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Visual FieldnounMWEall of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given momentverified
Visual RangenounMWEa distance within which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eyeverified
Vital CapacitynounMWEthe maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation, usually tested with a spirometerverified
Vital ForcenounMWEa hypothetical force thought to cause the evolution and development of organismsverified
Vital PrinciplenounMWEa hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribedverified
Vitamin A1nounMWEan unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from caroteneverified
Vitamin B ComplexnounMWEoriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitaminsverified
Vitamin PnounMWEa vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeationverified
Vitelline SacnounMWEa membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functionalverified
Vitreous BodynounMWEthe clear, colorless, transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeballverified
Vitreous HumornounMWEthe clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeballverified
Vitreous HumournounMWEthe clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeballverified
Vocal MusicnounMWEmusic intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompanimentverified
Vocational RehabilitationnounMWEtraining in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employmentverified
Vocational TrainingnounMWEtraining for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or tradeverified
Vocative CasenounMWEthe case, in some inflected languages, used when the referent of the noun is being addressedverified
Voice FirewallnounMWEA physical discontinuity in a voice network that monitors, alerts and controls inbound and outbound voice network activity based on user-defined call admission control (CAC) policies, voice application layer security threats or unauthorized service use violations.verified
Voice Intrusion Prevention SystemnounMWEVoice IPS is a security management system for voice networks which monitors voice traffic for multiple calling patterns or attack/abuse signatures to proactively detect and prevent toll fraud, Denial of Service, telecom attacks, service abuse, and other anomalous activity.verified
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)nounMWEThe transmission of voice telephone conversations using the Internet or Internet Protocol networks.verified
Voice-over Internet ProtocolnounMWEAlso called IP Telephony, Internet Telephony and Broadband Phone, a technology that makes it possible to have a voice conversation over the Internet or over any dedicated Internet Protocol (IP) network instead of over dedicated voice transmission linesverified
Volatile datanounMWEData that changes frequently and can be lost when the system's power is shut downverified
Volcanic RocknounMWEan extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earthverified
Voltaic BatterynounMWEbattery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallelverified
Voltaic CellnounMWEan electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energyverified
Volumetric AnalysisnounMWEa quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagentsverified
Von Neumann MachinenounMWEany digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleaguesverified
Von Recklinghausen's DiseasenounMWEan autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalitiesverified
Vortex VeinnounMWEa vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary bodyverified
Voting PrecinctnounMWEone of several districts into which a city or town is divided for votingverified
Voting StocknounMWEshares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rightsverified
Vulnerability analysisnounMWESystematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such measures after implementation.verified
Vulnerability AssessmentnounMWESystematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such measures after implementation.verified
Vulnerability Assessment and ManagementnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Conducts assessments of threats and vulnerabilities, determines deviations from acceptable configurations, enterprise or local policy, assesses the level of risk, and develops and/or recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations.verified