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Domain Name System security extensions (DNSSEC)nounMWEA technology that was developed to, among other things, protect against such attacks by digitally 'signing' data so you can be assured it is valid.verified
Domain of a FunctionnounMWE(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is definedverified
domain security policynounMWEA governing instrument — specifically a sub-component of a Key Management Policy — that defines the protection requirements, rules, and restrictions applicable to all cryptographic keys, metadata, and sensitive data within a bounded security domain. It "provides the rules and restrictions that allow computers [and] networks" within a domain to operate under a common protective posture. Its defining function is to enable or constrain cross-domain transfers: before any entity may send cryptographic keys or metadata to a receiver, both the sending and receiving entities must have assurance that each other's domain security policy provides at least equivalent protection. In practice, NIST uses it to specify whether a domain provides a high or low level of protection to the keys and/or metadata it processes, making the term operative primarily in cryptographic key management governance and cross-domain interoperability assessments per NIST SP 800-57.verified
Domestic AnimalnounMWEany of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environmentverified
Domestic CarpnounMWElarge Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asiaverified
Domestic DognounMWEa member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric timesverified
Domestic FowlnounMWEa domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowlverified
Domestic PartnernounMWEa person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationshipverified
Domestic PrelatenounMWE(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal householdverified
Domestic Relations CourtnounMWEa court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)verified
Domestic Silkworm MothnounMWEstocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human careverified
Domestic ViolencenounMWEviolence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partnerverified
Domesticated AnimalnounMWEany of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environmentverified
Domesticated Silkworm MothnounMWEstocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human careverified
Dominant AllelenounMWEan allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or differentverified
Dominant GenenounMWEgene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identicalverified
Domino EffectnounMWEthe consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)verified
Domino TheorynounMWEthe political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist controlverified
Donkey BoilernounMWE(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)verified
Donkey EnginenounMWE(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)verified
Donor CardnounMWEa card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your deathverified
Door PrizenounMWEtickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticketverified
Dope SheetnounMWEa racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse racesverified
Dormant AccountnounMWEa savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified periodverified
Dormer WindownounMWEa gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical windowverified
Dorsal FinnounMWEunpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balanceverified
Dorsal HornnounMWEone of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibersverified
Dorsal RootnounMWEone of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibersverified
Dorsal Scapular VeinnounMWEvein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular arteryverified
Dot Com CompanynounMWEa company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'verified
Dot Matrix PrinternounMWEa printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrixverified
Dot PrinternounMWEa printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrixverified
Dotted GayfeathernounMWEherb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowersverified
Double BlindnounMWEa test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completedverified
Double BondnounMWEa covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atomsverified
Double DamagesnounMWEtwice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled toverified
Double DecompositionnounMWEa chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)verified
Double Decomposition ReactionnounMWEa chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)verified
Double DippernounMWEsomeone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)verified
Double DippingnounMWEtwo incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)verified
double downverbMWEto double or significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitmentverified
Double DribblenounMWEan illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)verified
Double DutchnounMWEthe difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turnersverified
Double EntrynounMWEa style of accounting where a bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to anotherverified