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165 election security terms starting with O, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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Over The Air Key Transfer (OTAT)

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Electronically distributing key without changing traffic encryption key used on the secured communications path over which the transfer is accomplished.

Cybersecurity1 source

Over The Air Rekeying (OTAR)

Verified

Changing traffic encryption key or transmission security key in remote cryptographic equipment by sending new key directly to the remote cryptographic equipment over the communicat...

Communications2 sources

Overfitting

Verified

an undesirable machine learning behavior that occurs when the machine learning model gives accurate predictions for training data but not for new data

Cybersecurity1 source

Overflow

Verified

The inability of a memory location or data structure, such as an array, to accommodate data larger than a certain size or value. The define certain overflow conditions, such as 200...

Voting Systems1 source

Overlay

A specification of security controls, control enhancements, supplemental guidance, and other supporting information employed during the tailoring process, that is intended to compl...

Standards1 source

Override

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With respect to voting, the selection in one or more offices of a candidate STRAIGHT-PARTY not of the party being voted for. Also SCRATCH VOTE.

Voting Systems1 source

Overseas Ballot

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A ballot cast by a member of a uniformed service in active service overseas, or by a civilian living overseas.

Election Administration1 source

Overseas Citizen

A citizen of the United States who is living or located in another country outside of the United States.

Voters2 sources

Overseas Federal Election Voter

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1. = VOTER. OVERSEAS 2. Any "person in military service who, by reason of active duty or service, is absent on the date of an election from the place of residence in New Jersey whe...

Voting Systems1 source

Overseas Military Voter

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A member of a uniformed service in active service, including army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, and merchant marine, and their spouses and dependents. Members of the...

Election Administration1 source

Overseas Voter

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A voter who is entitled to the benefit of UOCAVA. " 'Overseas voter' means (A) an absent uniformed services voter who, by reason of active duty or service is absent from the United...

Voters3 sources

Oversight & Development

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A NICE Framework category consisting of specialty areas providing leadership, management, direction, and/or development and advocacy so that all individuals and the organization ma...

Governance2 sources

Overt Channel

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Communications path within a computer system or network designed for the authorized transfer of data. See covert channel.

Communications2 sources

Overt Testing

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Security testing performed with the knowledge and consent of the organization's IT staff. (SP 800-115) (NISTIR)

Cybersecurity1 source

Overvote

A "condition of a voted ballot in which more votes have been cast for an ISSUE or OFFICE than the number of votes that the voter is la wfully entitled to cast." Minn. Rules §8220.0...

Voting5 sources

Overvoted Ballot

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A "BALLOT on which the voter has voted for more than the number of candidates to be elected for that office, or in both the affirmative and negative on a ballot question. N.M. Admi...

Voting Systems1 source

Overvoting

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Voting for more than the maximum number of selections allowed in a contest.

Election Administration1 source

Overwrite

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Writing one or more patterns of data on top of the physical location of data stored on the media. Source: NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1

Cybersecurity1 source

Overwrite Procedure

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A software process that replaces data previously stored on storage media with a predetermined set of meaningless data or random patterns. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR) Cyber Glossary A B C...

Cybersecurity1 source

Overwrite Procedure (C.F.D.)

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A software process that replaces data previously stored on storage media with a predetermined set of meaningless data or random patterns. Rationale: Definition is obvious based on...

Cybersecurity1 source
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