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High GearnounMWEa forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speedverified
High ImpactnounMWEThe loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability that could be expected to have a severe or catastrophic adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the national security interests of the United States; (i.e., 1) causes a severe degradation in mission capability to an extent and duration that the organization is able to perform its primary functions, but the effectiveness of the functions is significantly reduced; 2) results in major damage to organizational assets; 3) results in major financial loss; or 4) results in severe or catastrophic harm to individuals involving loss of life or serious life threatening injuries).verified
high impact Bulk Electric System Cyber SystemnounMWEA Bulk Electric System Cyber System in which at least one security objective (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, or availability) is assigned a potential impact value of high.verified
High JumpnounMWEa competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal barverified
High MallownounMWEerect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowersverified
High ReliefnounMWEa sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depthverified
High SteppernounMWEa horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trottingverified
High Value AssetnounMWEA designation of federal information or a federal information system when it relates to one or more of the following categories:
-Informational Value : The information or information system that processes, stores, or transmits the information is of high value to the Government or its adversaries.
-Mission-Essential : The agency that owns the information or information system cannot accomplish its Primary Mission-Essential Functions (PMEF), as approved in accordance with Presidential Policy Directive 40 (PPD-40) National Continuity Policy, within expected timelines without the information or information system.
-Federal Civilian Enterprise Essential (FCEE) : The information or information system serves a critical function in maintaining the security and resilience of the federal civilian enterprise. [10]verified
High-Angle FirenounMWEfire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum rangeverified
High-Angle GunnounMWEa cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short rangesverified
High-Bush BlueberrynounMWEhigh-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloomverified
High-Definition TelevisionnounMWEa television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detailverified
High-Energy PhysicsnounMWEthe branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactionsverified
High-Impact SystemnounMWEAn information system in which at least one security objective (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, or availability) is assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of high.verified
High-Level FormattingnounMWE(computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurationsverified
High-Level LanguagenounMWEa problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be runverified
High-Level Radioactive WastenounMWEradioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumedverified
High-Pass FilternounMWEa filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that valueverified
high-risk individualnounMWEA classification applied to a person — typically a user, employee, contractor, or other organizational insider — for whom credible evidence indicates a significant likelihood of causing harm to organizational systems, data, assets, or operations, either through malicious intent or as a vector adversaries can exploit. The category is operationalized in access-control and incident-response policy: once someone is designated high-risk, controls such as time-bounded account disablement, heightened monitoring, and expedited notification of relevant personnel are triggered. Across the field the designation is context-driven and organization-defined, covering a spectrum from the disgruntled insider with demonstrated intent to the compromised account holder through whom external threat actors act.verified
Highbush CranberrynounMWEdeciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berriesverified
Higher Cognitive ProcessnounMWEcognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to useverified
Higher CriticismnounMWEthe scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaningverified
Highest Common FactornounMWEthe largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integersverified
Highly Active Antiretroviral TherapynounMWEa combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitorsverified
Highway EngineernounMWEa civil engineer who specializes in the design and construction of roads and highwaysverified
Hijack AttacknounMWEA form of active wiretapping in which the attacker seizes control of a previously established communication association.verified
Hilbert SpacenounMWEa metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensionalverified
Hillbilly MusicnounMWEcountry music originating in mountainous regions of southern United Statesverified
Hind LimbnounMWEa posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animalsverified
Hinge JointnounMWEa freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one planeverified
Hip BathnounMWEa bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting positionverified
Hip SocketnounMWEthe socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate boneverified