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Curly-Coated RetrievernounMWEan English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coatverified
Currajongnounwidely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained woodverified
Currency BalancenounMWEAs at the time calculated, the current amount (positive or negative) of a particular eligible currency included in an account, as indicated on the books and records of CLS Bank. A currency balance is not a separate account.DataRegulated
Current AccountnounMWEthat part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer paymentsverified
Current of AirnounMWEair moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressureverified
Current UnitnounMWEa measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific timeverified
Curry PowdernounMWEpungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spicesverified
Cursive ScriptnounMWErapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paperverified
Cursornoun(computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual displayverified
Curtailmentnounthe act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulationverified
Curtain CallnounMWEan appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audienceverified
Curvaturenounthe rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curveverified
Curve BallnounMWEa pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterverified
Curvilinear CorrelationnounMWEany correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constantverified
Curvilinear RegressionnounMWEthe relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)verified
Cushawnounplant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rindsverified
Cushioningnounartifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfortverified
Cusknounelongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouthverified
Cuspidnounone of the four pointed conical teeth, two in each jaw, located between the incisors and the premolars; also known as caninesverified
Custard ApplenounMWEthe fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulpverified
Custard Apple TreenounMWEany of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulpverified
Custody CasenounMWEa legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)verified
Custom redirect servicenounMWEThis service enables control over the location of incoming calls or the redirection of calls to various locations or pre-established phone numbers to ensure customer service continuity.CapabilityInternal
CustomernounFor purposes of the Information Security Standards, “customer” means a consumer with whom a financial institution has a continuing relationship under which the institution provides one or more financial products or services to the consumer that are to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. In the case of a credit union, a customer relationship will exist between a credit union and certain consumers that are not the credit union’s members.Identity
customer accessnounMWEA customer’s ability and means to communicate or interact with a system, use system resources or to control system components and functions.CapabilityRegulated
customer accountnounMWEA client's formal contract with an individual or organization whereby the client receives goods or services.IdentityRegulatedPII
customer data privacynounMWEThe ability an organization or individual has to determine what customer data in a computer system can be shared with third parties.RequirementRegulatedPII
customer educational materialnounMWEEducational materials used to inform customers about topics regarding the products and/or services that they use.ArtifactInternal
customer informationnounMWEA term used in the Information Security Standards to mean any record containing non-public personal information about a customer, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, that is maintained by or on behalf of a financial institution.DataRegulatedPII
customer information systemnounMWEFor purposes of the Information Security Standards, “customer information systems” means any methods used to access, collect, store, use, transmit, protect, or dispose of customer information.SystemRegulatedPII
Customer ServicenounMWEThe purpose of this function is to provide and manage information delivery and support to an organization's clients regarding its products and/or services.Capability
Customer Service and Technical SupportnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Addresses problems, installs, configures, troubleshoots, and provides maintenance and training in response to customer requirements or inquiries (e.g., tiered-level customer support).Capability
Customer's BrokernounMWEsomeone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service businessverified
Customer's MannounMWEsomeone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service businessverified
Customhousenouna government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the countryverified
Customs UnionnounMWEan association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not membersverified
Customshousenouna government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the countryverified
Cut-Innoun(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a filmverified
Cut-ThroughnounCut-Through is a method of switching where only the header of a packet is read before it is forwarded to its destination.Network
Cutaneous AnthraxnounMWEa form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxinsverified
Cutaneous SensesnounMWEthe faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)verified
Cutaneous VeinnounMWEone of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veinsverified