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Trailernounan advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near futureverified
Trailingnounthe pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behindverified
Trailing ArbutusnounMWElow-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowersverified
Trailing Four O'clocknounMWEtrailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the groundverified
Trailing WindmillsnounMWEtrailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the groundverified
trainnounTo teach a person or animal a particular skill or type of behavior through sustained practice and instruction.Process
Train of ThoughtnounMWEthe connections that link the various parts of an event or argument togetherverified
Train SetnounMWEa toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run onverified
Trainbandnouna company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th centuryverified
Trainernounsimulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a planeverified
trainingnounOrganized activity aimed at imparting information and/or instructions to improve the recipient's performance or to help him or her attain a required level of knowledge or skill.Process
Training EffectivenessnounMWEA measurement of what a given student has learned from a specific course or training event.Metric
Training Effectiveness EvaluationnounMWEInformation collected to assist employees and their supervisors in assessing individual students’ subsequent on-the-job performance, to provide trend data to assist trainers in improving both learning and teaching, and to be used in return-on-investment statistics to enable responsible officials to allocate limited resources in a thoughtful, strategic manner among the spectrum of IT security awareness, security literacy, training, and education options for optimal results among the workforce as a whole.MetricInternalPII
training materialnounMWEPrinted or recorded information used in a training program.ArtifactRegulated
Training SchoolnounMWEcorrectional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offendersverified
Tramontananouna cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterraneanverified
Trampolinenoungymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frameverified
Tramwaynouna conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towersverified
Trandolaprilnounan ACE inhibiting drug (trade name Mavik) used in some patients after a heart attack or to treat hypertensionverified
TranquilitynounProperty whereby the security level of an object cannot change while the object is being processed by an information system.Control
Trans Fatty AcidnounMWEa fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape)verified
Trans-Alaska PipelinenounMWEan oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdezverified
transactionnounIn Computing: data and operations related to a specific task that must be processed completely or rejected.Data
transaction filenounMWEA group of one or more computerized records containing current business activity and processed with an associated master file. Transaction files are sometimes accumulated during the day and processed in batch production overnight or during off-peak processing periods.Data
Transaction testingnounMWEA testing activity designed to validate the continuity of business transactions and the replication of associated data.Process
Transactional ImmunitynounMWEa broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimonyverified
Transaminasenouna class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)verified
Transcendencenouna state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experienceverified
Transcendencynouna state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experienceverified
Transcendental PhilosophynounMWEany system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and materialverified
Transcendentalismnounany system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and materialverified
Transcortical AphasianounMWEa general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortexverified
Transcribernouna musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performanceverified
Transcriptionnounsomething written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictationverified
Transdermal PatchnounMWEa medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstreamverified
Transductionnounthe process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different formverified
Transfer AgentnounMWEan agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificatesverified
Transfer LearningnounMWEA technique in machine learning in which an algorithm learns to perform one task, such as recognizing cars, and builds on that knowledge when learning a different but related task, such as recognizing cats.verified
Transfer of TrainingnounMWEapplication of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situationverified
Transfer PapernounMWEa paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surfaceverified
Transfer PaymentnounMWEa public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and servicesverified
Transferasenounany of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compoundverified