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Tracingnouna drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original imageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tracing PapernounMWEa semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tracing RoutinenounMWEa routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer programverifiedMay 18, 2026
tracknounFollow the course, trail, or progress of.ProcessMay 9, 2026
Track and FieldnounMWEparticipating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Track EventnounMWEa footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Track MeetnounMWEa track and field competition between two or more teamsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Track RecordnounMWEthe fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Track-To-Track Seek TimenounMWE(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data trackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trackballnounan electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tracked VehiclenounMWEa self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trackernounsomeone who tracks down gameverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trackingnounthe pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tracking CookienounMWEA cookie placed on a user’s computer to track the user’s activity on different Web sites, creating a detailed profile of the user’s behavior.DataRegulatedPIIMay 9, 2026
Tracklayernouna worker or device which lays and repairs railroad tracksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trackless TrolleynounMWEa passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wiresverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tractnouna bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tract HousenounMWEone of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of landverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tract HousingnounMWEhousing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of landverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tractabilitynounthe trait of being easily persuadedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tractablenessnounthe trait of being easily persuadedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tractionnounin orthopedics, the act of pulling on a bone or limb, as in a fracture, to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traction EnginenounMWEsteam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tractornouna wheeled vehicle with large wheelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tractor TrailernounMWEa truck consisting of a tractor and trailer togetherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradnountraditional jazz as revived in the 1950sverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade AcceptancenounMWEa bill of exchange for a specific purchaseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade BalancenounMWEthe difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandiseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade BarriernounMWEany regulation or policy that restricts international tradeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade BillnounMWEa statute that would regulate foreign tradeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade BooknounMWEa book intended for general readershipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade CyclenounMWErecurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and declineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade DeficitnounMWEan excess of imports over exportsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade DiscountnounMWEa discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade EditionnounMWEa book intended for general readershipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade EmbargonounMWEa government order imposing a trade barrierverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade ExpensenounMWEordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or tradeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade GapnounMWEthe difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandiseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade GoodnounMWEarticles of commerceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade MagazinenounMWEa magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade groupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade NamenounMWEa name given to a product or serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade PolicynounMWEa government's policy controlling foreign tradeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade ProtectionnounMWEthe imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competitionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade RatnounMWEany of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade RoutenounMWEa lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vesselsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade SchoolnounMWEa secondary school teaching the skilled tradesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade SecretnounMWEa secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competitionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade StoppagenounMWEa government order imposing a trade barrierverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade UnionnounMWEan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade Union MovementnounMWEan organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movementverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade UnionismnounMWEthe system or principles and theory of labor unionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade UnionistnounMWEa worker who belongs to a trade unionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade WindnounMWEsteady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equatorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade-Innounan item of property that is given in part payment for a new oneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trade-Lastnouna compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about meverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradecraftnounskill acquired through experience in a tradeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradecraft IdentitynounMWEAn identity used for the purpose of work-related interactions that may or may not be synonymous with an individual’s true identity.IdentityRestrictedCUIMay 9, 2026
Tradeoffnounan exchange that occurs as a compromiseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradernounsomeone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be soldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trades UnionnounMWEan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradescant's AsternounMWEa variety of asterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradesmannouna merchant who owns or manages a shopverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradespeoplenounpeople engaged in tradeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tradingnounbuying or selling securities or commoditiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trading CardnounMWEa card with a picture on itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trading FloornounMWEa large room in a exchange where the trading is doneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trading OperationsnounMWEfinancial transactions at a brokerageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trading PostnounMWEa retail store serving a sparsely populated regionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Trading StampnounMWEa token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traditionnounan inherited pattern of thought or actionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traditional INFOSEC ProgramnounMWEProgram in which NSA acts as the central procurement agency for the development and, in some cases, the production of INFOSEC items. This includes the Authorized Vendor Program. Modifications to the INFOSEC end-items used in products developed and/or produced under these programs must be approved by NSA.ProcessRegulatedCUIMay 9, 2026
Traditional KnowledgenounMWEknowledge gained through tradition or anecdoteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traditionalismnounthe doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traditionalitynounstrict adherence to traditional methods or teachingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traducementnouna false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traducernounone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic AnalysisnounMWEThe analysis of patterns in communications for the purpose of gaining intelligence about a system or its users. It does not require examination of the content of the communications, which may or may not be decipherable. For example, an adversary may be able to detect a signal from a reader that could enable it to infer that a particular activity is occurring (e.g., a shipment has arrived, someone is entering a facility) without necessarily learning an identifier or associated data.ThreatMay 12, 2026
Traffic CirclenounMWEa road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central islandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic ControlnounMWEcontrol of the flow of traffic in a building or a cityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic CourtnounMWEa court that has power to prosecute for traffic offensesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic Encryption KeynounMWEKey used to encrypt plain text or to superencrypt previously encrypted text and/or to decrypt cipher text.CredentialRestrictedCUIMay 12, 2026
Traffic IslandnounMWEa curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excludedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic JamnounMWEa number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely moveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic LanenounMWEa lane of a main road that is defined by painted linesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic LightnounMWEa visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersectionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
traffic light protocolnounMWEA set of designations employing four colors (RED, AMBER, GREEN, and WHITE) used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the correct audience.ControlMay 9, 2026
Traffic PaddingnounMWEGeneration of mock communications or data units to disguise the amount of real data units being sent.ControlMay 9, 2026
Traffic PatternnounMWEthe path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airportverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic SignalnounMWEa visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersectionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffic-Flow SecuritynounMWETechniques to counter Traffic Analysis.ControlMay 12, 2026
Trafficatornouna blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turnverifiedMay 18, 2026
Traffickernounsomeone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for moneyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragacanthnouna gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragediannouna writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragediesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragediennenounan actress who specializes in tragic rolesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragedynoundrama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragic FlawnounMWEthe character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragicomedynouna dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominatingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragopannounbrilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Tragusnouna small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the earverifiedMay 18, 2026