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Employment AgencynounMWEan agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed peopleverified
Employment InterviewnounMWEan interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employmentverified
Employment OfficenounMWEan agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed peopleverified
Emporiumnouna large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandiseverified
Empty TombnounMWEa monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recoveredverified
EmulationnounThe use of a data processing system to imitate another data processing system, so that the imitating system accepts the same data, executes the same programs, and achieves the same results as the imitated system.Capability
En PassantnounMWE(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passedverified
Enabling ActnounMWEa provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the lawverified
Enabling ClausenounMWEa provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the lawverified
Enabling LegislationnounMWElegislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the lawverified
Enactmentnouna legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative bodyverified
Enalaprilnounan ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilationverified
Enallagenouna substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I')verified
Enanthemnouneruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a diseaseverified
Enanthemanouneruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a diseaseverified
Enantiomernouneither one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identicalverified
Enantiomorphnouneither one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identicalverified
Enantiomorphismnounthe relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one anotherverified
Enarthrodial JointnounMWEa freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other boneverified
Enarthrosisnouna freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other boneverified
Encainidenounantiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patientsverified
EncapsulationnounThe inclusion of one data structure within another structure so that the first data structure is hidden for the time being.Control
Encapsulation security payloadnounMWEProtocol, which is designed to provide a mix of security services in IPv4 and IPv6. ESP can be used to provide confidentiality, data origin authentication, connectionless integrity, an anti-replay service (a form of partial sequence integrity), and (limited) traffic flow confidentiality. (RFC 4303) Scope Note: The ESP header is inserted after the IP header and before the next layer protocol header (transport mode) or before an encapsulated IP header (tunnel mode).Network
Encephalartosnounany of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leavesverified
Encephalogramnounan X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrastverified
Encephalographynounroentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen)verified
Encephalonnounthat part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centersverified
Enchanter's NightshadenounMWEany of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawnverified
Enchiridionnouna concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or locationverified
Enchondromanounbenign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)verified
EnclavenounCollection of information systems connected by one or more internal networks under the control of a single authority and security policy. The systems may be structured by physical proximity or by function, independent of location.System
Enclave BoundarynounMWEPoint at which an enclave’s internal network service layer connects to an external network’s service layer, i.e., to another enclave or to a Wide Area Network (WAN).NetworkRegulated
Enclosurenounsomething (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letterverified
Encounter GroupnounMWEa meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotionsverified
Encrustationnouna decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlayverified
encrypted connectionnounMWEA connection between a computer and another computer where the traffic between the two systems have been encrypted.Network
Encrypted KeynounMWEA cryptographic key that has been encrypted using an Approved security function with a key encrypting key, a PIN, or a password in order to disguise the value of the underlying plaintext key.CredentialRegulatedCUI
Encrypted NetworknounMWEA network on which messages are encrypted (e.g., using DES, AES, or other appropriate algorithms) to prevent reading by unauthorized parties.NetworkRestricted
EncryptionnounThe process of changing plaintext into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.Control
Encryption algorithmnounMWESet of mathematically expressed rules for rendering data unintelligible by executing a series of conversions controlled by a key.Control
Encryption CertificatenounMWEA certificate containing a public key that is used to encrypt electronic messages, files, documents, or data transmissions, or to establish or exchange a session key for these same purposes.Credential
Encryption keynounMWEA piece of information, in a digitized form, used by an encryption algorithm to convert the plaintext to the ciphertextCredentialRestrictedCUI
Encyclical LetternounMWEa letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the worldverified
Encyclopaedianouna reference work, often in several alphabetical volumes, containing articles on various topics dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialtyverified
Encyclopedianouna reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialtyverified