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Receptionistnounan employee whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors, typically located behind the front deskverified
Receptive AphasianounMWEaphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written wordsverified
Receptornouna cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological responseverified
Recessionnounthe withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church serviceverified
Recessive AllelenounMWEan allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identicalverified
Recessive GenenounMWEgene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identicalverified
Recidivistnounsomeone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)verified
Recipientnounthe semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clauseverified
Recipient RolenounMWEthe semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clauseverified
Recipient Usage PeriodnounMWEThe period of time during the cryptoperiod of a symmetric key when protected information is processed.MetricRegulated
Reciprocal agreementnounMWEAn agreement whereby two organizations with similar computer systems agree to provide computer processing time for the other in the event one of the systems is rendered inoperable. Processing time may be provided on a "best effort" or as "time available" basis; therefore, reciprocal agreements are not usually acceptable as a primary recovery option.RequirementInternal
Reciprocal CrossnounMWEhybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotypeverified
Reciprocal InhibitionnounMWEa method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with itverified
Reciprocal PronounnounMWEa pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subjectverified
Reciprocal-Inhibition TherapynounMWEa method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with itverified
Reciprocating EnginenounMWEan internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylindersverified
ReciprocitynounMutual agreement among participating organizations to accept each other’s security assessments in order to reuse information system resources and/or to accept each other’s assessed security posture in order to share information.Process
Recitalnouna public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advanceverified
Recitationnouna public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advanceverified
Recitativenouna vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speechverified
Reclamationnounthe conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivationverified
Reclinernounan armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in itverified
Reclining ChairnounMWEan armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in itverified
Recognisancenoun(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by lawverified
Recognitionnounthe automatic discovery of regularities in data through the use of computer algorithms and with the use of these regularities to take actions such as classifying the data into different categories.Capability
Recognizancenoun(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by lawverified
Recollectionnounthe process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)verified
Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic AcidnounMWEgenetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organismsverified
Recombinant DnanounMWEgenetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organismsverified
Recombinant Dna TechnologynounMWEthe technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organismverified
Recombinant Human InsulinnounMWEa form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulinverified
Recombinationnoun(physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ionsverified
Recommendation SystemnounMWEA subclass of information filtering system that seek to predict ‘rating’ or ‘preference’ that a user would give to an item (such as music, books or movies) or social element (e.g. people or group) they had not yet considered, using a model built from the characteristics of an item (content based approaches) or the user’s social environment (collaborative filtering approaches)SystemPII
reconcilementnounThe purpose of this task is to reestablish a close relationship or to settle or resolve something.ProcessInternal
ReconnaissancenounReconnaissance is the phase of an attack where an attackers finds new systems, maps out networks, and probes for specific, exploitable vulnerabilities.Threat
Reconnaissance by FirenounMWEa method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fireverified
Reconnaissance in ForcenounMWEan offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)verified
Reconnaissance MissionnounMWEthe act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)verified
Reconnaissance VehiclenounMWEfast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open topverified
Reconsiderationnouna consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decisionverified
Reconstructionnounrecall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recallverified
Reconstructive MemorynounMWErecall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recallverified
Reconstructive SurgerynounMWEsurgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissueverified
Reconverting bank (Check 21)nounMWEThe financial institution that creates a substitute check. With respect to a substitute check that was created by a person that is not a financial institution, the reconverting bank is the first financial institution that transfers, presents, or returns that substitute check or, in lieu thereof, the first paper or electronic representation of that substitute check. The reconverting bank warrants that (1) the substitute check is the legal equivalent of the original check; and (2) the original check cannot be presented again in any form so the customer pays the check only once.OrganizationRegulated
Record ChangernounMWEan automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual interventionverified
Record PlayernounMWEmachine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronicallyverified
Recordingnouna signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recordedverified
Records ManagementnounMWEThe process for tagging information for records-keeping requirements as mandated in the Federal Records Act and the National Archival and Records Requirements.ProcessRegulatedCUI
records management procedurenounMWEA detailed description of the steps necessary to systematically and administratively control records throughout their life cycle in conformance with applicable standards.Requirement