| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
| protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
| protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense
self-defence
self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
| protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
auspices
protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
| accumulator accumulator register | (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register |
cash register
register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions, used in shops to add up the bill |
computer
computing machine
computing device
data processor
electronic computer
information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system
computing system
automatic data processing system
ADP system
ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
| data converter | converter for changing information from one code to another |
data input device
input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
| data multiplexer | a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium |
data system
information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
| index register | (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand |
| link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
| naval tactical data system | a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data |
protective covering
protective cover
protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
| register | a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device |
| register | an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room |
| register | (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind |
| shift register | (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right |
| track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
sun protection factor
SPF | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun |
| register | (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments |
head register
head voice
head tone | the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing, the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head |
chest register
chest voice
chest tone | the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing |
| equal protection of the laws | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment |
| data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure
hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
| data conversion | conversion from one way of encoding data to another way |
datum
data point | an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
storage medium
data-storage medium | a medium for storing information |
digital communication
data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
| check register | a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order) |
register
registry | an official written record of names or events or transactions |
file
data file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
input file
input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program |
format
formatting
data format
data formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
| register language | a tone language that uses different voice registers |
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC | the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data |
| data hierarchy | an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set |
data
information | a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn, statistical data |
| accounting data | all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement, can be hard copy or machine readable |
| raw data | unanalyzed data, data not yet subjected to analysis |
| security protection | defense against financial failure, financial independence, his pension gave him security in his old age, insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness |
| register | a book in which names and transactions are listed |
administrative data processing
business data processing | data processing in accounting or business management |
automatic data processing
ADP | data processing by a computer |