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Common TobacconounMWEtall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowersverified
Common TouchnounMWEthe property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)verified
Common Unicorn PlantnounMWEannual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beakverified
Common ValeriannounMWEtall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinallyverified
Common Vulnerabilities and ExposuresnounMWEAn SCAP specification that provides unique, common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.VulnerabilityPublic
Common Vulnerability Scoring SystemnounMWEAn SCAP specification for communicating the characteristics of vulnerabilities and measuring their relative severity.Vulnerability
Common WatercressnounMWEperennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnishverified
Common WheatnounMWEwidely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grainverified
Common Wood SorrelnounMWEEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowersverified
Common WormwoodnounMWEaromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absintheverified
Common-Law MarriagenounMWEa marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremonyverified
Commonwealthnounthe official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)verified
Communalismnounloyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a wholeverified
Communicating ArterynounMWEany of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willisverified
Communication EquipmentnounMWEfacility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating informationverified
communication systemnounMWEA collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole.System
Communication TheorynounMWEthe discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)verified
Communication TrenchnounMWEa trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive positionverified
Communications CovernounMWEConcealing or altering of characteristic communications patterns to hide information that could be of value to an adversary.Control
Communications DeceptionnounMWEDeliberate transmission, retransmission, or alteration of communications to mislead an adversary's interpretation of the communications.Control
Communications IntelligencenounMWEtechnical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipientsverified
Communications ProfilenounMWEAnalytic model of communications associated with an organization or activity. The model is prepared from a systematic examination of communications content and patterns, the functions they reflect, and the communications security measures applied.ArtifactRestrictedCUI
Communications ProtocolnounMWE(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of dataverified
Communications SecuritynounMWEA component of Information Assurance that deals with measures and controls taken to deny unauthorized persons information derived from telecommunications and to ensure the authenticity of such telecommunications. COMSEC includes crypto security, transmission security, emissions security, and physical security of COMSEC material.Capability
Communications TechnologynounMWEthe activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systemsverified
Communionnoun(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same ritesverified
Communitynoun(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each otherverified
Community CenternounMWEa center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activitiesverified
Community CollegenounMWEa nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the communityverified
Community of InterestnounMWEA collaborative group of users who exchange information in pursuit of their shared goals, interests, missions, or business processes, and who therefore must have a shared vocabulary for the information they exchange. The group exchanges information within and between systems to include security domains.Organization
Community RisknounMWEProbability that a particular vulnerability will be exploited within an interacting population and adversely impact some members of that population.Metric
Community ServicenounMWEan unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentenceverified
Commutationnounthe act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: 'he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help'verified
Commutation TicketnounMWEa ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainmentsverified
Commuternouna passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to anotherverified
Commuter TrainnounMWEa passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to anotherverified
Compnounan intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledgeverified
Compact DiscnounMWEa digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph recordverified
Compact Disc RecordablenounMWEa compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memoryverified
Compact Disc Write-OncenounMWEa compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memoryverified
Compact DisknounMWEa digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph recordverified
Company MannounMWEan employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workersverified