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Cone CellnounMWEa visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to colorverified
Cone Friction ClutchnounMWEa friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shapedverified
Coneflowernounany of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike centerverified
Conessinountropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrheaverified
Coneynounany of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toesverified
Confabulationnoun(psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is rememberedverified
Confederacynouna group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purposeverified
Confederate JasminenounMWEevergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowersverified
Conferencenouna prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion, especially one with a formal agendaverified
Confessionnoun(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolutionverified
Confession of JudgementnounMWEa judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedingsverified
Confession of JudgmentnounMWEa judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedingsverified
Confettinounsmall pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)verified
Confidence GamenounMWEa swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertyverified
Confidence TricknounMWEa swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertyverified
Confidential Adviser-Advisee RelationnounMWEthe responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the adviseeverified
ConfidentialitynounThe property that information is not disclosed to system entities (users, processes, devices) unless they have been authorized to access the information.Requirement
confidentiality, integrity, and availabilitynounMWEA triad of security practices that: (1) prohibit an unauthorized entity from accessing, creating, modifying, disclosing or destroying information; and (2) require information systems are operational when needed by authorized users.Framework
configuration change control processnounMWEAn action that is taken or performed to systematically manage all changes made to an asset's arrangement, system configuration, or security configuration in order to prevent unnecessary disruptions, vulnerabilities, and mitigate threats. Its purpose is to ensure that all changes to a complex system are performed with the knowledge and consent of management.ProcessRegulated
configuration change managementnounMWEA process for managing configuration changes and variances in configurations.ProcessRegulated
Configuration ControlnounMWEProcess of controlling modifications to hardware, firmware, software, and documentation to protect the information system against improper modification prior to, during, and after system implementation.ProcessRegulated
Configuration Control BoardnounMWEA group of qualified people with responsibility for the process of regulating and approving changes to hardware, firmware, software, and documentation throughout the development and operational life cycle of an information system.Organization
Configuration managementnounMWEThe management of security features and assurances through control of changes made to a system's hardware, software, firmware, documentation, testing, test fixtures, and test documentation throughout the development and operational life of the system.Process
Configurationismnoun(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational propertiesverified
configure a systemnounMWEThe setting of various switches and jumpers for hardware and the defining of values of parameters for software. Each parameter specifies a preferred or required setting or policy for a computer system, or a configuration control such as a particular registry key, file, or GPO setting. Every parameter includes descriptive elements in a human-understandable manner.Process
confirmnounEstablish the truth or correctness of something previously believed to be the case.Process
Confirmationnouna ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaismverified
Confirmation HearingnounMWEa hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the presidentverified
Conflict of InterestnounMWEa situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interestsverified
Conformal ProjectionnounMWEa map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shapeverified
Conformational EntropynounMWEentropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance aloneverified
Confusednessnouna mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behaviorverified
Confusionnounan act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blendedverified
Confusion MatrixnounMWEA matrix showing the predicted and actual classifications. A confusion matrix is of size LxL, where L is the number of different label valuesArtifact
Congenatornounan animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)verified
Congenernounan animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)verified
Congenital AfibrinogenemianounMWEa rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasmaverified
Congenital MegacolonnounMWEcongenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nervesverified
Congenital PancytopenianounMWEa rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrowverified
Congernounlarge dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal watersverified
Conger EelnounMWElarge dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal watersverified