Glossary
Terms starting with T
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- TLD
- Top Level Domain. The domain name elements at the right, such as .com, .org or .gov. Recently, new TLDs like .pro or .museum were added to supplement older TLDs. ccTLDs (country code TLDs), like .uk or .fr are used per-country.
- TLEV (TRANSITIONAL LOW EMISSION VEHICLE) Ð
- a vehicle certified by the California Air Resources Board to have emissions from zero to 50,000 miles no higher than 0.125 grams/mile (g/mi) of non-methane organic gases, 3.4 g/mi of carbon monoxide, and 0.4 g/mi of nitrogen oxides. Emissions from 50,000 to…
- toccata
- An improvisatory style of keyboard music especially popular during the Baroque.
- Tocopherol
- Vitamin E, used as an antioxidant in cosmetics.
- Tofu
- White and wobbly and often misunderstood, tofu (also called bean curd) is an important protein source in oriental cooking. It's extremely versatile and, with the right addition of flavours, tofu can be delicious. It's made from cooked soya beans, is quite…
- Tollsaver
- With the ring delay switch set to toll saver, an incoming call is answered on the fourth ring, if no previous messages have been received, and on the second ring otherwise. This feature tells the user if there are no recorded messages, and the user simply…
- TON OF COOLING
- A useful cooling effect equal to 12,000 Btu hours.
- tonality
- tonal A harmonic system in which triads are arranged hierarchically around a central triad called the tonic.
- tone
- A more general term for pitch or note.
- tone color (timbre)
- The acoustical properties of a sound, including its envelope and the distribution of overtones above the fundamental. tone poem (symphonic poem) A piece of orchestral program music in one long movement. tone row In serial music, the ordering of all twelve…
- tone duster
- The simultaneous sounding of adjacent pitches.
- Toner
- Product used after cleansing to help return skin to its natural pH. Removes any remaining trace of dirt or debris.
- tonic
- (1) The first degree, or central note, of the diatonic scale; (2) the triad built on this degree; (3) the key oriented around this degree. total serialist The application of serial techniques to all aspects of musical style.
- Top 10
- the top ten search engine results for a particular search term.
- Top Quark (t)
- The sixth flavor of quark (in order of increasing mass), with electric charge 2/3. Its mass is much greater than any other quark or lepton.
- Topside
- This is a prime lean cut of beef from the rear of the animal, usually sold rolled and tied with a layer of fat for roasting. It can also be pot-roasted, braised or boiled.
- TORT
- A legal term denoting a wrongful act resulting in injury or damage on which a civil court action, or legal proceeding, may be based.
- TORT LAW
- The body of law governing negligence, intentional interference, and other wrongful acts for which civil action can be brought, except for breach of contract, which is covered by contract law.
- TORT REFORM
- Refers to legislation designed to reduce liability costs through limits on various kinds of damages and through modification of liability rules.
- Tortilla
- A Spanish omelette made with eggs, potatoes, olive oil and salt. Sometimes other ingredients, such as peppers, chorizo, onion, tuna, asparagus and mushrooms, are added. It's cut into wedges and eaten hot or cold, similar to an Italian frittata. In Mexico…
- TOTAL LOSS
- The condition of an automobile or other property when damage is so extensive that repair costs would exceed the value of the vehicle or property.
- Totalisator or Totalizator
- The system of betting on races (an automated system that dispenses and records betting tickets, calculates and displays odds and payoffs and provides the mechanism for cashing winning tickets) in which the winning bettors share the total amount bet, minus a…
- Tote Board
- The totalisator infield board at the track that shows the money wagered and the resulting odds.
- Traceroute
- A computer program that lists network hosts visited by a packed on the way to its destination. Very useful for network debugging.
- Track
- The record of the path of a particle traversing a detector.
- Tracking
- The reconstruction of a "track" left in a detector by the passage of a particle through the detector.
- Trademark
- A trademark is a mark of some kind that is distinctive in nature and that is capable of identifying a particular product or company. The trademark may be a symbol, a name, or a device adopted by the owner for the purpose of identification. The best practice…
- TRADING DAY
- The 24-hour period beginning at midnight and ending at the following midnight.
- Traffic
- Data packets being transmitted over a network.
- TRAFFIC COUNTS
- Figures that indicate the average daily number of cars or pedestrians passing a particular location within a 12 - 24 hour period. These numbers can be obtained from a traffic survey that has been conducted by any real estate firm, demographic firm, planning…
- Trainee
- A person who is employed whilst being taught 'on-the-job'. Some trainees are sent on an outside course one or two days per week.
- Trans-Neptunion Object
- an object in our solar system lying beyond the orbit of Neptune; abbreviated TNO
- transcription
- An arrangement, usually for a solo instrument such as a piano, of an orchestral or vocal work.
- TRANSFER (Electric utility)
- To move electric energy from one utility system to another over transmission lines.
- Transferable Skills
- Whether job, project, hobby, parenting or sport related (or learned anywhere else), these are skills are transferable to the job you're seeking. An example is a mother of a special needs child seeking a position as classroom assistant for special needs…
- TRANSFORMER
- A device, which through electromagnetic induction but without the use of moving parts, transforms alternating or intermittent electric energy in one circuit into energy of similar type in another circuit, commonly with altered values of voltage and current.
- transit
- the passage of a smaller body in front of a larger body; also, the passage of a celestial body across an observer’s meridian
- transition
- In a movement in sonata form, the unstable stage in an exposition that undertakes the modulation from the tonic to the new key.
- TRANSMISSION OWNER
- An entity that owns transmission facilities or has firm contractual right to use transmission facilities.
- TRANSMISSION-DEPENDENT UTILITY
- A utility that relies on its neighboring utilities to transmit to it the power it buys from its suppliers. A utility without its own generation sources, dependent on another utility's transmission system to get its purchased power supplies.
- TRANSMITTANCE
- The time rate of heat flow per unit area under steady conditions from the air (or other fluid) on the warm side of a barrier to the air (or fluid) on the cool side, per unit temperature difference between the two sides.
- TRANSMITTING UTILITY (TRANSCO)
- This is a regulated entity which owns, and may construct and maintain, wires used to transmit wholesale power. It may or may not handle the power dispatch and coordination functions. It is regulated to provide non-discriminatory connections,comparable…
- TRANSPARENCY
- A term used to explain the way information on financial matters, such as financial reports and actions of companies or markets, are communicated so that they are easily understood and frank.
- transparency
- the clarity of the sky
- transpose
- transposition To move a passage (or section or entire work) from one pitch level to another.
- trapeze top
- Tank top style with flared bottom.
- Trapezium
- an open cluster of young stars, protostars, gas, and dust in the Orion Nebula featuring four prominent stars that form a trapezium
- TRAVEL INSURANCE
- Insurance to cover problems associated with traveling, generally including trip cancellation due to illness, lost luggage and other incidents.
- TREASURY SECURITIES
- Interest-bearing obligations of the U.S. government issued by the Treasury as a means of borrowing money to meet government expenditures not covered by tax revenues. Marketable Treasury securities fall into three categories — bills, notes and bonds…
- TREATY REINSURANCE
- A standing agreement between insurers and reinsurers. Under a treaty each party automatically accepts specific percentages of the insurer’s business.
- treble clef
- The clef (@) in the upper staff that shows pitches mostly above middle C.
- Tree System
- A way of organizing numbers to play for a straight win so that potential combinations are not missed. Similar to a 'Wheeling System'.
- tremolite
- a common mineral in some metamorphic rocks, composed mainly of calcium and magnesium; it occurs from the conversion of dolomite (a sedimentary rock), silica, and water
- tremolo
- In string playing, repetitions of a tone produced by rapid alternation between up-and-down strokes of the bow.
- Tretinoin
- A derivative of vitamin A.
- triad
- A chord consisting of three pitches constructed around intervals of interlocking thirds (on the white notes, this amounts to every other note).
- Trial Period
- Most employers will employ a person with a trial period. If the trial period is for three months, at the end of this time (or during), the employer can ask the employee to leave without notice and without the employee being able to claim unfair dismissal or…
- Trick banner
- a banner ad that attempts to trick people into clicking, often by imitating an operating system message.
- Trifecta
- A wager in which you must have the top three horses in the exact order of finish in order to win.
- trill
- Musical ornament that consists of two notes a half step or a whole step apart played in rapid alternation.