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Teredinidnounwormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shellsverified
Teres MusclenounMWEeither of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and armsverified
Term InsurancenounMWElow-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan valueverified
Term of a ContractnounMWEthe period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effectverified
Term PapernounMWEa composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school termverified
terminalnounAn input or output device that operates independently of the system to which it is linked.Physical
Terminal FigurenounMWE(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillarverified
Terminal servicesnounMWEA component of Microsoft Windows operating systems (both client and server versions) that allows a user to access applications or data stored on a remote computer over a network connection.SystemRestricted
Terminal VelocitynounMWEthe constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravityverified
termination actionnounMWEAny action which terminates or brings something to an end.ProcessRegulatedCUI
Terminatornounsomeone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)verified
Terminusnoun(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillarverified
Terra AlbanounMWEa fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)verified
Terra SigillatanounMWEearthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnosverified
Terrain IntelligencenounMWEtactical intelligence on the natural and man-made characteristics of an areaverified
Terrapinnounany of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish waterverified
Terrepleinnounlevel space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampartverified
Terrestrial GuidancenounMWEa method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational fieldverified
Terriernounany of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living undergroundverified
Territorial WatersnounMWEthe waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdictionverified
Terrornounthe use of extreme fear in order to coerce people, especially for political reasonsverified
Terrorismnounthe calculated use of violence or the threat of violence against civilians in order to attain goals that are political, religious, ideological in natureverified
Terrorist ActnounMWEthe calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in natureverified
Terrorist AttacknounMWEa surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aimsverified
Terrorist GroupnounMWEa political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goalsverified
Terrorist OrganizationnounMWEa political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goalsverified
testnounA type of assessment method that is characterized by the process of exercising one or more assessment objects under specified conditions to compare actual with expected behavior, the results of which are used to support the determination of security control effectiveness over time.Process
Test and EvaluationnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Develops and conducts tests of systems to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements by applying principles and methods for cost-effective planning, evaluating, verifying, and validating of technical, functional, and performance characteristics (including interoperability) of systems or elements of systems incorporating information technology.Process
Test and Evaluation, Verification and Validation (TEVV)nounMWEA framework for assessing, incorporating methods and metrics to determine that a technology or system satisfactorily meets its design specifications and requirements, and that it is sufficient for its intended use.Process
Test BannounMWEa ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weaponsverified
Test BednounMWEa place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditionsverified
test environmentnounMWEA controlled environment in which tests will be run on configuration items, builds, processes, IT services, etc.System