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Easter EggnounMWEHidden functionality within an application program, which becomes activated when an undocumented, and often convoluted, set of commands and keystrokes are entered. Easter eggs are typically used to display the credits for the development team and are intended to be nonthreatening.Vulnerability
Eastern ChinquapinnounMWEshrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nutsverified
Eastern ChipmunknounMWEsmall striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouchesverified
Eastern CottontailnounMWEwidely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regionsverified
Eastern Fence LizardnounMWEsmall active lizard of United States and north to British Columbiaverified
Eastern KingbirdnounMWEa kingbird that breeds in North America and winters in tropical Americaverified
Eastern Poison OaknounMWEpoisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contactverified
Eastern Red CedarnounMWEsmall juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needlesverified
Eastern United StatesnounMWEthe region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi Riververified
Eating AwaynounMWE(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)verified
Eavesdropping AttacknounMWEAn attack in which an Attacker listens passively to the authentication protocol to capture information which can be used in a subsequent active attack to masquerade as the Claimant.ThreatRegulated
Ebony FamilynounMWEfruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmonverified
Ebony TreenounMWEtropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetworkverified
Eburnationnouna change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivoryverified
Ecce HomonounMWEa representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thornsverified
Ecchymosisnounthe escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skinverified
Ecclesiastical CalendarnounMWEa calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivalsverified
Ecclesiastical LawnounMWEthe body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian churchverified
Ecclesiastical ProvincenounMWEthe district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical orderverified
Ecclesiasticismnounreligion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practicesverified
Ecclesiologynounthe branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a churchverified
Ecesisnoun(ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitatverified
Echelonnouna diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offsetverified
Echidnanouna burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termitesverified
Echo ReplynounMWEAn echo reply is the response a machine that has received an echo request sends over ICMP.Network
Echo RequestnounMWEAn echo request is an ICMP message sent to a machine to determine if it is online and how long traffic takes to get to it.Network
Echo SoundernounMWEa measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to returnverified