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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
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