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BaselinenounHardware, software, databases, and relevant documentation for an information system at a given point in time.Artifact
baseline configurationnounMWEA set of specifications for a system, or Configuration Item (CI) within a system, that has been formally reviewed and agreed on at a given point in time, and which can be changed only through change control procedures. The baseline configuration is used as a basis for future builds, releases, and/or changes.Requirement
Baseline SecuritynounMWEThe minimum security controls required for safeguarding an IT system based on its identified needs for confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability protection.Requirement
BaseliningnounMonitoring resources to determine typical utilization patterns so that significant deviations can be detected.Process
Basenjinounsmall smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to barkverified
Basic AuthenticationnounMWEBasic Authentication is the simplest web-based authentication scheme that works by sending the username and password with each request.CredentialRestrictedPII
Basic Cognitive ProcessnounMWEcognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledgeverified
Basic ColornounMWEa dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ionverified
Basic ColournounMWEa dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ionverified
Basic DyenounMWEa dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ionverified
Basic TestingnounMWEA test methodology that assumes no knowledge of the internal structure and implementation detail of the assessment object. Also known as black box testing.Process
Basidiumnouna small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projectionsverified
Basilnounany of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimumverified
Basil BalmnounMWEperennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink ballsverified
Basil MintnounMWEperennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruisedverified
Basilic VeinnounMWEa vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary veinverified
Basilisknoun(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glanceverified
Basinnouna bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipeverified
Basisnounthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explainedverified
Basivertebral VeinnounMWEone of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexusverified
Basketnounhorizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketballverified
Basket FernnounMWEtropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliageverified
Basket FishnounMWEany starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central discverified
Basket FlowernounMWEannual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small basketsverified
Basket StarnounMWEany starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central discverified
Basket WeavenounMWEa cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basketverified
Basket-Handle ArchnounMWEa round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centersverified
Basketball ClinicnounMWEa meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instructionverified
Basketball HoopnounMWEhorizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketballverified
Bass ViolnounMWEviol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the celloverified
Bassarisknounraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsverified
Basso ContinuonounMWEa bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedverified
Basso RelievonounMWEa sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the backgroundverified