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Constant-Width FontnounMWEa typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)verified
Constituent SystemnounMWEindependent system that forms part of a system of systems (SoS) (note: Constituent systems can be part of one or more SoS. Each constituent system is a useful system by itself, having its own development, management, utilization, goals, and resources, but interacts within the SoS to provide the unique capability of the SoS).verified
Construct ValiditynounMWEConstruct validation is involved whenever a test is to be interpreted as a measure of some attribute or quality which is not “operationally defined.” The problem faced by the investigator is, “What constructs account for variance in test performance?”verified
Constructive BreachnounMWEa breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performanceverified
Constructive EvictionnounMWEaction by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy)verified
Constructive FraudnounMWEcomprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidenceverified
Constructive MetabolismnounMWEthe synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energyverified
Constructive PossessionnounMWE(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon itverified
Constructive TrustnounMWEa trust created by a court, regardless of the intent of the parties, to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rightsverified
Consulting CompanynounMWEa firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a feeverified
Consulting FirmnounMWEa firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a feeverified
Consulting ServicenounMWEservice provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)verified
Consumer AccountnounMWEA deposit account held by a participating depository financial institution and established by a natural person primarily for personal, family, or household use and not for commercial purposes.verified
Consumer Finance CompanynounMWEa finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loanverified
Consumer informationnounMWEFor purposes of the Information Security Standards, “consumer information” means any record about an individual, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, that is a consumer report or is derived from a consumer report that is maintained by or on behalf of a financial institution for a business purpose, such as information that an institution obtains about a loan applicant or a prospective employee from a consumer report.verified
Consumer LoannounMWEa loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal useverified
Consumer Price IndexnounMWEan index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumerverified
Consumer ResearchnounMWEmarketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumersverified
Consumption WeednounMWEa shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indiesverified
Contact ActionnounMWEacceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reactionverified
Contact ArmnounMWEcontact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outletverified
Contact DermatitisnounMWEa delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen such as poison ivyverified
contact informationnounMWEInformation usually containing the person's telephone number(s), fax number, address, and electronic mail address(es).verified
Contact LensnounMWEa thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medicationverified
Contact PrintnounMWEa print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negativeverified
Contagious AbortionnounMWEan infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortionverified
Contempt of CongressnounMWEdeliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branchverified
Contempt of CourtnounMWEviolation of the rules of a court of law, which the subject has the ability to rectifyverified
Content filteringnounMWEThe process of monitoring communications such as email and Web pages, analyzing them for suspicious content, and preventing the delivery of suspicious content to users.verified
Content ValiditynounMWEthe extent to which a test measures a representative sample of the subject matter or behavior under investigation. For example, if a test is designed to survey arithmetic skills at a third-grade level, content validity indicates how well it represents the range of arithmetic operations possible at that level. Modern approaches to determining content validity involve the use of exploratory factor analysis and other multivariate statistical procedures.verified
Contextual DefinitionnounMWEa definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanationverified
Contextual LearningnounMWEA computing system with sufficient knowledge regarding its purpose that it understands the source, relevance, and utility of data and inputs.verified
Continental BreakfastnounMWEa light breakfast modelled after those of Continental Europe, generally cold and including bread, pastries and coffee or teaverified
Continental DividenounMWEthe watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)verified
Continental DriftnounMWEthe gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)verified
Continental ShelfnounMWEthe relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continentverified
Continental SlopenounMWEthe steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zoneverified
Contingency FeenounMWEa fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services)verified
Contingency KeynounMWEKey held for use under specific operational conditions or in support of specific contingency plans. See Reserve Keying Material.verified
Contingency PlannounMWEManagement policy and procedures used to guide an enterprise response to a perceived loss of mission capability. The Contingency Plan is the first plan used by the enterprise risk managers to determine what happened, why, and what to do. It may point to the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) or Disaster Recovery Plan for major disruptions.verified
Contingency PlanningnounMWEThe purpose of this task is to support the required actions for planning, responding, and mitigating damaging events.verified
Contingent ProbabilitynounMWEthe probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurredverified
Continuant ConsonantnounMWEconsonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tractverified
Continued FractionnounMWEa fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so onverified
Continuing EducationnounMWEa program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-timeverified
Continuing TrespassnounMWEtrespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remainsverified
Continuity of GovernmentnounMWEA coordinated effort within the federal government's executive branch to ensure that national essential functions continue to be performed during a catastrophic emergency.verified
Continuity of Operations PlannounMWEManagement policy and procedures used to guide an enterprise response to a major loss of enterprise capability or damage to its facilities. The COOP is the third plan needed by the enterprise risk managers and is used when the enterprise must recover (often at an alternate site) for a specified period of time. Defines the activities of individual departments and agencies and their sub-components to ensure that their essential functions are performed. This includes plans and procedures that delineate essential functions; specifies succession to office and the emergency delegation of authority; provide for the safekeeping of vital records and databases; identify alternate operating facilities; provide for interoperable communications, and validate the capability through tests, training, and exercises. See also Disaster Recovery Plan and Contingency Plan.verified
continuity plannounMWEA step by step outline of management procedures designed to maintain and restore business operations in the event of an emergency or system failure.verified
Continuous Creation TheorynounMWE(cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each otherverified
Continuous MonitoringnounMWEThe process implemented to maintain a current security status for one or more information systems or for the entire suite of information systems on which the operational mission of the enterprise depends. The process includes: 1) The development of a strategy to regularly evaluate selected IA controls/metrics, 2) Recording and evaluating IA relevant events and the effectiveness of the enterprise in dealing with those events, 3) Recording changes to IA controls, or changes that affect IA risks, and 4) Publishing the current security status to enable information-sharing decisions involving the enterprise.verified
Continuous Receiver WatchnounMWEa watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watchverified
Contour SheetnounMWEa sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattressverified
Contra DansenounMWEa type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a lineverified
Contraceptive DiaphragmnounMWEa contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plasticverified
Contraceptive MethodnounMWEbirth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgeryverified
Contraceptive PillnounMWEa contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conceptionverified
Contract BridgenounMWEa variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bidverified
Contract LawnounMWEthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contractsverified
Contract of AdhesionnounMWEa contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts)verified
Contract of HazardnounMWEa sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreageverified
contract terminationnounMWECancellation of an entire contract or of its most significant part.verified
Contract Under SealnounMWEa contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attachedverified
contractual obligationnounMWEA course of action or conditions that someone is legally bound to because they signed a contract.verified
contractual protectionnounMWEA measure in a contract intended to shield an individual or entity from harm, injury, or liability.verified
contractual requirementnounMWEWritten and signed stipulations (within the said contract) employed in controlling, directing, or managing an activity, organization, or system.verified