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Loss LeadernounMWEa featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customersverified
Loss RationounMWEthe ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums receivedverified
Loud PedalnounMWEa pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibratingverified
Loudspeaker SystemnounMWEelectro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distanceverified
Lounge LizardnounMWEa man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support himverified
Love BitenounMWEa temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their loververified
Love VinenounMWEleafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flaxverified
Loving CupnounMWEa large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competitionverified
Low BeamnounMWEthe beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distanceverified
Low BlueberrynounMWElow-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berriesverified
Low ImpactnounMWEThe loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability that could be expected to have a limited adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the national security interests of the United States; (i.e., 1) causes a 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 noticeably reduced; 2) results in minor damage to organizational assets; 3) results in minor financial loss; or 4) results in minor harm to individuals).verified
low 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 low, and none are assigned a potential impact value of medium or high.verified
Low Impact Bulk Electric System Cyber System Electronic Access PointnounMWEA Cyber Asset interface that controls Low Impact External Routable Connectivity. The Cyber Asset containing the LEAP may reside at a location external to the asset or assets containing low impact Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems.verified
Low Impact External Routable ConnectivitynounMWEDirect user-initiated interactive access or a direct device-to-device connection to a low impact BES Cyber System(s) from a Cyber Asset outside the asset containing those low impact BES Cyber System(s) via a bi-directional routable protocol connection. Point-to-point communications between intelligent electronic devices that use routable communication protocols for time-sensitive protection or control functions between Transmission station or substation assets containing low impact BES Cyber Systems are excluded from this definition (examples of this communication include, but are not limited to, IEC 61850 GOOSE or vendor proprietary protocols).verified
Low Probability of DetectionnounMWEResult of measures used to hide or disguise intentional electromagnetic transmissions.verified
Low Probability of InterceptnounMWEResult of measures to prevent the intercept of intentional electromagnetic transmissions. The objective is to minimize an adversary’s capability of receiving, processing, or replaying an electronic signal.verified
Low ReliefnounMWEa sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the backgroundverified
Low St Andrew's CrossnounMWElow shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a crossverified
Low-Birth-Weight BabynounMWEan infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2500 grams, regardless of gestational ageverified
Low-Bush BlueberrynounMWElow-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berriesverified
Low-Fat DietnounMWEa diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydratesverified
Low-Impact SystemnounMWEAn information system in which all three security objectives (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, and availability) are assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of low.verified
Low-Level FormattingnounMWE(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting positionverified
Low-Level Radioactive WastenounMWE(medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)verified
Low-Pass FilternounMWEa filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that valueverified
Lower BoundnounMWE(mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given setverified
Lower CriticismnounMWEthe study of existing manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to determine the original textverified
lower oneselfverbMWEdebase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable waycandidate