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Research StaffnounMWEa group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratoryverified
Reserve accountnounMWEA non-interest-earning balance account institutions maintain with the Federal Reserve Bank or with a correspondent bank to satisfy the Federal Reserve's reserve requirements. Reserve account balances play a central role in the exchange of funds between depository institutions.candidate
Reserve AssetsnounMWEcapital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demandsverified
Reserve BanknounMWEone of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their regionverified
Reserve ClausenounMWEa clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expirationverified
Reserve requirementsnounMWEThe percentage of deposits that a depository institution may not lend out or invest and must hold either as vault cash or on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank. Reserve requirements affect the potential of the banking system to create transaction deposits.verified
Residence HallnounMWEa college or university building containing living quarters for studentsverified
Resident CommissionernounMWEthe representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representativesverified
Resident PhysiciannounMWEa physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospitalverified
Residual ClaynounMWEthe soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolvedverified
Residual risknounMWEThe risk to the achievement of objectives that remains after management's response has been designed and implemented.verified
Residual SoilnounMWEthe soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolvedverified
resilience by designnounMWEThe embedding of security in technology and system development from the earliest stages of conceptualisation and design.verified
Resilience testingnounMWETesting of an institution's business continuity and disaster recovery resumption plans.verified
Resistance PyrometernounMWEpyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wireverified
Resistance ThermometernounMWEthermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wireverified
Resolving PowernounMWEthe ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close togetherverified
Resonant CircuitnounMWEan electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitudeverified
Resonating ChambernounMWEa hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic wavesverified
Resource EncapsulationnounMWEMethod by which the reference monitor mediates accesses to an information system resource. Resource is protected and not directly accessible by a subject. Satisfies requirement for accurate auditing of resource usage.verified
Resource ExhaustionnounMWEResource exhaustion attacks involve tying up finite resources on a system, making them unavailable to others.verified
Respiratory AcidosisnounMWEacidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia)verified
Respiratory AlkalosisnounMWEalkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis)verified
Respiratory CenternounMWEthe center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory musclesverified
Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the NewbornnounMWEan acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn)verified
Respiratory QuotientnounMWEthe ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of timeverified
Respiratory Syncytial VirusnounMWEa paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)verified
Respond FunctionnounMWEDevelop and implement the appropriate activities to take action regarding a detected cybersecurity event.verified
response activitynounMWEAny task performed by an organization in reaction to discovered risks.verified
response and recovery strategynounMWEA systematic plan of action consisting of documented procedures for mitigating and recovering from a disruptive event.verified
response plannounMWEA document detailing the steps that must be taken, or the activities that must be performed well, in response to risk assessment or audit findings.verified
response teamnounMWEResponse teams include business, IT, emergency management, public affairs, communications, and continuity personnel.verified
Responsibility to ProvidenounMWEAn information distribution approach whereby relevant essential information is made readily available and discoverable to the broadest possible pool of potential users.verified
Responsible AInounMWEAn AI system that aligns development and behavior to goals and values. This includes developing and fielding AI technology in a manner that is consistent with democratic values.verified
responsible entitynounMWEAny group or even individual with an organization that has been given a particular responsibility for a particular process.verified
Responsible IndividualnounMWEA trustworthy person designated by a sponsoring organization to authenticate individual applicants seeking certificates on the basis of their affiliation with the sponsor.verified
Rest EnergynounMWEthe energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of referenceverified
Rest HousenounMWEa building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)verified
Rest MassnounMWE(physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the bodyverified
Resting PotentialnounMWEthe potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulseverified
Restless LegsnounMWEfeeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia)verified
Restless Legs SyndromenounMWEfeeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia)verified
Restricted DatanounMWEAll data concerning (i) design, manufacture, or utilization of atomic weapons; (ii) the production of special nuclear material; or (iii) the use of special nuclear material in the production of energy, but shall not include data declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category pursuant to Section 142 [of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954].verified
Restriction EndonucleasenounMWEany of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragmentsverified
Restriction EnzymenounMWEany of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragmentsverified
Restriction FragmentnounMWEthe fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a restriction enzymeverified
Restriction NucleasenounMWEany of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragmentsverified
Restrictive ClausenounMWEa subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifiesverified
Resultant RolenounMWEthe semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clauseverified
Resulting TrustnounMWEa trust created by a court when it is judged that it was the intention of the parties to create a trustverified
Resurrection FernnounMWEfern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy belowverified
Resurrection PlantnounMWEsmall grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moistverified
Retaining WallnounMWEa wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)verified
Retaliatory EvictionnounMWEan eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlordverified
Retarded DepressionnounMWEa state of clinical depression in which the individual is lethargic and slow to initiate actionverified