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Teaselnounany of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bractsverified
Teasernouna flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wingsverified
Techienouna slang term for a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field, usually computingverified
Technical AnalysisnounMWE(stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changesverified
Technical Analysis of Stock TrendsnounMWE(stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changesverified
Technical AnalystnounMWEa stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securitiesverified
Technical ControlsnounMWEThe security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware, software, or firmware components of the system.Control
Technical FoulnounMWE(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conductverified
Technical KnockoutnounMWEa knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continueverified
Technical Non-repudiationnounMWEThe contribution of public key mechanisms to the provision of technical evidence supporting a non-repudiation security service.Capability
Technical Reference ModelnounMWEA component-driven, technical framework that categorizes the standards and technologies to support and enable the delivery of service components and capabilities.Framework
Technical SchoolnounMWEa school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciencesverified
Technical Security ControlsnounMWESecurity controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware, software, or firmware components of the system.ControlRegulated
technical security solutionnounMWEHardware, software, and methodologies for protecting computerized assets from, or resilience against, potential harm from external forces.Capability
Technical SergeantnounMWEa noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marinesverified
Technical Vulnerability InformationnounMWEDetailed description of a weakness to include the implementable steps (such as code) necessary to exploit that weakness.VulnerabilityRestrictedCUI
Techniciannounsomeone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process or equipmentverified
Techniquenounskillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarityverified
Technocracynouna form of government in which scientists and technical experts control societyverified
Technological RevolutionnounMWEthe transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nationverified
technologynounEquipment and machinery developed from the practical application of scientific knowledge to commerce or industry.System
Technology Research and DevelopmentnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Conducts technology assessment and integration processes; provides and supports a prototype capability and/or evaluates its utility.ProcessIP
technology service providernounMWEAn organization that provides technical solutions in the form of a paid service.OrganizationRegulated
Teddynounplaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)verified
Teddy BoysnounMWEa British youth subculture that first appeared in the 1950s based off Edwardian styles from the North of England, and inspiring the Glam Rock look of the 1970'sverified
Tedsnouna British youth subculture that first appeared in the 1950s based off Edwardian styles from the North of England, and inspiring the Glam Rock look of the 1970'sverified
Teetotumnouna conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spinverified
Teffnounan African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hayverified
Teff GrassnounMWEan African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hayverified
Tefillinnoun(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin)verified
Teflonnouna material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoidedverified
Teiidnountropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tailverified
Teiid LizardnounMWEtropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tailverified
Tekkinouna technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)verified
Telecomnoun(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronicallyverified
telecommunicationnounPreparation, transmission, communication, or related processing of information (writing, images, sounds, or other data) by electrical, electromagnetic, electromechanical, electro-optical, or electronic means.Network
Telecommutingnounemployment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modemverified