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Astronomical TelescopenounMWEany telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sourcesverified
Astronomical YearnounMWEthe time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxesverified
Astronomy SatellitenounMWEa satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared radiationverified
Asymmetric CryptographynounMWEPublic-key cryptography; A modern branch of cryptography in which the algorithms employ a pair of keys (a public key and a private key) and use a different component of the pair for different steps of the algorithm.verified
Asymmetric keynounMWEA cipher technique in which different cryptographic keys are used to encrypt and decrypt a message Scope Note: See Public key encryption.verified
Asymmetric WarfarenounMWEAsymmetric warfare is the fact that a small investment, properly leveraged, can yield incredible results.verified
Asynchronous data replicationnounMWEA process for copying data from one source to another while the application processing continues; an acknowledgement of the receipt of data at the copy location is not required for processing to continue. Consequently, the content of databases stored in alternate facilities may differ from those at the original storage site, and copies of data may not contain current information at the time of a disruption in processing as a result of the time (in fractions of a second) required to transmit the data over a communications network to the alternate facility. This technology is typically used to transfer data over greater distances than that allowed with synchronous data replication.verified
Asynchronous OperationnounMWEoperations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other eventsverified
Asynchronous transfer modenounMWEThe method of transmitting bits of data one after another with a start bit and a stop bit to mark the beginning and end of each data unit. Can also mean automated teller machine.verified
At Any RateadverbMWEused to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statementcandidate
Ataractic DrugnounMWEa drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarityverified
Ateria Gastrica DextranounMWEa branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvatureverified
Athletic SupporternounMWEa support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exerciseverified
Athletic TrainingnounMWEthe course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athleteverified
Atmospheric ConditionnounMWEthe atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitationverified
Atom BombnounMWEa nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)verified
Atom SmashernounMWEa scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particlesverified
Atomic BombnounMWEa nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)verified
Atomic ClocknounMWEa timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or moleculesverified
Atomic CocktailnounMWEan oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancerverified
Atomic MassnounMWE(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass unitsverified