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Cubic CentimetrenounMWEa metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a literverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic Content UnitnounMWEa unit of measurement of volume or capacityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic DecimeternounMWEa metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic DecimetrenounMWEa metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic FootnounMWEthe volume equal to a cube one foot on each sideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic InchnounMWEthe volume equal to a cube one inch on each sideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic KilometernounMWEa unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic KilometrenounMWEa unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MeasurenounMWEa unit of measurement of volume or capacityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MeternounMWEa metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 litersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MetrenounMWEa metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 litersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MillimeternounMWEa metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic MillimetrenounMWEa metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubic YardnounMWEa unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubicitynounthe property of resembling a cubeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubiclenounsmall area set off by walls for special useverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubismnounan artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubitnounan ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubital JointnounMWEhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubital NervenounMWEa nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubitierenounbody armor that protects the elbowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cubitusnounhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuboid BonenounMWEthe cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuboidal CellnounMWEan epithelial cell that shaped like a cubeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuboidal Epithelial CellnounMWEan epithelial cell that shaped like a cubeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucking StoolnounMWEan instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoldomnounthe state of a husband whose wife has committed adulteryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoldrynounthe practice of making cuckoldsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo BreadnounMWEEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo ClocknounMWEclock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckooverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo FlowernounMWEcommon perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo-Bumblebeenouna bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebeesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoo's NestnounMWEpejorative terms for an insane asylumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuckoopintnouncommon European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadixverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuculiform BirdnounMWEbirds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucumbernouncylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucumber TreenounMWEAmerican deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumberverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucumber VinenounMWEa melon vine of the genus CucumisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cucurbitnounany plant of the family CucurbitaceaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cudnounfood of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed againverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cudbearnouna purplish dye obtained from orchil lichensverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuddlingnounaffectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuddynounthe galley or pantry of a small shipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cudweednounany of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or colorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cue BallnounMWEthe ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cue SticknounMWEsports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiardsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cufflinknounjewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirtverifiedMay 18, 2026
CUI categoriesnounMWEThose types of information for which laws, regulations, or government-wide policies require or permit agencies to exercise safeguarding or dissemination controls and which the CUI Executive Agent has approved and listed in the CUI Registry. [5]RequirementRegulatedCUIAug 30, 2026
CUI Executive AgentnounMWEThe National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), which implements the executive branch-wide CUI Program and oversees federal agency actions to comply with Executive Order 13556. NARA has delegated this authority to the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). [5]OrganizationRegulatedCUIAug 30, 2026
CUI programnounMWEThe executive branch-wide program to standardize CUI handling by all federal agencies. The program includes the rules, organization, and procedures for CUI, established by Executive Order 13556, 32 CFR Part 2002, and the CUI Registry. [5]ProcessRegulatedCUIAug 30, 2026
CUI registrynounMWEThe online repository for all information, guidance, policy, and requirements on handling CUI, including everything issued by the CUI Executive Agent other than 32 CFR Part 2002. Among other information, the CUI Registry identifies all approved CUI categories, provides general descriptions for each, identifies the basis for controls, establishes markings, and includes guidance on handling procedures. [5]ArtifactRegulatedCUIAug 30, 2026
CUI transfernounMWEThis is a compositional phrase, not a term of art with a field-specific meaning distinct from its parts. In the CUI regulatory framework — governed by Executive Order 13556, 32 CFR Part 2002, and implemented through NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC — "disseminating" CUI is defined as when authorized holders transmit, transfer, or provide access to CUI to other authorized holders through any means; "transfer" is one item in that list, not a separately defined concept. The CUI program addresses transferring records — for example, requiring authorized holders to decontrol CUI when possible when transferring records to NARA, and to indicate continued control on the appropriate transfer forms when the CUI requires ongoing control. The phrase "CUI transfer" in the sentence you quoted ("transfers between organizations based on data structures and content") is simply applying the ordinary meaning of *transfer* to CUI-bearing data flows, using the surrounding context to specify the scope.DataRegulatedCUIAug 30, 2026
Cuirassnounmedieval body armor that covers the chest and backverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuirassiernouna cavalryman equipped with a cuirassverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuisinenounthe practice or manner of preparing food or the food so preparedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuissenounarmor plate that protects the thighverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cukenouncylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culnouna passage with access only at one endverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cul De SacnounMWEa passage with access only at one endverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culdoscopenouna specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culdoscopynounendoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vaginaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culinary ArtnounMWEthe practice or manner of preparing food or the food so preparedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cullendernounbowl-shaped strainerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cullisnouna gutter in a roofverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culmnounstem of plants of the GramineaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culminationnoun(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culottenouna divided skirtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culpabilitynouna state of guiltverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culpable 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)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Culpablenessnouna state of guiltverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culpritnounsomeone who perpetrates wrongdoingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultnounfollowers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leaderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cult of PersonalitynounMWEintense devotion to a particular personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultismnoundevotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cultverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultistnouna member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leaderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivarnouna variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated CabbagenounMWEany of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated CarrotnounMWEperennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible rootsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated CelerynounMWEwidely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cookedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated Crab ApplenounMWEany of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossomsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated LandnounMWEarable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising cropsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated ParsnipnounMWEEuropean biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated PlantnounMWEplants that are grown for their produceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated RicenounMWEyields the staple food of 50 percent of world's populationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivated StrawberrynounMWEwidely cultivatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivationnoun(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultivatornouna farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural AnthropologistnounMWEan anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as kinship systemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural AnthropologynounMWEthe branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and societyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural AttachenounMWEan attache who is a specialist in cultural mattersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultural MovementnounMWEa group of people working together to advance certain cultural goalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culturatinounpeople interested in culture and cultural activitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culture MediumnounMWEa nutrient substance, either solid or liquid, that is used to cultivate micro-organismsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culture ShocknounMWEa condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cultusnouna system of religious beliefs and ritualsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culverinnouna heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Culvertnouna transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railwayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumnounthe thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tractverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumaronenouna colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cumbersomenessnountrouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shapeverifiedMay 18, 2026