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Outdoor StagenounMWEa platform where a (brass) band can play in the open airverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outdoorsnounwhere the air is unconfinedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outdoorsmannouna person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Outdoorswomannouna woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Outer BoundarynounMWEthe outside boundary or surface of somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outer EarnounMWEthe part of the ear visible externallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outer GarmentnounMWEa garment worn over other garmentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outer PlanetnounMWE(astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Outer SpacenounMWEany location outside the Earth's atmosphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outercoursenounsexual stimulation without vaginal penetrationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outerwearnounclothing for use outdoorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outfallnounthe outlet of a river or drain or other source of waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outfieldnounthe area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the basesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outfieldernouna fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfieldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outfitternouna shop that provides equipment for some specific purposeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outfittingnounthe act of renovating and fitting out a shipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outflownounthe discharge of a fluid from some containerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outgoernounsomeone who leaves one country to settle in anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outgrowthnouna natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outhousenouna small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outingnouna day devoted to an outdoor social gatheringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outlandernouna person who comes from a foreign countryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outlandishnessnounstrikingly out of the ordinaryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outlawrynounillegality as a consequence of unlawful actsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outlaynounthe act of spending or disbursing moneyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outletnounreceptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devicesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outlet BoxnounMWE(electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring systemverifiedMay 18, 2026
OutliernounValues distant from most other values. In machine learning, any of the following are outliers: • Weights with high absolute values • Predicted values relatively far away from the actual values • Input data whose values are more than roughly 3 standard deviations from the mean Outliers often cause problems in model training. Clipping is one way of managing outliersDataMay 18, 2026
Outlooknouna habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situationsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outpatientnouna patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outportnouna subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Outpostnouna military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troopsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outpouringnounthe rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)verifiedMay 18, 2026
outputnounData or information produced by computer processing, such as graphic display on a terminal or hard copy.ArtifactMay 9, 2026
Output ContractnounMWEa contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Output DevicenounMWEelectronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other mediaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Output FilenounMWE(computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or programverifiedMay 18, 2026
Output ProgramnounMWEa utility program that organizes the output of a computerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Output RoutinenounMWEa routine that controls an output deviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Output SignalnounMWEsignal that comes out of an electronic systemverifiedMay 18, 2026
Output-To-Input RationounMWEthe output power of a transducer divided by the input powerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outrageousnessnounthe quality of being outrageousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outreachnounthe act of reaching outverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outridernounan escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Outriggernouna stabilizer for a canoeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outrigger CanoenounMWEa seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsettingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outronounmedia, such as a song and/or video sequence, that plays as a television show or movie endsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outsetnounthe time at which something is supposed to beginverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outside CalipernounMWEcaliper for measuring outside dimensionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outside ClinchnounMWEa clinch with the end of the line outside the loopverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outside DoornounMWEa doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a buildingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outside LoopnounMWEa loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outside MirrornounMWEcar mirror that reflects the view at side and behind carverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outside ThreatnounMWEAn unauthorized entity from outside the domain perimeter that has the potential to harm an Information System through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.ThreatMay 9, 2026
outside( r) threatnounMWEA person or group of persons external to an organization who are not authorized to access its assets and pose a potential risk to the organization and its assets.ThreatRestrictedAug 30, 2026
Outsidernouna contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to winverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outsider ArtnounMWEa genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artistsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outsider ThreatnounMWEAn unauthorized entity outside the security domain that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and/or denial of service.ThreatMay 9, 2026
Outskirtsnounoutlying areas of a city or townverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outsolenounthe outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the groundverifiedMay 18, 2026
outsourced applicationnounMWEAn application that is contracted out to an external provider for the development, deployment, and management.SystemRegulatedAug 30, 2026
outsourced service providersnounMWEA service provider that performs business processes, operations, or controls on behalf of the entity when such business processes, operations, or controls are necessary to achieve the entity's objectives.OrganizationAug 30, 2026
OutsourcingnounThe use and handling of PI by a third-party service organization engaged by a legal entity or person to provide processes, services or products or to operate a business function on behalf of the legal entity or person.ProcessMay 12, 2026
outsourcing arrangementnounMWEA contract between the institution and an audit services firm to provide internal audit services.ProcessRegulatedAug 30, 2026
outsourcing contractnounMWEThe outsourcing contract is one of the most important document in an outsourcing relationship. The contract, terms and the quality of the contract will largely influence the outsourcing relations, governance and overall the success of the outsourcing venture.RequirementConfidentialAug 30, 2026
Outsourcing Service ContractnounMWEThis record contains acquisition or outsourcing contracts for IT services.ArtifactConfidentialAug 30, 2026
Outspokennessnounthe trait of being blunt and outspokenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outstationnouna station in a remote or sparsely populated locationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outstrokenounthe stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaftverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outtakenouna scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the filmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outthrustnounan outcropping of rock that extends outwardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outturnnounwhat is produced in a given time periodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Outwardnessnouna concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Outworknounsubsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified areaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ouzelnouncommon black European thrushverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ouzonouna Greek liquor flavored with aniseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Oval KumquatnounMWEshrub bearing oval-fruited kumquatsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Oval WindownounMWEfenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovalbuminnounthe white part of an eggverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovarian ArterynounMWEthe artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovariesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovarian CystnounMWEa cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovaryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovarian PregnancynounMWEectopic pregnancy in the ovaryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovarian VeinnounMWEone of the veins that drain the ovariesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovariectomynounsurgical removal of one of both ovariesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovaritisnouninflammation of the ovariesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovarynoun(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesteroneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovate LeafnounMWEan egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the baseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovationnounenthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovennounkitchen appliance used for baking or roastingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Oven ThermometernounMWEa thermometer that registers the temperature inside an ovenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovenbirdnounsmall brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nestsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ovenwarenounheat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as servedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Over the Counter SecuritynounMWEa security traded in the over-the-counter marketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Over the Counter StocknounMWEstock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchangeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Over-Crowdingnounexcessive crowdingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Over-The-Air Key DistributionnounMWEProviding electronic key via over-the-air rekeying, over-the-air key transfer, or cooperative key generation.ProcessRestrictedCUIAug 30, 2026
Over-The-Air Key TransfernounMWEElectronically distributing key without changing traffic encryption key used on the secured communications path over which the transfer is accomplished.ProcessRegulatedCUIAug 30, 2026
Over-The-Air RekeyingnounMWEChanging traffic encryption key or transmission security key in remote cryptographic equipment by sending new key directly to the remote cryptographic equipment over the communications path it secures.ProcessRegulatedCUIAug 30, 2026
Over-The-Counter DrugnounMWEa drug that is sold without a prescriptionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Over-The-Counter MarketnounMWEa stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchangeverifiedMay 18, 2026