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Round KeynounMWERound keys are values derived from the Cipher Key using the Key Expansion routine; they are applied to the State in the Cipher and Inverse Cipher.CredentialRestricted
Round Ligament of the UterusnounMWEligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majoraverified
Round-Leaved Rein OrchidnounMWEorchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the groundverified
Round-Spored GyromitranounMWEa gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round sporesverified
Round-Trip Light TimenounMWEthe elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting pointverified
Roundabout WaynounMWEa roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)verified
RoundelnounEnglish form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and thirdverified
Roundingnoun(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimalsverified
Rounding ErrornounMWE(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimalsverified
Roundsmannouna workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)verified
Roundwormnouninfections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patchesverified
RouternounA LAN/WAN device operating at Layers 1 (physical), 2 (data link), and 3 (network) of the OSI 7 Layer Reference Model.Network
Router PlanenounMWEa woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottomsverified
Routing Information ProtocolnounMWERouting Information Protocol is a distance vector protocol used for interior gateway routing which uses hop count as the sole metric of a path's cost.Network
Routing LoopnounMWEA routing loop is where two or more poorly configured routers repeatedly exchange the same packet over and over.Vulnerability
Routing numbernounMWEAlso referred to as the ABA number. A nine-digit number (eight digits and a check digit) that identifies a specific financial institution.DataRegulated
Rownoundescribes a single entity or observation and the columns describe properties about that entity or observation. The more rows you have, the more examples from the problem domain that you have.Data
Row HousenounMWEa house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common wallsverified
Row of BricksnounMWEa course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line)verified
Rowlocknouna holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowingverified
Royal FernnounMWElarge deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted frondsverified
Royal JellynounMWEa secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queensverified
Royal OsmundnounMWElarge deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted frondsverified
Royal Velvet PlantnounMWEJavanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairsverified
Royalismnounadherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal governmentverified
Royaltynounpayment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their propertyverified
RozellenounEast Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiberverified
RSAnounA public key cryptosystem developed by R. Rivest, A. Shamir and L. Adleman used for both encryption and digital signatures Scope Note: The RSA has two different keys, the public encryption key and the secret decryption key. The strength of the RSA depends on the difficulty of the prime number factorization. For applications with high- level security, the number of the decryption key bits should be greater than 512 bits.Capability
Rubber BandnounMWEa narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) togetherverified