Terms starting with “L”

A social-media feature that allows users to express a positive reaction or support to content

A weighted factor based on a subjective analysis of the probability that a given threat is capable of exploiting a given vulnerability or a set of vulnerabilities. Source: NIST SP...

A ballot with some, but not all of the contests that other voters are entitled to vote on in an election.

An interaction mode with accessibility features for voters with no use of one or both hands or low dexterity. This mode includes the tactile mode and the non-manual mode.

COMSEC maintenance restricted to fault isolation, removal, and replacement of plug-in assemblies. Soldering or unsoldering usually is prohibited in limited maintenance. See Full Ma...

COMSEC maintenance restricted to fault isolation, removal, and replacement of plug-in assemblies. Soldering or unsoldering usually is prohibited in limited maintenance. See full ma...

A "political group which organizes for the purpose of selecting candidates for electors for President and Vice-President." Alaska Stat. §15.60.010(14).

An electoral systemused in multi-member districts in which electors have more than one vote, but fewer votes than there are candidates to be elected. The candidates with the highes...

Elimination of unintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator, or other external interface line...

Unintentional signals or noise induced or conducted on a telecommunications or information system signal, power, control, indicator, or other external interface line.

The following Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-defined process areas common to virtually all federal agencies: Case Management, Financial Management, Grants Management, Human...

Encryption of information between nodes of a communications system.

A tool to shorten links, which can be used to circumvent bans or disguise websites

A technology for displaying data to a user requiring minimal electrical power and offering high reliability. Abbreviated LCD.

A list of the individuals that have registered on an electoral roll where a voter resides, as a prerequisite for being entitled to vote.

A system in which each participant party or grouping presents a list of candidates for an electoral district, voters vote for a party, and parties receive seats in proportion to th...

Information system protection in which each protected object has a list of all subjects authorized to access it. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

A "board established by special law in a particular city or town to prepare lists of persons of voting age resident in the city or town and perform certain other duties in connecti...

A person who is a current registrant under the Lobbyist Disclosure Act, or who is named on a current registration or report filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Any political committee established or controlled by a person who is a current registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act or an individual who is named on a current registration...

Governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state including - counties, cities, districts, boroughs, and parishes.

Access to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network. Source: NIS...

Also see MAN and WAN. A computer network that connects computer and other devices such as printers in a limited area such as a school, office building or home.

Organization responsible for generating and signing user certificates in a public key infrastructure (PKI)-enabled environment.