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Religious ResidencenounMWEresidence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)verified
Religious RightnounMWEUnited States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schoolsverified
Reliquarynouna container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)verified
Relocatable ProgramnounMWEa program that can be located in different parts of memory at different timesverified
Relocationnounthe transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)verified
Reluctivitynoun(physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in itverified
Relying PartynounMWEAn entity that relies upon the Subscriber's token and credentials or a Verifier's assertion of a Claimant’s identity, typically to process a transaction or grant access to information or a system.Identity
RemanencenounResidual information remaining on storage media after clearing. See Magnetic Remanence and Clearing.VulnerabilityRegulatedCUI
remedial actionnounMWEAction taken to implement long-term restoration of environmental quality.ControlRegulated
RemediationnounThe act of correcting a vulnerability or eliminating a threat. Three possible types of remediation are installing a patch, adjusting configuration settings, or uninstalling a software application.Process
Remediation PlannounMWEA plan to perform the remediation of one or more threats or vulnerabilities facing an organization’s systems. The plan typically includes options to remove threats and vulnerabilities and priorities for performing the remediation.ArtifactInternal
Reminiscencenounthe process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)verified
Remisenoun(fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)verified
Remissionnoun(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)verified
Remitmentnounin law, the act of remitting, especially the referral of a law case to another courtverified
Remittance cardsnounMWEPayment cards that are typically used to facilitate cross-border movement of funds by individuals and for person-to-person transactions.DataRegulatedPCI
Remoranounmarine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objectsverified
remote accessnounMWEAccess to an organization's nonpublic information system by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network (e.g., the Internet).CapabilityRegulated
Remote access servicenounMWERefers to any combination of hardware and software to enable the remote access to tools or information that typically reside on a network of IT devices Scope Note: Originally coined by Microsoft when referring to their built-in NT remote access tools, RAS was a service provided by Windows NT which allowed most of the services that would be available on a network to be accessed over a modem link. Over the years, many vendors have provided both hardware and software solutions to gain remote access to various types of networked information. In fact, most modern routers include a basic RAS capability that can be enabled for any dial-up interface.SystemRegulated
Remote ControlnounMWEa device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distanceverified
Remote control softwarenounMWESoftware that is used to obtain access to a computer or network from a remote distance.SystemRestricted
Remote deletionsnounMWEUse of a technology to remove data from a portable device without touching the device.CapabilityRegulated
Remote deposit capture (RDC)nounMWEA service that enables users at remote locations to scan digital images of checks and transmit the captured data to a financial institution or a merchant that is a customer of a financial institution.CapabilityRegulatedPCI
Remote Diagnostics/MaintenancenounMWEMaintenance activities conducted by authorized individuals communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet).ProcessRegulated
Remote journalingnounMWEProcess used to transmit journal or transaction logs in real time to a back-up location.ProcessRegulated
remote maintenancenounMWEMaintenance activities conducted by individuals communicating external to an information system security perimeter.ProcessRegulated
Remote RekeyingnounMWEProcedure by which a distant crypto-equipment is rekeyed electrically. See Automatic Remote Rekeying and Manual Remote Rekeying.ProcessRegulatedCUI
Remote-Access Data ProcessingnounMWEdata processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilitiesverified
Remotely created check (RCC)nounMWEA check that is drawn on a customer account at a financial institution, is created by the payee, and does not bear a signature in the format agreed to by the paying financial institution and customer. RCCs are also known as "demand drafts," "telechecks," "preauthorized drafts," "paper drafts," or "digital checks."DataRegulatedPCI
Removable medianounMWEPortable electronic storage media such as magnetic, optical, and solid-state devices, which can be inserted into and removed from a computing device, and that is used to store text, video, audio, and image information. Such devices have no independent processing capabilities. Examples include hard disks, floppy disks, zip drives, compact disks (CDs), thumb drives, pen drives, and similar USB storage devices.PhysicalRegulated
removable storage medianounMWEPortable electronic storage media such as magnetic, optical, and solid-state devices, which can be inserted into and removed from a computing device, and that is used to store text, video, audio, and image information. Such devices have no independent processing capabilities. Examples include hard disks, floppy disks, zip drives, compact disks (CDs), thumb drives, pen drives, and similar USB storage devices.PhysicalRegulated
Removal CompanynounMWEa company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to anotherverified
Removal FirmnounMWEa company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to anotherverified
Renaissance MannounMWEa scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topicsverified
Renal ArterynounMWEan artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys, adrenal glands, and uretersverified
Renal CorpusclenounMWEthe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronverified
Renal CortexnounMWEthe cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubulesverified
Renal FailurenounMWEan inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balanceverified
Renal MedullanounMWEthe innermost part of the kidney that balances the salt and water contents of bloodverified
Renal PelvisnounMWEa structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureterverified
Renderingnouna written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first languageverified