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Local TimenounMWEthe official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth)verified
Localisation of FunctionnounMWE(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the bodyverified
Localisation PrinciplenounMWE(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the bodyverified
Localization of FunctionnounMWE(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the bodyverified
Localization PrinciplenounMWE(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the bodyverified
locally mounted hardwarenounMWEHardware installed inside the perimeter of a defined location. This includes but is not limited to motion sensors, electronic lock control mechanisms, and badge readers.verified
Locative RolenounMWEthe semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verbverified
Lock ChambernounMWEenclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water levelverified
Lock-Up OptionnounMWEan option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeoververified
Locker RoomnounMWEa room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessionsverified
Locomotive EnginenounMWEa wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracksverified
Locomotor AtaxianounMWEsyphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotenceverified
Locum TenensnounMWEsomeone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same professionverified
Loft BombingnounMWEa bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bombverified
Log ClippingnounMWELog clipping is the selective removal of log entries from a system log to hide a compromise.verified
Log LinenounMWEa knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to itverified
log managementnounMWEThe process for generating, transmitting, storing, analyzing, and disposing of log data.verified
log outnounMWEAn explicit, user-initiated action — or a system-enforced equivalent — that terminates an authenticated session, invalidates associated session credentials (tokens, cookies, or session identifiers), and returns the subject to an unauthenticated state requiring re-authentication for further access. It is distinguished from a session lock, which merely suspends access temporarily while keeping the session alive, and from an automatic timeout, which achieves the same end-state by system policy rather than user volition; session locks are not an acceptable substitute for logging out of information systems — for example, when organizations require users to log out at the end of workdays. Across the field it functions both as a behavioral control — requiring users to take physical action when they are expecting inactivity longer than a defined period — and as a technical security boundary: session termination is an important part of the session lifecycle, and reducing to a minimum the lifetime of session tokens decreases the likelihood of a successful session hijacking attack.verified
Logarithmic ScalenounMWEscale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbersverified
Loggerhead ShrikenounMWEa common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyesverified
logging operationnounMWEThe process of collecting and interpreting logs within configured parameters.verified
Logic BombnounMWEA piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.candidate
Logic GatenounMWEA logic gate is an elementary building block of a digital circuit. Most logic gates have two inputs and one output. As digital circuits can only understand binary, inputs and outputs can assume only one of two states, 0 or 1.verified
Logic ProgramingnounMWEa computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processingverified
Logic ProgrammingnounMWEa computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processingverified
logical accessnounMWEThe ability to interact with data through access control procedures such as identification, authentication, and authorization.verified
Logical access controlsnounMWEThe policies, procedures, organizational structure, and electronic access controls designed to restrict access to computer software and data files.verified
Logical Completeness MeasurenounMWEMeans for assessing the effectiveness and degree to which a set of security and access control mechanisms meets security specifications.verified
Logical ImplicationnounMWEa logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'verified
Logical PerimeternounMWEA conceptual perimeter that extends to all intended users of the system, both directly and indirectly connected, who receive output from the system without a reliable human review by an appropriate authority. The location of such a review is commonly referred to as an “air gap.”verified
Logical PositivismnounMWEthe form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)verified
Logical PositivistnounMWEsomeone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaninglessverified
Logical QuantifiernounMWE(logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical propositionverified
logical securitynounMWELogical Security consists of software safeguards for an organization's systems, including user identification and password access, authenticating, access rights and authority levels. These measures are to ensure that only authorized users are able to perform actions or access information in a network or a workstation.verified
Logistic AssessmentnounMWEa judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operationverified
Logistic ModelnounMWE(logistic equation) The continuous version of the logistic model is described by the differential equation (dN)/(dt)=(rN(K-N))/K, (1) where r is the Malthusian parameter (rate of maximum population growth) and K is the so-called carrying capacity (i.e., the maximum sustainable population). Dividing both sides by K and defining x=N/K then gives the differential equation (dx)/(dt)=rx(1-x), (2) which is known as the logistic equation and has solution x(t)=1/(1+(1/(x_0)-1)e^(-rt)). (3) The function x(t) is sometimes known as the sigmoid function.verified
Long BonenounMWEin limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrowverified
Long DivisionnounMWEthe operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detailverified
Long MossnounMWEdense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry rootsverified