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Day ZeronounMWEThe "Day Zero" or "Zero Day" is the day a new vulnerability is made known. In some cases, a "zero day" exploit is referred to an exploit for which no patch is available yet. ("day one"- day at which the patch is made available).verified
Daylight overdraftnounMWEA daylight overdraft occurs at any point in the business day when the balance in an institution's account becomes negative. Daylight overdrafts can occur in accounts at Federal Reserve Banks as well as at private financial institutions. Daylight credit can also arise in the form of net debit positions of participants in private payment systems. A daylight overdraft occurs at a Federal Reserve Bank when there are insufficient funds in an institution's Federal Reserve Bank account to cover outgoing funds transfers or incoming book-entry securities transfers. An overdraft can also be the result of other payment activity processed by the Federal Reserve Bank, such as check or automated clearinghouse transactions.verified
Daylight SavingnounMWEtime during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard timeverified
Daylight-Saving TimenounMWEtime during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard timeverified
Daylight-Savings TimenounMWEtime during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard timeverified
De Facto SegregationnounMWEsegregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by lawverified
Dead CenternounMWEthe position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torqueverified
Dead CentrenounMWEthe position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torqueverified
Dead LoadnounMWEa constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itselfverified
Dead MetaphornounMWEa metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')verified
Dead NettlenounMWEa plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leavesverified
Deadbeat DadnounMWEa father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspringverified
Deadly NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Death CamasnounMWEany of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowersverified
Death ChambernounMWEinstrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introducedverified
Death SquadnounMWEa clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)verified
Death TollnounMWEthe number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disasterverified
Death's HeadnounMWEa human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of deathverified
Death's-Head MothnounMWEEuropean hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skullverified
Deathwatch BeetlenounMWEbores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage deathverified
Debenture BondnounMWEthe ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the futureverified
Debit cardnounMWEA payment card issued as either a PIN-based debit (ATM) card or as a signature-based debit card from one of the bankcard associations. A payment card issued to a person for purchasing goods and services through an electronic transfer of funds from a demand deposit account rather than using cash, checks, or drafts at the point-of-sale.verified
Debit entrynounMWEAn entry to the record of an account to represent the transfer or removal of funds from the account.candidate
Decapod CrustaceannounMWEcrustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thoraxverified