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Tropical ZonenounMWEthe part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricornverified
Trouser ClipnounMWEa clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chainverified
Trouser PressnounMWEa home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed outverified
True AnomalynounMWEthe angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degreesverified
True BugnounMWEany of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteropteraverified
True CatnounMWEfeline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic catsverified
True FlycatchernounMWEany of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wingverified
True FrognounMWEinsectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legsverified
True LaurelnounMWEsmall Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cookingverified
True LobsternounMWElarge edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legsverified
True SealnounMWEany of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippersverified
True SparrownounMWEany of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insectsverified
True ToadnounMWEtailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skinverified
True Vampire BatnounMWEany of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their bloodverified
True Vocal CordnounMWEeither of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottisverified
True Vocal FoldnounMWEeither of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottisverified
Trumpet CreepernounMWEa North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowersverified
Trumpet FlowernounMWEMexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throatverified
Trumpet HoneysucklenounMWEevergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowersverified
Trumpet VinenounMWEa North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowersverified
Trumpet WeednounMWENorth American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purpleverified
Trumpeter SwannounMWElarge pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cryverified
Truncating bank (Check 21)nounMWEThe financial institution that truncates the original check. If a person other than a financial institution truncates the original check, the truncating bank is the first financial institution that transfers, presents, or returns, in lieu of such original check, a substitute check or, by agreement with the recipient, information relating to the original check (including data taken from the MICR line of the original check or an electronic image of the original check), whether with or without the subsequent delivery of the original check.verified
Truncation ErrornounMWE(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finishedverified
Truncus AtrioventricularisnounMWEa bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contractverified
Truncus CeliacusnounMWEan artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic arteryverified
Truncus PulmonalisnounMWEthe artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteriesverified
Trust AccountnounMWEa savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetimeverified
Trust AnchornounMWEAn established point of trust (usually based on the authority of some person, office, or organization) from which an entity begins the validation of an authorized process or authorized (signed) package. A "trust anchor" is sometimes defined as just a public key used for different purposes (e.g., validating a Certification Authority, validating a signed software package or key, validating the process [or person] loading the signed software or key).verified
Trust BustingnounMWEgovernment activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies, especially under the United States antitrust lawsverified
Trust CompanynounMWEan organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related servicesverified
Trust CorporationnounMWEan organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related servicesverified
Trust DeednounMWEa written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory noteverified
Trust ListnounMWEThe collection of trusted certificates used by Relying Parties to authenticate other certificates.verified
trust servicesnounMWEA set of professional attestation and advisory services based on a core set of criteria related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy.verified
Trusted AgentnounMWEEntity authorized to act as a representative of an agency in confirming Subscriber identification during the registration process. Trusted Agents do not have automated interfaces with Certification Authorities.verified
Trusted CertificatenounMWEA certificate that is trusted by the Relying Party on the basis of secure and authenticated delivery. The public keys included in trusted certificates are used to start certification paths. Also known as a "trust anchor."verified
Trusted ChannelnounMWEA channel where the endpoints are known and data integrity is protected in transit. Depending on the communications protocol used, data privacy may be protected in transit. Examples include SSL, IPSEC, and secure physical connection.verified
Trusted Computer SystemnounMWEA system that employs sufficient hardware and software assurance measures to allow its use for processing simultaneously a range of sensitive or classified information.verified
Trusted Computing BasenounMWETotality of protection mechanisms within a computer system, including hardware, firmware, and software, the combination responsible for enforcing a security policy.verified
Trusted DistributionnounMWEMethod for distributing trusted computing base (TCB) hardware, software, and firmware components that protects the TCB from modification during distribution.verified