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COMSEC Account AuditnounMWEExamination of the holdings, records, and procedures of a COMSEC account ensuring all accountable COMSEC material is properly handled and safeguarded.verified
COMSEC AidnounMWECOMSEC material that assists in securing telecommunications and is required in the production, operation, or maintenance of COMSEC systems and their components. COMSEC keying material, callsign/frequency systems, and supporting documentation, such as operating and maintenance manuals, are examples of COMSEC aids.verified
COMSEC AssemblynounMWEGroup of parts, elements, subassemblies, or circuits that are removable items of COMSEC equipment.verified
COMSEC BoundarynounMWEDefinable perimeter encompassing all hardware, firmware, and software components performing critical COMSEC functions, such as key generation, handling, and storage.verified
COMSEC Control ProgramnounMWEComputer instructions or routines controlling or affecting the externally performed functions of key generation, key distribution, message encryption/decryption, or authentication.verified
COMSEC CustodiannounMWEIndividual designated by proper authority to be responsible for the receipt, transfer, accounting, safeguarding, and destruction of COMSEC material assigned to a COMSEC account.verified
COMSEC DemilitarizationnounMWEProcess of preparing COMSEC equipment for disposal by extracting all CCI, classified, or cryptographic (CRYPTO) marked components for their secure destruction, as well as defacing and disposing of the remaining equipment hulk.verified
COMSEC ElementnounMWERemovable item of COMSEC equipment, assembly, or subassembly; normally consisting of a single piece or group of replaceable parts.verified
COMSEC End-itemnounMWEEquipment or combination of components ready for use in a COMSEC application.verified
COMSEC EquipmentnounMWEEquipment designed to provide security to telecommunications by converting information to a form unintelligible to an unauthorized interceptor and, subsequently, by reconverting such information to its original form for authorized recipients; also, equipment designed specifically to aid in, or as an essential element of, the conversion process. COMSEC equipment includes crypto-equipment, crypto-ancillary equipment, cryptographic production equipment, and authentication equipment.verified
COMSEC FacilitynounMWEAuthorized and approved space used for generating, storing, repairing, or using COMSEC material.verified
COMSEC IncidentnounMWEOccurrence that potentially jeopardizes the security of COMSEC material or the secure electrical transmission of national security information or information governed by 10 U.S.C. Section 2315.verified
COMSEC InsecuritynounMWECOMSEC incident that has been investigated, evaluated, and determined to jeopardize the security of COMSEC material or the secure transmission of information.verified
COMSEC MaterialnounMWEItem designed to secure or authenticate telecommunications. COMSEC material includes, but is not limited to key, equipment, devices, documents, firmware, or software that embodies or describes cryptographic logic and other items that perform COMSEC functions.verified
COMSEC Material Control SystemnounMWELogistics and accounting system through which COMSEC material marked "CRYPTO" is distributed, controlled, and safeguarded. Included are the COMSEC central offices of record, crypto logistic depots, and COMSEC accounts. COMSEC material other than key may be handled through the CMCS.verified
COMSEC ModulenounMWERemovable component that performs COMSEC functions in a telecommunications equipment or system.verified
COMSEC MonitoringnounMWEAct of listening to, copying, or recording transmissions of one's own official telecommunications to analyze the degree of security.verified
COMSEC ProfilenounMWEStatement of COMSEC measures and materials used to protect a given operation, system, or organization.verified
COMSEC SurveynounMWEOrganized collection of COMSEC and communications information relative to a given operation, system, or organization.verified
COMSEC System DatanounMWEInformation required by a COMSEC equipment or system to enable it to properly handle and control key.verified
COMSEC TrainingnounMWETeaching of skills relating to COMSEC accounting, use of COMSEC aids, or installation, use, maintenance, and repair of COMSEC equipment.verified
Con GamenounMWEa swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertyverified
Concave LensnounMWEa lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread outverified
Concave PolygonnounMWEa polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more pointsverified
conceive ofverbMWEto form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the caseverified
Concentrated FirenounMWEfire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)verified
Concentration CampnounMWEa penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined, usually under harsh conditionsverified
Concentration GradientnounMWEa gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solutionverified
Concept AlbumnounMWEan album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional)verified
Concept DriftnounMWESystems that classify or predict a concept (e.g., credit ratings or computer intrusion monitors) over time can suffer performance loss when the concept they are tracking changes. This is referred to as concept drift. This can either be a natural process that occurs without a reference to the system, or an active process, where others are reacting to the system (e.g., virus detection).verified
Conceptual SemanticsnounMWEthe branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaningverified
Concert BandnounMWEa group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instrumentsverified
Concert DancenounMWEa theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancersverified
Conclusion of LawnounMWEa finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular factsverified
Concrete JunglenounMWEan area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasantverified
Concurrent ExecutionnounMWEthe execution of two or more computer programs by a single computerverified
Concurrent OperationnounMWEtwo or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval)verified
Concurring OpinionnounMWEan opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoningverified
Condenser MicrophonenounMWEmicrophone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound wavesverified
Conditional ContractnounMWEa contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relationsverified
Conditional ProbabilitynounMWEthe probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurredverified
Conditional ReactionnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditional ReflexnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditional RelationnounMWEa logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'verified
Conditional ResponsenounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditional SalenounMWEa sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)verified
Conditioned AvoidancenounMWEa conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulusverified
Conditioned Avoidance ResponsenounMWEa conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulusverified
Conditioned Emotional ResponsenounMWEan emotional response that has been acquired by conditioningverified
Conditioned ReactionnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conditioned ReflexnounMWEan acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulusverified
Conduction AphasianounMWEaphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brainverified
Condylar ProcessnounMWEthe condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skullverified
Condyloid ProcessnounMWEthe condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skullverified
Cone CellnounMWEa visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to colorverified
Cone Friction ClutchnounMWEa friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shapedverified
Confederate JasminenounMWEevergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowersverified