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id="term-list-item-15" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/bracket_t_sub_2" id="term-link-15"><em>[T]2</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-16" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/bracket_x_m" id="term-link-16"><em>[x]m</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-17" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/bracket_x_sub_s" id="term-link-17"><em>[x]s</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-18" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/curly_brace" id="term-link-18">{ }</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-19" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/brace_ai" id="term-link-19"><em>{a1, ...ai}</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-20" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/brace_x_y" id="term-link-20"><em>{x, y}</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-21" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/brace_x" id="term-link-21"><em>{X}</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-22" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/concatenation" id="term-link-22">||</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-23" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/absolute_s" id="term-link-23"><em>|S|</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-24" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/absolute_x" id="term-link-24"><em>|x|</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-25" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/plus" id="term-link-25">+</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-26" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/empty_set" id="term-link-26"><em>∅</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-27" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/matchobserved" id="term-link-27"><em>∇ψ2m(obs);∇2ψ2m(obs)</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-28" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/circle_x" id="term-link-28">⨂</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-29" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/conjunction" id="term-link-29">·</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-30" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/ceiling_x" id="term-link-30"><em>⎾x⏋</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-31" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/floor_x" id="term-link-31">⎿x⏌</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-32" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/0_power_s" id="term-link-32"><em>0s</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-33" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/x_power_x" id="term-link-33"><em>0x</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-34" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/0x00" id="term-link-34"><em>0x00</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-35" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/0x0x" id="term-link-35"><em>0x0X</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-36" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/0xab" id="term-link-36"><em>0xab</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-37" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/24_hours_a_day_seven_days_a_week" id="term-link-37">24 Hours a Day, Seven Days a Week</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-38" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/24_7" id="term-link-38">24/7</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-39" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/2fa" id="term-link-39">2FA</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-40" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/2g" id="term-link-40">2G</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-41" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/2nd_generation" id="term-link-41">2nd Generation</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-42" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/2tdea" id="term-link-42">2TDEA</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-43" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/3des" id="term-link-43">3DES</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-44" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/3g" id="term-link-44">3G</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-45" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/3rd_generation" id="term-link-45">3rd Generation</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-46" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/3tdea" id="term-link-46">3TDEA</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-47" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/4g" id="term-link-47">4G</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-48" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/4th_generation" id="term-link-48">4th Generation</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-49" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/5g" id="term-link-49">5G</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-50" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/5th_generation" id="term-link-50">5th Generation</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-51" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/6lowpans" id="term-link-51">6LowPANs</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-52" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/8_phase_differential_phase_shift_keying" id="term-link-52">8 Phase Differential Phase Shift Keying</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-53" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/8dpsk" id="term-link-53">8DPSK</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-54" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/lower_case_a" id="term-link-54"><em>a</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-55" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/upper_case_a" id="term-link-55"><em>A</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-56" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/a_div_x" id="term-link-56">a | x</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-57" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/a_mod_b" id="term-link-57"><em>a mod b</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-58" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aanda" id="term-link-58">A&A;</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-59" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/a_parenths_i" id="term-link-59"><em>A(i)</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-60" data-term-format="I"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/a_b" id="term-link-60"><em>a, b</em></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-61" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/a_d" id="term-link-61">A/D</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-62" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aa" id="term-link-62">AA</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-63" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aaa" id="term-link-63">AAA</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-64" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aaak" id="term-link-64">AAAK</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-65" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aad" id="term-link-65">AAD</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-66" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aal" id="term-link-66">AAL</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-67" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aami" id="term-link-67">AAMI</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-68" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aap" id="term-link-68">AAP</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-69" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aas" id="term-link-69">AAS</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-70" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/aasc" id="term-link-70">AASC</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-71" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/abac" id="term-link-71">ABAC</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-72" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/abbreviated_dialing_numbers" id="term-link-72">Abbreviated Dialing Numbers</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-73" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/ability" id="term-link-73">Ability</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-74" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/abstract_syntax_notation_1" id="term-link-74">Abstract Syntax Notation 1 (ASN.1)</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-75" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/ac" id="term-link-75">AC</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-76" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/acc" id="term-link-76">ACC</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-77" data-term-format="B"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/acceptable" id="term-link-77"><strong>Acceptable</strong></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-78" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/acceptable_risk" id="term-link-78">Acceptable Risk</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-79" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/acceptable_use_agreement" id="term-link-79">acceptable use agreement</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-80" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/access" id="term-link-80">access</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-81" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/access_agreement" id="term-link-81">access agreement</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="term-list-item" id="term-list-item-82" data-term-format=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 term-list-title"> <a href="/web/20211206164756/https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/access_authority" id="term-link-82">access authority</a> </div> </div> </div> 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