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Creosote BushnounMWEdesert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowersverified
Crepe FlowernounMWEornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United Statesverified
Crepe GardenianounMWEtropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollasverified
Crepe JasminenounMWEtropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollasverified
Crepe MyrtlenounMWEornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United Statesverified
Crepitation RalenounMWEthe crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhaleverified
Crescent WrenchnounMWEan adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrenchverified
Cress GreenadjectiveMWEof a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea greencandidate
Cress PlantnounMWEany of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent tasteverified
Crested ScreamernounMWEdistinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the headverified
Crested SwiftnounMWEbirds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in treesverified
Crested WheatgrassnounMWEEurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion controlverified
Crime SyndicatenounMWEa loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activitiesverified
Criminal ConversationnounMWEextramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relationsverified
Criminal MaintenancenounMWEthe unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the communityverified
Criminal NegligencenounMWE(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)verified
Criminal PossessionnounMWE(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstancesverified
Criminal ProsecutionnounMWEthe institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behaviorverified
Criminal RecordnounMWEa list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convictedverified
criminal records checknounMWEThe purpose of this task is to determine if a person has been convicted of a crime.verified
Crisis InterventionnounMWEpsychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisisverified
Crisis managementnounMWEThe process of managing an institution's operations in response to an emergency or event that threatens business continuity. An institution's ability to communicate with employees, customers, and the media, using various communications devices and methods, is a key component of crisis management.verified
Crisis Management Test/ExercisenounMWEA testing exercise that validates the capabilities of crisis management teams to respond to specific events. Crisis management exercises typically test the call tree notification process with employees, vendors, and key clients. Escalation procedures and disaster declaration criteria may also be validated.verified
Criterion ValiditynounMWEcompares responses to future performance or to those obtained from other, more well-established surveys. Criterion validity is made up two subcategories: predictive and concurrent. Predictive validity refers to the extent to which a survey measure forecasts future performance. A graduate school entry examination that predicts who will do well in graduate school has predictive validity. Concurrent validity is demonstrated when two assessments agree or a new measure is compared favorably with one that is already considered valid.verified
critical applicationnounMWEAn application classification assigned through impact analysis to any software system whose loss of availability, loss of integrity, or unauthorized access would materially impair an organization's mission, revenue, regulatory standing, or public safety obligations. It is distinguished from ordinary applications by the severity and breadth of harm its failure produces — not by its technical architecture — and the classification is operationalized by mandating a proportionately higher tier of security controls: stronger access governance, elevated monitoring priority, stricter change approval, and dedicated incident-response treatment. In federal and compliance frameworks, the category maps directly to what OMB Circular A-130 and NIST SP 800-18 call a "major application," meaning one that "requires special attention to security due to the risk and magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of the information in the application," because "certain applications, because of the information in them, require special management oversight and should be treated as major."verified
critical business processnounMWEA business process that must be restored immediately after a disruption to ensure the affected firm's ability to protect its assets, meet its critical needs, and satisfy mandatory regulations and requirements.verified
critical employeenounMWEAn employee whose skills and knowledge are vital to organization's operations.verified
Critical Financial MarketsnounMWEFinancial markets whose operations are critical to the economy. Critical financial markets provide the means for financial institutions to adjust their cash and securities positions and those of their customers in order to manage liquidity, market, and other risks to their organizations. Critical financial markets also provide support for the provision of a wide range of financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States and support the implementation of monetary policy. Examples of "critical financial markets" include: • Federal funds, foreign exchange, and commercial paper; • U.S. Government and agency securities; and • Corporate debt and equity securities.verified
critical functionnounMWEBusiness activities or information that could not be interrupted or unavailable for several business days without significantly jeopardizing operation of the organization.verified
Critical infrastructurenounMWESystem and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the U.S. that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters. [Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001, 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)]verified
Critical Market ParticipantsnounMWEParticipants in the financial markets that perform critical operations or provide critical services. Their inability to perform these operations or services could result in major disruptions in the financial system.verified
Critical MassnounMWEthe minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reactionverified
critical operationsnounMWEAny activity, function, process, or service, the loss of which, for even a short period of time, would materially affect the continued operation of an FMI, its participants, the market it serves, and/or the broader financial system.verified
Critical PathnounMWEThe critical path represents the business processes or systems that must receive the highest priority during the recovery phase.verified
Critical PointnounMWEa crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be madeverified
critical program (or technology)nounMWEA program which significantly increases capability, mission effectiveness, or extends the expected effective life of an essential system/capability. [1]candidate
Critical ReviewnounMWEan essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)verified
Critical Security ParameternounMWESecurity-related information (e.g., secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and Personal Identification Numbers [PINs]) whose disclosure or modification can compromise the security of a cryptographic module.verified
critical servicenounMWEA service that could not be interrupted or unavailable for several business days without significantly jeopardizing operation of the organization.verified
Critical system (infrastructure)nounMWEThe systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, that are so vital that the incapacity or destruction of such may have a debilitating impact.verified
critical third partynounMWEA necessary third party that is vital to an organization's operations.verified
Criticality analysisnounMWEAn analysis to evaluate resources or business functions to identify their importance to the enterprise, and the impact if a function cannot be completed or a resource is not availableverified
Criticality LevelnounMWERefers to the (consequences of) incorrect behavior of a system. The more serious the expected direct and indirect effects of incorrect behavior, the higher the criticality level.verified
Crochet StitchnounMWEany one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needleverified