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Criminal NegligencenounMWE(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)verified
Criminal PossessionnounMWE(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstancesverified
Criminal ProsecutionnounMWEthe institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behaviorverified
Criminal RecordnounMWEa list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convictedverified
criminal records checknounMWEThe purpose of this task is to determine if a person has been convicted of a crime.ProcessRegulatedPII
Crimpernouna mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl itverified
Cringlenounfastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or linesverified
Crisis InterventionnounMWEpsychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisisverified
Crisis managementnounMWEThe process of managing an institution's operations in response to an emergency or event that threatens business continuity. An institution's ability to communicate with employees, customers, and the media, using various communications devices and methods, is a key component of crisis management.Process
Crisis Management Test/ExercisenounMWEA testing exercise that validates the capabilities of crisis management teams to respond to specific events. Crisis management exercises typically test the call tree notification process with employees, vendors, and key clients. Escalation procedures and disaster declaration criteria may also be validated.ProcessInternal
Criterion ValiditynounMWEcompares responses to future performance or to those obtained from other, more well-established surveys. Criterion validity is made up two subcategories: predictive and concurrent. Predictive validity refers to the extent to which a survey measure forecasts future performance. A graduate school entry examination that predicts who will do well in graduate school has predictive validity. Concurrent validity is demonstrated when two assessments agree or a new measure is compared favorably with one that is already considered valid.Metric
Criticnouna person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of artverified
critical business processnounMWEA business process that must be restored immediately after a disruption to ensure the affected firm's ability to protect its assets, meet its critical needs, and satisfy mandatory regulations and requirements.ProcessRegulated
critical employeenounMWEAn employee whose skills and knowledge are vital to organization's operations.Role
Critical Financial MarketsnounMWEFinancial markets whose operations are critical to the economy. Critical financial markets provide the means for financial institutions to adjust their cash and securities positions and those of their customers in order to manage liquidity, market, and other risks to their organizations. Critical financial markets also provide support for the provision of a wide range of financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States and support the implementation of monetary policy. Examples of "critical financial markets" include: • Federal funds, foreign exchange, and commercial paper; • U.S. Government and agency securities; and • Corporate debt and equity securities.SystemRegulated
critical functionnounMWEBusiness activities or information that could not be interrupted or unavailable for several business days without significantly jeopardizing operation of the organization.CapabilityRestricted
Critical infrastructurenounMWESystem and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the U.S. that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters. [Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001, 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)]SystemRegulatedCUI
Critical Market ParticipantsnounMWEParticipants in the financial markets that perform critical operations or provide critical services. Their inability to perform these operations or services could result in major disruptions in the financial system.OrganizationRegulated
Critical MassnounMWEthe minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reactionverified
critical operationsnounMWEAny activity, function, process, or service, the loss of which, for even a short period of time, would materially affect the continued operation of an FMI, its participants, the market it serves, and/or the broader financial system.ProcessRegulated
Critical PathnounMWEThe critical path represents the business processes or systems that must receive the highest priority during the recovery phase.ProcessRegulated
Critical PointnounMWEa crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be madeverified
Critical ReviewnounMWEan essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)verified
Critical Security ParameternounMWESecurity-related information (e.g., secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and Personal Identification Numbers [PINs]) whose disclosure or modification can compromise the security of a cryptographic module.DataRestrictedCUI
critical servicenounMWEA service that could not be interrupted or unavailable for several business days without significantly jeopardizing operation of the organization.SystemRestricted
Critical system (infrastructure)nounMWEThe systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, that are so vital that the incapacity or destruction of such may have a debilitating impact.SystemRegulated
critical third partynounMWEA necessary third party that is vital to an organization's operations.Organization
criticalitynounA measure of the degree to which an organization depends on the information or information system for the success of a mission or of a business function.Metric
Criticality analysisnounMWEAn analysis to evaluate resources or business functions to identify their importance to the enterprise, and the impact if a function cannot be completed or a resource is not availableProcess
Criticality LevelnounMWERefers to the (consequences of) incorrect behavior of a system. The more serious the expected direct and indirect effects of incorrect behavior, the higher the criticality level.Metric
Crixnounpersons who are professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of artverified
Crochet StitchnounMWEany one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needleverified
Crocodilenounlarge voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony platesverified
Crocusnounany of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowersverified
Cromlechnouna prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstoneverified
CronnounCron is a Unix application that runs jobs for users and administrators at scheduled times of the day.Process
Cronyismnounfavoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)verified
Crop-Dustingnounthe dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)verified