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End Cryptographic UnitnounMWEDevice that (1) performs cryptographic functions, (2) typically is part of a larger system for which the device provides security services, and (3) from the viewpoint of a supporting security infrastructure (e.g., a key management system), is the lowest level of identifiable component with which a management transaction can be conducted.SystemRegulatedCUI
End EventnounMWEAn activity, task, or output that describes or defines the conclusion of a process.Event
End of the WorldnounMWE(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly livesverified
End OrgannounMWEa specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibersverified
End RunnounMWE(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the lineverified
End usernounMWEThis role is focused on the consumers of a product or the access to and use of information systems and networks within the organization. Any individual who who uses the product should be assigned to this role.Role
End-Item AccountingnounMWEAccounting for all the accountable components of a COMSEC equipment configuration by a single short title.ProcessRegulatedCUI
End-of-lifenounAll software products have life cycles. End-of-life refers to the date when a software development company no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance for the product.Requirement
End-point securitynounMWERefers to a methodology of protecting the corporate network when accessed with remote devices, such as laptops, or other wireless and mobile devices. Each device with a remote connection to the network creates a potential entry (or exit) point for security threats.Capability
End-to-End EncryptionnounMWECommunications encryption in which data is encrypted when being passed through a network, but routing information remains visible.Control
End-to-end process flownounMWEDocument that details the flow of the processes, considering automated and manual control points, hardware, databases, network protocols, and real-time versus periodic processing characteristics.Process
End-to-end recoverabilitynounMWEThe ability of an institution to recover a business process from initiation, such as customer contact, through process finalization, such as transaction closure.CapabilityRegulated
End-to-End SecuritynounMWESafeguarding information in an information system from point of origin to point of destination.Control
Endaemonismnounan ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reasonverified
Endangered SpeciesnounMWEa species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinctionverified
Endarterectomynounsurgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosisverified
Endemic DiseasenounMWEa disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular locationverified
Endemic TyphusnounMWEacute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected fleaverified
Endemismnounnativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)verified
Endgamenounthe final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the boardverified
Endoblastnounthe inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systemsverified
Endocardiumnounthe membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valvesverified
Endocarpnounthe hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seedverified
Endocrine GlandnounMWEany of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstreamverified
Endocrine SystemnounMWEthe system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activityverified
Endocrinologistnounphysician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine systemverified
Endocrinologynounthe branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretionsverified
Endodermnounthe inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systemsverified
Endogenous DepressionnounMWEa state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating causeverified
Endonucleasenouna nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizesverified
Endoparasitenounany of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)verified
Endorphinnouna neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic propertiesverified
Endorsement in BlanknounMWEan endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearerverified
Endorsernouna person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable securityverified
Endoscopenouna long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgeryverified
Endoscopynounvisual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscopeverified
Endothelial MyelomanounMWEmalignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)verified
Endotoxinnouna toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or dieverified
Endotracheal TubenounMWEa catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contentsverified
Endowment InsurancenounMWElife insurance for a specified amount which is payable to the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the death of the insuredverified
Energidnouna biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interactsverified
Energynoun(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do workverified
Energy of ActivationnounMWEthe energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occurverified