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Dunk ShotnounMWEa basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duodecimal DigitnounMWEa digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duodecimal NotationnounMWEany notation that uses 12 different charactersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duodecimal Number SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duodecimal SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duodenal SmearnounMWEalimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duodenal UlcernounMWEa peptic ulcer of the duodenumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duple TimenounMWEmusical time with two beats in each barverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duplex ApartmentnounMWEan apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircaseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duplex HousenounMWEa house with two units sharing a common wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duplicate Digital EvidencenounMWEA duplicate is an accurate digital reproduction of all data objects contained on the original physical item and associated media.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Dura MaternounMWEthe outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meningesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Durable GoodsnounMWEconsumer goods that are not destroyed by useverifiedMay 18, 2026
Durable PressnounMWEa fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shapeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Durative AspectnounMWEthe aspect of a verb that expresses its durationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Durian TreenounMWEtree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Durum WheatnounMWEwheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pastaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dusky SalamandernounMWEcommon North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-blackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dusky SharknounMWErelatively slender blue-grey sharkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dusky-Footed Wood RatnounMWEa wood rat with dusky feetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust BagnounMWEa bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleanerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust BowlnounMWEa region subject to dust stormsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust CloudnounMWEa cloud of dust suspended in the airverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust CoatnounMWEa loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the anklesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust ContaminationnounMWEthe act of contaminating with dust particlesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust CovernounMWEa large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long periodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust DevilnounMWEa miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the airverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust JacketnounMWEa paper jacket for a bookverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust SheetnounMWEa large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long periodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust StormnounMWEa windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dust WrappernounMWEa paper jacket for a bookverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dusting PowdernounMWEa fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Dusty MillernounMWEan old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dutch AuctionnounMWEa method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is foundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dutch ClovernounMWEcreeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dutch DoornounMWEan exterior door divided in two horizontallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dutch HoenounMWEa hoe that is used by pushing rather than pullingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dutch OvennounMWEan oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fireverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dutch TreatnounMWEa dinner where each person pays for his ownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dutch UnclenounMWEa counselor who admonishes frankly and sternlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
duties of individuals requiring separationnounMWEThis is a compositional phrase, not a term of art. In NIST SP 800-53 AC-5, it appears inside an organization-defined assignment parameter: "Identify and document [Assignment: organization-defined duties of individuals requiring separation]." The phrase simply names the object of that assignment — the set of role-based responsibilities an organization must enumerate before it can enforce separation of duties — and its meaning is fully assembled from its ordinary parts. The two-step operational expectation is to "identify the duties of individuals requiring separation" and then "define system access authorizations to support separation of duties," making plain that the phrase is a procedural instruction, not a coined concept.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Duty AssignmentnounMWEa role or function that you are assigned to perform, especially in the armed forcesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duty PeriodnounMWEthe time period during which you are at workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Duty TournounMWEa period of time spent in military serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
dwell onverbMWEdelayverifiedJun 3, 2026
Dwelling HousenounMWEhousing that someone is living inverifiedMay 18, 2026
dwindle awayverbMWEbecome smaller or lose substanceverifiedJun 3, 2026
dwindle downverbMWEbecome smaller or lose substanceverifiedJun 3, 2026
Dwindling AwaynounMWEa becoming gradually lessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dyadic OperationnounMWEan operation on exactly two operandsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dyer's GreenweednounMWEsmall Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dyeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dyer's RocketnounMWEEuropean mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dyeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dyer's WeednounMWEeastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dyer's WoadnounMWEEuropean biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dyer's WoodruffnounMWEcreeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dyers' ChamomilenounMWEEurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
dynamic attack surfacenounMWEThe automated, on-the-fly changes of an information system's characteristics to thwart actions of an adversary.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Dynamic BalancenounMWE(aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reducedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dynamic ElectricitynounMWEa flow of electric chargeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dynamic HeadroomnounMWEthe capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dynamic Link LibrarynounMWEA collection of small programs, any of which can be called when needed by a larger program that is running in the computer. The small program that lets the larger program communicate with a specific device such as a printer or scanner is often packaged as a DLL program (usually referred to as a DLL file).verifiedMay 9, 2026
Dynamic portsnounMWEDynamic and/or private ports--49152 through 65535: Not listed by IANA because of their dynamic nature.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Dynamic ProcessnounMWEThe process in which one or more paths are defined and may be utilized based on the conditions present at the time of execution.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Dynamic Routing ProtocolnounMWEAllows network devices to learn routes. Ex. RIP, EIGRP Dynamic routing occurs when routers talk to adjacent routers, informing each other of what networks each router is currently connected to. The routers must communicate using a routing protocol, of which there are many to choose from. The process on the router that is running the routing protocol, communicating with its neighbor routers, is usually called a routing daemon. The routing daemon updates the kernel's routing table with information it receives from neighbor routers.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Dynamic SubsystemnounMWEA subsystem that is not continually present during the execution phase of an information system. Service-oriented architectures and cloud computing architectures are examples of architectures that employ dynamic subsystems.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Dynamic ViscositynounMWEa measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied forceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dynamical SystemnounMWE(physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that spaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dysostosis MultiplexnounMWEhereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Dysthymic DepressionnounMWEmild chronic depressionverifiedMay 18, 2026