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Hickeynouna temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their loververified
Hickory NutnounMWEsmall hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickoriesverified
Hickory PinenounMWEa small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scalesverified
Hidden ReservenounMWEreserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values)verified
Hide and Go SeeknounMWEa game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find themverified
Hide-And-Seeknouna game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find themverified
Hierarchical Classification SystemnounMWEa classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structureverified
Hierarchical Data StructurenounMWEa structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structureverified
Hierarchical MenunounMWEa secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menuverified
Hierarchical storage management (HSM)nounMWEHSM is used to dynamically manage the back-up and retrieval of files based on how often they are accessed using storage media and devices that vary in speed and cost.System
Hierarchical StructurenounMWEa structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structureverified
High Assurance GuardnounMWEA guard that has two basic functional capabilities: a Message Guard and a Directory Guard. The Message Guard provides filter service for message traffic traversing the Guard between adjacent security domains. The Directory Guard provides filter service for directory access and updates traversing the Guard between adjacent security domains.SystemRegulatedCUI
High AvailabilitynounMWEA failover feature to ensure availability during device or component interruptions.Capability
High BarnounMWEgymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both endsverified
High Blood PressurenounMWEa common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)verified
High ColonicnounMWEan enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposesverified
High CommandnounMWEthe highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)verified
High CommissionernounMWEa senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rankverified
High DudgeonnounMWEa feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')verified
High FinancenounMWElarge and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical)verified
High GearnounMWEa forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speedverified
High ImpactnounMWEThe loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability that could be expected to have a severe or catastrophic adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the national security interests of the United States; (i.e., 1) causes a severe degradation in mission capability to an extent and duration that the organization is able to perform its primary functions, but the effectiveness of the functions is significantly reduced; 2) results in major damage to organizational assets; 3) results in major financial loss; or 4) results in severe or catastrophic harm to individuals involving loss of life or serious life threatening injuries).MetricRegulatedCUI
high impact Bulk Electric System Cyber SystemnounMWEA Bulk Electric System Cyber System in which at least one security objective (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, or availability) is assigned a potential impact value of high.SystemRegulatedCUI
High JumpnounMWEa competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal barverified
High MallownounMWEerect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowersverified
High ReliefnounMWEa sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depthverified
High SteppernounMWEa horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trottingverified
High-Angle FirenounMWEfire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum rangeverified
High-Angle GunnounMWEa cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short rangesverified
High-Bush BlueberrynounMWEhigh-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloomverified
High-Definition TelevisionnounMWEa television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detailverified
High-Energy PhysicsnounMWEthe branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactionsverified
High-Impact SystemnounMWEAn information system in which at least one security objective (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, or availability) is assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact value of high.SystemRegulatedCUI
High-Level FormattingnounMWE(computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurationsverified
High-Level LanguagenounMWEa problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be runverified
High-Level Radioactive WastenounMWEradioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumedverified