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T-1 linenounMWEA special type of telephone line for digital communication and transmission. T-1 lines provide for digital transmission with signaling speed of 1.544Mbps (1,544,000 bits per second). This is the standard for digital transmissions in North America. Usually delivered on fiber optic lines.verifiedAug 30, 2026
T-Bar LiftnounMWEa surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skisverifiedMay 18, 2026
T-Bone SteaknounMWEsmall steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tab KeynounMWEthe key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tabby CatnounMWEa cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with blackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tabes DorsalisnounMWEsyphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table D'hoteadjectiveMWEa restaurant meal that, while complete, has limited choices and is at a fixed price; also known as prix fixe or a set menu.candidateMay 18, 2026
Table KnifenounMWEa knife used for eating at dining tableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table LiftingnounMWEmanipulation of a table during a seanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table LinennounMWElinens for the dining tableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table MatnounMWEa pad for use under a hot dish to protect a tableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table MustardnounMWEpungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table NapkinnounMWEa small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table of ContentsnounMWEa list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they startverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table RappingnounMWEalleged form of communication with spirits of the deadverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table SaltnounMWEwhite crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table SawnounMWEa circular saw mounted under a table or bench so that the blade of the saw projects up through a slotverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table ServicenounMWEtableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at tableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table TalknounMWEconversation during a mealverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table TappingnounMWEalleged form of communication with spirits of the deadverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table TennisnounMWEa game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table TiltingnounMWEmanipulation of a table during a seanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table TippingnounMWEmanipulation of a table during a seanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table TurningnounMWEmanipulation of a table during a seanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table-Mountain PinenounMWEa small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scalesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table-Tennis BatnounMWEpaddle used to play table tennisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table-Tennis RacquetnounMWEpaddle used to play table tennisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Table-Tennis TablenounMWEa table used for playing table tennisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tableau VivantnounMWEa group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Tablet-Armed ChairnounMWEa chair with an arm that has been widened for writingverifiedMay 18, 2026
tabletop exercisenounMWEA discussion-based exercise where personnel with roles and responsibilities in a particular IT plan meet in a classroom setting or in breakout groups to validate the content of the plan by discussing their roles during an emergency and their responses to a particular emergency situation. A facilitator initiates the discussion by presenting a scenario and asking questions based on the scenario.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Tabor PipenounMWEa small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a taborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tabula RasanounMWEa young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Tabular ArraynounMWEa set of data arranged in rows and columnsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tabular MatternounMWEinformation set out in tabular formverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tachina FlynounMWEbristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tacit ConsentnounMWEFreely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishesverifiedSep 1, 2026
Tack HammernounMWEa light hammer that is used to drive tacksverifiedMay 18, 2026
tack onverbMWEfix toverifiedJun 3, 2026
tack togetherverbMWEcreate by putting components or members togetherverifiedJun 3, 2026
Taco SaucenounMWEspicy tomato-based sauce for tacosverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactical DatanounMWEInformation that requires protection from disclosure and modification for a limited duration as determined by the originator or information owner.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactical EdgenounMWEThe platforms, sites, and personnel (U. S. military, allied, coalition partners, first responders) operating at lethal risk in a battle space or crisis environment characterized by 1) a dependence on information systems and connectivity for survival and mission success, 2) high threats to the operational readiness of both information systems and connectivity, and 3) users are fully engaged, highly stressed, and dependent on the availability, integrity, and transparency of their information systems.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactical IntelligencenounMWEintelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operationsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactical ManeuvernounMWEa move made to gain a tactical endverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactical ManoeuvrenounMWEa move made to gain a tactical endverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactical plannounMWETypically, a short-term plan that establishes the specific steps needed to implement a company's strategic plan. These plans are often created by mid-level managers.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Tactical WarningnounMWEa warning after the initiation of a hostile military actverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactics, Techniques, and ProceduresnounMWEThe behavior of an actor. A tactic is the highest-level description of the behavior; techniques provide a more detailed description of the behavior in the context of a tactic; and procedures provide a lower-level, highly detailed description of the behavior in the context of a technique. [14]verifiedAug 30, 2026
Tactile AgnosianounMWEa loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling themverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactile PropertynounMWEa property perceived by touchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactile SensationnounMWEthe sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactual ExplorationnounMWEa method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Tactual SensationnounMWEthe faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or painverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tadpole ShrimpnounMWEa kind of branchiopod crustaceanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tae Kwon DonounMWEa Korean martial art similar to karateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Taffeta WeavenounMWEa basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Taffrail LognounMWEa cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Taffy ApplenounMWEan apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar)verifiedMay 18, 2026
tag alongverbMWEgo along with, often uninvitedcandidateJun 3, 2026
Tag EndnounMWEa small piece of cloth or paperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tag LinenounMWEthe point of a joke or humorous storyverifiedMay 18, 2026
tag onverbMWEfix toverifiedJun 3, 2026
Tagging ProgramnounMWEa computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tahoka DaisynounMWEwild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tai ChinounMWEa Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and healthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tai Chi ChuannounMWEa Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and healthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tail AssemblynounMWEthe rear part of an aircraftverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tail BonenounMWEthe end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tail EndnounMWEany projection that resembles the tail of an animalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tail FeathernounMWEfeather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a birdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tail FinnounMWEone of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobileverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tail LampnounMWElamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tail RotornounMWErotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tailed FrognounMWEwestern North American frog with a taillike copulatory organverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tailed ToadnounMWEwestern North American frog with a taillike copulatory organverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tailless TenrecnounMWEprolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthwormsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tailor's ChalknounMWEchalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on clothverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tailor's TacknounMWEa loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to materialverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tailored Security Control BaselinenounMWEA set of security controls resulting from the application of tailoring guidance to the security control baseline. See Tailoring.verifiedMay 18, 2026
tailored trustworthy spacenounMWEA cyberspace environment that provides a user with confidence in its security, using automated mechanisms to ascertain security conditions and adjust the level of security based on the user's context and in the face of an evolving range of threats.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Tailoring Assessment ProcedurenounMWEThe process by which assessment procedures defined in Special Publication 800-53A are adjusted, or scoped, to match the characteristics of the information system under assessment, providing organizations with the flexibility needed to meet specific organizational requirements and to avoid overly-constrained assessment approaches.verifiedMay 18, 2026
take a bowverbMWEacknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performancecandidateJun 3, 2026
take a breathverbMWEdraw air into, and expel out of, the lungscandidateJun 3, 2026
take a breatherverbMWEtake a short break from one's activities in order to relaxcandidateJun 3, 2026
take a chanceverbMWEtake a risk in the hope of a favorable outcomecandidateJun 3, 2026
take a crapverbMWEhave a bowel movementcandidateJun 3, 2026
take a dareverbMWEbe dared to do something and not attempt itverifiedJun 3, 2026
take a diveverbMWEpretend to be knocked out, as of a boxercandidateJun 3, 2026
take a firm standverbMWEbe emphatic or resolute and refuse to budgeverifiedJun 3, 2026
take a hitverbMWEinhale through the nosecandidateJun 3, 2026
take a hopverbMWEspring backcandidateJun 3, 2026
take a jokeverbMWElisten to a joke at one's own expenseverifiedJun 3, 2026
take a leakverbMWEeliminate urinecandidateJun 3, 2026
take a lookverbMWElook at with attentionverifiedJun 3, 2026
take a powderverbMWEan idiomatic expression, to disappear without notifying anyone in order to avoid undesirable consequencescandidateJun 3, 2026
take a shitverbMWEhave a bowel movementcandidateJun 3, 2026
take abackverbMWEsurprise greatlyverifiedJun 3, 2026
take accountverbMWEbe fully aware ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
take actionverbMWETo do something official in order to achieve an objective or handle a problem.verifiedJun 3, 2026