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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Eating AwaynounMWE(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)verified
Eavesdropping AttacknounMWEAn attack in which an Attacker listens passively to the authentication protocol to capture information which can be used in a subsequent active attack to masquerade as the Claimant.verified
Ebony FamilynounMWEfruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmonverified
Ebony TreenounMWEtropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetworkverified
Ecce HomonounMWEa representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thornsverified
Ecclesiastical CalendarnounMWEa calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivalsverified
Ecclesiastical LawnounMWEthe body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian churchverified
Ecclesiastical ProvincenounMWEthe district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical orderverified
Echo ReplynounMWEAn echo reply is the response a machine that has received an echo request sends over ICMP.verified
Echo RequestnounMWEAn echo request is an ICMP message sent to a machine to determine if it is online and how long traffic takes to get to it.verified
Echo SoundernounMWEa measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to returnverified
Echo SoundingnounMWEdetermining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from itverified
Eclectic MethodnounMWEmaking decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or styleverified
Ecological NichenounMWE(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)verified
Ecological SuccessionnounMWE(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is establishedverified
Ecological TerrorismnounMWEviolence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalistsverified
Ecological WarfarenounMWEviolence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalistsverified
Economic ConsumptionnounMWE(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturingverified
Economic CrisisnounMWEa long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investmentverified
Economic GeographynounMWEthe branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commoditiesverified
Economic GeologynounMWEthe branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materialsverified
Economic GrowthnounMWEsteady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)verified
Economic ProcessnounMWEany process affecting the production and development and management of material wealthverified
Economic RentnounMWEthe return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditionsverified
Economic SciencenounMWEthe branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their managementverified
Economic StrangulationnounMWEpunishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with themverified
Economic TheorynounMWE(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)verified
Economic ValuenounMWEthe amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something elseverified
Economics DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in economicsverified
Economy ClassnounMWEa class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodationsverified
Ecumenical CouncilnounMWE(early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and disciplineverified
Ecumenical MovementnounMWEa movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churchesverified
Eczema HerpeticumnounMWEeczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesiclesverified
Eczema HypertrophicumnounMWEeczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin linesverified
Eczema VaccinatumnounMWEa now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesiclesverified
Edge CasenounMWEa problem or situation, especially in computer programming, that only happens at the highest or lowest end of a range of possible values or in extreme situations:verified
Edge ToolnounMWEany cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)verified
Edible AsparagusnounMWEplant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetableverified
Edible BanananounMWEwidely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruitverified
Edible BeannounMWEany of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for foodverified
Edible FatnounMWEoily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissueverified
Edible FruitnounMWEedible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshverified
Edible NutnounMWEa hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shellverified
Edible-Pod PeanounMWEa variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common peaverified
Edible-Podded PeanounMWEa variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common peaverified
Editor ProgramnounMWE(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of dataverified
Editorial DepartmentnounMWEthe department of a publishing business that edits material for publicationverified
Education and TrainingnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Conducts training of personnel within pertinent subject domain; develop, plan, coordinate, deliver, and/or evaluate training courses, methods, and techniques as appropriate.verified
Education Information SecuritynounMWEEducation integrates all of the security skills and competencies of the various functional specialties into a common body of knowledge . . . and strives to produce IT security specialists and professionals capable of vision and proactive response.verified