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Overcomernounsomeone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasionverified
Overcompensationnoun(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its oppositeverified
overdraftnounThe amount by which withdrawals exceed deposits, or the extension of credit by a lending institution to allow for such a situation.Data
OverfittingnounGiven a hypothesis space H, a hypothesis h element of H is said to overfit the training data if there exists some alternative hypothesis h' element of H, such that h has smaller error than h' over the training examples, but h' has a smaller error than h over the entire distribution of instance.Vulnerability
Overflightnouna flight by an aircraft over a particular area, especially over an area in foreign territoryverified
Overflow IncontinencenounMWEurinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urineverified
Overhead RailwaynounMWEa railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street levelverified
Overlappingnouncovering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)verified
Overlayernounprotective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exteriorverified
OverloadnounHindrance of system operation by placing excess burden on the performance capabilities of a system component.Threat
Overnight BagnounMWEa small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnightverified
Overnight CasenounMWEa small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnightverified
Overnighternouna small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnightverified
Overpassnounbridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levelsverified
Overrefinementnounthe act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to meanverified
Oversight & DevelopmentnounMWEA NICE Workforce Framework category consisting of specialty areas providing leadership, management, direction, and/or development and advocacy so that all individuals and the organization may effectively conduct cybersecurity work.Capability
Oversimplificationnouna simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)verified
Overt ChannelnounMWECommunications path within a computer system or network designed for the authorized transfer of data. See Covert Channel.Network
Overt TestingnounMWESecurity testing performed with the knowledge and consent of the organization’s IT staff.Process
Overthrust FaultnounMWEa geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compressionverified
Overwrite ProcedurenounMWEA software process that replaces data previously stored on storage media with a predetermined set of meaningless data or random patterns.Requirement
Ovipositornounegg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishesverified
Ovolonouna convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipseverified
Ovulationnounthe expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)verified
Ovulation MethodnounMWEnatural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucusverified
Owlnounnocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyesverified
Owlclawsnounstout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow raysverified
Own GoalnounMWE(soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defendingverified
Own RightnounMWEby title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achievedverified