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Chalcid FlynounMWEany of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insectsverified
Chalcid WaspnounMWEany of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insectsverified
Chalice VinenounMWEMexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throatverified
Chalk LinenounMWEa chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surfaceverified
Challenge and Reply AuthenticationnounMWEPrearranged procedure in which a subject requests authentication of another and the latter establishes validity with a correct reply.verified
Challenge-Handshake Authentication ProtocolnounMWEThe Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol uses a challenge/response authentication mechanism where the response varies every challenge to prevent replay attacks.verified
Challenge-Response ProtocolnounMWEAn authentication protocol where the verifier sends the claimant a challenge (usually a random value or a nonce) that the claimant combines with a secret (often by hashing the challenge and a shared secret together, or by applying a private key operation to the challenge) to generate a response that is sent to the verifier. The verifier can independently verify the response generated by the Claimant (such as by re-computing the hash of the challenge and the shared secret and comparing to the response, or performing a public key operation on the response) and establish that the Claimant possesses and controls the secret.verified
Chamber of CommercenounMWEan association of businessmen to protect and promote business interestsverified
Chambered NautilusnounMWEcephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitionsverified
Chammy LeathernounMWEa soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinverified
Chamois CressnounMWEsmall tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stemsverified
Chamois LeathernounMWEa soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinverified
Chance-Half CorrelationnounMWEa correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a testverified
change in technologynounMWEThis Triggering Event takes place when one technology is swapped out for another.verified
Change managementnounMWEThe broad processes for managing organizational change. Change management encompasses planning, oversight or governance, project management, testing, and implementation.verified
change management processnounMWEActivities performed while following the change management procedures.verified
Change of StatenounMWEthe act of changing something into something different in essential characteristicsverified
Change-Of-Pace BallnounMWEa baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastballverified
Channel BassnounMWElarge edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexicoverified
Chaotic AttractornounMWEan attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaoticverified
Chaparral BroomnounMWEwidely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicleverified
Chaparral CocknounMWEspeedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texasverified
Chaparral MallownounMWEshrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowersverified
Chaparral PeanounMWEspiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thicketsverified
Character ReferencenounMWEa formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependabilityverified
Character SetnounMWEan ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printingverified
Character WitnessnounMWEa witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person livesverified
Characterisic FunctionnounMWE(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parametersverified
Characteristic CurvenounMWE(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parametersverified
Characteristic Root of a Square MatrixnounMWE(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinantverified
Charge Account CreditnounMWEa consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any timeverified
Charge CardnounMWEa card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise deliveredverified
Charge D'affairesnounMWEthe official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassadorverified
Charge of QuartersnounMWEan enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hoursverified
Charge PlatenounMWEa card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise deliveredverified
Charge UnitnounMWEa measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)verified
Charge-Exchange AcceleratornounMWEan accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchangeverified
Charitable TrustnounMWEa trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposesverified