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Training EffectivenessnounMWEA measurement of what a given student has learned from a specific course or training event.verified
Training Effectiveness EvaluationnounMWEInformation collected to assist employees and their supervisors in assessing individual students’ subsequent on-the-job performance, to provide trend data to assist trainers in improving both learning and teaching, and to be used in return-on-investment statistics to enable responsible officials to allocate limited resources in a thoughtful, strategic manner among the spectrum of IT security awareness, security literacy, training, and education options for optimal results among the workforce as a whole.verified
Training SchoolnounMWEcorrectional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offendersverified
Trans Fatty AcidnounMWEa fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape)verified
Trans-Alaska PipelinenounMWEan oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdezverified
transaction filenounMWEA group of one or more computerized records containing current business activity and processed with an associated master file. Transaction files are sometimes accumulated during the day and processed in batch production overnight or during off-peak processing periods.candidate
Transaction testingnounMWEA testing activity designed to validate the continuity of business transactions and the replication of associated data.verified
Transactional ImmunitynounMWEa broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimonyverified
Transcendental PhilosophynounMWEany system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and materialverified
Transcortical AphasianounMWEa general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortexverified
Transdermal PatchnounMWEa medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstreamverified
Transfer AgentnounMWEan agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificatesverified
Transfer LearningnounMWEA technique in machine learning in which an algorithm learns to perform one task, such as recognizing cars, and builds on that knowledge when learning a different but related task, such as recognizing cats.verified
Transfer of TrainingnounMWEapplication of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situationverified
Transfer PapernounMWEa paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surfaceverified
Transfer PaymentnounMWEa public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and servicesverified
Transforming GenenounMWEa gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cellsverified
Transfusion ReactionnounMWEreaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own bloodverified
transient cyber assetnounMWEA Cyber Asset that (i) is capable of transmitting or transferring executable code, (ii) is not included in a BES Cyber System, (iii) is not a Protected Cyber Asset (PCA), and (iv) is directly connected (e.g., using Ethernet, serial, Universal Serial Bus, or wireless, including near field or Bluetooth communication) for 30 consecutive calendar days or less to a BES Cyber Asset, a network within an ESP, or a PCA. Examples include, but are not limited to, Cyber Assets used for data transfer, vulnerability assessment, maintenance, or troubleshooting purposes.verified
Transient Ischemic AttacknounMWEbrief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supplyverified
Transit InstrumentnounMWEa telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridianverified
Transit ZonenounMWEa six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Oceanverified
Transitive VerbnounMWEa verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammaticalverified
Transitive Verb FormnounMWEa verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammaticalverified
Transmission Control ProtocolnounMWEA connection-based Internet protocol that supports reliable data transfer connections Scope Note: Packet data are verified using checksums and retransmitted if they are missing or corrupted. The application plays no part in validating the transfer.verified
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet ProtocolnounMWEProvides the basis for the Internet; a set of communication protocols that encompass media access, packet transport, session communication, file transfer, electronic mail (e-mail), terminal emulation, remote file access and network managementverified
Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)nounMWEA communication standard for transmitting data packets from one computer to another. TCP/IP is used on the Internet and other networks. The two parts of TCP/IP are TCP, which deals with constructions of data packets, and IP, which routes them from machine to machine.verified
Transmission DensitynounMWE(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiationverified
transmission equipmentnounMWEAny instruments required to electronically transfer data over a network.verified
Transmission LinenounMWEa conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric powerverified
Transmission MechanismnounMWEany mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human beingverified
Transmission SecuritynounMWEMeasures (security controls) applied to transmissions in order to prevent interception, disruption of reception, communications deception, and/or derivation of intelligence by analysis of transmission characteristics such as signal parameters or message externals. Note: TRANSEC is that field of COMSEC which deals with the security of communication transmissions, rather than that of the information being communicated.verified
Transmission ShaftnounMWErotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differentialverified
Transmission SystemnounMWEthe gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axleverified
Transmission TimenounMWEthe coordinated universal time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial bodyverified
Transmitting AerialnounMWEan electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signalsverified
Transom WindownounMWEa window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the doorverified
Transorbital LobotomynounMWEa method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibersverified
Transparent GemnounMWEa gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusionverified
Transport Layer SecuritynounMWEAn authentication and security protocol widely implemented in browsers and Web servers.verified
Transportation SystemnounMWEa facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goodsverified
Transsexual SurgerynounMWEsurgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sexverified
Transshipment CenternounMWEa port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import dutiesverified
Transuranic ElementnounMWEany element having an atomic number greater than 92 (which is the atomic number of uranium)verified
Transverse ColonnounMWEthe part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colonverified
Transverse Muscle of AbdomennounMWEa flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavityverified
Transverse ProcessnounMWEone of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribsverified
Transversus AbdominisnounMWEa flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavityverified
Transversus Abdominis MusclenounMWEa flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavityverified
Trap DoornounMWE1. A means of reading cryptographically protected information by the use of private knowledge of weaknesses in the cryptographic algorithm used to protect the data. 2. In cryptography, one-to-one function that is easy to compute in one direction, yet believed to be difficult to invert without special information.candidate
Trap PlaynounMWE(American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacatedverified
Trapezium BonenounMWEthe wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpalsverified
Trapezius MusclenounMWEeither of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and armsverified
Travel and Entertainment AccountnounMWEan account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expensesverified
Travel BargainnounMWEa lower than average rate for travellers on commercial routes, usually air routesverified