloister	Enclosed spaces composed of a garth (garden) and surrounding walkways, which are generally arcaded on the courtyard side (facing the garden) and walled on the other; usually found in Christian religious building complexes such as monasteries and used for contemplative purposes.
quadrature	The relation between two waves of the same frequency, but one-quarter of a cycle (90°) out of phase.
ahp	See Analytical Hierarchy Process
grid	The utility distribution system
limestone	General name for a type of sedimentary rock existing in many varieties, consisting primarily of calcite or dolomite
landing page	In Web advertising and marketing, a jump page is a We...
capital	the decorated top of a column or pilaster, providing a transition from the shaft to the entablature.
diversity	In radio systems, diversity is a method of improving the reliability and capacity by using multiple communication channels to carry each signal.
triforium	Arcaded register or level of the wall in a basilican church interior located between the arcade and clerestory that corresponds to the space between the side-aisle vault and the lean-to roof above that vault
bezier curve	Polynomial used to describe complex curves and surfaces.
ham	Spam is unsolicited e-mail on the Internet.
stylization	the distortion of a representational image to conform to certain artistic conventions or to emphasize particular qualities.
retable	A retable is a ledge on the wall behind, or a ledge attached to, the high altar, and used for the placement of ornaments.
cement	binding material, or glue, that helps concrete harden.
valve	Also see cathode ray tube (CRT), the specialized kind of vacuum tub...
anomalous	deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; not fitting into a common or type or pattern
sacristy	Rooms in or attached to churches where the sacred utensils and vestments are kept; used as robing and disrobing rooms for the clergy.
scalloped	capital Type of capital in which the semi-circular surface is carved into a series of truncated cones.
chaitya arch	a splayed, horsehoe-shaped curve derived from the profile of a barrel-vaulted chaitya hall; used to frame doors, windows, and gables, and as a decorative motif in early south Asian architecture.
tumulus	an artificial mound, typically found over a grave.
packet monkey	On the Internet, a packet monkey is someone (see cr...
grotesque	See Gargoyle
rood arch	The rood arch is the arch at the point separating the nave from the chancel
west faade	The principal exterior face of a Christian building located on the west end of the structure and often embellished with sculptural programs representing Old and New Testament subjects as well as episodes from the lives of the saints.
y2k	Y2K is an abbreviation for "year 2000." As that...
hôtel	in eighteenth-century France, a city mansion belonging to a person of rank.
tunnel vault	See Barrel Vault.
random copolymer	a polymer in which two different mer units are randomly distributed along the molecular chain.
ftc	Fan tachometer count
dcs	Digital Cellular System: Any cellular phone system that uses digital (e.g
aniconic	The absence of figural representations of divine or religious figures; worship of objects or images symbolizing but not representing the likeness of a divine or religious figure
laboratory information system	A laboratory inform...
deck	supported roadway on a bridge.
obi	OBI (Open Buying on the Internet) is a proposed standard for business-t...
greenhouse effect	The effect produced as greenhouse gases allow incoming solar radiation to pass through the Earth's atmosphere, but prevent most of the outgoing infra-red radiation from the surface and lower atmosphere from escaping into outer space
fastrak	E-ZPass is a toll collection system in the northeastern U.S
san	A storage area network (SAN) is a high-speed special-purpose network (o...
bragg's law	a relationship that stipulates the condition for diffraction by a set of crystallographic planes.
keystone	The topmost and central voussoir of an arch
calorie	The calorie (symbolized cal) is a unit of heat occa...
refiner	means any person who owns, operates, or controls the operations of one or more refineries.
brick	or reinforced concrete, forming a supporting structure of a ceiling or roofRibs and vaults are commonly found in Romanesque Revival and Gothic Revival styles ...
august	inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
apotropaion	an object or device designed to avert, or turn aside, evil.
magnetic permeability	Permeability, also called magnetic ...
cim	Cable integrity monitor
x engineering	X-engineering (sometimes called cross-engineering) ...
propitiate	to make favorably inclined; appease
deprecate	to express earnest disapproval of; to protest against a scheme
sky dome	refers to the appearance of the entire sky, from horizon to zenith in all directions
beam bridge	a simple type of bridge, composed of horizontal beams supported by vertical posts
tympanum	Space between lintel and arch over doorway.
radio frequency identification	RFID (radio frequ...
transept	The transept is the architectural feature that makes a church cruciform; it is nominally aligned north-south
fcr	Fan conversion rate
piscina	Hand basin with drain, usually set against or into a wall.
melting point	the temperature at which a solid substance changes to a liquid state.
mou	Memorandum of Understanding
saas	Storage as a Service (SaaS) is a business model in which third-party ...
interchange	The agreement among interconnected utilities under which they buy, sell and exchange power among themselves
verisimilitude	the quality of appearing real or truthful.
windmill	A device that uses wind power to mill grain into flour
facebook status	A Facebook status is an update feature which al...
paperwork reduction act	The Paperwork Reduction Act is ...
arabesque	literally meaning "in the Arabian fashion," an intricate pattern of interlaced or knotted lines consisting of stylized floral, foliage, and other motifs.
newel	Central post in a circular staircase.
uv	Ultraviolet
homopolymer	a polymer having a chain structure in which all mer units are of the same type.
nailhead	Pyramid moulding.
yum	Yellowdog Update, Modified (YUM) is a program that manages installation...
insulator	a nonmetallic material that has filled valence band at 0 K and a relatively wide energy band gap.
adulterate	to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements
clerestory	the upper part of the main outer wall of a building (especially a church), located above an adjoining roof and admitting light through a row of windows.
natural gas	A fossil fuel consisting of, among other things, hydrocarbons (C and H), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2).
facebook page	A Facebook page is a public profile specifically cr...
anodyne	a medicine that relieves or allays pain
porosity	The ratio of open spaces or voids in a material to the volume of its mass.
lassitude	weariness of body or mind from strain; a condition of indolent indifference
emulsion	a light-sensitive chemical coating used to transfer photographic images onto metal plates or other surfaces.
lessons learned	Lessons Learned refers to specific lessons that are experienced, learned, and captured or knowledge that is gained during the execution of a project or activity
awg	1
ground plan	a plan of the ground floor of a building, seen from above (as distinguished from an elevation).
law of diminishing returns	The law of diminishing re...
countenance	the look or expression of the face, also approval or encouragement; moral support
h.264	H.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced...
icp	An ICP (Internet commerce provider) is a company that sells software an...
end-of-life	End-of-Life (EOL) is the term applied to products or components that are being retired from the market because of technology obsolescence or rapidly declining demand.
white-ground	describing a style of Greek pottery painting of the fifth century B.C., in which the decoration is usually black on a white background.
direct digital manufacturing	The process of going directly from an electronic digital representation of a part or item to the final part or item via additive fabrication
tcp/ip	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: The protocols or conventions that computers use to communicate over the Internet.
mixed dislocation	a dislocation that has both edge and screw components.
cupola	The turret which serves as the crown to the dome or roof of a structure.
anova	see Analysis of Variance
vanilla	In information technology, vanilla (pronounced vah-NIHL-uh) is ...
abstract	in painting and sculpture, having a generalized or essential form with only a symbolic resemblance to natural objects.
rack-mounted	Rack-mounted describes a unit of electronic equipment...
collage	a work of art formed by pasting fragments of printed matter, cloth, and other materials (occasionally three-dimensional ) to a flat surface.
pwm temperature sensor	Temperature sensor with digital, logic-level output
chancel arch	The chancel arch separates the chancel from the nave or crossing
plastic	capable of being molded or of receiving form; pliable and impressionable
anomaly	a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form; an odd or peculiar condition
rules of conduct	Rules set in advance to delineate acceptable activities by participants,particularly participants with significant market power.
direct normal irradiance	synonym for beam radiation, the amount of solar radiation from the direction of the sun.
tympanum	The space between the lintel of a doorway and the arch above it
span	The horizontal distance between the pair of columns, piers, pillasters, etcetera, supporting an arch or vault.See diagram.
afe	Analog Front End: The analog portion of a circuit which precedes A/D conversion.
rood screen	The rood screen is an ornate screen built beneath the rood loft
configuration item	Configuration Item (CI) is a hardware, software, or composite item that has a defined function, can be at any level in the system hierarchy, and is designated for configuration management.
naos	the inner sanctuary of an ancient Greek temple.
vituperate	to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile
java cryptography extension	The Java Cr...
hydraulic set cement	a cement that sets through reaction with water.
shaft	Narrow column.
entablature	a horizontal band which runs above doorways and windows or below the cornice
torsion	action that twists a material.
condensation polymerization	the formation of polymers by an intermolecular reaction involving at least two monomer species, usually with the production of a low molecular weight by-product such as water.
bay	a unit of space in a building, usually defined by piers, vaults, or other elements in a structural system.
kouros	Greek word for young man; an Archaic Greek statue of a standing nude youth.
spice	Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis
occupations	This page identifies Web sites that list occupations an...
stoic	pertaining to the philosophy that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity
battlement	Parapet with indentations or embrasures, with raised portions (merlons) between; crenelations; a narrow wall built along the outer edge of the wall walk for protection against attack.
counterpoise	see contrapposto.
pagoda	a multistoried Buddhist reliquary tower, tapering toward the top and characterized by projecting eaves.
odbc	Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an open standard application pro...
sulfated	A plate or cell whose active materials contain an appreciable amount of lead sulfate.
b2e	B2E is business-to-employee, an approach in which the focus of business...
louvre	Opening in roof (sometimes topped with lantern) to allow smoke to escape from central hearth.
production launch	Production Launch begins at the point that a product has been developed and is ready to begin production and proceeds through ramping-up production to full volume or general availability
turbid	not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment; clouded, opaque or obscured
arch	a curved structural member spanning an opening or recess in a curved or pointed formation
rss	see Root Sum of Squares (tolerancing method)
kondō	the main hall of a Japanese Buddhist temple, where religious images are kept.
n+1 ups	N+1, also called parallel redundancy, is a safeguard to ensure ...
re-entrant	Recessed; opposite of salient.
critical	flow condition at which point the water velocity equals the wave speed.
uc	Unified communications is an industry term used to describe all forms of ...
ambivalence	uncertainty, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
ring-chain	A type of ornament popular in Anglo-Danish times.
thermistor	A common thermal sensor that uses the predictable variance in the resistance to an electrical current with changes in temperature to calculate temperatures
spur	claw-looking ornament (emerging from the torus) carved on the angles of the square base of a pillar
tape library	In data storage, a tape library is a collection of ma...
secondary colors	hues produced by combining two primary colors.
band	In telecommunication, a band - sometimes called a frequency band - is...
ttc	Temperature conversion sample time
kilowatt	One thousand watts.
cella	the main inner room of a temple, often containing the cult image of the deity.
prie-dieu	The prie-dieu is a prayer desk which provides a place for a single person to kneel at prayer
b2g	On the Internet, B2G is business-to-government (a variation of the term...
daguerreotype	mid-nineteenth-century photographic process for fixing positive images on silver-coated metal plates.
npr	Noise-power ratio
attribute	an object closely identified with, and thought of as belonging to, a specific individual —particularly, in art, a deity or saint.
column	Cylindrical, upright masonry architectural elements usually comprised of three sections: a base, capital, and shaft supporting an entablature
iro	Input-referred offset
wan	A wide area network (WAN) is a geographically dispersed telecommunicati...
sarcophagus	a stone coffin, sometimes decorated with a relief sculpture.
generic routing encapsulation	Generic...
aniconic	depicting a figure, usually a deity, symbolically instead of anthropomorphically.
red-figure	describing a style of Greek pottery painting of the sixth or fifth century B.C., in which the decoration is red on a black background.
olite	Granular limestone.
rtd	Resistance Thermometer Detection probes use variance in resistance (typically in platinum) to calculate temperaturesâknown for high accuracy over a wide range of temperatures and low driftâtypical in high-precision applications like calibration.
traverse arch	See rib vault
cat5	Category 5: Refers to Ethernet cabling that satisfies the criteria for the EIA/TIA-568 standard's Category 5, which allows data transfers up to 100Mbps.
dcr	Direct conversion receiver
impecunious	having little or no money; penniless, poor
r-value	R-value is a number, or score, that is used to quantitatively e...
tcp	TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a set of rules (protocol) used a...
fuse	A component of a circuit placed in series and designed to melt "open" at a specific level of current
dogmatic	of the nature of a dogma or doctrine, asserting opinions in an arrogant manner; opinionated
moment	A force attempting to produce motion around an axis.
bane	a person or thing that ruins or spoils
ghz	Gigahertz
nas appliance	NAS appliances are commodity hardware that includes...
e-score	The e-score is a consumer rating metric used to to determine an...
munificent	extremely liberal in giving; very generous
corrosion	The chemical action of electrolyte on a metal that forms a new compound e.g., dilute sulfuric acid on steel forms the corrosion compound, rust
mtpr	Multitone power ratio
stability	The ability of an instrument or sensor to maintain a consistent output when a constant input is applied over time
hbt	Heterojunction bipolar transistor
cartonnage	layers of linen or papyrus glued together and usually coated with stucco.
cmf	Current-mode feedback
wing	(also wing) an extension at right angles to a building
refrigerant	A fluid such as freon that is used in cooling devices to absorb heat from surrounding air or liquids as it evaporates.
net present value	Net Present Value is a financial analysis technique that discounts a series of cash inflows (revenue) and outflows (investments and expenses) to determine the suitability of an investment
eutectic phase	one of the two phases found in the eutectic structure.
interested party	any person whom the commission finds and acknowledges as having a real and direct interest in any proceeding or action carried on, under, or as a result of the operation of, this division.
c++	C++ is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language that is viewed by ...
watercolor	(a) paint made of pigments suspended in water; (b) a painting executed in this medium.
yammer	Yammer is a private microblogging and collaboration platform for ...
japonisme	the Japanese aesthetic as absorbed by the West in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
pellet	Circular boss.
aaa	Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is a framework for ...
blind niche	see niche.
rapid application development	Rapid Application Development (RAD) is a way of developing a system by completing an initial working part of the system, and then incrementally adding to it every few months
glass-ceramic	a fine-grained crystalline material that was formed as a glass and subsequently devitrified (crystallized).
conduction band	the lowest-lying electron energy band that is not completely filled with electrons.
nonrepresentational	not representing any known object in nature.
magnetic field	Magnetic fields are historically described in terms of their effect on electric charges
infirmary	Hospital.
yukon	Yukon is the code name used for the beta version of Microsoft's SQL...
choir	The architectural choir is the area of the chancel in which the human choir (quire) sits/stands, and where services are sung
allure	Walkway along the top of a wall.
tsoc	Thin small-outline C-lead
control plans	Control Plans are written descriptions of the systems for controlling parts, assemblies, products, and processes
column	vertical, structural element, strong in compression.
bearing	A device that transfers a force to structural supports
tue	Total unadjusted error
brick	that is applied to a wall to stabilize the forces exerted outwards by a vault or an arch.
abnegate	to refuse or deny oneself some rights or conveniences; to reject or renounce
question 7	Test yourself
tabbed document interface	Tabbed browsing, also calle...
idolatrous	worshiping idols or blindly adoring
aberrant	departing from the right, normal, or usual course; exceptional
is	IN SEL (control bit)
darpa agent markup language	DAML (DARPA Agent Marku...
fortuitous	happening or produced by chance; lucky or fortunate
springline	The horizontal line below which the vertical support of an arch ends, and above which the sides of an arch or vault begin to curve inwards
axis	an imaginary straight line passing through the center of a figure, form, or structure and about which that figure is imagined to rotate.
product data	A representation of information about a product in a formal manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by human beings or by computers.
prom	Programmable read-only memory
pointed arch	An arch having a pointed crown
retro-choir	The retro-choir is the area of the apse located immediately behind the high altar.
lvttl	Low Voltage Transistor-Transistor Logic
recovered energy	Reused heat or energy that otherwise would be lost
z-modem	The protocols that modems agree on and use for checking and cor...
odf	The Open Document Format (ODF) is an XML-based open source file format ...
magnetic field	A magnetic field is generated when electric charg...
compound pier	see cluster pier.
metastable	nonequilibrium state that may persist for a very long time.
altar	church furnishing consisting of a table or rectangular box-like structure at which the celebration of the Eucharist or other religious services are performed
nac	Network access control (NAC), also called network admission control, is...
kitchen	The room in which the cooking was done
max/min	A common thermometer feature allowing you to quickly display the maximum and/or minimum values measured during a specified period of time.
root cause	A root cause is an antecedent source of a defect such that if it is removed, the defect is decreased or removed itself.
pvr	Personal video recorder
mosaic	Wall or floor covering composed of small pieces of colored stone (usually marble) or glass (tesserae) set in mortar and forming either abstract designs or figural scenes
spot size	The diameter of the circle formed by the intersection of the field of view of an infrared thermometer with the surface being measured
cmm	1
bidirectional	The device accommodates signals traveling either direction though a single channel.
nanopaper	Nanopaper is a 3D rendering of thermally stable nanomateria...
high-side	An element connected between the supply and the load
portal	A prominent, monumental entrance on the faade of a building designed to emphasize the importance of the entrance, sometimes decorated with elaborate sculptural programs representing Christian subjects.
icon	a sacred image representing Christ, the Virgin Mary, or some other holy person.
oratory	A small chapel or private room set aside for individual prayer.
cable modem termination system	A cable modem ter...
environmental engineer	an engineer who designs and operates systems to provide safe drinking water and to prevent and control pollution in water, in the air, and on the land
pip	Product Improvement Program
brick	sometimes imitated in timber or plaster
boisterous	rough and noisy, jolly or rowdy; clamorous and unrestrained
castrum	an ancient Roman fortress; a Roman encampment.
radiation	The flow of energy across open space via electromagnetic waves such as light
ram	RAM (random access memory) is the place in a computer where the operati...
hard copy	A hard copy (or "hardcopy") is a prin...
pulley	A device for transferring power when using Belts as Gearing
illumination	Ornamental or narrative paintings illustrating secular and religious manuscripts and sometimes early printed books.
dome	a convex roof under which is found a rotunda
dipole	a pair of equal yet opposite electrical charges that are separated by a small distance
doric	see Order.
proportion	the relation of one part to another, and of parts to the whole, with respect to size, height, and width.
cycles per second	Measured in Hertz
ncsl	The National Conference of State Legislatures
tablet	A tablet PC is a wireless personal computer (PC) that allows a us...
pdo	Phase-detector output
qibla	a wall inside the prayer hall of a mosque that is oriented toward Mecca and is, therefore, the focus of worship.
fs	Full scale; frame sync
dia.	Diameter
centering	Temporary construction, usually of wood, over which arches and vaults are constructed and kept in place until the arch or vault become self-supporting.
herringbone	Brick or stone laid in alternate diagonal courses.
riaa	Recording Industry Association of America
calvary	A shrine, carved in wood or stone, placed in a church or at a roadside — often at a crossroads — representing Christ upon the Cross of Crucifiction, or sometimes just the empty Cross of Crucifiction.
gidep	Government/Industry Data Exchange Program (for electronic components)
sump	deep water filled hole that the pump inlet is placed into and constructed to increase water depth in order to reduce vortex formation and air entrainment.
chantry	A chantry is a small chapel originally used as a place where masses or prayers would be said for the soul of the rich person who had pre-paid the clergy to do so.
contour	a line representing the outline of a figure or form.
tweak	Tweak (or sometimes, "tweek") means to make small adjustments to a system to improve its performance.
putlog	Beams placed in holes to support a hoarding; horizontal scaffold beam Putlog Hole - A hole intentionally left in the surface of a wall for insertion of a horizontal pole.
stereobate	a substructure or foundation of masonry visible above ground level.
gargoyle	A grotesque decoration on or in a church, or a water-spout for draining a church roof, in all cases carved into the shape of a demon, monster or human caricature
palette	Lynda Weinman's 216-color palette for Mac and Windows browsers ...
iconology	the study of the meaning or content of a larger program to which individual works of art belong.
crenel	The low segment of the alternating high and low segments of a battlement.
unicameral	Single-roomed or -celled.
trompe l'oeil	illusionistic painting that "deceives the eye" with its appearance of reality.
aggrandize	to widen in scope, enlarge or extend, to make greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor
contracts for differences	A type of bilateral contract where the electric generation seller is paid a fixed amount over time which is a combination of the short-term market price and an adjustment with the purchaser for the difference
arcade	A row of arches on columns or piers; where attached to a wall instead of free-standing it is a blind arcade.
cid	Consecutive identical digit(s)
rhetoric	the undue use of exaggeration or display in writing or speech; bombast
call forwarding	Call forwarding is a telephone service that aut...
apostate	a person who forsakes his religion, cause or party
genre	a category of art representing scenes of everyday life.
thermometer	An instrument used to measure temperature.
geekosphere	The geekosphere is the physical ambiance around you and...
baptistery	a building, usually round or polygonal, used for Christian baptismal services.
architectural principles	Architectural Principles are statements of preferred architectural direction or practice
strobe	A pulse used for timing and synchronization.
kickstand	A kickstand, in a computing context, is an accessory or an ...
qos	On the Internet and in other networks, QoS (Quality of Service) is the ...
formalism	the doctrine or practice of strict adherence to stylized shapes or other external forms.
emulation	The process by which a device under development and its native software is prototyped before its manufacture.
dssp	Digital-sensor signal processor
trash rack	metal grate placed at the upstream end of a culvert to prevent woody debris, rocks etc from entering the culvert.
tribune	(a) the apse of a basilica or basilican church; (b) a gallery in a Romanesque or Gothic church.
bpr	see Business Process Reengineering
reliquary	a casket or container for sacred relics.
chevet	This is a style of construction creating an ambulatory and radiating chapels at the chancel arm of a church.
analogous hues	hues containing a common color, though in different proportions.
ostensible	outwardly appearing, professed or pretended
archaeometry	a branch of archaeology that dates objects through the use of various techniques such as amino-acid and radiocarbon dating.
cyanoacrylate	A fast-setting, hard and brittle adhesive
data acquisition system	System which acquires data, generally by digitizing analog channels and storing the data in digital form
fell	an upland pasture, moor, or thicket; a highland plateau
dry charged	A negative plate that has been subjected to the dry charging process.
time-of-use meter	A measuring device that records the times during which a customer uses various amounts of electricity
orientation	the position of a building relative to the points of a compass.
icmp bug	On the Internet, ping of death is a denial of service (DoS) a...
excitation	Using an electric current to create a magnetic field
high relief	relief sculpture in which the figures project substantially (e.g., more than half of their natural depth) from the background surface.
configuration	A collection of an item's descriptive and governing characteristics, which can be expressed in a) functional terms, i.e
classical	but it is most commonly used to describe an element of a Gothic church.
transverse rib	a rib in a vault that crosses the nave or aisle at right angles to the axis of the building.
barnacle	In a computer, a barnacle is unwanted programming, such as ad...
e-form	An e-form (electronic form) i...
architecture	the term given to a structural feature employed to transmit the thrust of a vault across an intervening space, such as an aisle, chapel or cloister, ...
vaulting	carrying the eye along the nave
ogham	A type of alphabet current in Ireland and in the Irish settlements in Britain in the Dark Ages, a variant of which was used by the Picts (see p
walled garden	On the Internet, a walled garden is an environment ...
macbook air	MacBook Air is a thin, lightweight laptop from Apple.
reserve generating capacity	The amount of power that can be produced at a given point in time by generating units that are kept available in case of special need
wash	a thin, translucent coat of paint (e.g., in watercolor).
visible light transmittance	The ratio of visible light transmitted through a substance to the total visible light incident on its surface.
ir	Infrared: Light that has a frequency below the visible light spectrum, used for remote controls, line-of-sight wireless data, and night vision applications, among others.
barrel	One of the elements which together may comprise the shaft of a column.
fsr	Full-scale range
lithography	a printmaking process in which the printing surface is a smooth stone or plate on which an image is drawn with a crayon or some other oily substance.
ube	UBE (unsolicited bulk...
sediment space	The portion of a container beneath the element sediment from the wearing of the plates collects here without short-circuiting.
plastic	synthetic material made from long chains of molecules; has the capability of being molded or shaped, usually by the application of heat and pressure.
hypoeutectoid alloy	for an alloy system displaying a eutectoid, an alloy for which the concentration of solute is less than the eutectoid composition
mezzotint	a method of engraving by burnishing parts of a roughened surface to produce an effect of light and shade.
warming house	A communal room in the monastery where a fire was allowed.
contour	imaginary line linking points of equal elevation
blade server	A blade server is a computer system on a motherboard, which includes processor(s), memory, a network connection, and sometimes storage
zealot	an excessively zealous person or a fanatic
intersecting arches	blind arcades (see this word) which cross over each other
emi	1
voussoir	Wedge-shaped stones in arch.
cupola	a small dome or similar structure on a roof
failover cluster	A failover cluster is a group of servers that...
sgml	Standard Generalized Mark-up Language (ISO 8879)
uk identity cards act	The UK Identity Cards Act is a fram...
inert	having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance
mosi	Master Out Slave In: One of the four Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) pins.
object linking and embedding	OLE (Object Linking a...
rune stone	in Viking art, an upright boulder with characters of the runic alphabet inscribed on it.
high altar	A cathedral or a large church may have several altars
chancel	The space surrounding the altar of a church.
buon fresco	see fresco.
sametime	Sametime is software from Lotus for group collaboration over ...
s/mime	S/MIME (Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a secur...
hot working	any metal forming operation that is performed above a metal recrystallization temperature.
organosilicon	Organic compounds containing carbon silicon bonds and atoms of various other elements such as hydrogen and oxygen.
soffit	is usually curved
content	the themes or ideas in a work of art, as distinct from its form.
taking	Reducing the value of someone's property through government action without just compensation.
sla	Stereolithography Apparatus (see Stereolithography)
vibrate	to use a mechanical device to vibrate wet concrete within forms to cause it to flow more easily and flow around re-bar etc.
thermal break	An element of low heat conductivity placed in such a way as to reduce or prevent the flow of heat
blockhouse	Small square fortification, usually of timber bond overlapping arrangement of bricks in courses (flemish, dutch, french, etc.)
nasscom	The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NA...
direct costs	Cost that can be specifically identified or traced to an activity, cost object or final cost objective.
vented cell	A cell in which the gaseous products of electrolysis and evaporation are allowed to escape into the atmosphere as they are generated
guilds	organizations of craftsmen, such as those that flourished in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
plane	a surface on which a straight line joining any two of its points lies on that surface; in general, a flat surface.
lecture-hall floor plan	In the lecture-hall floor plan the congregation sits in straight or curved rows of pews within the nave and facing the chancel
apportionment	The assignment of goals such as reliability from system to subsystem in such a way that the whole system will meet the required goal.
control chart	A graphical display of results of a process over time
residential building	means any hotel, motel, apartment house, lodging house, single and dwelling, or other residential building which is heated or mechanically cooled.
pacs	Personal Access Communications System (PACS) is a type of wireless te...
random access memory	RAM (random access memory) is the pla...
generic access network	The Generic Access Ne...
ba	Business analytics (BA) is the practice of iterative, methodical explorat...
miso	Master-in, slave-out isolated output
componet	CompoNet is a four-wire, industrial, bus with a master-slave architecture
lan server	A local area network (LAN) server is a program (and by im...
calculator	A calculator is a device that performs arithmetic operati...
blind arcade	a row of decorative arches applied to a wall to articulate its surface
wafs	Wide-area file services (WAFS) is a storage technology that makes it ...
balanced scorecard methodology	Balanced scorecar...
coordination number	the number of atomic or ionic nearest neighbors.
compendium	a brief account of an extensive subject; a summary
fg	Fan gain
narrowband	Generally, narrowband describes telecommunication that ca...
refectory	Dining halls of monasteries or other religious institutions usually lined with tables and sometimes containing pulpits for reading of religious texts during meal times
zombie army	A zombie army (also known as a botnet) is a number of I...
opisthodomos	a back chamber, especially the part of the naos of a temple farthest from the entrance.
cost benefit ratio	The ratio of the present value of benefits to the present value of costs.
cml	Current-mode logic
clerestory	The upper area of the Nave, Transepts and Choir
special characteristics	Product and process characteristics designated by the customer; governmental, regulatory or safety agencies; and/or the supplier through knowledge of the product or process.
mullions	with pointed arches and vaulted ceilings often only found at a few focal points
pki	Public Key Infrastructure: A combination of standards, protocols, and software that creates, edits, and revokes digital public key certificates.
dissolution	the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements, the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union or partnership
turret	Small tower, round or polygonal; usually a lookout.
fervent	having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm; ardent
rz	Return to Zero: A binary bitstream encoding scheme in which the signal returns to zero voltage in between the data bits
converter	See Inverter.
ibm	IBM...
tension	stretching force that pulls on a material.
bar tracery	Thin stone openwork of molded mullions that divide a window into segments in decorative patterns, common in the clerestory and rose widows of Gothic churches.
mausoleum	a monument erected in memory or honour of a person or group
querystring	A querystring is a set of characters input to a compute...
governor	A device that regulates the speed of a rotating shaft, either electrically or mechanically.
war dialing	A war dialer is a computer program used to identify the...
oil paint	a slow-drying and flexible paint formed by mixing pigments with the medium of oil.
prt	Platinum Resistance Thermometer, a resistance temperature device (RTD).
upwind	On the same side as the direction from which the wind is blowing—windward.
qsop	Quarter small-outline package
framer	A device used to align/synchronize to an embedded framing pattern in a serial bit stream
bivalate	A hillfort defended by two concentric ditches.
ambient temperature	The surrounding temperature, usually refers to room temperature.
rarefy	to make more refined, spiritual, or exalted
iam	Integrated access management (IAM) is a combination of business process...
column	a vertical, structural element, strong in compression
i/p	abbreviation - iron pin (normally used to mark corners of property lots.)
icon	In a computer's graphical user interface (GUI), an icon (pronounced E...
assp	Application Specific Standard Part - a chip that is originally designed as an ASIC and is later released for general use.
tip	The end of a wind generator blade farthest from the hub.
waterfall model	The waterfall model is a popular version of the...
crystallinity	for polymers, the state wherein a periodic and repeating atomic arrangement is achieved by molecular chain alignment.
rnpf	Negative reference
ngv	vehicles that are powered by compressed or liquefied natural gas.
opportunity cost	The economic value of the benefit that is sacrificed when an alternative course of action is taken.
cranking amps	A test similar to Cold Cranking Amps but conducted at 32o F
notre dame	where many of whose most "Gothic" gargoyles are Viollet-le-Duc's
e-filing	E-filing is the elect...
drum pier	Monumental cylindrical support.
tap	On a handheld device, a tap is the equivalent of a mouse click on a per...
ram drive	What is a virtual disk? A virtual disk (also known as a vir...
a-law	A-Law is the standard codec (compression/decompression) algorithm f...
v2p	Virtual to physical (V2P) is a term that refers to the migration of an ...
pitch	Roof slope.
mil-spec	Military Specification
apse	The (usually semicircular) East termination to the choir of a church
cad	CAD /CAM (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing) is softwa...
vfd	Vacuum Fluorescent Display
nagling	Named for its creator, John Nagle, the Nagle algorithm is used ...
emissivity	A measure of the energy-emitting propensity of a surface, usually measured at a specific wavelength
confessio	The word confessio, was used originally to designate the burial place of a confessor or martyr of the faith, a place which was also known as a memoria or martyrion
page	On the World Wide Web, a page is a file notated with the Hypertext Ma...
compressed-air chamber	space at the bottom of a caisson into which, air is introduced under pressure to exclude water so that excavation can take place.
embankment dam	a dam composed of a mound of earth and rock; the simplest type of gravity dam
caiv	see Cost as an Independent Variable (DoD initiative)
quality assurance	In developing products and services, qualit...
g.711	G.711 is the default pulse code modulation (PCM) standard for Inter...
semiconductors	Materials that are neither good conductors nor insulators.
hard phone	A softphone (from software telephone) is a program that e...
vbnet	Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET or VB .NET) is a version of Microsoft's V...
compression	pressing force that squeezes a material together.
coffer	sunken panel in a ceiling.
fuel gas	Synthetic gas used for heating or cooling
adjacent sector innovation	A focused surveillance and innovation effort to explore how the organization's technologies and products can be adapted and/or applied to adjacent market sectors or how concepts for products in adjacent sectors can be applied to a company's products in its main sector.
stave church	The Stave style of church architecture was popular for the construction of mission churches in medieval Scandinavia beginning in the 10th century
phlegmatic	not easily excited to action or display of emotion; self-possessed, calm, or composed
aluminum	lightweight chemical element (Al); the most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust
ph	A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using numerical values from 0 (maximum acidity) through 7 (neutral) to 14 (maximum alkalinity).
pulpit	in church architecture, an elevated stand, surrounded by a parapet and often richly decorated, from which the preacher addresses the congregation.
paradox	a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
interlace	General term to describe any one of a variety of decorative patterns, both painted and carved, composed of interweaving lines or bands
rise	The vertical distance between the springline and the keystone of an arch, or between the springline and boss of a vault
gas	Gaseous fuel (usually natural gas) that is burned to produce heat energy
gregarious	fond of the company of others; sociable
radar	Radar is an acronym for "radio detection and ranging.
type k	A common thermocouple sensor pairing two wires made mostly of nickel and chromium and using variance in voltage to calculate temperaturesâknown for its wide temperature range and affordabilityâtypical in industrial applications.
impact energy	a measure of the energy absorbed during the fracture of a specimen of standard dimensions and geometry when subjected to very rapid (impact) loading
fqr	Formal Qualification Review
machtkunst	art used in the service of a military or other authority; literally, "power art" in German.
alternating current	(AC) Flow of electricity that constantly changes direction between positive and negative sides
rusticate	to give a rustic appearance to masonry blocks by roughening their surface and beveling their edges so that the joints are indented.
paper and binding sizes	Standard weights and measures p...
depletable energy sources	1) electricity purchased from a public utility 2) energy obtained from burning coal, oil, natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases
chancel	Within the historical church floor plan, the chancel is the front (eastern) part of the church, reserved to the clergy and those layman assisting in the conduct of the service
html	Hyper Text Markup Language: Coding language used to create web pages.
stoup	A feature of Roman Catholic churches, the stoup is a small basin or other container for Holy Water, located near the west door
air pollution	Unwanted particles, mist or gases put into the atmosphere as a result of motor vehicle exhaust, the operation of industrial facilities or other human activity.
sales certification	A sales certification is a designation ...
fair and reasonable price	A fair and reasonable price...
rdmp	Rapid Decision-Making Practices
qualified security assessor	A Qualified...
question 1	Test yourself
s/n	In analog and digital communications, signal-to-noise ratio, often writ...
ccd	Configuration Control Drawing
academy	(a) the gymnasium near Athens where Plato taught; (b) from the eighteenth century, the cultural and artistic establishment and the standards that they represent.
tcpip	TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the bas...
dynamic range	The range, in dB, between the noise floor of a device and its defined maximum output level.
powercap	A special surface-mount package with access to the internal cavity via an openable top
concrete	a mixture of water, sand, small stones, and a gray powder called cement
conduction	The trasnfer of electrical energy or heat through or by means of a conductor.
stylus	a pointed instrument used in antiquity for writing on clay, wax, papyrus, and parchment; a pointed metal instrument used to scratch an image on the plate used to produce an etching.
choir	see chancel
audacious	extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave and fearless, also extremely original
arcane	known or understood by very few; mysterious, secret or obscure
directional drilling	drilling sideways under structures, roadways, streams etc to place pipes, utility lines without excavation and generally limited to less than 30cm diameter.
keiretsu	Keiretsu is a business network composed of manufacturers, sup...
force	any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure.
corbel	a bracket projecting from a wall, sometimes carved and decorated, sometimes fairly rough, used to help support weight from above.
unbundling	Disaggregating electric utility service into its basic components and offering each component separately for sale with separate rates for each component
ampere-hour	A measure of energy quantity, equal to amperes times hours
reveal	sometimes the vaulting surface is terminated by a sm..
filler	an inert foreign substance added to a matrix to improve or modify its properties.
pan setting	A pan setting, in an audio context, is the setting that...
fan in	Fan-in is a term that defines the maximum number of digital input...
ambiguity	doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
sanctuary	(a) the most holy part of a place of worship, the inner sanctum; (b) the part of a Christian church containing the altar.
bas-relief	sculpture in which the carved forms project only slightly from the background
nave	The main body of the church.
braking system	A device to slow a wind turbine's shaft speed down to safe levels electrically or mechanically.
tft	Thin-film transistor
erp	see Enterprise Resource Planning
liverpool cathedral	the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York and São Paulo Cathedral, Brazil
java virtual machine	A Java virtual machine (J...
speed	See response time.
exigent	requiring immediate action or aid; requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable
arcade	A row of connected arches.
jbod	JBOD (for "just a bunch of disks," or sometimes "just a bunch of driv...
vellum	a cream-colored, smooth surface for painting or writing, prepared from calfskin.
dte	Data terminal equipment; interchangeable with DCE
ithyphallic	an image having an erect or prominent phallus.
portrait	a visual representation of a specific person, a likeness.
general availability	The point in the product life cycle when production has been ramped-up to sufficient volumes and when product issues have been resolved so that the product is made available to all interested customers.
retrochoir	The space situated directly to the rear of the altar in a church or cathedral.
patron	the person or group that commissions a work of art from an artist.
lata	LATA (local access and transport area) is a term in the U.S
abeyance	temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension
safesquid	SafeSquid is an HTTP 1.1 content filtering proxy server.
counterguard	A long, near-triangular freestanding fortification within the moat.
trabeated	constructed according to the postand-lintel method.
whole house fan	A system capable of cooling a house by exhausting a large volume of warm air when the outside air is cool.
xo	XO is the first version of the $100 laptop expected to reach a substantia...
sarbanes-oxley act	The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (often sho...
longhouse	A building with dwelling area and byre under the same roof-alignment, usually separated by a cross-passage
tablet computer	A tablet PC is a wireless personal computer (PC...
aisle	chapel or cloister), to a buttress outside the building.
leeward	Away from the direction from which the wind blows.
crossing	The central space of a church or cathedral
current	The time rate of flow of electricity, normally expressed as amperes, like the flow of a stream of water.
active listening	A technique used to help communication among team members and project personnel
noxious	harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being; morally harmful, corrupting or pernicious
bressumer	Beam to support a projection.
berm	Flat space between the base of the curtain wall and the inner edge of the moat; level area separating ditch from bank.
potentiometer	Variable resistor in which a wiper sweeps from one end of the resistive element to the other, resulting in resistance that is proportional to the wiper's position.
magnetic induction	see Magnetic Flux Density
jamb	the stones forming the side of a door or window
hangup	A hangup, also called a hang, is a condition ...
masonite	a type of fiberboard used in insulation and paneling.
underpainting	a preliminary painting, subsequently covered by the final layer(s) of paint.
ground-reflected radiation	the radiation from the sun which is reflected back into the atmosphere after striking the Earth.
figurative	representing the likeness of a recognizable human (or animal) figure.
fast dial-up	High-speed dialup, sometimes advertised as broadband ...
magnetite	A common Iron-containing mineral with ferromagnetic properties.
wattle and daub	a technique of wall construction using woven branches or twigs plastered with clay or mud.
power curve	A chart showing a wind turbine's power output across a range of wind speeds.
partisan	an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially one that shows a biased, emotional allegiance
kiln	an oven used to bake (or fire) clay.
retorting	The heating of oil shale to get the oil out from it.
desiccate	to become thoroughly dried or dried up
failure in time	Failure in Time - a reliability measure usually expressed in failures per 10 to the 9th power hours.
highlight	in painting, an area of high value color.
standard cost	Standard Cost is the predetermined or planned cost of manufacturing a single unit or of providing a single unit of service
segmental	Less than a semi-circle.
peremptory	leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative, decisive or final
necking	a groove or molding at the top of a column or pilaster forming the transition from shaft to capital.
promotion level	In a product data management system, information is assigned to promotion levels based on the approvals it has received
3d	Three Dimensional
iam system	An identity management access (IAM) system is a framework...
reredos	a decorative screen behind the altar, usually highly carved.
neutral	lacking color; white, gray, or black.
krater	a wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water in ancient Greece.
aesthetics	the philosophy and science of art and artistic phenomena.
floorplan	The high-level physical layout of blocks on a semiconductor device (either chips or boards)
harmonic distortion	The presence of frequencies in the output of a device that are not present in the input signal, and are multiples of components of the input signal
cushion	Capital cut from a block by rounding off the lower corners.
verification phase	The step of the California Energy Contingency Plan to determine the existence and scope of an energy shortage and report to Energy Commission executives, the Governor and the Legislature where required under the plan.
pitching	Rough cobbling on floor, as in courtyards.
continuity	The indication that a circuit is complete between two points
cloisonné	a multicolored surface made by pouring enamels into compartments outlined by bent wire fillets, or strips.
spurious-free	Unwanted frequencies are not present.
gothic	in which radiating ribs form a fan-like pattern.
laptop	A laptop computer, usually called a notebook computer by manufact...
ift	Intermediate-frequency transform
s-http	S-HTTP (Secure HTTP) is an extension ...
waves	IEEE test language which provides a standard representation for stimulus and response data in support of the design and test of digital devices.
psk	Phase-shift keying (PSK): A modulation technique in which the phase of the carrier conveys the input signal's information.
bar	In programming, bar is a metasyntactic variable that is used to tempora...
peripteral	surrounded by a row of columns or peristyle.
vanishing point	in the linear perspective system, the point at which the orthogonals, if extended, would intersect.
tvm	Test vector monitor
polymorphism	the ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure.
homogeneous	composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; of the same kind or nature
reformulated gasoline	A cleaner-burning gasoline that has had its compositions and/or characteristics altered to reduce vehicular emissions of pollutants
gprs	General Packet Radio Service: A radio technology for GSM networks that adds packet-switching protocols and shorter set-up time for ISP connections; it offers the possibility to charge by amount of data sent rather than connect time.
scriptorium	A place where manuscripts were copied.
impugn	to challenge as false; to cast doubt upon
half-timber	Vernacular building technique in which the spaces between the heavy supporting timbers are filled with brick, wattle and daub, or other material.
uut	Unit Under Test
altar	(a) any structure used as a place of sacrifice or worship; (b) a tablelike structure used in a Christian church to celebrate the Eucharist.
d vhs	D-VHS (Digital Video Home System) is a digital enhancement of the V...
precipitate	to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, or to cast or plunge violently
iron	a chemical element (Fe); one of the cheapest and most used metals
internal rate of return	Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is the rate of return at which the present value of benefits equals the present value of costs/investments.
technology transfer	Technology Transfer is the process of transferring research and technology from laboratories, government and outside organizations into the enterprise for practical application in new products.
manuscript	a handwritten book produced in the Middle Ages or Renaissance
ndi	1
bay window	A window projecting beyond the wall, sometimes called a bow window.
wireframe	A geometric model that describes 3D geometry by outlining its edges, similar to a "stick figure".
complaisant	inclined or disposed to please; agreeable or gracious
false positive	In programs used to filter spam, a false positive...
ibm racetrack memory	Racetrack memory is a type of non-vol...
salt	In password protection, salt is a random string of data used to modif...
ui	In information technology, the user interface (UI) is everything designed...
tympanum	the basically semicircular panel above a main doorway, usually heavily decorated (Also see 'portal' and 'porch')
bear	see Break Even After Release
downstream face	side of the dam that is not against the water.
lattice	Laths or lines crossing to form a network.
e-business	E-business (e...
vestry	The vestry is the room, usually located adjacent to the chancel, in which the clergy and choir dress and the vestments are kept.
rue	to feel sorrow over or regret bitterly; to wish that something had never taken place
deform	change shape.
rustication	Worked ashlar stone with the faces left rough.
molding	a continuous contoured surface, either recessed or projecting, used for decorative effect on an architectural surface.
amlcd	Active-matrix liquid-crystal display
tunnel vault	see barrel vault.
echinus	in the Doric Order, the rounded molding between the necking and the abacus.
joint development model	A model of partnership with an external manufacturer to jointly design a product that will be produced by that manufacturer
diagonal ribs / arches	they rise up from the top of each corner pier and meet in the centre, marking the diagonals in a rib vault
question 6	Test yourself
packet switching	Packet-switched describes the type of network...
refractive index	the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to the velocity of light in some medium.
a	Area (symbolized A) is a two-dimensional quantity representing amount or ex...
volumetric wires charge	A type of charge for using the transmission and/or distribution system that is based on the volume of electricity that is transmitted.
pilaster	Shallow pier used to buttress a wall.
gos	Gas receiving station
back orifice	Back Orifice is a rootkit program designed to expose ...
dyke	A bank, often used to describe a linear rampart
abacus	The masonry block or slab fitted atop a capital, and situated between the capital and whatever architectural member lies above
boiling point	The temperature at which a substance in the liquid phase transforms to the gaseous phase
bacon	Bacn (pronounced as "bacon") is Internet slang for email that a use...
circus	in ancient Rome, an oblong space, surrounded by seats, used for chariot races, games, and other spectacles.
shikhara	(literally "mountain peak"), a northernstyle Hindu temple tower surmounting a garbha griha, typically curved inward toward the top, with vertical lobes and horizontal segments (bhūmi), and crowned by āmalaka.
icp	An ICP (Inter...
latitude and longitude	Latitude and longitude are angles...
life cycle analysis	Life Cycle Analysis is a method to assist with the quantification and evaluation of environmental burdens and impacts associated with product systems and activities, from the extraction of raw materials in the earth to end-of-life disposal
altarpiece	see retable
reach	distance that an excavator arm can extend.
impede	to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances
addition	An alteration to an existing building that increases conditioned space.
mihrab	A niche, chamber or slab on the wall of a mosque indicating the qibla or direction of mecca.
abacus	The upper plate of a capital, upon which the architrave rests.
lintel	A horizontal beam or stone bridging an opening.
jboss	JBoss is a division of Red Hat that provides support for the JBoss ...
design intent	The intended form, fit, function, and characteristics of a product or its constituent parts.
cathedral	the principal church of a diocese (the ecclesiastical district supervised by a bishop).
marble	A metamorphic rock, composed mostly of recrystallized calcite and/or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities; can also refer more broadly to any crystallized carbonate rock, including true marble and certain types of limestone, that will take a polish and can be used for architectural and ornamental purposes
sdt	Self-Directed Team
retable	Painted or sculpted panels attached to the back of a Christian altar's mensa depicting religious figures and scenes.
creedence	A creedence is a table, niche, or shelf located within the chancel and used for holding the elements of the Eucharist prior to consecration.
ciborium	Roofed structures supported by four or more columns, often built of marble or bronze, built over an altar to focus attention on the center of ceremonial proceedings.
portal	the doorway of a church and the architectural composition surrounding it.
g2g	Government to government (G2G) is the electronic sharing of data and/or...
frequency	The number of cycles which an alternating current moves through in each second
furling	A passive protection for the turbine where typically the rotor folds either up or around the tail vane.
elevation	an architectural diagram showing the exterior (or, less often, interior) surface of a building as if projected onto a vertical plane.
quadrant vaulting	vaulting whose arc is one-quarter of a circle, or 90 degrees.
current mode feedback	An alternative op amp topology usually used in high-speed amplifiers
hood molding	a projecting molding above a door, window and archway to throw off rain
centigrade	A temperature scale based on 100 degrees of difference between the freezing and boiling points of water
jambs	the upright surfaces forming the sides of a doorway or window, often decorated with sculptures in Romanesque and Gothic churches.
incandescent lamp	An electric lamp in which a filament is heated by an electric current until it emits visible light.
boss	highly decorated carving found in ceilings, used to conceal the breaks in vault work.
faq	The FAQ (pron...
thrust	The downward and/or outward pressure exerted by an arch or vault resulting from the weight of the structure and the effects of gravity.
specious	apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing
monolithic dome	dome composed of a series of arches, joined together with a series of horizontal rings called parallels.
firing	a high-temperature heat treatment that increases the density and strength of a ceramic piece.
tdd	Test-driven development (TDD), also called test-driven design, is a met...
spanish colonial style	See: Mission Style.
geek speak	Geek speak is how the uninitiated refer to the jargon and...
revenue release	The point in the product life cycle that products are released for first sale to customers
indolent	having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
keyboard	On most computers, a keyboard is the primary text input device.
extant	still existing, not destroyed or lost
swap	Shared wireless access protocol
great chamber	Lord's solar, or bed-sitting room.
udf	Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a CD-ROM and DVD file system standard de...
bluetooth	A technology that allows voice and data connections between a wide range of mobile and stationary devices through short-range digital two-way radio
mihrāb	a niche, often highly ornamented, in the center of a qibla wall, toward which prayer is directed in an Islamic mosque.
podium	(a) the masonry forming the base of a temple; (b) a raised platform or pedestal.
hypostyle	a hall with a roof supported by rows of columns.
foreshortening	the use of perspective to represent a single object extending back in space at an angle to the picture plane.
failure mode	A particular way in which failures occur, independent of the reason for failure.
zero client	Zero client, also known as ultrathin client, is a serve...
scallop	Carved in a series of semi-circles.
air-to-air heat exchanger	A device with separate air chambers that transfers heat between the conditioned air being exhausted and the outside air being supplied to a building.
rx	Receive
ai	Artificial Intelligence
order	One of a series of concentric mouldings.
nmi	Nonmaskable interrupt
canon	name given to the vicars and priests of a Collegiate church
churlish	boorish and rude, difficult to work or deal with
keystone	The central stone, sometimes carved, in the curve of an vault
i.link	i.LINK is the Sony Corporation implementation of a standard, IEEE...
kaizen	Kaizen, also known as continuous improvement, is an approach to w...
arch	the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress.
machine-to-machine	M2M is an abbreviation for machine-to-mac...
endemic	characteristic of a specific people or place; native or indigenous
misericord	From the Latin misericordia = "mercy"
cogent	convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation
genetic engineering	Genetic engineering is the deliberate, ...
transconductance amplifier	An amplifier that converts a voltage to a current
creasing	þ-shaped mark on a wall, marking the pitch of a former roof.
peplos	in ancient Greece, a woolen outer garment worn by women, wrapped in folds about the body.
sap learning guides	We've gathered a collection of our lear...
ventilation	The process of supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space
janet	In the United Kingdom, JANET (Joint Academic Network) is the main b...
e3	Wide-area, digital transmission scheme used predominantly in Europe that carries data at a rate of 34.368Mbps
hard real-time system	A hard real-time system (also known...
quantum computing	Quantum computing is the area of study focu...
transmission owner	An entity that owns transmission facilities or has firm contractual right to use transmission facilities.
javabean	JavaBeans is an object-oriented programming interface from Su...
ttfc	Time remaining to full charge
kelvin	the temperature unit based on the theoretical minimum temperature, used in many physical calculations
round arch	barrel and groin vaults, narrow openings, and the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, ...
ppl	Preliminary Parts List
orant	standing with outstretched arms as if in prayer.
mezzanine	in architecture, an intermediate, lowceilinged story between two main stories.
glacis	A bank sloping down from a castle which acts as a defence against invaders; broad, sloping naked rock or earth on which the attackers are completely exposed
concurrency	The degree to which phases, stages, or activities may be overlapped or done in parallel.
half-timber	The common form of medieval construction in which walls were made of a wood frame structure filled with wattle and daub.
palladian	Serliana or Serlian type.
exculpate	to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame
amenable	ready or willing to answer, open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable
hdtv	High-definition television: an all-digital system for transmitting a TV signal with far greater resolution than the analog standards (PAL, NTSC, and SECAM)
gearing	Using a mechanical system of gears or belts and pulleys to increase or decrease shaft speed
nonconformance	A Nonconformance is product or material which does not conform to the customer requirements or specifications.
cuneiform	a form of writing consisting of wedge-shaped characters, used in ancient Mesopotamia.
environmental engineer	engineer who designs and operates systems to provide safe drinking water and to prevent and control pollution in water.
nemes	a head cloth worn by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
merlon	The high segment of the alternating high and low segments of a battlement.
brick noggin	A few courses of brick laid dry at the bottom of a studded wall to prevent the passage of flames or vermin.
romanesque	The Romanesque style of church architecture was the first international style of architecture to come about after the fall of the Roman Empire, and became prevalent in Europe circa 1050-1200
x.500	X.500 Directory Service is a standard way to develop an electronic ...
page description language	A page descript...
f	The farad (symbolized F) is the standard unit of capacitance in the Interna...
arch	A form of construction which is supported by the pressure of each member against those adjoining.
etching ground	a resinous, acid-resistant substance used to cover a copper plate before an image is etched on it.
variational geometry	A capability of 2D and 3D modeling systems in which the user defines a model by dimensions and constraints, which are then solved by a series of simultaneous equations to create and modify geometry.
austere	severe in manner or appearance, rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; lacking softness
vent	An opening that permits the escape of gas from a cell or mold.
rosin	a crumbly resin used in making varnishes and lacquers.
umts	UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) is a so-called "thi...
working volume	The difference between the highest value of the volume balance and the lowest value of the volume balance in any hour during the relevant contract year (in m³)
bay	A bay is a vertical division of east-west axis of the church, usually marked by vertical shafts or supporting columns.
key station	Commonly used by a company within its private automatic...
pragmatic	pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
squinch	a small single arch, or a series of concentric corbeled arches, set diagonally across the upper inside corner of a square building to facilitate the transition to a round dome or other circular superstructure.
if	Intermediate Frequency: Radio communications systems modulate a carrier frequency with a baseband signal in order to achieve radio transmission
venal	willing to sell one's influence in return for a bribe
capacitance	the charge-storage ability of a capacitor, defined as the magnitude of charge stored on either plate divided by the applied voltage.
nonvolatile	Nonvolatile (NV) RAM is memory which retains its stored value when power is removed.
insolation	The total amount of solar radiation (direct, diffuse, and reflected) striking a surface exposed to the sky.
na	Nanoampere(s)
squint	A hole through a pier or wall so that the high altar could be seen from a place where otherwise the view would be blocked.
avarice	insatiable greed for riches; miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth
fcd	Fan count divisor
recalcitrant	resisting authority or control, not obedient or compliant
rose window	Monumental circular window formed with patterned stone tracery and filled with stained glass, located in the west facade or transept facades of a Christian church.
spiral development model	The Spiral Development Model combines the Waterfall Development Model (see Waterfall Development Model) and the prototype approach
baldachin	A canopy placed over doors, thrones, etc., and supported either from the wall or by columns.
venerate	to regard or treat with reverence
sacd	Super Audio Compact Disk (SACD) is a high-resolution audio CD format.
reprobate	morally depraved, unprincipled or bad; rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation
step pyramid	a pyramid constructed of mastaba forms of successively decreasing size.
mullion	Slender, vertical, non-supporting bars usually of masonry or wood forming a division between doors, screens, or lights of windows.
e filing	E-filing is the electronic submission of information that is ...
computer-aided process planning	Computer-Aided Process Planning uses part data and process rules to generate process plans or work instructions
adpcm	Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation: A compression technique that encodes only the difference between sequential samples.
absolute zero	The coldest possible temperature, zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately â'273.15 Â°C, â'459.67 Â°F
callback	Callback, also known as international callback, is a system f...
built timber	A timber made of several small pieces and forming one of largo dimensions.
mensa	The upper surface, especially the top slab, of a consecrated Christian altar designed as a table or box-like element.
iconoclast	a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, or religions as being based on error or superstition
miniature	a representation executed on a much smaller scale than the original object.
maintenance-free battery	A battery that requires no added water or boost charges
fast infoset	Fast Infoset (FI) is a standard that can se...
corinthian	see Order.
kilo	Prefix multipliers are used in data storage, data communications, ele...
load	weight distribution throughout a structure; loads caused by wind, earthquakes, and gravity, for example, affect how weight is distributed throughout a structure.
in-situ gasification	Converting coal into synthetic gas at the place where the coal is found in nature.
java card	Java Card is an open standard from Sun Microsystems for a s...
oil shale	A type of rock containing organic matter that produces large amounts of oil when heated to high temperatures.
pastophoria	Individual chambers in temples or churches
wap	WAP (Wi...
fast guide to dsl	Quick look-up for understanding the basics ...
manus dei	Literally 'the hand of God'
handle to registry key	Handle to Registry Key (HKEY) is ...
capp	see Computer-Aided Process Planning
vaulting	two-story gallery was lavishly decorated with door ornaments and carvings
swamp pad	large wood pad used to distribute excavator weight in soft conditions
iron	chemical element one of the cheapest and most used metals.
ostentatious	characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others or attract notice
nomination	Notification given by a producer or supplier of the volume of gas to which he is committing himself for a period applicable in the future.
bolster	to support with a pillow or cushion, or to support and uphold
user centered design	User Centered Design (UCD) places the user at the center of the design process
flamboyant	The Flamboyant style of church architecture is a later style of French Gothic architecture, and is analogous to the English Gothic Decorated style; it is characterized by an increased use of decoration.
apprise	to give notice to; inform or advise
c	C is a structured, procedural programming language that has been widely use...
jar file	A JAR (Java ARchive) file is a file that contains the class, ...
cck	Complementary code keying
elevation	A single face or side of a building or an informational drawing or diagram made to illustrate the face or side of a building.
animal waste conversion	Process of obtaining energy from animal wastes
chartreuse	A monastery of the Carthusian order.
cycle	One sequence of charge and discharge
hardware definitions	This is a WhatIs.com glossary for som...
crosslinked polymer	A polymer in which adjacent linear molecular chains are joined at various positions by covalent bonds.
apostle	in Christian terminology, one of the twelve followers, or disciples, chosen by Christ to spread his Gospel; also used more loosely to include early missionaries such as Saint Paul.
certification	1
serdes	Serialization/deserialization
interconnection	The linkage of transmission lines between two utilities, enabling power to be moved in either direction
value	the degree of lightness (high value) or darkness (low value) in a hue.
easel	a frame for supporting a canvas or wooden panel.
ethnographic studies	A qualitative method of researching customer needs based on studying the anthropology or culture of the user
ockham's razor	Ockham's razor (a...
java runtime environment	The Java Runtime ...
e-prescribing incentive program	The Electronic ...
crocket	Projecting ornaments usually vegetal in form and globular in shape, often regularly spaced along edges of larger features, such as gables, or used on capitals, characteristic of Gothic architecture.
gencam	A product data exchange format standard for electronics manufacturing that characterizes, sorts and organizes data into intelligent schemes
state of charge	The amount of electrochemical energy left in a cell or battery.
curvilinear	composed of, or bounded by, curved lines.
accolade	award, honor, or laudatory notice; originally a light touch on the shoulder with the flat side of the sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood
pillar	a large vertical architectural element, usually freestanding and load-bearing.
kernel	The kernel is the essential center of a computer operating system...
gallon	A unit of volume
boss	Central stone of arch or vault; key stone.
fixed costs	A cost element that does not vary with changes in the volume of cost drivers or production volumes
kilowatt	One thousand (1,000) watts
school	A term used in art history to denote a group of artists working in a similar style or tradition.
transmission	Transporting bulk power over long distances.
orthogonal array	Orthogonal Array - an array to represent a fractional factorial experimental design in design of experiments.
cablelabs certified cable modems	Now known as ...
sordid	morally ignoble or base; meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary
inveigh	to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words
serviceability	The characteristics of a product to make it more readily serviceable
apocalypse	(a) a name for the last book of the New Testament, generally known as the Revelation of Saint John the Divine; (b) a prophetic revelation.
bal	BAL (Basic Assembler Language) is a version of IBM's assembler language...
resistance	Resistance, represented by the symbol R and measured in ohms, is a measure of the opposition to electrical flow in DC systems
radiant barrier	A device designed to reduce or stop the flow of radiant energy.
pmt	Program Management Team
exposed pad	Offered in some packages to improve thermal dissipation or lower the impedance of the ground connection
vacuum tube	Also see cathode ray tube (CRT), the specialized kind o...
kilowatt hour	The kilowatt-hour (symbolized kWh) is a unit of ene...
wasp	WASP is also an acronym for the Web Standards Project.
monumental	being, or appearing to be, larger than life-sized.
d	D is one of two programming languages, Digital Mars D, an object-oriented m...
saas	SaaS stands for at least three different "as-a-service" offerings.
game theory	Game theory is a branch of mathematics with direct appl...
level	horizontal, or: an optical/mechanical device that allows determination of horizontal.
castellated	Having turrets and battlements like a castle.
convention	a custom, practice, or principle that is generally recognized and accepted.
machicholation	A defensive structure in the form of a gallery projecting on brackets and built on the exterior of castle towers and walls, with openings in the floor through which to drop molten lead, boiling oil, and missiles on attacking forces.
propylaeum	(a) an entrance to a temple or other enclosure; (b) the entry gate at the western end of the Acropolis, in Athens.
tierceron	Secondary ribs in a complex net of vault ribs emanating from a main springer and leading to the ridge rib.
indigence	seriously impoverished condition; poverty
arches	free-standing and supported on piers or columns.
cache	A cache (pronounced CASH) is a place to store something temporarily.
b&p	Bid and Proposal
quoin	The corner of a building; also used of the individual stones (dressed) making up the corner.
machine language	Machine code, also known as machine language,...
sphinx	in ancient Egypt, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, an animal, or a bird.
colc	Correction loop capacitor
glazing	A covering of transparent or translucent material (typically glass or plastic) used for admitting light.
pier	Support for arch, usually square.
cabinet file	In Microsoft program development, a cabinet is a sing...
fillet	A manufacturing feature that blends two surfaces together.
magneto-optical drive	The magneto-optical (MO) drive is a...
quadrature amplitude modulation	QAM (quadrature...
archaic	marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated or primitive
vindictive	disposed or inclined to revenge; proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit
ccb	1
gmp	Good Manufacturing Practices
alt	Accelerated Life Testing
gambrel roof	a ridged roof with two slopes on either side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch
spacer	a small peg or ball used to separate metal, pottery, or glass objects from other objects during processes such as casting, firing, and mold-blowing.
seriation	a technique for determining a chronology by studying a particular type or style and analyzing the increase or decrease in its popularity.
var	In the computer and other industries, a VAR (value-added reseller) is a...
nike	a winged statue representing Nike, the goddess of victory.
gothic architecture	the ribs form the framework of the vaulting.
e-mail	E-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messa...
disparate	distinct in kind and essentially different; dissimilar
hierarchical proportion or scale	the representation of more important figures as larger than less important ones.
aim	Application Interpreted Model (STEP) - The model that describes the interpretation of the STEP integrated resources constructs that provide functional equivalence to the AP's information requirements as specified in the application reference model
g.723.1	G.723.1 is a standard for digital communications that employs 1...
abf	The abfarad (abbreviated abF) is the unit of electromagnetic capacitanc...
p-p	Peak-to-peak
groined	Roof with sharp edges at intersection of cross-vaults.
anthracite	Hard coal, found deep in the earth
magnetic tape	In computers, tape is an external storage medium, u...
pew	wooden seats or benches to seat the congregation, appearing only toward the end of the medieval period.
shaft	Small columns that are usually attached to walls or piers, sometimes referred to as engaged shafts or colonettes.
perpendicular	The Perpendicular style of church architecture is an English variation of Gothic architecture popularized in the 14th-15th centuries, and characterized by vertical tracery in large windows with regular horizontal divisions resulting in rows of panels
facebook insights	Facebook Insights is Facebook's version of ...
nave	Principal hall of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel.
inchoate	not yet completed or fully developed; just begun; incipient; not organized
alloy	A combination of two or more metals
live	A circuit that is carrying electricity
predella	Box-like bases of large altarpieces, most often in Italy, decorated with images usually related to the figures of saints and other holy personages shown in the main panel
isotope	atoms of the same element having the different masses.
diptych	Book-like paired panels hinged together used as devotional objects
leading edge	The edge of a blade that faces toward the direction of rotation.
groin vault	the ceiling configuration formed by the intersection of two barrel vaults.
vdd	In certain Microsoft operating systems, a virtual device driver is a pr...
subpoena	the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court
antiferromagnetism	a phenomenon observed in some materials in which complete magnetic moment cancellation occurs as a result of antiparallel coupling of adjacent atoms or ions
pan	pan: In a video, context, panning is the sweeping movement of a camera ...
bast	The inner bark of a tree Baston
fahrenheit	The degree Fahrenheit (o F) is the unit of temperature us...
jax-rpc	JAX-RPC
pfd	Phase/frequency detector
balustrade	A railing, as along a path or stairway.
wan	Wide Area Network: Any Internet or network that covers an area larger than a single building.
light	A window opening.
traverse rib	See rib vault
lock	See hold.
hard bounce	A hard bounce is an e-mail message that has been return...
caching	Caching (pronounced "cashing") is the process of storing data i...
corroborate	to make more certain; confirm
query	A database query can be either a select query or an action query
porphry	A hard dark purplish-red rock, first quarried in ancient Egypt, containing relatively large crystals in a fine-grained igneous matrix
doorway	or window KEYSTONE: the central stone of a true arch of rib vault LANTERN: a small circular or polygonal turret with windows all round, ...
terra-cotta	(a) an earthenware material, with or without a glaze; (b) an object made of this material.
nth	A tiny, tiny amount
chaurī	a royal fly-whisk, symbolically honoring the Buddha.
ip rating	A measure of an instrument's protection against the ingress of dust, water and other substances into the equipment
vcommerce	Voice commerce (sometimes known as vCommerce) is user inter...
new product introduction	1
iconostasis	In the Orthodox Church, a screen bearing arrayed icons and separating the nave from the chancel
tapi	TAPI (Telephony Application Program Interface) is a standard program ...
elegy	a mournful, melancholy poem, especially in remembrance of the dead
scroll	(a) a length of writing material, such as papyrus or parchment, rolled up into a cylinder; (b) a curved molding resembling a scroll (e.g., the volute of an Ionic or Corinthian capital).
plastic deformation	deformation that is permanent or nonrecoverable after release of the applied load.
vitiate	to impair or weaken the effectiveness of; invalidate
nip	a Normal Incident Pyrheliometer, used to determine the amount of solar irradiance emitted from the direction of the sun
extranet	An internet-based network that provides controlled access to outside parties
qfe	Quad FastEthernet (QFE) is a network interface card (NIC) manufactured ...
squelch	A circuit which mutes the signal when it is below a certain level
evangelists	Four of the followers of Christ - - Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John - - who authored the four New Testament gospel narratives describing the life of Christ.
linear	a style in which lines are used to depict figures with precise, fully indicated outlines.
vcr	A VCR (videocassette recorder) is an electromechanical device for recor...
batten	A narrow strip of board.
castle	protected by a parapet; also called a parapet walk.Wall arcadeIn medieval churches, a blind arcade forming a dado below windows.
electromotive force	Most often called "voltage" (symbol E)
buttress	A buttress is a projecting support or reinforcement built against a wall or tower
fissionable material	A substance whose atoms can be split by slow neutrons
vertical integration	An arrangement whereby the same company owns all the different aspects of making, selling, and delivering a product or service
area of a circle	Pi multiplied by the Radius squared.
chancel	Eastern part of the church in which the altar stands.
augustus welby pugin	is an example of the Gothic revival style from its earlier period in the second quarter of the 19th century
opaque	not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; dark or dull
dormer	Window placed vertically in sloping roof.
mosque	an Islamic (Muslim) house of worship of two main types: the masjid, used for daily prayer by individuals or small groups; and the ja¯ mi' , used for large-scale congregational prayer on the Friday sabbath and on holidays.
e-mail rage	E-mail rage is the online equivalent of "road rage" - i...
qnx	QNX is a mobile operating system that was originally developed for embe...
network polymer	a polymer composed of trifunctional mer units that form three-dimensional molecules.
wad	A WAD (pronounced WAHD) is a file that comes with Doom and possibly oth...
torque	Turning force, equal to force times radius
kbps	In the U.S., Kbps stands for kilobits per second (thousands of bits p...
equivocate	to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
tcp wrapper	TCP Wrapper is a public domain computer program that pr...
circumambulate	to walk around something, especially an object of worship or veneration.
frieze	a horizontal band which runs above doorways and windows or below the cornice
niello	A technique of decorating metal, usually gold or silver objects and vessels, by engraving it with designs that are then filled with a black inlay.
net vault	A net vault is a type of vault with a complex system of supporting ribs which has the appearancea of a net
paradigm	a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, an example serving as a model or pattern
plc	see Product Life Cycle
tad	Total accumulated discharge (mA-hr)
calligraphy	handwriting designed to be beautiful; calligraphic writing or drawing can be expressive as well as beautiful.
utility	A regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly
free chapel	In English ecclesiastical law, a chapel founded by the authority of the Crown and not subject to the jurisdiction of the bishop.
backup	Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they...
nagware	On the Web, nagware (sometimes called "...
parvis	An area situated before a church or cathedral, in some instances enclosed.
form	The defined configuration of an item including the geometrically measured configuration, density, and weight or other visual parameters which uniquely characterize an item, component or assembly
false rejection	False rejection, also called a type I error, is...
packet loss	Packet loss is the failure of one or more transmitted p...
asymmetrical	characterized by asymmetry, or lack of balance, in the arrangement of parts or components.
pediment	A pediment is a low-pitched triangular gable on the front of a building
laser	The acronym laser stands for "light amplification by stimulated emi...
ameliorate	to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve
chromatic	colored or pertaining to color.
occlusion	In 3-D graphic design, occlusion is the effect of one objec...
deësis	a tripartite icon in the Byzantine tradition, usually showing Christ enthroned between the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist.
velocity profile	variation in water velocity vertically and horizontally due to roughness effects.
campbell-stokes sunshine recorder	a clear glass sphere that focuses the sun's rays onto a special strip chart, producing a charred path when there is bright sunshine
tondo	(a) a circular painting; (b) a medallion with relief sculpture.
regulation	The service provided by generating units equipped and operating with automatic generation controls that enables the units to respond to the ISO's direct digital control signals to match real-time demand and resources, consistent with established operating criteria.
arches	called flying buttresses.
nacha	The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) is a not-...
cell	1
fosse	Ditch.
radiating chapels	chapels placed around the ambulatory (and sometimes the transepts) of a medieval church.
radiocarbon dating	a method of dating prehistoric objects based on the rate of degeneration of radioactive carbon in organic materials.
read-only memory	Pre-programmed, permanent memory used by the computer's processor.
jatakā	a tale recounting an incident in one of the Buddha's lives, frequently depicted in Buddhist art.
roll	Moulding of semi-circular section.
pwd	Pulse-width distortion
rfds	Radio frequency design system
lvc	Lowest voltage clamp
tunnel shield	cylinder pushed ahead of tunneling equipment to provide advance support for the tunnel roof; used when tunneling in soft or unstable ground.
qfp	Quad flat pack, a package type.
ims	Integrated Master Schedule
collaboration	1
control point	The temperature at which a system is to be maintained.
ansi	An acronym for American National Standards Institute
fast infoset	Fast Infoset (FI) is a standard that can serve as an ...
product cofigurator	A configurator is a software application that allows users to select product options, while validating that the selected options are compatible and workable
calorific value	The calorific value indicates how much heat is released during complete combustion of gas and is important for the smooth functioning of gas-powered appliances
applicant	Applicant means any person who submits an application for certification pursuant to the provisions of this division, including, but not limited to, any person who explores for or develops geothermal resources.
flag	piece of survey ribbon.
jedec	Joint Electron Device Engineering Council
pyramidion	a small pyramid, as at the top of an obelisk.
haunch	The middle section between the crown and the springing of anarch.
hardware 101	Test yourself
headwall	wall built at top and sides of a culvert end to secure adjacent soil
npdp	New Product Development Professional - PDMA certification of expertise in new product development processes and practices.
axiom	a self-evident truth that requires no proof, a universally accepted principle or rule
case	1
test plan	A Test Plan identifies the test objectives and details the activities required to achieve these test objectives.
monastery	Complex of buildings used to house a community of monks or nuns, including a church and cloister, refectory for meals, dormitory for sleep and, usually, a hostelry for guests and a scriptorium for the production and copying of books (manuscripts).
daylighting	The use of sunlight to supplement or replace electric lighting.
km	Kilometer(s)
mouchette	specific word for mullions (see this word
necropolis	an ancient or prehistoric burial ground (literally "City of the Dead").
spandrel	Wall surfaces, basically triangular in shape, surrounding an arch.
war chalking	Warchalking is a grass roots effort to create a stand...
exonerate	to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame
stylobate	the top step of a stereobate, forming a foundation for a column, peristyle, temple, or other structure.
ash	Non-organic, non-flammable substance left over after combustible material has been completely burned.
paten	Christian liturgical plates, usually shallow in form, on which the Host is placed both before and after consecration.
lcd	Liquid-crystal display
color wheel	a circular, two-dimensional model illustrating the relationships of the various hues.
chevron	Zig-zag pattern, normally on carved moulding.
basilica	(a) in Roman architecture, an oblong building used for tribunals and other public functions; (b) in Christian architecture, an early church with similar features to the Roman prototype.
arrant	downright, thorough, unmitigated, notorious
irsd	Interface register set data
baldachino	A baldachino is a heavy canopy built over the altar — St Peter's in Rome provides a good example.
lan	Local Area Network
proportional limit	the point on a stress-strain curve at which the straight line proportionality between stress and strain ceases.
worst case tolerance analysis	Worst Case Tolerance Analysis - The assembly tolerance is determined by summing the component tolerances linearly
pervade	to become spread throughout all parts of
niche	A recessed space in a wall usually in a semi-circular form and sometimes intended to contain a statue.
pilaster	a shallow rectangular column projecting only slightly from a wall
bandwidth	Bandwidth is generally either (1) the amount of data that c...
sales cycle	The sales cycle is the sequence of phases that a typica...
balustrade	A row of balusters with the rails, generally used for porches, etc.
atom	The smallest part into which an element can be divided and still retain the behavior of the element
daa	A Data Access Arrangement (DAA) is an electronic interface within a com...
lattice	the regular geometrical arrangement of points in crystal space.
irascible	easily provoked to anger; very irritable
electronegativity	for an atom, having a tendency to accept valence electrons.
biomorphic	derived from or representing the forms of living things rather than abstract shapes.
eis	1
votive altar	An altar at the shrine of a saint, at which offerings are left as prayers or thanks for intercession
oculus	a round opening in a wall or at the apex of a dome.
e-mail list	A mailing list is a list of people who subscribe to a p...
carburizing	the process by which the surface carbon concentration of a ferrous alloy is increased by diffusion from the surrounding environment.
annealing	a generic term used to denote a heat treatment wherein the microstructrure and, consequently, the properties of a material are altered
laminar	flow condition with no waves, eddies etc and rarely encountered in open channel flow.
tdr	Time-delay relay
ic	An integrated circuit (IC), sometimes called a chip or microchip, is a se...
zoo	A zoo is a collection of viruses and worms that exist only in virus and...
onerous	burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; having obligations or that outweigh the advantages
silt	sediment particles ranging from 0.004 to 0.06 mm (0.00016 to 0.0024 inch) in diameter
indigenous energy resources	Power and heat derived from sources native to California
pilgrim	People traveling along a designated route to visit specific churches as part of a penitential journey.
keep-out zone	The area on or near a CPU or GPU processor that the circuit board layout design can not use, due to thermal management components, cooling, and mounting constraints.
impeller	rotational element that actually contacts and moves the water.
vcr	A VCR (videocassette ...
corrosion	Deteriorative loss of a metal as a result of dissolution environmental reactions.
tcp/ip	Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
precision	See resolution.
architrave	The lowermost horizontal element spanning the space between columns (intercolumniation)
flue gas	Gas that is left over after fuel is burned and which is disposed of through a pipe or stack to the outer air.
three-dimensional	having height, width, and depth.
aumbry	Recess to hold sacred vessels; typically in a chapel.
system requirements review	System Requirements Review (SRR) is a design review at which the system requirements document is reviewed and approved
metal oxide varistor	A Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV, or surge-suppressor) is a discrete electronic component that diverts excessive voltage to the ground and/or neutral lines.
average cost	The revenue requirement of a utility divided by the utility's sales
groupthink	An undesirable condition in which all members of a group (e.g
ubl	Universal Business Language (UBL) is a royalty-free set of documents ba...
cable	Coaxial cable is the kind of copper cable used by cable TV companie...
icmp sweep	A ping sweep (also known as an ICMP sweep) is a basic net...
vbi	The vertical blanking interval (VBI) is a portion of a television signa...
quantum interference	Quantum interference is one of the mo...
wares	Warez (pronounced as though spelled "wares" or possibly by some pro...
egg-and-dart	Decorative molding designed with alternating egg-shaped and dart-like forms common in Classical architecture and used frequently during the Middle Ages.
construction manager	person who coordinates the entire construction process -- from initial planning and foundation work through the structure's completion.
tape drive	A tape drive is a device that stores computer data on mag...
buttress	support that transmits a force from a roof or wall to another supporting structure.
presbytery	The area east of the Choir which contains or features the High Altar
ddrd	Data direction register D
dpmo	see Defects Per Million Opportunities
san	Storage Area Network: A network infrastructure of shared multihost storage, linking all storage devices and interconnecting remote sites.
undeleting	Undeleting is the process of recovering data that has bee...
c6	WinChip (also known as the WinChip C6) is a microprocessor designed for u...
ion	An atom or group of atoms that is electrically charged.
steyned	Lined (like in a well).
incremental development	A hardware/software development process that produces a partial implementation and then gradually adds preplanned functionality or performance in subsequent increments
pressure	force applied or distributed over an area.
conceptual art	art in which the idea is more important than the form or style.
vehicle	a term often used interchangeably with medium to mean the liquid in which pigments are suspended but not dissolved and which, as it dries, binds the color to the surface of the painting.
cost drivers	1
eeprom	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
interlace	a form of decoration composed of strips or ribbons that are intertwined, usually symmetrically about a longitudinal axis.
arch	the pointed arch is widely regarded as the main identifiable feature of Gothic architecture (distinct from the round arch of the Romanesque period)
sam	Storage area management (SAM) is a still-evolving set of procedures, se...
brd	Band-rate divisor
water-resistant	A non-technical term used to describe instruments that are protected from the ingress of liquids
mouchette	specific word for mullions (see this word) when talking about late Gothic tracery of the curvilinear style found in the upper part of windows
wr-rd	Write-read
trough	a colloquial and descriptive name of the parabolic cylinder (surface of constant parabolic cross-section) used for collecting solar radiation along the focal length
call center agent	A call center agent is the person who handl...
product structure	Product Structure refers to the hierarchical bill of material structure which defines a product, its assemblies, component parts, materials, and other resources needed to produce the product and the way they fit together to form a product.
uniqueware serialized	A factory-programming service for 1-Wire EPROM chips with customer-specified data
darc	The Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council (DARC) is a group composed...
fahrenheit	A temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 212 degrees and its freezing point is 32 degrees
post	Terminal or other conductor that connects the plated group strap to the outside of the cell.
salisbury cathedral	though this is not the case with lesser churches.
hysteresis	A quality of a system such that the output is not only determined by the input but also by the internal state of the system, particularly as it is affected by previous measurements
url	Uniform/universal resource locator — web address, eg http://www.maximintegrated.com
radio detection and ranging	Radar is an acronym for...
grubenhaus	Sunken-floor hut popular in Britain and on the Continent in the pagan Saxon period, but continuing in use later.
o/s	abbreviation – offset (generally used when a survey stake cannot be placed on the exact point of interest).
chapter house	The administrative center or Bishop's office, attached to a cathedral, traditionally organized for the overseeing of a cathedral's construction and maintenance.
bedrock	the solid rock layer beneath sand or silt
nanopaint	Nanopaint is a coating that can modify the properties of a ...
clerestory	The clerestory is a feature of the ancient Roman basilica inherited by church architecture, an upper story of a church where the walls rise above the aisle roof, with numerous window openings allowing extra light into the interior of the church.
hygrometer	An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
odmr	On-Demand Mail Relay (ODMR), also known as Authenticated TURN (ATRN),...
constant current charge	A charge that maintains the current at a constant value
timorous	full of fear, subject to fear; timid
n00b	A newbie (pronounced NOO-bee) is a novice or neophyte: anyone who is ...
xmlnews	XMLNews is a set of specifications for exchanging news objects ...
fat	A file allocation table (FAT) is a table that an operating system maint...
electronic systems design automation	Electronic Systems Design Automation (ESDA) is a set of graphical front-end tools that allow designers to use pictures rather than words to describe and analyze their creations
minaret	a tall, slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin calls the Muslim faithful to prayer.
packet mangling	Packet mangling is the modification of packets ...
infiltration barrier	A material placed on the outside or the inside of exterior wall framing to restrict inward air leakage, while permitting the outward escape of water vapor from the wall cavity
diaconica	A vestry or sacristy in a Byzantine church used by the clergy for preparation.
aspersion	a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; the act of slandering
ram	1
column	a cylindrical support, usually capped by a decorated capital
peer review	The review of work products during their development that is performed by peers to identify defects for removal.
hole	for semi-conductors and insulators, a vacant electron state in the valence band that behaves as a positive charge carrier in an electric field.
cathedrals	abbeys and churches of Europe
polyptych	a painting or relief, usually an altarpiece, composed of more than three sections.
aisles	Longitudinal passageway located to either side of the nave (central space) or transept of a basilican church plan
rood	a cross erected at the entry to the chancel
transient intermodulation distortion	Transient intermodulation distortion, or TIM, occurs in amplifiers that employ negative feedback when signal delays make the amplifier incapable of correcting distortion when exposed to fast, transient signals.
castigate	to criticize or reprimand severely, or punish in order to correct
universal design	Universal design is a design approach whereby designers insure that their products and services address the needs of the widest possible audience including groups such as the aged or disabled that many products otherwise would not be suitable
backward compatibility	Backward compatible (sometimes 'b...
page description language	A page description language...