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accountverbAn identification means for a group or individual in order to gain access to a resource, such as a computer or the Internet.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 alertverbNotification that a specific attack has been directed at an organization’s information systems.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 bookmarkverbmark or save a resource for future reference and retrievalRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 bullet pointverborganize information into concise, listed key pointsRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 citeverbreference a source of information to support a claim or argumentRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 copyverbreproduce information, text, or material exactly as presentedRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 countverbdetermine the total number of items in a setRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 decipherverbConvert enciphered text to plain text by means of a cryptographic system.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 decodeverbConvert encoded text to plain text by means of a code.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 duplicateverbmake an exact copy or reproduction of somethingRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 encipherverbConvert plain text to cipher text by means of a cryptographic system.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 encodeverbConvert plain text to cipher text by means of a code.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 favourverbshow preference for something based on assessment of its meritsRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 findverblocate or discover information, objects, or solutionsRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 googleverbuse an internet search engine to find informationRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 highlightverbemphasize or draw attention to the most important elementsRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 howverbdescribe or explain the process or method by which something occursRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 indexverbcreate a systematic list or guide to help locate informationRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 labelverbassign a name, term, or identifier to an item or conceptRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 likeverbindicate approval or preference for content or informationRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 listenverbpay attention to spoken or audio information to comprehend itRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 meetverbfulfill or satisfy a requirement, standard, or expectationRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 memorizeverbcommit information to memory for accurate recallRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 numberverbassign numerical values or sequence numbers to itemsRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 omitverbidentify what has been left out or intentionally exclude somethingRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 proofverbTo proofread.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 quoteverbrepeat or reproduce the exact words from a sourceRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 recallverbretrieve information from memory without cues or promptsRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 recoververbTo return to a normal state.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 retrieveverbrecover or locate and bring back stored informationRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 searchverblook through information systematically to find something specificRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 spellverbname or write the letters of a word in the correct orderRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 studyverbdevote time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subjectRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 tamperverbTo deliberately alter a system's logic, data, or control information to cause the system to perform unauthorized functions or services.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 traceverbfollow the course, development, or history of somethingRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 transitverbA carrying of people or things from one place to another.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 underlineverbmark or emphasize text or key information by drawing a line beneath itRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 updateverbAutomatic or manual cryptographic process that irreversibly modifies the state of a COMSEC key.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 whatverbidentify or describe what something is or what occurredRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 whenverbidentify or describe the time or conditions under which something occursRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 whereverbidentify or describe the location or context of somethingRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 whichverbidentify or select a specific item from a set of optionsRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 whoverbidentify the person or entity involved in or responsible for somethingRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 whyverbexplain the reasons, causes, or purposes behind somethingRememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026 zeroizeverbOverwrite a memory location with data consisting entirely of bits with the value zero so that the data is destroyed and not recoverable. This is often contrasted with deletion methods that merely destroy reference to data within a file system rather than the data itself.RememberUnclassifiedMay 11, 2026