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software releasenounMWEThe public or private distribution of an initial or upgraded version of a computer software product.Artifact
software security controlnounMWEThe software and procedures used to assist in the protection of information systems and the files created, communicated and stored by individuals and organization.Control
Software SystemnounMWE(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memoryverified
Software System Test and Evaluation ProcessnounMWEProcess that plans, develops, and documents the qualitative/quantitative demonstration of the fulfillment of all baseline functional performance, operational, and interface requirements.ProcessRegulated
Software TestingnounMWEActivity in which a system or component is executed under specified conditions, the results are observed or recorded, and an evaluation is made of some aspect of the system or component.Process
Software-Based Fault IsolationnounMWEA method of isolating application modules into distinct fault domains enforced by software. The technique allows untrusted programs written in an unsafe language, such as C, to be executed safely within the single virtual address space of an application. Untrusted machine interpretable code modules are transformed so that all memory accesses are confined to code and data segments within their fault domain. Access to system resources can also be controlled through a unique identifier associated with each domain.Control
Soil ConditionernounMWEa chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosityverified
Soja BeannounMWEerect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowersverified
Solnouna colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquidverified
Solar ApexnounMWEthe point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed starsverified
Solar ConstantnounMWEthe rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphereverified
Solar ParallaxnounMWEthe angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unitverified
Solar ProminencenounMWElarge eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphereverified
Solar SystemnounMWEthe sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational fieldverified
Solar TrapnounMWEa terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold windsverified
Solar YearnounMWEthe time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxesverified
Solemnisationnounthe public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritualverified
Solemnizationnounthe public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritualverified
Solenogasternoundeep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantleverified
Soleus MusclenounMWEa broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscleverified
Solferinonouna pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferinoverified
Solicitationnounthe act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)verified
Solid AnglenounMWEan angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)verified
Solid FoodnounMWEany solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishmentverified