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Thiazinenouna compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atomverified
Thick-Kneenounlarge-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee jointverified
Thiefnouna criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling itverified
Thigh PadnounMWEprotective garment consisting of a pad worn over the thighs by football playersverified
Thighbonenounthe longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, found in the upper part of the legverified
Thillnounone of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls itverified
Thimbleberrynounshrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruitverified
Thimbleweednouna common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimblesverified
Thimerosalnouna light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antisepticverified
Thin-Leaved BilberrynounMWEerect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berriesverified
Thin-Shelled MusselnounMWEmussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teethverified
Thing-In-Itselfnounthe intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perceptionverified
Think FactorynounMWEa company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implicationsverified
Think PiecenounMWEan article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare factsverified
Think TanknounMWEa company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implicationsverified
Thiocyanic AcidnounMWEan unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a thiocyanate saltverified
Thiodiphenylaminenouna compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasitesverified
Thiopentalnounbarbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidlyverified
Thiopental SodiumnounMWEbarbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidlyverified
Thiopentobarbital SodiumnounMWEbarbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidlyverified
Thioridazinenouna tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disordersverified
Third BasenounMWEthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)verified
Third DegreenounMWEinterrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confessionverified
Third DimensionnounMWEthe dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of itverified
Third EyenounMWEa sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesverified
Third EyelidnounMWEa protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammalsverified
Third Law of ThermodynamicsnounMWElaw stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zeroverified
third partynounMWEA person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, agreement, business, etc.Identity
third party and supply chain managementnounMWESupply chain management is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies, i.e., Third Parties. Third party management is the process whereby companies monitor and manage interactions with all external parties with which it has a relationship.ProcessRegulated
third party contractnounMWEMeans a contract or purchase order awarded by the Recipient or subrecipient to a vendor or contractor.RequirementConfidential
third party dependencynounMWEA third party that may have no interest in an organization's project or operations, but can can have an impact on them.RequirementRegulated
third party managementnounMWEAn arrangement where a company will assume the day-to-day management of a property or package of properties it does not own for another company or institution in return for a fee.ProcessRegulated
third party management policynounMWEThe guidelines and rules on how an organization should to direct and supervise business activities and relations with a third party.RequirementRegulated
third party risk assessmentnounMWEThe process of identifying and determining the risk associated to a specific third party.ProcessInternal
Third Party Service ProvidernounMWEAs defined in the PCI DSS and PA-DSS Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms, a service provider is a business entity that is not a payment brand, directly involved in the processing, storage, or transmission of cardholder data on behalf of another entity. This also includes companies that provide services that control or could impact the security of cardholder data. There are many types of businesses that could fall into the category of “service provider,” dependent on the services provided. Most commonly, a TPSP could be a legally separate entity; but it can also be a separate business unit or component of the entity under assessment—for example, an internal service provider—where the provider is outside the direct management control of the entity assessed.OrganizationRegulatedPCI
Third Party Service Provider ListnounMWEThis record contains lists of all third party service providers and their contacts within each organization.ArtifactInternal
Third PersonnounMWEpronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occurverified
Third RailnounMWEa rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotiveverified
Third TonsilnounMWEa collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)verified
Third-Class MailnounMWEmail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal ratesverified
Third-party relationshipnounMWEAny business arrangement between a financial institution and another entity, by contract or otherwise.ProcessRegulated
Third-party sendernounMWEA special subset of a technology service provider that is authorized to transmit ACH files on behalf of an originator. Typically, the ODFI must rely upon warranties by the third- party sender regarding the originators' identity and credit worthiness, which places additional risks on the ODFI.IdentityRegulated
Third-party service provider (ACH)nounMWEA third party, other than the ODFI or RDFI, that performs any function on behalf of the ODFI or the RDFI related to ACH processing. These functions would include the creation and sending of ACH files or acting as a sending or receiving point on behalf of a participating depository financial institution.OrganizationRegulatedPCI
Thirstinessnouna deficiency of moisture, especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfallverified
Thirty-Second NotenounMWEa musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole noteverified