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Tax ShelternounMWEa way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earningsverified
Taxationnouncharge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of governmentverified
Taxicabnouna car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneyverified
Taxisnouna locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organismverified
Taxonomernouna biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behaviorverified
Taxonomistnouna scientist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure, origin, and behaviorverified
taxonomynounA structure or scheme used for classifying materials or concepts into a hierarchy of categories and subcategories.Framework
TBnouninfection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)verified
TCP FingerprintingnounMWETCP fingerprinting is the user of odd packet header combinations to determine a remote operating system.Network
TCP Full Open ScannounMWETCP Full Open scans check each port by performing a full three-way handshake on each port to determine if it was open.Network
TCP Half Open ScannounMWETCP Half Open scans work by performing the first half of a three-way handshake to determine if a port is open.Network
TCP WrappernounMWEA software package which can be used to restrict access to certain network services based on the source of the connection; a simple tool to monitor and control incoming network traffic.Network
TCP/IPnounA synonym for "Internet Protocol Suite;" in which the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol are important parts. TCP/IP is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an Intranet or an Extranet).Network
TCPDumpnounTCPDump is a freeware protocol analyzer for Unix that can monitor network traffic on a wire.Capability
Teanouna tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and Indiaverified
Teaberrynouncreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oilverified
Teach-Innounan extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issueverified
Teaknountall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable woodverified
Team TeachingnounMWEa method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of studentsverified
Tear SacnounMWEeither of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glandsverified