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Da GammanounMWEPortuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497verified
Daddy LonglegsnounMWElong-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not biteverified
Dagger FernnounMWENorth American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped frondsverified
Daily DewnounMWEany of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insectsverified
Daisy CutternounMWEa bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragmentsverified
Daisy Print WheelnounMWEa wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paperverified
Daisy WheelnounMWEa wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paperverified
Dallis GrassnounMWEtall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United Statesverified
Damage-Limiting OperationsnounMWEProcedural and operational measures that use system capabilities to maximize the ability of an organization to detect successful system compromises by an adversary and to limit the effects of such compromises (both detected and undetected).verified
Damask VioletnounMWElong cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the eveningverified
Dammar ResinnounMWEany of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathisverified
Damp CoursenounMWEa course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the buildingverified
Damp-Proof CoursenounMWEa course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the buildingverified
Damper BlocknounMWEdamper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibrationverified
Damson PlumnounMWEtropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruitverified
Danaid ButterflynounMWElarge tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant tasteverified
Dance of DeathnounMWEa medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the graveverified
Dancing Lady OrchidnounMWEany orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowersverified
Dandy FevernounMWEan infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and jointsverified
Dangling ModifiernounMWEa word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'verified
Dangling ParticiplenounMWEa participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'verified
Danse Du VentrenounMWEa Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomenverified
Danse MacabrenounMWEa medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the graveverified
Daphne FamilynounMWEfamily of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africaverified
Dark ChocolatenounMWEchocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanillaverified
Dark Field IlluminationnounMWEa form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered lightverified
Dark GlassesnounMWEspectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sunverified
Dark Ground IlluminationnounMWEa form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered lightverified
Dark LanternnounMWEa lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the lightverified
Dark MatternounMWE(cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universeverified
Dark PatternnounMWE“Dark pattern” means a user interface designed or manipulated with the substantial effect of subverting or impairing user autonomy, decisionmaking, or choice, as further defined by regulation.verified
Dark-Eyed JunconounMWEcommon North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irisesverified
Dark-Field MicroscopenounMWElight microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopesverified
Darkling BeetlenounMWEsluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grainverified
Darkling Groung BeetlenounMWEsluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grainverified
Darling PeanounMWEeither of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheepverified
Darning NeedlenounMWEslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at restverified
Dart ThrowernounMWEa device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spearverified
Data AdministrationnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Develops and administers databases and/or data management systems that allow for the storage, query, and utilization of data.verified
data aggregationnounMWECompilation of individual data systems and data that could result in the totality of the information being classified, or classified at a higher level, or of beneficial use to an adversary.verified
Data AnalyticsnounMWEData analysis is the process of transforming raw data into usable information, often presented in the form of a published analytical article, in order to add value to the statistical output.verified
Data AssetnounMWE1. Any entity that is comprised of data. For example, a database is a data asset that is comprised of data records. A data asset may be a system or application output file, database, document, or Web page. A data asset also includes a service that may be provided to access data from an application. For example, a service that returns individual records from a database would be a data asset. Similarly, a Web site that returns data in response to specific queries (e.g., www.weather.com) would be a data asset. 2. An information-based resource.verified
data backupnounMWEThe physical copying of data files to a removable storage device that allows the data to be stored in another location.verified
data breachnounMWEThe unauthorized movement or disclosure of sensitive information to a party, usually outside the organization, that is not authorized to have or see the information.verified
Data centernounMWEA facility that houses an institution's most important information systems components, including computer systems, telecommunications components, and storage systems.verified