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Cubic MeternounMWEa metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 litersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MetrenounMWEa metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 litersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MillimeternounMWEa metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MillimetrenounMWEa metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic YardnounMWEa unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubital JointnounMWEhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubital NervenounMWEa nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuboid BonenounMWEthe cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuboidal CellnounMWEan epithelial cell that shaped like a cubeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuboidal Epithelial CellnounMWEan epithelial cell that shaped like a cubeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucking StoolnounMWEan instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo BreadnounMWEEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo ClocknounMWEclock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckooverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo FlowernounMWEcommon perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo's NestnounMWEpejorative terms for an insane asylumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuculiform BirdnounMWEbirds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucumber TreenounMWEAmerican deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumberverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucumber VinenounMWEa melon vine of the genus CucumisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cue BallnounMWEthe ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cue SticknounMWEsports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiardsverifiedMay 18, 2026
CUI categoriesnounMWEThose types of information for which laws, regulations, or government-wide policies require or permit agencies to exercise safeguarding or dissemination controls and which the CUI Executive Agent has approved and listed in the CUI Registry. [5]verifiedAug 30, 2026
CUI Executive AgentnounMWEThe National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), which implements the executive branch-wide CUI Program and oversees federal agency actions to comply with Executive Order 13556. NARA has delegated this authority to the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). [5]verifiedAug 30, 2026
CUI programnounMWEThe executive branch-wide program to standardize CUI handling by all federal agencies. The program includes the rules, organization, and procedures for CUI, established by Executive Order 13556, 32 CFR Part 2002, and the CUI Registry. [5]verifiedAug 30, 2026
CUI registrynounMWEThe online repository for all information, guidance, policy, and requirements on handling CUI, including everything issued by the CUI Executive Agent other than 32 CFR Part 2002. Among other information, the CUI Registry identifies all approved CUI categories, provides general descriptions for each, identifies the basis for controls, establishes markings, and includes guidance on handling procedures. [5]verifiedAug 30, 2026
CUI transfernounMWEThis is a compositional phrase, not a term of art with a field-specific meaning distinct from its parts. In the CUI regulatory framework — governed by Executive Order 13556, 32 CFR Part 2002, and implemented through NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC — "disseminating" CUI is defined as when authorized holders transmit, transfer, or provide access to CUI to other authorized holders through any means; "transfer" is one item in that list, not a separately defined concept. The CUI program addresses transferring records — for example, requiring authorized holders to decontrol CUI when possible when transferring records to NARA, and to indicate continued control on the appropriate transfer forms when the CUI requires ongoing control. The phrase "CUI transfer" in the sentence you quoted ("transfers between organizations based on data structures and content") is simply applying the ordinary meaning of *transfer* to CUI-bearing data flows, using the surrounding context to specify the scope.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Cul De SacnounMWEa passage with access only at one endverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culinary ArtnounMWEthe practice or manner of preparing food or the food so preparedverifiedMay 18, 2026
cull outverbMWEto select desirable parts from a group or listverifiedJun 3, 2026
Culpable 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)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cult of PersonalitynounMWEintense devotion to a particular personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated CabbagenounMWEany of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated CarrotnounMWEperennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible rootsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated CelerynounMWEwidely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cookedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated 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 blossomsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated LandnounMWEarable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising cropsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated ParsnipnounMWEEuropean biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated PlantnounMWEplants that are grown for their produceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated RicenounMWEyields the staple food of 50 percent of world's populationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated StrawberrynounMWEwidely cultivatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural AnthropologistnounMWEan anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as kinship systemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural AnthropologynounMWEthe branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and societyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural AttachenounMWEan attache who is a specialist in cultural mattersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural MovementnounMWEa group of people working together to advance certain cultural goalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culture MediumnounMWEa nutrient substance, either solid or liquid, that is used to cultivate micro-organismsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culture ShocknounMWEa condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cum LaudeadverbMWEwith honorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cum LaudeadjectiveMWEwith honorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cumin SeednounMWEaromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot familyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumulative PreferrednounMWEpreferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid outverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumulative Preferred StocknounMWEpreferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid outverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumulative VotenounMWEan election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any mannerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumulonimbus CloudnounMWEa dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumulus CloudnounMWEa globular cloudverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuneate LeafnounMWEa wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the baseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuneiform BonenounMWEa wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bonesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cunonia FamilynounMWEtrees or shrubs or climbersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup and SaucernounMWEEuropean biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup FinalnounMWEthe final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup FungusnounMWEany fungus that is a member of the subclass DiscomycetesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup HooknounMWEhook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cupsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup MorelnounMWEan edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup of TeanounMWEan activity that you like or at which you are superiorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup TienounMWEan eliminating game between teams in a cup competitionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupboard LovenounMWEa show of affection motivated by selfishnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupid's DartnounMWEsouth European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupric AcetatenounMWEa blue or green powder used as a paint pigmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupric SulfatenounMWEa copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupric SulphatenounMWEa copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curate CycloidnounMWEa cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb BitnounMWEa horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb CrawlernounMWEsomeone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other womenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb MarketnounMWEa stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock ExchangeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb RoofnounMWEa roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb ServicenounMWEservice provided to customers who remain in their vehiclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
curl upverbMWEto shape one's body into a curlverifiedJun 3, 2026
Curled Leaf PondweednounMWEEuropean herb naturalized in the eastern United States and CaliforniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlew SandpipernounMWEOld World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlewverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curling IronnounMWEa cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly ClematisnounMWEclimber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly EndivenounMWEcrisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter tasteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly GrassnounMWErare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tuftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly Grass FernnounMWErare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tuftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly PondweednounMWEEuropean herb naturalized in the eastern United States and CaliforniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly-Coated RetrievernounMWEan English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlycup GumweednounMWEperennial gumweed of western and central North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currant BushnounMWEany of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currantsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currency BalancenounMWEAs at the time calculated, the current amount (positive or negative) of a particular eligible currency included in an account, as indicated on the books and records of CLS Bank. A currency balance is not a separate account.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Current AccountnounMWEthat part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer paymentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Current AssetsnounMWEassets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Current IntelligencenounMWEintelligence of all types and forms of immediate interestverifiedMay 18, 2026
Current of AirnounMWEair moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Current UnitnounMWEa measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curriculum VitaenounMWEa summary of one's academic and work historyverifiedMay 18, 2026
curry favorverbMWEto seek favor by fawning or flatteryverifiedJun 3, 2026
curry favourverbMWEto seek favor by fawning or flatterycandidateJun 3, 2026
Curry PowdernounMWEpungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curry SaucenounMWEallemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curse WordnounMWEprofane or obscene expression usually of surprise or angerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cursed CrowfootnounMWEannual herb growing in marshy placesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cursed withadjectiveMWEburdened with, generally permanentlycandidateMay 18, 2026