Terms starting with “D”

A series of sequential connections between devices, usually to share a common power source or data path.

DATA ACQUISITION MANAGER.

A "ballot that has been torn, bent, or otherwise mutilated or rendered unreadable so that it cannot be processed by automatic tabulating equipment." Utah. Admin. Rules §R623-2-3(D)...

A collection of websites that use anonymity tools to hide their IP addresses

Information in a specific representation, usually as a sequence of symbols that have meaning. Source: IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2

"Data accuracy is defined in terms of RATE. This rate applies to the BALLOT POSITION ERROR voting functions and supporting equipment that capture, record, store, consolidate and re...

An application program that forms part of the ES&S Unity suite of election management software. It's purpose is to transfer election data from precinct scanning devices to a centra...

In the NICE Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Develops and administers databases and/or data management systems that allow for the storage, query, and utilization of da...

Compilation of individual data systems and data that could result in the totality of the information being classified, or classified at a higher level, or of beneficial use to an a...

1. Any entity that is comprised of data. For example, a database is a data asset that is comprised of data records. A data asset may be a system or application output file, databas...

Any entity that is comprised of data. For example, a database is a data asset that is comprised of data records. A data asset may be a system or application output file, database,...

The unauthorized movement or disclosure of sensitive information to a party, usually outside the organization, that is not authorized to have or see that information.

The removal of data from a storage medium. Election officials should destruct all data on election systems before selling or disposing of the systems. Any election system that is t...

A basic unit of information that has a unique meaning and subcategories (data items) of distinct value. Examples of data elements include gender, race, and geographic location. Sou...

The DEA cryptographic engine that is used by the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA). (SP 800-67) (NISTIR)

A Federal encryption standard specifying key lengths and a algorithm for encryption and decryption. Abbreviated DES.

Cryptographic algorithm designed for the protection of unclassified data and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Federal Information Processin...

See with information flow control.

A set of processes that ensures that data assets are formally managed throughout the enterprise. A data governance model establishes authority and management and decision making pa...

The activity or business of providing hardware, systems, software, and infrastructure to store and manage access to data.

The property that data has not been altered in an unauthorized manner. Data integrity covers data in storage, during processing, and while in transit. Source: NIST SP 800-27 Rev A

data breach

The exposure of proprietary, sensitive, or classified information through either data theft or data leakage. (SP 800-137) (NISTIR)

One of the options for the series of divisors used to distribute seats in List PR systems which adopt the Highest Average Method. The votes of a party or grouping are divided succe...