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Buckler FernnounMWEany of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the soriverified
Buckler MustardnounMWEplant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklersverified
Buckthorn FamilynounMWEtrees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal valueverified
Buckwheat FamilynounMWEa family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zoneverified
Buckwheat TreenounMWEtree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowersverified
Buddy SystemnounMWEa cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safetyverified
Budget ItemsnounMWEthe expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance)verified
budget processnounMWEThe process by which an organization or individual creates and manages a financial plan. Within a larger business, the budget process is typically performed by managers who often obtain projected spending requirements and suggestions from their staff.verified
Buffalo BurnounMWENorth American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowersverified
Buffalo ClovernounMWElow-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowersverified
Buffalo GourdnounMWEperennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruitverified
Buffalo GrassnounMWEshort grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)verified
Buffalo NutnounMWEshrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupesverified
Buffel GrassnounMWEerect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forageverified
Buffer overflownounMWEA condition at an interface under which more input can be placed into a buffer or data holding area than the capacity allocated, overwriting other information. Attackers exploit such a condition to crash a system or to insert specially crafted code that allows them to gain control of the system.verified
Buffer Overflow AttacknounMWEA method of overloading a predefined amount of space in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt data in memory.verified
Buffer StoragenounMWE(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a deviceverified
Buffer StorenounMWE(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a deviceverified
Buffer ZonenounMWEa neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflictverified
Buffered AspirinnounMWEaspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin)verified
bug outverbMWEto act out of character or feel very anxious, usually due to an external situation or the ingestion of intoxicating substancescandidate
Build Security InnounMWEA set of principles, practices, and tools to design, develop, and evolve information systems and software that enhance resistance to vulnerabilities, flaws, and attacks.verified
Building BlocknounMWEa single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something elseverified
Building CodenounMWEset of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildingsverified
Building DepartmentnounMWEthe division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plantverified
Building PermitnounMWEa document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lotverified
Building Supply HousenounMWEa store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structuresverified
Building Supply StorenounMWEa store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structuresverified
Built-In TestnounMWEEquipment or software embedded in the operational components or systems, as opposed to external support units, which perform a test or sequence of tests to verify mechanical or electrical continuity of hardware, or the proper automatic sequencing, data processing, and readout of hardware or software systems.verified
Bulbar ConjunctivanounMWEthe part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the corneaverified
Bulbourethral GlandnounMWEeither of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethraverified
Bulima NervosanounMWEa disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to foodverified
Bulk Electric System Cyber SystemnounMWEOne or more Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Assets logically grouped by a responsible entity to perform one or more reliability tasks for a functional entity.verified
Bulk Electric System Cyber System InformationnounMWEInformation about the BES Cyber System that could be used to gain unauthorized access or pose a security threat to the BES Cyber System. BES Cyber System Information does not include individual pieces of information that by themselves do not pose a threat or could not be used to allow unauthorized access to BES Cyber Systems, such as, but not limited to, device names, individual IP addresses without context, ESP names, or policy statements. Examples of BES Cyber System Information may include, but are not limited to, security procedures or security information about BES Cyber Systems, Physical Access Control Systems, and Electronic Access Control or Monitoring Systems that is not publicly available and could be used to allow unauthorized access or unauthorized distribution; collections of network addresses; and network topology of the BES Cyber System.verified
Bulk EncryptionnounMWESimultaneous encryption of all channels of a multichannel telecommunications link.verified
Bulk MailnounMWEmail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lotverified
Bulk ModulusnounMWEthe ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volumeverified
Bull BaynounMWEevergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowersverified
Bull PinenounMWEcommon and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when matureverified
Bull SnakenounMWEany of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakesverified