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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
County AgentnounMWEan advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economicsverified
Coupon BondnounMWEa bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest paymentsverified
Course CreditnounMWErecognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completedverified
Court of AppealsnounMWEa court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agenciesverified
Court of Assize and Nisi PriusnounMWEthe county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)verified
Court of Domestic RelationsnounMWEa court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)verified
Court of JusticenounMWEa tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the lawsverified
Court of LawnounMWEa tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the lawsverified
Court OrdernounMWEa writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing somethingverified
Covalent BondnounMWEa chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a moleculeverified
Cover ChargenounMWEa fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drinkverified
Cover GlassnounMWEa small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slideverified
Cover LetternounMWEa letter sent along with other documents to provide additional informationverified
Cover PlatenounMWEcovering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacleverified
Cover SlipnounMWEa small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slideverified
Cover SongnounMWEa recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody elseverified
Cover VersionnounMWEa recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody elseverified
Covered EntitynounMWEAny Person operating under or required to operate under a license, registration, charter, certificate, permit, accreditation or similar authorization under the Banking Law, the Insurance Law or the Financial Services Law.verified
Covered SmutnounMWEa smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranesverified
Covered StandnounMWEa stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roofverified
Covering FirenounMWEfire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formationsverified
Covering LetternounMWEa letter sent along with other documents to provide additional informationverified
Covert ChannelnounMWEAn unauthorized communication path that manipulates a communications medium in an unexpected, unconventional, or unforeseen way in order to transmit information without detection by anyone other than the entities operating the covert channel.verified
Covert Channel AnalysisnounMWEDetermination of the extent to which the security policy model and subsequent lower-level program descriptions may allow unauthorized access to information.verified
Covert OperationnounMWEan intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsorverified
Covert Storage ChannelnounMWECovert channel involving the direct or indirect writing to a storage location by one process and the direct or indirect reading of the storage location by another process. Covert storage channels typically involve a finite resource (e.g., sectors on a disk) that is shared by two subjects at different security levels.verified
Covert TestingnounMWETesting performed using covert methods and without the knowledge of the organization’s IT staff, but with the full knowledge and permission of upper management.verified
Covert Timing ChannelnounMWECovert channel in which one process signals information to another process by modulating its own use of system resources (e.g., central processing unit time) in such a way that this manipulation affects the real response time observed by the second process.verified
Cow LilynounMWEcommon water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowersverified
Cow ParsleynounMWEcoarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North Americaverified
Cow ParsnipnounMWEtall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowersverified
Cow-Tongue FernnounMWEcommon epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leavesverified
Cow's HeadnounMWEa morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its lengthverified
Cowl MusclenounMWEeither of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and armsverified
Cowpea PlantnounMWEsprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manureverified
Coyote BrushnounMWEwidely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicleverified
Coyote BushnounMWEwidely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicleverified
Crab ApplenounMWEany of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossomsverified