Glossary
Terms starting with C
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- cointegrate
- A fusion of two elements. An intermediate structure in replicative transposition. The product of the fusion of two circular elements to form a single, larger circle.
- COKE
- A porous solid left over after the incomplete burning of coal or of crude oil.
- COKE OVEN GAS
- Gas given off by coke ovens. Coke oven gas is interchangeable with goal gas.
- col plasmid
- plasmid that produces an antibiotic (colicin) used by the host to kill other strains of bacteria.
- Cold Boot
- A cold reboot (also known as a hard reboot) is when power to a computer is cycled (turned on and off) or a special reset signal to the processor is triggered (from a front panel switch of some sort). This restarts the computer without first performing the…
- Cold Call
- The name given to describe an approach made by a job seeker to an employer who hasn't publicly requested to be approached or advertised any positions within his company. Cold calling can be beneficial as very many jobs are found in the hidden job market…
- ColdFusion
- ColdFusion is an easy to use server-side scripting language developed by Allaire. It comes with ColdFusion Studio, a visual IDE. Here is Allaire's ColdFusion page. Other popular server-side scripting languages are ASP. Perl, PHP, TCL, Python, and JSP.
- colinearity
- The one to one linear correspondence between the order of codons in a coding sequence and the order of amino acids in the protein encoded. A linear map of mutation sites within a gene corresponds to the linear location of amino acid substitutions within the…
- Collagen
- A natural substance within body tissues. It can be injected into the skin to plump up particular areas.
- collapsar
- a giant star that collapses of its own weight at the end of its normal lifetime
- Collar
- A cut of pork from the neck of the animal. It's used for a number of different cuts such as spare ribs, chops, boneless steaks, diced pork and mince. The common feature of all the meat is that it's slightly fatty and therefore doesn't dry out when cooked for…
- COLLATERAL
- Property that is offered to secure a loan or other credit and that becomes subject to seizure on default. (Also called security.)
- COLLATERAL SOURCE RULE
- Bars the introduction of information that indicates a person has been compensated or reimbursed by a source other than the defendant in civil actions related to negligence or other liability.
- Collider
- A collider is an accelerator in which two beams traveling in opposite directions are steered together to provide high-energy collisions between the particles in one beam and those in the other.
- collimation
- the act of putting a telescope’s optics into perfect alignment
- Collision
- The situation that occurs when two or more devices attempt to send a signal along the same channel at the same time. The result of a collision is generally a garbled message. All computer networks require some sort of mechanism to either prevent collisions…
- COLLISION COVERAGE
- Portion of an auto insurance policy that covers the damage to the policyholder’s car from a collision.
- Collusion
- The unlawful practice whereby two or more people agree not to bid against one another so as to deflate value or when the auctioneer accepts a fictitious bid on behalf of the seller so as to manipulate or inflate the price of the property.
- colony
- A visible clone of cells.
- Color Charge
- The quantum number that determines participation in strong interactions. Quarks and gluons carry nonzero color charges.
- Colour Matrix Adjustment
- With the colour matrix adjustment, your television automatically adjusts the colour parameters for 1,080I, 720p and 480p transmissions. When viewing a non-standard digital TV format, you can change the colour parameters manually for the best picture quality
- Colour Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
- Capability Superimposes a small inset shot from an alternate video source (VCR, DVD player, alternate TV channel or surveillance camera) into the full screen image on televisions. The smaller picture can be located in any corner of the screen, interchanged…
- column skirt straight skirt
- Also referred to as a pencil skirt, this skirt is a straight line with no flare or fullness at the hem or waistline.
- coma
- the bright shroud of gas that surrounds a comet’s nucleus
- Coma Berenices
- A constellation between Bootes the Herdsman and Leo the Lion. Coma Berenices is an attractive swarm of stars known as Berenice's Hair.
- Comb Filter 2-line Digital
- The 2-line digital comb filter employs digital circuitry to electronically separate the colour from the black and white in a composite video television signal. The filter compares adjacent scan lines to determine which pair of lines is the most similar (or…
- Comb Filter 3-line Digital
- The 3-line digital comb filter provides a very accurate means of separating the colour from the black and white in the television signal. The filter works with three lines of picture information and is effective in removing dot crawl and hanging dots, both…
- Comb Filter 3D Y C
- The 3D Y/C digital comb filter performs field-by-field comparisons of the television image to accurately separate the colour from the black and white information. The filter removes dot crawl and hanging dots, both horizontally and vertically.
- Comb Filter, 2-line Digital
- The 2-line digital comb filter employs digital circuitry to electronically separate the colour from the black and white in a composite video television signal. The filter compares adjacent scan lines to determine which pair of lines is the most similar (or…
- Combinations
- A process used in real estate auctions where a bidder has the opportunity to combine several parcels of land previously selected by other bidders, thereby creating one larger parcel out of several smaller parcels. This process is often used in conjunction…
- combinatorial
- A descriptive term for tone rows in which the second half is a transposed version of the first half.
- COMBINED CYCLE PLANT
- An electric generating station that uses waste heat from its gas turbines to produce steam for conventional steam turbines.
- COMBINED HYDRONIC SPACE/WATER HEATING
- a system in which both space heating and domestic water heating are provided by the same water heater(s).
- COMBINED RATIO
- Percentage of each premium dollar a property/casualty insurer spends on claims and expenses. A decrease in the combined ratio means financial results are improving; an increase means they are deteriorating.
- Combo
- A way of betting a three digit number that covers all possible combinations of sequences.
- COMBUSTION Burning
- Rapid oxidation, with the release of energy in the form of heat and light.
- comet
- a small piece of ice and rock that orbits a star usually in a highly elongated orbit; long-period comets have orbital periods longer than 200 years, short-period comets have orbital periods less than 200 years
- comet nucleus
- a solid, compact mass of rock and ice that heats up when exposed to sunlight and releases gas and dust
- Comfort Back
- A rubber or plastic pad that goes over the clip of a clip earring to cushion the earlobe.
- COMFORT CONDITIONING
- The process of treating air to simultaneously control its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and distribution to meet the comfort requirements of the occupants of the conditioned space.
- COMFORT ZONE
- The range of temperatures over which the majority of persons feel comfortable (neither too hot nor too cold).
- Command Line
- Commands you type to run an application. You can type commands at an MS-DOS prompt or in the Run dialog box in the Program Manager of Windows. Interfaces in which you type commands rather than choose them from a menu are often called command line interfaces…
- command-line interface
- The opposite of the GUI (Graphical User Interface). A way of interacting with a computer system using the keyboard and a text-only display. Usually more powerful, but less user-friendly thatn a GUI.
- COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE CGL
- A broad commercial policy that covers all liability exposures of a business that are not specifically excluded. Coverage includes product liability, completed operations, premises and operations, and independent contractors.
- COMMERCIAL LINES
- Products designed for and bought by businesses. Among the major coverages are boiler and machinery, business interruption, commercial auto, comprehensive general liability, directors and officers liability, fire and allied lines, inland marine, medical…
- COMMERCIAL MULTIPLE PERIL POLICY
- Package policy that includes property, boiler and machinery, crime, and general liability coverages.
- COMMERCIAL PAPER
- Short-term, unsecured, and usually discounted promissory note issued by commercial firms and financial companies often to finance current business. Commercial paper, which is rated by debt rating agencies, is sold through dealers or directly placed with an…
- COMMERCIALIZATION
- Programs or activities that increase the value or decrease the cost of integrating new products or services into the electricity sector. (See "Sustained Orderly Development.")
- COMMINGLING
- The illegal act by a real estate broker of placing client or customer funds with personal funds. By law brokers are required to maintain a separate trust or escrow account for other parties' funds held temporarily by the broker.
- COMMISSION
- The Florida Public Service Commission.
- Commission
- The fee paid to retail outlets for selling lottery tickets. Commissions in North America typically range between 5 percent and 6 percent of the price of the ticket.
- COMMISSION
- Payment to a broker for services rendered, such as in the sale or purchase of real property; usually a percentage of the selling price of the property.
- COMMISSION
- Fee paid to an agent or insurance salesperson as a percentage of the policy premium. The percentage varies widely depending on coverage, the insurer, and the marketing methods.
- common ancestry
- The state of two individuals when they are blood relatives. When two parents have a common ancestor their offspring will be inbred.
- COMMON ELEMENTS
- Parts of a property that are necessary or convenient to the existence, maintenance and safety of a condominium or are normally in common use by all of the condominium residents. Each condominium owner has an undivided ownership interest in the common elements.
- Common-law marriage
- An agreement between a man and woman to enter into marriage without a civil or religious ceremony. It may not be recognized as a marriage for immigration purposes.
- COMMUNITY PROPERTY
- A system of property ownership based on the theory that each spouse has an equal interest in the property acquired by the efforts of either spouse during marriage. A holdover of Spanish law found predominantly in western states; the system was unknown under…
- COMMUNITY RATING LAWS
- Enacted in several states on health insurance policies. Insurers are required to accept all applicants for coverage and charge all applicants the same premium for the same coverage regardless of age or health. Premiums are based on the rate determined by the…
- Compander Noise Reduction™
- Developed by Sanyo, Compander circuitry is the state of the art in cordless telephone noise reduction. Unwanted noise is compressed and the voice signal is expanded. As a result, cordless telephone conversations can be almost entirely free of noise and static.
- COMPANY CULTURE
- The environment, effecting every decision made in your restaurant concerning how problems are dealt with and staff management.