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Reproductive MemorynounMWErecall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recallverified
Reproductive SystemnounMWEorgans and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspringverified
Reptilenounany cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct formsverified
Republicnouna political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent themverified
Republicanismnounthe political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of governmentverified
RepudiationnounThe denial by one of the parties to a transaction of participation in all or part of that transaction or of the content of the communication.Requirement
reputationnounThe beliefs, opinion, or social evaluation of the public about someone or something.Metric
Request for CommentnounMWEA series of notes about the Internet, started in 1969 (when the Internet was the ARPANET). An Internet Document can be submitted to the IETF by anyone, but the IETF decides if the document becomes an RFC. Eventually, if it gains enough interest, it may evolve into an Internet standard.ArtifactPublicPublicInfo
Requiem SharknounMWEany of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal speciesverified
Requirements ContractnounMWEa contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one partyverified
Res GestaenounMWErule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay ruleverified
Res Ipsa LoquiturnounMWEa rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happenedverified
Rescriptnouna legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)verified
Research ColloquiumnounMWEa colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reportedverified
Research StaffnounMWEa group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratoryverified
Reseaunouna network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographsverified
Reserpinenounantihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)verified
Reservationnounthe written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advanceverified
Reserve accountnounMWEA non-interest-earning balance account institutions maintain with the Federal Reserve Bank or with a correspondent bank to satisfy the Federal Reserve's reserve requirements. Reserve account balances play a central role in the exchange of funds between depository institutions.Data
Reserve AssetsnounMWEcapital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demandsverified
Reserve BanknounMWEone of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their regionverified
Reserve ClausenounMWEa clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expirationverified
Reserve Keying MaterialnounMWEKey held to satisfy unplanned needs. See Contingency Key.CredentialRegulatedCUI
Reserve requirementsnounMWEThe percentage of deposits that a depository institution may not lend out or invest and must hold either as vault cash or on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank. Reserve requirements affect the potential of the banking system to create transaction deposits.RequirementRegulated
Reservoirnounanything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multipliesverified
Resettlementnounthe transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)verified
Residence HallnounMWEa college or university building containing living quarters for studentsverified
Residencynounthe position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)verified
Resident CommissionernounMWEthe representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representativesverified
Resident PhysiciannounMWEa physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospitalverified
ResidualnounResiduals are differences between the one-step-predicted output from the model and the measured output from the validation data set. Thus, residuals represent the portion of the validation data not explained by the model.Metric
Residual ClaynounMWEthe soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolvedverified
Residual risknounMWEThe remaining potential risk after all IT security measures are applied. There is a residual risk associated with each threat.Metric
Residual SoilnounMWEthe soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolvedverified
ResiduenounData left in storage after information-processing operations are complete, but before degaussing or overwriting has taken place.Data
resiliencenounThe ability to quickly adapt and recover from any known or unknown changes to the environment through holistic implementation of risk management, contingency, and continuity planning.Capability
resilience by designnounMWEThe embedding of security in technology and system development from the earliest stages of conceptualisation and design.RequirementRegulated
Resilience testingnounMWETesting of an institution's business continuity and disaster recovery resumption plans.ProcessInternal
Resiliencynounthe physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limitverified
Resinnounany of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple moleculesverified