acquisition | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something, the acquisition of wealth, the acquisition of one company by another |
Secretary of Energy Energy Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Energy, the post of Energy Secretary was created in |
data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
waste of effort waste of energy | a useless effort |
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 |
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 |
target acquisition system | a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment |
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 |
wind farm wind park wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
energy muscularity vigor vigour vim | an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing), his writing conveys great energy, a remarkable muscularity of style |
energy push get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
mass energy | (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy |
energy vigor vigour zip | forceful exertion, he plays tennis with great energy, he's full of zip |
skill accomplishment acquirement acquisition attainment | an ability that has been acquired by training |
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 |
learning acquisition | the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge, the child's acquisition of language |
audio lingual acquisition | system of language acquisition focusing intensively on listening and speaking |
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 |
mass-energy equivalence | (physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy |
particle physics high-energy physics high energy physics | the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions |
conservation of energy law of conservation of energy first law of thermodynamics | the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes |
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) |
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 |
merger agreement acquisition agreement | contract governing the merger of two or more companies |
format formatting data format data formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
Atomic Energy Commission AEC | a former executive agency (from to ) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States |
National Climatic Data Center NCDC | the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data |
Department of Energy Energy Department Energy DOE | the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States, created in |
Department of Energy Intelligence DOEI | an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community |
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA | the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy |
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 |
psychic energy mental energy | an actuating force or factor |
libidinal energy | (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido |
Secretary of Energy Energy Secretary | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy, the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter |
activation energy energy of activation | the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur, catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction |
alternative energy | energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment |
atomic energy nuclear energy | the energy released by a nuclear reaction |