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Sun TeanounMWEtea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the direct rays of the sunverified
Sun VisornounMWEa shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobileverified
Sundew PlantnounMWEany of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insectsverified
Sundial LupinenounMWEstout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowersverified
Sunrise IndustrynounMWEa new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)verified
super user accountnounMWEA privileged user account — one class of which is specifically designated for system administration — that carries elevated or unrestricted rights across files, directories, commands, and system-wide configuration, beyond what ordinary users are authorized to perform. In practice, system administrators use privileged "super user" accounts to manage information technology assets; despite being described as the "keys to the kingdom," these accounts rarely receive direct oversight or technical control of how they are used. Because such an account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes, the principle of least privilege recommends that most users and applications run under ordinary accounts for their normal work. The field uses the expression as a broad label for the highest-privilege account class — covering OS root/administrator accounts, application-level all-access accounts, and administratively scoped super-user roles — and treats controlling, auditing, and restricting such accounts as a core privileged access management (PAM) concern.verified
Superannuation FundnounMWEa fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from serviceverified
Superclass AgnathanounMWEsuperclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreysverified
Superclass MyriapodanounMWEused in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda)verified
Superfamily MuroideanounMWEa superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excludedverified
Superfamily TyrannidaenounMWENew World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canadaverified
Superficial Middle Cerebral VeinnounMWEa large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinusverified
Superficial Temporal VeinnounMWEjoin the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular veinverified
Superheterodyne ReceivernounMWEa radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplifiedverified
Superior Cerebral VeinnounMWEa cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinusverified
Superior Certification AuthoritynounMWEIn a hierarchical PKI, a Certification Authority who has certified the certificate signature key of another CA, and who constrains the activities of that CA.verified
Superior ColliculusnounMWEan essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortexverified
Superior ConjunctionnounMWE(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sunverified
Superior Labial ArterynounMWEan artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lipverified
Superior Mesenteric ArterynounMWEoriginates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colonverified
Superior Ophthalmic VeinnounMWEa vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinusverified
Superior Pulmonary VeinnounMWEeither of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungsverified
Superior RectusnounMWEthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and mediallyverified
Superior Rectus MusclenounMWEthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and mediallyverified
Superior Thalamostriate VeinnounMWEa long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral veinverified
Superior Thyroid VeinnounMWEa vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular veinverified
Superior Vena CavanounMWEreceives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heartverified
Superior Vocal CordnounMWEeither of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalizationverified
Supernatural BeingnounMWEan incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human eventsverified
Supernatural VirtuenounMWEaccording to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtuesverified
Superorder LabyrinthodontanounMWEextinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teethverified
Superorder LabyrinthodontianounMWEextinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teethverified
Superorder MalacopterygiinounMWEan extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous raysverified
Superoxide DismutasenounMWEan enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygenverified
Superposition PrinciplenounMWE(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldestverified
Supervised LearningnounMWEFor a computer to process a set of data whose attributes have been divided into two groups and derive a relationship between the values of one and the values of the other. These two groups are sometimes called predictor and targets, respectively. In statistical terminology, they are called independent and dependent variables. Respectively. The learning Is "supervised because the distinction between the predictors and the target variables is chosen by the investigator or some other outside agency.verified
Supervisor Call InstructionnounMWEan instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisorverified
supervisory agencynounMWEThis role focuses on the examination or auditing of financial records of financial institutions. Any state authority that is required by law to examine or audit financial records should be assigned to this role.verified
Supervisory control and data acquisitionnounMWEA generic name for a computerized system that is capable of gathering and processing data and applying operational controls over long distances. Typical uses include power transmission and distribution and pipeline systems. SCADA was designed for the unique communication challenges (delays, data integrity, etc.) posed by the various media that must be used, such as phone lines, microwave, and satellite. Usually shared rather than dedicated.verified
Supervisory SoftwarenounMWEspecialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programsverified
Supplementary BenefitnounMWEbenefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by lawverified
Supplementation Assessment ProceduresnounMWEThe process of adding assessment procedures or assessment details to assessment procedures in order to adequately meet the organization’s risk management needs.verified
Supplementation Security ControlsnounMWEThe process of adding security controls or control enhancements to a security control baseline from NIST Special Publication 800-53 or CNSS Instruction 1253 in order to adequately meet the organization’s risk management needs.verified
supply chainnounMWEA system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources, possibly international in scope, that provides products or services to consumers.verified
Supply Chain AttacknounMWEAttacks that allow the adversary to utilize implants or other vulnerabilities inserted prior to installation in order to infiltrate data, or manipulate information technology hardware, software, operating systems, peripherals (information technology products) or services at any point during the life cycle.verified
supply chain risknounMWEA risk measured by the likelihood and severity of damage if an Information Technology or Operations Technology system is compromised by a supply chain attack, and takes into account the importance of the system and the impact of compromise on organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation. Supply chain attacks may involve manipulating computing system hardware, software, or services at any point during the life cycle. Supply chain attacks are typically conducted or facilitated by individuals or organizations that have access through commercial ties, leading to stolen critical data and technology, corruption of the system/ infrastructure, and/or disabling of mission-critical operations.verified
Supply Chain Risk ManagementnounMWEThe process of identifying, analyzing, and assessing supply chain risk and accepting, avoiding, transferring or controlling it to an acceptable level considering associated costs and benefits of any actions taken.verified
supply chain risk management processnounMWEThe implementation through controls and structures of strategies to manage both everyday and exceptional risks along the supply chain based on continuous risk assessment with the objective of reducing vulnerability and ensuring continuity.verified