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Transferencenoun(psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to anotherverified
Transformationnouna rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structureverified
Transformernounan electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltageProcess
Transforming GenenounMWEa gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cellsverified
Transfusion ReactionnounMWEreaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own bloodverified
Transgressionnounthe spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strataverified
transient cyber assetnounMWEA Cyber Asset that (i) is capable of transmitting or transferring executable code, (ii) is not included in a BES Cyber System, (iii) is not a Protected Cyber Asset (PCA), and (iv) is directly connected (e.g., using Ethernet, serial, Universal Serial Bus, or wireless, including near field or Bluetooth communication) for 30 consecutive calendar days or less to a BES Cyber Asset, a network within an ESP, or a PCA. Examples include, but are not limited to, Cyber Assets used for data transfer, vulnerability assessment, maintenance, or troubleshooting purposes.SystemRegulatedCUI
Transient Ischemic AttacknounMWEbrief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supplyverified
Transit InstrumentnounMWEa telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridianverified
Transit ZonenounMWEa six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Oceanverified
Transitive VerbnounMWEa verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammaticalverified
Transitive Verb FormnounMWEa verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammaticalverified
Transitivitynoun(logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and thirdverified
Translationnoun(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the sameverified
Transmigrantenouna Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sellverified
TransmissionnounThe state that exists when information is being electronically sent from one location to one or more other locations.Network
Transmission Control ProtocolnounMWEA connection-based Internet protocol that supports reliable data transfer connections Scope Note: Packet data are verified using checksums and retransmitted if they are missing or corrupted. The application plays no part in validating the transfer.Network
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet ProtocolnounMWEProvides the basis for the Internet; a set of communication protocols that encompass media access, packet transport, session communication, file transfer, electronic mail (e-mail), terminal emulation, remote file access and network managementNetwork
Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)nounMWEA communication standard for transmitting data packets from one computer to another. TCP/IP is used on the Internet and other networks. The two parts of TCP/IP are TCP, which deals with constructions of data packets, and IP, which routes them from machine to machine.Network
Transmission DensitynounMWE(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiationverified
transmission equipmentnounMWEAny instruments required to electronically transfer data over a network.PhysicalRegulated
Transmission LinenounMWEa conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric powerverified
Transmission MechanismnounMWEany mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human beingverified
Transmission SecuritynounMWEMeasures (security controls) applied to transmissions in order to prevent interception, disruption of reception, communications deception, and/or derivation of intelligence by analysis of transmission characteristics such as signal parameters or message externals. Note: TRANSEC is that field of COMSEC which deals with the security of communication transmissions, rather than that of the information being communicated.ControlRegulatedCUI
Transmission ShaftnounMWErotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differentialverified
Transmission SystemnounMWEthe gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axleverified
Transmission TimenounMWEthe coordinated universal time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial bodyverified
Transmitternounany agent, such as a person, animal, or microorganism that carries and transmits a diseaseverified
Transmitting AerialnounMWEan electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signalsverified
Transmogrificationnounthe act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)verified
Transmutationnoun(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)verified
Transomnouna window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the doorverified
Transom WindownounMWEa window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the doorverified
Transorbital LobotomynounMWEa method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibersverified
Transparencynounproperty of a system that appropriate information about the system is made available to relevant stakeholders (3.5.13) Note 1 to entry: Appropriate information for system transparency can include aspects such as features, performance, limitations, components, procedures, measures, design goals, design choices and assumptions, data sources and labelling protocols. Note 2 to entry: Inappropriate disclosure of some aspects of a system can violate security, privacy or confidentiality requirements.Requirement
Transparent GemnounMWEa gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusionverified
Transpirationnounthe passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperatureverified
Transplantationnounthe act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another locationverified
Transplantingnounthe act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another locationverified
Transpondernounelectrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific replyverified
Transport Layer SecuritynounMWEAn authentication and security protocol widely implemented in browsers and Web servers.Network
Transportationnouna facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goodsverified
Transportation SystemnounMWEa facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goodsverified
Transpositionnouna rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductanceverified
Transposonnouna segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)verified
Transsexual SurgerynounMWEsurgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sexverified
Transsexualismnouncondition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sexverified
Transshipment CenternounMWEa port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import dutiesverified
Transubstantiationnounthe Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharistverified
Transuranic ElementnounMWEany element having an atomic number greater than 92 (which is the atomic number of uranium)verified
Transverse ColonnounMWEthe part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colonverified
Transverse Muscle of AbdomennounMWEa flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavityverified
Transverse ProcessnounMWEone of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribsverified
Transversus AbdominisnounMWEa flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavityverified