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Theropod DinosaurnounMWEany of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legsverified
Theta RhythmnounMWEthe normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsyverified
Theta WavenounMWEthe normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsyverified
Thigh PadnounMWEprotective garment consisting of a pad worn over the thighs by football playersverified
Thin-Leaved BilberrynounMWEerect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berriesverified
Thin-Shelled MusselnounMWEmussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teethverified
Think FactorynounMWEa company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implicationsverified
Think PiecenounMWEan article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare factsverified
Think TanknounMWEa company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implicationsverified
Thiocyanic AcidnounMWEan unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a thiocyanate saltverified
Thiopental SodiumnounMWEbarbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidlyverified
Thiopentobarbital SodiumnounMWEbarbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidlyverified
Third BasenounMWEthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)verified
Third DegreenounMWEinterrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confessionverified
Third DimensionnounMWEthe dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of itverified
Third EyenounMWEa sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesverified
Third EyelidnounMWEa protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammalsverified
Third Law of ThermodynamicsnounMWElaw stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zeroverified
third partynounMWEAn individual or organization other than the entity and its employees. Third parties may be customers, suppliers, business partners, or others.verified
third party and supply chain managementnounMWESupply chain management is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies, i.e., Third Parties. Third party management is the process whereby companies monitor and manage interactions with all external parties with which it has a relationship.verified
third party contractnounMWEMeans a contract or purchase order awarded by the Recipient or subrecipient to a vendor or contractor.verified
third party dependencynounMWEA third party that may have no interest in an organization's project or operations, but can can have an impact on them.verified
third party managementnounMWEAn arrangement where a company will assume the day-to-day management of a property or package of properties it does not own for another company or institution in return for a fee.verified
third party management policynounMWEThe guidelines and rules on how an organization should to direct and supervise business activities and relations with a third party.verified
third party risk assessmentnounMWEThe process of identifying and determining the risk associated to a specific third party.verified
Third Party Service ProvidernounMWEAs defined in the PCI DSS and PA-DSS Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms, a service provider is a business entity that is not a payment brand, directly involved in the processing, storage, or transmission of cardholder data on behalf of another entity. This also includes companies that provide services that control or could impact the security of cardholder data. There are many types of businesses that could fall into the category of “service provider,” dependent on the services provided. Most commonly, a TPSP could be a legally separate entity; but it can also be a separate business unit or component of the entity under assessment—for example, an internal service provider—where the provider is outside the direct management control of the entity assessed.verified
Third Party Service Provider ListnounMWEThis record contains lists of all third party service providers and their contacts within each organization.verified
Third PersonnounMWEpronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occurverified
Third RailnounMWEa rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotiveverified
Third TonsilnounMWEa collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)verified
Third-Class MailnounMWEmail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal ratesverified
Third-party relationshipnounMWEAny business arrangement between a financial institution and another entity, by contract or otherwise.verified
Third-party sendernounMWEA special subset of a technology service provider that is authorized to transmit ACH files on behalf of an originator. Typically, the ODFI must rely upon warranties by the third- party sender regarding the originators' identity and credit worthiness, which places additional risks on the ODFI.verified
Third-party service provider (ACH)nounMWEA third party, other than the ODFI or RDFI, that performs any function on behalf of the ODFI or the RDFI related to ACH processing. These functions would include the creation and sending of ACH files or acting as a sending or receiving point on behalf of a participating depository financial institution.verified
Thirty-Second NotenounMWEa musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole noteverified
Thoracic CavitynounMWEthe cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heartverified
Thoracic MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chestverified
Thoracic NervenounMWEany of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cordverified
Thoracoepigastric VeinnounMWEa vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic veinverified
Thorny AmaranthnounMWEerect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodesverified
Thorough BassnounMWEa bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedverified
Thought ProcessnounMWEthe way in which one thinks through an idea, often from conception to completion verified
Thought TransferencenounMWEapparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptionsverified
Threadleaf GroundselnounMWEbluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower headsverified
Threat agentnounMWEMethods and things used to exploit a vulnerability Scope Note: Examples include determination, capability, motive and resources.verified
Threat analysisnounMWEThe examination of threat sources against system vulnerabilities to determine the threats for a particular system in a particular operational environment.verified
Threat and Vulnerability Management processnounMWEA process that includes vulnerability assessments, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing. Also included in the process is the cataloging of the assets that are in scope, assigning value and importance to those resources, and mitigating or eliminating any vulnerabilities discovered during the process.verified
threat assessmentnounMWEProcess of formally evaluating the degree of threat to an information system or enterprise and describing the nature of the threat.verified
Threat eventnounMWEAn event or situation that has the potential for causing undesirable consequences or impact.verified
threat informationnounMWEAny information related to a threat that might help an organization protect itself against the threat or detect the activities of an actor. Major types of threat information include indicators, TTPs, security alerts, threat intelligence reports, and tool configurations. [14]verified
threat information sharingnounMWEThe act of providing threat information between two or more parties for the mutual benefit to use such information to mitigate risks.verified
Threat intelligencenounMWEThreat information that has been aggregated, transformed, analyzed, interpreted, or enriched to provide the necessary context for decision-making processes. [14]verified