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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Discount RatenounMWEthe rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve Systemverified
Discovered ChecknounMWEa check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishopverified
Discretionary access controlnounMWEA means of restricting access to objects (e.g., files, data entities) based on the identity and need-to-know of subjects (e.g., users, processes) and/or groups to which the object belongs. The controls are discretionary in the sense that a subject with a certain access permission is capable of passing that permission (perhaps indirectly) on to any other subject (unless restrained by mandatory access control).verified
Discretionary TrustnounMWEa trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriateverified
Discussion SectionnounMWEa small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separatelyverified
Disembodied SpiritnounMWEany incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beingsverified
Dish AerialnounMWEdirectional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiationverified
Dish AntennanounMWEdirectional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiationverified
Dish SoapnounMWEthe soap used to wash dishes, typically by hand, and often placed near the sink in a kitchenverified
Dishcloth GourdnounMWEany of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruitsverified
Dishonorable DischargenounMWEa discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)verified
Dishwashing LiquidnounMWEthe soap used to wash dishes, typically by hand, and often placed near the sink in a kitchenverified
Dishwashing SoapnounMWEthe soap used to wash dishes, typically by hand, and often placed near the sink in a kitchenverified
Disjunctive ConjunctionnounMWEthe conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meaningsverified
Disk BrakenounMWEhydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake padsverified
Disk CachenounMWEa cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower diskverified
Disk ControllernounMWE(computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk driveverified
Disk DrivenounMWEcomputer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on itverified
Disk FilenounMWE(computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique labelverified
Disk ImagingnounMWEGenerating a bit-for-bit copy of the original media, including free space and slack space.verified
Disk OverheadnounMWE(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timingverified
Disk PacknounMWE(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage deviceverified
Disk shadowingnounMWEA back-up process that involves writing images to two physical disks or servers simultaneously.verified
Disorderly BehaviornounMWEany act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitledverified
Disorderly ConductnounMWEany act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitledverified
Disorganized SchizophrenianounMWEa form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behaviorverified
Disorganized Type SchizophrenianounMWEa form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behaviorverified
Disparate ImpactnounMWEFor Predictor Y and Sensitive Impact S. Definition 6.2 Disparate Impact (DI) = P[Yˆ = 1 | S != 1]/P[Yˆ = 1 | S = 1]verified
Disparate TreatmentnounMWEIntentional discrimination, including (i) decisions explicitly based on protected characteristics; and (ii) intentional discrimination via proxy variables (e.g literacy tests for voting eligibility).verified
Dispatch BoxnounMWEcase consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuablesverified
Dispatch CasenounMWEcase consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuablesverified
Displaced FracturenounMWEfracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one anotherverified
Displacement ReactionnounMWE(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compoundverified
Display AdapternounMWE(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a displayverified
Display AdaptornounMWE(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a displayverified
Display CasenounMWEa glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or homeverified
Disposable IncomenounMWEincome (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spendingverified
Disrupting ExplosivenounMWEa high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attackverified
Disseminated Lupus ErythematosusnounMWEan inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or armsverified
Disseminated Multiple SclerosisnounMWEa chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibersverified
Disseminated SclerosisnounMWEa chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibersverified
Dissociative DisordernounMWEdissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break downverified
Distal Muscular DystrophynounMWEa form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legsverified
Distance VectornounMWEDistance vectors measure the cost of routes to determine the best route to all known networks.verified
Distinguished NamenounMWEA unique name or character string that unambiguously identifies an entity according to the hierarchical naming conventions of X.500 directory service.verified
Distinguishing IdentifiernounMWEInformation which unambiguously distinguishes an entity in the authentication process.verified
Distress CallnounMWEan internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is neededverified
Distress SignalnounMWEan internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is neededverified
Distributed Data ProcessingnounMWEdata processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilitiesverified
distributed denial of servicenounMWEA Denial of Service technique that uses numerous hosts to perform the attack.verified