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Remittance cardsnounMWEPayment cards that are typically used to facilitate cross-border movement of funds by individuals and for person-to-person transactions.verified
remote accessnounMWEAccess to an organizational system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet).verified
Remote access servicenounMWERefers to any combination of hardware and software to enable the remote access to tools or information that typically reside on a network of IT devices Scope Note: Originally coined by Microsoft when referring to their built-in NT remote access tools, RAS was a service provided by Windows NT which allowed most of the services that would be available on a network to be accessed over a modem link. Over the years, many vendors have provided both hardware and software solutions to gain remote access to various types of networked information. In fact, most modern routers include a basic RAS capability that can be enabled for any dial-up interface.verified
Remote ControlnounMWEa device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distanceverified
Remote control softwarenounMWESoftware that is used to obtain access to a computer or network from a remote distance.verified
Remote deletionsnounMWEUse of a technology to remove data from a portable device without touching the device.verified
Remote deposit capture (RDC)nounMWEA service that enables users at remote locations to scan digital images of checks and transmit the captured data to a financial institution or a merchant that is a customer of a financial institution.verified
Remote Diagnostics/MaintenancenounMWEMaintenance activities conducted by authorized individuals communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet).verified
Remote journalingnounMWEProcess used to transmit journal or transaction logs in real time to a back-up location.verified
remote maintenancenounMWEMaintenance activities conducted by individuals communicating through an external network (e.g., the internet).verified
Remote RekeyingnounMWEProcedure by which a distant crypto-equipment is rekeyed electrically. See Automatic Remote Rekeying and Manual Remote Rekeying.verified
Remote-Access Data ProcessingnounMWEdata processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilitiesverified
Remotely created check (RCC)nounMWEA check that is drawn on a customer account at a financial institution, is created by the payee, and does not bear a signature in the format agreed to by the paying financial institution and customer. RCCs are also known as "demand drafts," "telechecks," "preauthorized drafts," "paper drafts," or "digital checks."verified
Removable medianounMWEPortable electronic storage media such as magnetic, optical, and solid-state devices, which can be inserted into and removed from a computing device, and that is used to store text, video, audio, and image information. Such devices have no independent processing capabilities. Examples include hard disks, floppy disks, zip drives, compact disks (CDs), thumb drives, pen drives, and similar USB storage devices.verified
removable storage medianounMWEPortable electronic storage media such as magnetic, optical, and solid-state devices, which can be inserted into and removed from a computing device, and that is used to store text, video, audio, and image information. Such devices have no independent processing capabilities. Examples include hard disks, floppy disks, zip drives, compact disks (CDs), thumb drives, pen drives, and similar USB storage devices.verified
Removal CompanynounMWEa company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to anotherverified
Removal FirmnounMWEa company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to anotherverified
Renaissance MannounMWEa scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topicsverified
Renal ArterynounMWEan artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys, adrenal glands, and uretersverified
Renal CorpusclenounMWEthe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronverified
Renal CortexnounMWEthe cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubulesverified
Renal FailurenounMWEan inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balanceverified
Renal MedullanounMWEthe innermost part of the kidney that balances the salt and water contents of bloodverified
Renal PelvisnounMWEa structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureterverified
Renegade StatenounMWEa state that does not respect other states in its international actionsverified
Renew a certificatenounMWEThe act or process of extending the validity of the data binding asserted by a public key certificate by issuing a new certificate.verified
Renewable ResourcenounMWEany natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of timeverified
Rental CollectionnounMWEa collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily feeverified
Repair ActionnounMWENSA-approved change to a COMSEC end-item that does not affect the original characteristics of the end-item and is provided for optional application by holders. Repair actions are limited to minor electrical and/or mechanical improvements to enhance operation, maintenance, or reliability. They do not require an identification label, marking, or control but must be fully documented by changes to the maintenance manual.verified
Repeating DecimalnounMWEa decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitelyverified
Replacement CostnounMWEcurrent cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectivenessverified
Replay attacknounMWEThe interception of communications, such as an authentication communication, and subsequently impersonation of the sender by retransmitting the intercepted communication.verified
replay resistancenounMWEProtection against the capture of transmitted authentication or access control information and its subsequent retransmission with the intent of producing an unauthorized effect or gaining unauthorized access.candidate
Report of ExaminationnounMWEThe report prepared by the Board, or other federal or state financial institution supervisory agency, concerning the examination of a financial institution, and includes reports of inspection and reports of examination of U.S. branches or agencies of foreign banks and representative offices of foreign organizations, and other institutions examined by the Federal Reserve System.verified
report usersnounMWEIntended users of the practitioner's report in accordance with AT-C section 205, Assertion-Based Examination Engagements . fn 1 There may be a broad range of report users for a general-purpose report but only a limited number of specified parties for a report that is restricted in accordance with paragraph .64 of AT-C section 205.verified
reportable cyber incidentnounMWEA Cyber Security Incident that has compromised or disrupted one or more reliability tasks of a functional entity.verified
reporting requirementnounMWESet by the organization, this requires third parties to provide certain update and other status reports, such as work status, Service Level Agreement status, etc.verified
Reporting WeightnounMWEa person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)verified
Representational ProcessnounMWEany basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something elseverified
Representative SamplenounMWEthe population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratumverified
Representative SamplingnounMWEthe population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratumverified
Reproduction CostnounMWEcost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation)verified
Reproductive MemorynounMWErecall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recallverified
Reproductive SystemnounMWEorgans and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspringverified
Request for CommentnounMWEA series of notes about the Internet, started in 1969 (when the Internet was the ARPANET). An Internet Document can be submitted to the IETF by anyone, but the IETF decides if the document becomes an RFC. Eventually, if it gains enough interest, it may evolve into an Internet standard.verified
Requiem SharknounMWEany of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal speciesverified
Requirements ContractnounMWEa contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one partyverified
Res GestaenounMWErule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay ruleverified
Res Ipsa LoquiturnounMWEa rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happenedverified
Research ColloquiumnounMWEa colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reportedverified