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Strip PokernounMWEpoker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothingverified
Strip SearchnounMWEsearching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothesverified
Strip ShownounMWEa form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to musicverified
Strip-Jack-Nakednouna card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cardsverified
Striped Coral RootnounMWEnearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowersverified
Striped CorenounMWEA network architecture in which user data traversing a core IP network is decrypted, filtered and re-encrypted one or more times. Note: The decryption, filtering, and re-encryption are performed within a “Red gateway”; consequently, the core is “striped” because the data path is alternately Black, Red, and Black.NetworkRegulatedCUI
Striped DogwoodnounMWEmaple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumnverified
Striped KillifishnounMWEblack-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United Statesverified
Striped MaplenounMWEmaple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumnverified
Striped SquirrelnounMWEsmall striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouchesverified
Striped VioletnounMWEleafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purpleverified
Stripernouna serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of serviceverified
Stripper WellnounMWEan oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a dayverified
Striptease ArtistnounMWEa performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to musicverified
Strobenounscientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an objectverified
Strobe LightnounMWEscientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an objectverified
Stroboscopenounscientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an objectverified
Strong AuthenticationnounMWEThe requirement to use multiple factors for authentication and advanced technology, such as dynamic passwords or digital certificates, to verify an entity’s identity.ControlRegulated
strong cryptographynounMWECryptographic techniques that make it almost impossible to decrypt without having the key. The strength relies on the cryptographic key used. Effective size of the key should meet the minimum key size of comparable strengths recommendations based on industry-tested and accepted algorithms and strong key lengths. Examples of industry-tested and accepted standards and algorithms for encryption include AES (128 bits and higher), TDES (minimum double-length keys), RSA (1024 bits and higher), ECC (160 bits and higher), and ElGamal (1024 bits and higher). See NIST Special Publication 800-57 (http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/) for more information.ControlRegulated
Strong ForcenounMWE(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atomsverified
Strong Star PropertynounMWEIn Strong Star Property, a user cannot write data to higher or lower classifications levels than their own.RequirementRegulated
Strontium 90nounMWEa radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosionsverified
Strophanthinnouna bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthusverified
Strophanthusnounany of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clustersverified
Structural AnthropologynounMWEan anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomenaverified
Structural FormulanounMWEan expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the moleculeverified
Structural GenomicsnounMWEthe branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteinsverified
Structural LinguisticsnounMWElinguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourseverified
Structural SociologynounMWEa sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individualsverified
Structural SteelnounMWEa strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in constructionverified
Structuralismnounan anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomenaverified
Structured DatanounMWEData that has a predefined data model or is organized in a predefined way.Data
Struthiomimusnounsmall light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich in size and proportionsverified
Stubblenounmaterial consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seedsverified
Student LodgingnounMWEinexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)verified
Student ResidencenounMWEa college or university building containing living quarters for studentsverified
Student TeachernounMWEa college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in educationverified