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Automated Clearing House (ACH) OperatornounMWEA central clearing facility that depository financial institutions use to transmit and receive ACH entries. ACH operators are typically a Federal Reserve Bank or a private-sector organization that operates on behalf of a depository financial institution.verified
automated clearing house activitynounMWEAny transaction made through the Automated Clearing House network.verified
automated clearing house capturenounMWEA service that allows a user to transmit automated clearing house data to a bank for posting and clearing.verified
Automated ControlsnounMWESoftware routines designed into programs to ensure the validity, accuracy, completeness, and availability of input, processed, and stored data.verified
Automated Key TransportnounMWEThe transport of cryptographic keys, usually in encrypted form, using electronic means such as a computer network (e.g., key transport/agreement protocols).verified
Automated Password GeneratornounMWEAn algorithm which creates random passwords that have no association with a particular user.verified
Automated Security MonitoringnounMWEUse of automated procedures to ensure security controls are not circumvented or the use of these tools to track actions taken by subjects suspected of misusing the information system.verified
Automated TellernounMWEan unattended machine that dispenses money when a personal coded card is usedverified
Automated Teller MachinenounMWEan unattended machine that dispenses money when a personal coded card is usedverified
Automated Teller Machine (ATM)nounMWEAn electronic funds transfer (EFT) terminal that allows customers using a PIN-based debit (ATM) card to initiate transactions (e.g., deposits, withdrawals, account balance inquiries).verified
Automatic Data ProcessingnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Automatic Data Processing SystemnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Automatic DrivenounMWEa transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the carverified
automatic enforcementnounMWEA security or compliance capability — typically implemented in software, a policy engine, or a control framework — that applies defined rules, restrictions, or policies to system behavior without requiring human intervention at the moment of enforcement. What distinguishes it from manual or compensating controls is that the enforcement action (blocking a transaction, revoking access, remediating a misconfiguration, applying a configuration change) fires immediately and programmatically upon detection of a condition that violates policy. The automation of security enforcement systems is recognized as one of the most important techniques for enabling a fast response to security challenges, and the concept integrates the enforcement of security rules — including via intrusion detection systems — with policy definitions that translate into specific, installable controls. In practice, the field uses the expression across access control, configuration management, network security, and compliance domains: when a violation is detected, an enforcement engine retrieves the associated remediation and automatically deploys it to resolve the violation — applying solutions without manual interveverified
Automatic Face RecognitionnounMWEbiometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known facesverified
Automatic FirearmnounMWEa firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is releasedverified
Automatic GunnounMWEa firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is releasedverified
Automatic PilotnounMWEa navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady courseverified
Automatic PistolnounMWEa pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is releasedverified
Automatic Remote RekeyingnounMWEProcedure to rekey a distant crypto-equipment electronically without specific actions by the receiving terminal operator. See Manual Remote Rekeying.verified
Automatic TellernounMWEan unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is usedverified
Automatic Teller MachinenounMWEan unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is usedverified
Automatic TransmissionnounMWEa transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the carverified
Automatic WeaponnounMWEa firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is releasedverified
Automobile TirenounMWEa tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheelverified
Automobile TrunknounMWEcompartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or toolsverified
Automotive EngineernounMWEan engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobilesverified
Autonomic GanglionnounMWEany of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organsverified
Autonomic Nervous SystemnounMWEthe part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glandsverified
Autonomous SystemnounMWEOne or more routers under a single administration operating the same routing policy.verified
Autonomous VehiclenounMWE[an] automobile, bus, tractor, combine, boat, forklift, etc. . . . capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.verified
Autophytic PlantnounMWEplant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substancesverified
Autosomal Recessive DefectnounMWEa disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosomeverified
Autosomal Recessive DiseasenounMWEa disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosomeverified
Autotrophic OrganismnounMWEplant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substancesverified
Autumn CrocusnounMWEbulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowersverified
Autumn PumpkinnounMWEa coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seedsverified
Autumnal EquinoxnounMWE(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgoverified
Auxiliary BoilernounMWE(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)verified
Auxiliary EnginenounMWE(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)verified
Auxiliary EquipmentnounMWEelectronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unitverified
Auxiliary OperationnounMWEa operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unitverified
Auxiliary VerbnounMWEa verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines withverified
availability requirementnounMWEAvailability requirement relates to the need for information to be available when required.verified
Average CostnounMWEtotal cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of unitsverified
Aversion TherapynounMWEany technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic wayverified
Aversive StimulusnounMWEany negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids itverified
Aviation MedicinenounMWEthe study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight)verified
Avocado PearnounMWEa pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seedverified
Awnless BromegrassnounMWEdrought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomesverified
Axial SkeletonnounMWEthe part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribsverified
Axile PlacentationnounMWEovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septaverified
Axillary ArterynounMWEthe part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery belowverified
Axillary VeinnounMWEa continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian veinverified