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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Use of Goods and ServicesnounMWE(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturingverified
user accessnounMWEThe ability of an end-user to obtain, examine, or retrieve data or a file.verified
user access privilegenounMWEAn identified entitlement that an end-user has to a particular system resource, such as a file folder, the use of certain system commands, or an amount of storage.verified
user access reviewnounMWEA process that an organization implements to actively monitor and verify the appropriateness of a users' access to systems and applications based on an understanding of the minimum necessary for users to perform or support business activities or functions. The responsibility for granting access and performing periodic verification of the appropriateness of that access rests with the system and/or business owner of the system or application.verified
user accountnounMWEInformation that tells a computer which files and folders to access for a specific user, which personal preferences to have in place, and what can be accessed by the user.verified
User account activitynounMWEAll events and processes executed including logons and logouts associated with a system user account.verified
User Account ManagementnounMWEInvolves 1) the process of requesting, establishing, issuing, and closing user accounts; 2) tracking users and their respective access authorizations; and 3) managing these functions.verified
User Contingency PlannounMWEUser contingency plan is the alternative methods of continuing business operations if IT systems are unavailable.verified
User Datagram ProtocolnounMWEA connectionless Internet protocol that is designed for network efficiency and speed at the expense of reliability Scope Note: A data request by the client is served by sending packets without testing to verify whether they actually arrive at the destination, not whether they were corrupted in transit. It is up to the application to determine these factors and request retransmissions.verified
User IDnounMWEUnique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.verified
User IdentificationnounMWEThe process, control, or information by which a user identifies himself or herself to the system as a valid user (as opposed to authentication).verified
User InitializationnounMWEA function in the life cycle of keying material; the process whereby a user initializes its cryptographic application (e.g., installing and initializing software and hardware).verified
User InterfacenounMWE(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the systemverified
User interface impersonationnounMWECan be a pop-up ad that impersonates a system dialog, an ad that impersonates a system warning, or an ad that impersonates an application user interface in a mobile device.verified
user manualnounMWEA user guide or user's guide, also commonly known as a manual, is a technical communication document intended to give assistance to people using a particular system.verified
User Partnership ProgramnounMWEPartnership between the NSA and a U.S. government agency to facilitate development of secure information system equipment incorporating NSA-approved cryptography. The result of this program is the authorization of the product or system to safeguard national security information in the user’s specific application.verified
User provisioningnounMWEA process to create, modify, disable and delete user accounts and their profiles across IT infrastructure and business applicationsverified
User RegistrationnounMWEA function in the life cycle of keying material; a process whereby an entity becomes a member of a security domain.verified
User RepresentativenounMWEIndividual authorized by an organization to order COMSEC keying material and interface with the keying system, provide information to key users, and ensure the correct type of key is ordered.verified
User Representative for Risk ManagementnounMWEThe person that defines the system’s operational and functional requirements, and who is responsible for ensuring that user operational interests are met throughout the systems authorization process.verified
User-Centered DesignnounMWEApproach to system design and development that aims to make interactive systems more usable by focusing on the use of the system; applying human factors, ergonomics and usability knowledge and techniques.verified
user-initiated device lockingnounMWEA security control mechanism by which a user, through deliberate physical action, places a system or endpoint into a locked state that blocks further logical access until re-authentication — as opposed to locks triggered automatically by elapsed inactivity timers or by proximity/environmental sensors. Device locks in general are temporary actions taken to prevent logical access to organizational systems when users stop work and move away from the immediate vicinity of those systems but do not want to log out because of the temporary nature of their absences. User-initiated device locking is behavior- or policy-based and requires users to take physical action to initiate the device lock. In access-control frameworks it is used to distinguish the voluntary, human-triggered pathway to a session lock from automatic, timer-driven or sensor-driven pathways, and it is enforced either as a behavioral expectation or as an explicit organizational policy requirement applied under controls such as NIST SP 800-53 AC-11.verified
usher outverbMWEend one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leaveverified
Uterine ArterynounMWEa branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vaginaverified
Uterine CavitynounMWEthe space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubesverified
Uterine ContractionnounMWEa rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canalverified
Uterine TubenounMWEeither of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterusverified
Uterine VeinnounMWEone of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac veinverified
Utility ProgramnounMWE(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computerverified
Utility Revenue BondnounMWEa bond issued to finance the construction of public utility servicesverified