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Startle ReactionnounMWEa complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise)verified
Startle ResponsenounMWEa complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise)verified
Starvation AcidosisnounMWEacidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodiesverified
State CapitalismnounMWEan economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of productionverified
State ChangenounMWEa change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical compositionverified
State of FluxnounMWEa state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of actionverified
State of MatternounMWE(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)verified
State of the ArtnounMWEthe highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular timeverified
State of WarnounMWEa legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war applyverified
State SocialismnounMWEan economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowedverified
State Tax LiennounMWEa lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxesverified
State-Sponsored TerrorismnounMWEterrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorismverified
Stateful inspectionnounMWEA firewall inspection technique that examines the claimed purpose of a communication for validity. For example, a communication claiming to respond to a request is compared to a table of outstanding requests.verified
States' RightsnounMWEa doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual statesverified
Static Host TablesnounMWEStatic host tables are text files that contain hostname and address mapping.verified
Static KeynounMWEA key that is intended for use for a relatively long period of time and is typically intended for use in many instances of a cryptographic key establish schemeverified
Static MagnetnounMWEa magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic fieldverified
Static RoutingnounMWEStatic routing means that routing table entries contain information that does not change.verified
Static TubenounMWEa measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluidverified
Statin DrugnounMWEa medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductaseverified
Station HousenounMWEa station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular districtverified
Stationary Stochastic ProcessnounMWEa stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameterverified
Stationary WavenounMWEa wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with timeverified
Statistical BiasnounMWEA systematic tendency for estimates or measurements to be above or below their true values. Statistical biases arise from systematic as opposed to random error. Statistical bias can occur in the absence of prejudice, partiality, or discriminatory intent.verified
Statistical DistributionnounMWE(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrenceverified
Statistical MechanicsnounMWEthe branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particlesverified
Statistical ParitynounMWEThe independence between the protected attribute and the outcome of the decision ruleverified
Statistical RegressionnounMWEthe relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)verified
Statistical SignificancenounMWEWhen the probability of obtaining a statistic of a given size due strictly to random sampling error, or chance, is less than the selected alpha level [or the probability of a type I error]; also represents a rejection of the null hypothesis.verified
Stator CoilnounMWEmechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolvesverified
Status AsthmaticusnounMWEa prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatmentverified
Status EpilepticusnounMWEa condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousnessverified
Status MonitoringnounMWEMonitoring the information security metrics defined by the organization in the information security ISCM strategy.verified
Statute of LimitationsnounMWEa statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be takenverified
Statutory RapenounMWEsexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)verified
Stay of ExecutionnounMWEan order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of timeverified