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How-Do-You-Donounan expression of greetingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Howdahnouna (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Howdynounan expression of greetingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Howitzernouna muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short rangeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Howlernounmonkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Howler MonkeynounMWEmonkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hoynouna flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Hoyanounany plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hoydennouna girl who behaves in a boyish mannerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hoydenismnounmasculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Hrnouna period of time equal to 1/24th of a dayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hryvnianounthe basic unit of money in UkraineverifiedMay 18, 2026
HTMLnouna set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
HTTP ProxynounMWEAn HTTP Proxy is a server that acts as a middleman in the communication between HTTP clients and servers.NetworkMay 9, 2026
HTTPSnounWhen used in the first part of a URL (the part that precedes the colon and specifies an access scheme or protocol), this term specifies the use of HTTP enhanced by a security mechanism, which is usually SSL.NetworkMay 9, 2026
Huamachilnouncommon thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huarachenouna sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather strapsverifiedMay 18, 2026
HubnounSimple devices that pass all data traffic in both directions between the LAN sections they link. Hubs forward every message they receive to the other sections of the LAN, even those that do not need to go there.NetworkMay 12, 2026
Hub-And-Spokenouna system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are availableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hub-And-Spoke SystemnounMWEa system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are availableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hubbard SquashnounMWEany of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hubble-Bubblenounan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hubbly-Bubblynounan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hubbubnounloud confused noise from many sourcesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hubbynouna married manverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hubcapnouncap that fits over the hub of a wheelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hubrisnounoverbearing pride or presumptionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huckabacknountoweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabricverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huckleberrynounany of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huckleberry OaknounMWEa low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huddlernouna person who crouchesverifiedMay 18, 2026
HudoodnounIslamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hudson SealnounMWEmuskrat fur dressed to simulate sealskinverifiedMay 18, 2026
HududnounIslamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hue and CrynounMWEloud and persistent outcry from many peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huffinessnouna passing state of anger and resentmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huffingnounan act of forcible exhalationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huffishnessnouna feeling of sulky resentmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hug DrugnounMWEstreet names for methylenedioxymethamphetamineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hug-Me-Tightnouna woman's fitted jacketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huggernouna person who hugsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huggingnounaffectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Huisachenountropical American thorny shrub or small treeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Huitrenounedible body of any of numerous oystersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hulanouna Polynesian rain dance performed by a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hula-Hoopnounplaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hipsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hula-Hulanouna Polynesian rain dance performed by a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hullabaloonoundisturbance usually in protestverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hullonounan expression of greetingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human ActionnounMWEsomething that people do or cause to happenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human ActivitynounMWEsomething that people do or cause to happenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human BeingnounMWEany living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human BodynounMWEalternative names for the body of a human beingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human BotflynounMWElarge tropical American flyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Chorionic GonadotrophinnounMWEhormone produced early in pregnancy by the placentaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Chorionic GonadotropinnounMWEhormone produced early in pregnancy by the placentaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human DeathnounMWEa death resulting from an accident or a disasterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human DynamonounMWEa highly energetic and indefatigable personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human EcologynounMWEthe branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populationsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human ElbownounMWEhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human FacenounMWEthe front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to earverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human firewallnounMWEA person prepared to act as a network layer of defense through education and awarenessNetworkMay 9, 2026
Human FootnounMWEthe part of the leg of a human being below the ankle jointverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Gamma GlobulinnounMWEa plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responsesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human HeadnounMWEthe head of a human beingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Immunodeficiency VirusnounMWEthe virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Human KneenounMWEhinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patellaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Language TechnologynounMWEthe branch of information science that deals with natural language informationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human NaturenounMWEthe shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human PalaeontologynounMWEthe scientific study of human fossilsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human PaleontologynounMWEthe scientific study of human fossilsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Papilloma VirusnounMWEany of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human ProcessnounMWEa process in which human beings are involvedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human RacenounMWEall of the living human inhabitants of the earthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human RelationshipnounMWEa relation between peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Remains PouchnounMWEa bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human Reproductive CloningnounMWEthe reproductive cloning of a sentient human beingverifiedMay 18, 2026
human resources processnounMWEThe steps necessary to support the general management of the organizational workforce, including staffing, employee compensation and benefits, and defining/designing work.ProcessMay 9, 2026
Human RightnounMWE(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Human SubjectsnounMWEa living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research: (i) Obtains information or biospecimens through intervention or interaction with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information or biospecimens; or (ii) Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates identifiable private information or identifiable biospecimens.RoleRegulatedPHIMay 18, 2026
Human System Integration (hsi)nounMWEmethods and approaches for testing and optimizing all human-related considerations from a “whole-system” or “system-of-systems” level.ProcessMay 18, 2026
Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1nounMWEretrovirus causing T-cell leukemiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human WastenounMWEthe body wastes of human beingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Human-AssistednounThe type of human-robot-interaction that that refers to situations during which human interactions are needed at the level of detail of task plans, i.e., during the execution of a taskProcessMay 18, 2026
Human-Cognitive BiasnounMWEHuman-cognitive biases relate to how an individual or group perceives AI system information to make a decision or fill in missing information, or how humans think about purposes and functions of an AI system. Human biases are omnipresent in decision-making processes across the AI lifecycle and system use, including the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of AI.VulnerabilityMay 18, 2026
Human-Computer Interaction (hci)nounMWEmethods and approaches for designing and architecting user interfaces and the interactions between humans and computer (or information) technology.candidateMay 18, 2026
Human-Enabled Machine LearningnounMWEDetection, correlation, and pattern recognition generated through machine-based observation of human operation of software systems capturing successful or unsuccessful operations to enable the creation of a useful predictive analytics capability.CapabilityMay 18, 2026
Human-In-The-LoopnounAn AI system that requires human interaction.CapabilityMay 18, 2026
Human-Machine Teaming (HMT)nounMWEThe ability of humans and AI systems to work together to undertake complex, evolving tasks in a variety of environments with seamless handoff both ways between human and AI team members. Areas of effort include developing effective policies for controlling human and machine initiatives, computing methods that ideally complement people, methods that optimize goals of teamwork, and designs that enhance human-AI interaction.CapabilityMay 18, 2026
Human-Operator-InterventionnounThe need for human interaction in a normally fully autonomous behavior due to some extenuating circumstances.RoleMay 18, 2026
Humanenessnounthe quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Humanisationnounthe act of making more humanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Humanismnounthe doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reasonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Humanistic DisciplinenounMWEstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Humanitarianismnounthe doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfareverifiedMay 18, 2026
Humanitynounall of the living human inhabitants of the earthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Humanizationnounthe act of making more humanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Humankindnounall of the living human inhabitants of the earthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Humannessnounthe quality of being humanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Humanoidnounan automaton that resembles a human beingverifiedMay 18, 2026