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Light-Emitting DiodenounMWEdiode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias currentverified
Lighting IndustrynounMWEan industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lightingverified
Lightly ArmoredadjectiveMWEequipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection against fire from light armscandidate
Lightly ArmouredadjectiveMWEequipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection against fire from light armscandidate
Lightning ArresternounMWEelectrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in currentverified
Lightning BugnounMWEnocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organsverified
Lightning ConductornounMWEa metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the groundverified
Lightning RodnounMWEsomeone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from anotherverified
Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolnounMWEA software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a corporate Intranet.verified
Lignum VitaenounMWEsmall evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South Americaverified
Like GangbustersadverbMWEvigorously, rapidly, zealously, or forcibly; in a manner which has considerable impactcandidate
Likelihood of OccurrencenounMWEIn Information Assurance risk analysis, a weighted factor based on a subjective analysis of the probability that a given threat is capable of exploiting a given vulnerability.verified
Liliid Monocot GenusnounMWEgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsverified
Liliopsid FamilynounMWEfamily of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Liliopsid GenusnounMWEgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Lily FamilynounMWEincludes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceaeverified
Lily of the IncasnounMWEan Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowersverified
Lily of the NilenounMWEany of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowersverified
Lily of the ValleynounMWElow-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berriesverified
Lily-Of-The-Valley TreenounMWEbroad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowersverified
Lima BeannounMWEbush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seedsverified
Limb-Girdle Muscular DystrophynounMWEan autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle ageverified
Limber PinenounMWEwestern North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-grey furrowed barkverified
limber upverbMWEmake one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activityverified
Limbic BrainnounMWEa system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behaviorverified
Limbic SystemnounMWEa system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behaviorverified
Lime TreenounMWEany of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowersverified
Limicoline BirdnounMWEany of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuariesverified
Limit PointnounMWEthe mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinityverified
Limited AuditnounMWEan audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.)verified
Limited LiabilitynounMWEthe liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firmverified
Limited MaintenancenounMWECOMSEC maintenance restricted to fault isolation, removal, and replacement of plug-in assemblies. Soldering or unsoldering usually is prohibited in limited maintenance. See Full Maintenance.verified
Limited ReviewnounMWE(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial dataverified
Linden FamilynounMWEchiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazilverified
Linden TreenounMWEany of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowersverified
Lindy HopnounMWEan energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)verified
Line ConditioningnounMWEElimination of unintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator, or other external interface line.verified
Line ConductionnounMWEUnintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator, or other external interface line.verified
Line FeednounMWEthe operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next lineverified
Line JudgenounMWEfootball official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the gameverified
Line ManagementnounMWEadministration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's outputverified
Line of BattlenounMWEa line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attackverified
Line of BusinessnounMWE“Lines of business” or “areas of operation” describe the purpose of government in functional terms or describe the support functions that the government must conduct in order to effectively deliver services to citizens. Lines of business relating to the purpose of government and the mechanisms the government uses to achieve its purposes tend to be mission-based. Lines of business relating to support functions and resource management functions that are necessary to conduct government operations tend to be common to most agencies. The recommended information types provided in NIST SP 800-60 are established from the “business areas” and “lines of business” from OMB’s Business Reference Model (BRM) section of Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Consolidated Reference Model Document Version 2.3verified
Line of DefencenounMWEdefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attackverified
Line of DefensenounMWEdefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attackverified
Line of DescentnounMWEthe kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitorsverified
Line of LongitudenounMWEan imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equatorverified