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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
software releasenounMWEThe public or private distribution of an initial or upgraded version of a computer software product.ArtifactAug 30, 2026
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.ControlMay 9, 2026
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 memoryverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.ProcessRegulatedAug 30, 2026
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.ProcessAug 28, 2026
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.ControlMay 9, 2026
Softwoodnounwood that is easy to saw, from conifers such as pine or firverifiedMay 18, 2026
Softynouna person who is weak and excessively sentimentalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sogginessnouna heavy wetnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sohnounthe syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmizationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soil BanknounMWEland retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building cropsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soil ConditionernounMWEa chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soil ConservationnounMWEprotection of soil against erosion or deteriorationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soil ErosionnounMWEthe washing away of soil by the flow of waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soil HorizonnounMWEa layer in a soil profileverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soil PipenounMWEdrain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Soil ProfilenounMWEa vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soilingnounthe act of soiling somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soilurenounthe act of soiling somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soireenouna party of people assembled in the evening, usually at a private houseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soiree MusicalenounMWEa soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to musicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soixante-Neufnounoral sex practiced simultaneously by two peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sojanounerect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soja BeannounMWEerect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Sojournernouna temporary residentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solnouna colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquidverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solacementnounthe comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solannounvery large white gannet with black wing tipsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solan GoosenounMWEvery large white gannet with black wing tipsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solanaceous VegetablenounMWEany of several fruits of plants of the family SolanaceaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solant GoosenounMWEvery large white gannet with black wing tipsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar ApexnounMWEthe point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed starsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar ArraynounMWEelectrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar BatterynounMWEelectrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar CalendarnounMWEa calendar based on solar cyclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar CellnounMWEa cell that converts solar energy into electrical energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar CollectornounMWEa concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar ConstantnounMWEthe rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar DaynounMWEtime for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar DishnounMWEa concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar EclipsenounMWEthe moon interrupts light from the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar EnergynounMWEenergy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar FlarenounMWEa sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surfaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar FurnacenounMWEa concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar GravitynounMWEthe gravity of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar HalonounMWEa luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar HeaternounMWEa heater that makes direct use of solar energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar HousenounMWEa house designed to use solar radiation for heatingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar Magnetic FieldnounMWEthe magnetic field of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar MonthnounMWEone-twelfth of a solar or tropical yearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar PanelnounMWEelectrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar ParallaxnounMWEthe angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar PhysicsnounMWEthe branch of astronomy that deals with the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar PlexusnounMWEa large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomachverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar PowernounMWEenergy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar ProminencenounMWElarge eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar RadiationnounMWEradiation from the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar SystemnounMWEthe sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational fieldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar TelescopenounMWEa telescope designed to make observations of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar Thermal SystemnounMWEa system that converts sunlight into heatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar TrapnounMWEa terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold windsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar WindnounMWEa stream of protons moving radially from the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solar YearnounMWEthe time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solarisationnounexposure to the rays of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solariumnouna room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solarizationnounexposure to the rays of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solderernouna worker who joins or mends with solderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solderingnounfastening firmly togetherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldering FluxnounMWEflux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by solderingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldering IronnounMWEa hand tool with a heatable tipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldier Grainy ClubnounMWEa variety of grainy clubverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldier of FortunenounMWEa person hired to fight for another country than their ownverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldierfishnounthe larger squirrelfishesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldieringnounskills that are required for the life of soldierverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldiershipnounskills that are required for the life of soldierverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soldierynounsoldiers collectivelyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solecismnouna socially awkward or tactless actverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solemnessnouna trait of dignified seriousnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solemnisationnounthe public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solemnitynouna trait of dignified seriousnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solemnizationnounthe public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solenogasternoundeep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solenoidnouna coil of wire around an iron coreverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soleusnouna broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Soleus MusclenounMWEa broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solfanouna system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, tiverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solfa SyllablenounMWEone of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmizationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solfegenounsinging using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C majorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solfeggionounsinging using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C majorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solferinonouna pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at SolferinoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solicitationnounthe act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Solicitornouna British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solicitor GeneralnounMWEa law officer appointed to assist an attorney generalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solicitorshipnounthe position of solicitorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solicitousnessnouna feeling of excessive concernverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solicitudenouna feeling of excessive concernverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solid AnglenounMWEan angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Solid Body SubstancenounMWEthe solid parts of the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solid FigurenounMWEa three-dimensional shapeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Solid FoodnounMWEany solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishmentverifiedMay 18, 2026