| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
quarterback
signal caller
field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team, quarterback is the most important position on the team |
signals intelligence
SIGINT | intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence |
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 |
signal box
signal tower | a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains |
| 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 |
| signal level | the amplitude level of the desired signal |
| 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) |
signal detection
detection | the detection that a signal is being received |
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) |
signal
signaling
sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message, signals from the boat suddenly stopped |
starting signal
start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
| storm signal | a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) |
| time signal | a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
alarm
alert warning signal
alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
distress signal
distress call | an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed |
reveille
wake-up signal | (military) signal to wake up |
telegraphic signal
radiotelegraphic signal | a signal transmitted by telegraphy |
| visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication |
traffic light
traffic signal
stoplight | a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections |
flag
signal flag | a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device |
code flag
nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
blinker
turn signal
turn indicator
trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
| electronic signal | a signal generated by electronic means |
signal fire
signal light | a fire set as a signal |
input signal
input | signal going into an electronic system |
output signal
output | signal that comes out of an electronic system |
background
background signal | extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured, they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals |
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 |
| signal | any incitement to action, he awaited the signal to start, the victory was a signal for wild celebration |
quarterback
signal caller
field general | (football) the person who plays quarterback |
| signal | an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes |