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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Submersible WarshipnounMWEa warship designed to operate under waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submersionnounthe act of wetting something by submerging itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submissionnounsomething, such as manuscripts, architectural plans and models, estimates, works of art of all genres etc., submitted for the judgment of others, as in a competitionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submissivenessnounthe trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Submitternounsomeone who submits something for the judgment of others, such as a job application or a manuscript for publicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Submucosanounthe connective tissue beneath mucous membraneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subnet MasknounMWEA subnet mask (or number) is used to determine the number of bits used for the subnet and host portions of the address. The mask is a 32-bit value that uses one-bits for the network and subnet portions and zero-bits for the host portion.NetworkMay 9, 2026
Subnormalitynounthe state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordernountaxonomic group that is a subdivision of an orderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Suborder BlattodeanounMWEcockroachesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordinate Certification AuthoritynounMWEIn a hierarchical PKI, a Certification Authority whose certificate signature key is certified by another CA, and whose activities are constrained by that other CA.SystemRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Subordinate ClausenounMWEa clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordinate ConjunctionnounMWEa conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clauseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordinate WordnounMWEa word that is more specific than a given wordverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordinatenessnounsecondary importanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordinating ConjunctionnounMWEthe subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subordinationnounthe semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or classverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subornationnoununderhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawfulverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subornation of PerjurynounMWE(law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceedingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subornernounsomeone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful actverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subpartnouna part of a partverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subpoena Ad TestificandumnounMWEa writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceedingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subpoena Duces TecumnounMWEa writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subpopulationnouna population that is part of a larger populationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subprogramnouna set sequence of steps, part of larger computer programverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subrogationnoun(law) the act of substituting of one creditor for anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subroutinenouna set sequence of steps, part of larger computer programverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subroutine LibrarynounMWE(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate useverifiedMay 18, 2026
subscribenounReceive or obtain regularly.ProcessMay 9, 2026
SubscribernounA party who receives a credential or token from a CSP (Credentials Service Provider) and becomes a claimant in an authentication protocol.IdentityMay 12, 2026
Subscriber LinenounMWEa telephone connectionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subscriptionnouna payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subscription RightnounMWEthe right of a shareholder in a company to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the publicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subscription WarrantnounMWEa warrant that expires on a stipulated dateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsectionnouna section of a sectionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsequencenounsomething that follows something elseverifiedMay 18, 2026
subsequent accessnounMWEA characteristic of the **information flow control** decision model in which the governing question is where information may travel (path, transit, routing) rather than who may read or use it at any point after it arrives. Flow control policy is evaluated at the moment of transit and is orthogonal to — and deliberately decoupled from — whatever access-control decisions may follow once the information reaches its destination; the two policy dimensions answer different questions and are applied at different enforcement points. Standards bodies including NIST use the phrase in supplemental guidance for AC-4 / SP 800-171 §3.1.3 to explain that an information flow control policy is complete and correctly applied even if it takes no account of what subjects will do with the data downstream.ControlRegulatedAug 30, 2026
subsequent eventsnounMWEEvents or transactions that occur after the specified period addressed by the description but prior to the date of the practitioner's report. Such events or transactions could have a significant effect on the evaluation of whether the description is presented in accordance with the description criteria or whether controls were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the entity's principal system objectives were achieved based on the applicable trust services criteria.EventRegulatedAug 30, 2026
Subsequentnessnounfollowing in timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subserviencenounthe condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a planverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subservientnessnounin a subservient stateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsetnouna set whose members are members of another setverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subshrubnounlow-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody baseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidencenounan abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidiaritynounsecondary importanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidiary CompanynounMWEa company that is completely controlled by another companyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidiary LedgernounMWEdetails of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledgerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidingnouna gradual sinking to a lower levelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidisationnounmoney (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidisernounsomeone who assists or supports by giving a subsidyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidizationnounmoney (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidizernounsomeone who assists or supports by giving a subsidyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsidynouna grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the publicverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsistencenounminimal (or marginal) resources for subsistingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsistence FarmingnounMWEfarming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsisternounone who lives through afflictionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsoilnounthe layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subspacenouna space that is contained within another spaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subspeciesnoun(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a speciesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substancenounthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experienceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substance AbusenounMWEexcessive use of drugsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substance AbusernounMWEa person who takes drugsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substantia AlbanounMWEwhitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheathsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substantia GriseanounMWEgreyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substantia NigranounMWEa layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substantialitynounthe quality of being substantial or having substanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substantialnessnounthe quality of being substantial or having substanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substantiationnounadditional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correctverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substantive DyenounMWEdye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Substationnouna subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage networkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substitutabilitynounexchangeability by virtue of being replaceableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substitute check (Check 21)nounMWEAlso known as the Image Replacement Document (IRD). A paper reproduction of an original check that (1) contains an image of the front and back of the original check; (2) bears a MICR line that, except as provided under ANS X9.100-140, contains all the information appearing on the MICR line of the original check when it was issued and any additional information that was encoded on the original check's MICR line before an image of the original check was captured; (3) conforms in paper stock, dimension, and otherwise with ANS X9.100-140; and (4) is suitable for automated processing in the same manner as the original check. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors can by rule or order determine different standards.ArtifactRegulatedPCIMay 9, 2026
Substitutingnounworking as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substitutionnounthe act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: 'he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help'verifiedMay 18, 2026
Substitution ClassnounMWEthe class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Substratenounan indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous populationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substratumnounan indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous populationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substringnouna string that is part of a longer stringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Substructurenounthe basic structure or features of a system or organizationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subsumptionnounthe premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)verifiedMay 18, 2026
SubsystemnounA major subdivision or component of an information system consisting of information, information technology, and personnel that perform one or more specific functions.SystemMay 9, 2026
Subterfugenounsomething intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subthalamic NucleusnounMWEan oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subthalamusnounthe ventral part of the thalamusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtletynouna subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitudeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtonicnoun(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scaleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtopianounmonotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtotalnounthe sum of part of a group of numbersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtracternouna machine that subtracts numbersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtractionnounan arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtrahendnounthe number to be subtracted from the minuendverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtreasurynouna subordinate treasury or place of depositverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subtropicsnounregions adjacent to the tropicsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subunitnouna monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Suburbnouna residential district located on the outskirts of a cityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Suburban AreanounMWEa residential district located on the outskirts of a cityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Suburbanitenouna resident of a suburbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Suburbianounsuburbanites considered as a cultural class or subcultureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subversionnoundestroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyaltyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Subversive ActivitynounMWEthe act of subvertingverifiedMay 18, 2026