Statistical Terms Glossary

Is a website offering current and historical computer security tools, exploits, and security advisories. It is operated by a non-profit organization of hackers that publish new security information and offer tools for educational and testing purposes.

Denotes the transfer of an individual packet over a connection between an input port and an output port within a given packet-switching node through the packet-switching fabric.

Is the relaying of packets from one network segment to another by nodes in a computer network. The simplest forwarding model - unicasting - involves a packet being relayed from link to link along a chain leading from the packet's source to its destination. However, other forwarding strategies are commonly used. Broadcasting requires a packet to be duplicated and copies sent on multiple links with the goal of delivering a copy to every device on the network. In practice, broadcast packets are not forwarded everywhere on a network, but only to devices within a broadcast domain, making broadcast a relative term. Less common than broadcasting, but perhaps of greater utility and theoretical significance is multicasting, where a packet is selectively duplicated and copies delivered to each of a set of recipients.

The transmission of real time voice in a packet switching network.

A data communications service in which a data stream is divided into units called packets that are separately routed to a destination where the original message is then reconstituted.

The land used to grow paddy in the kharif season (June–October), but left uncropped during the following rabi season (November–February).

A service that allows transmitting a signal, usually only an alarm tone, via radio from any telephone in the public-switched network to a personal, portable receiving device in a defined operating area. More sophisticated systems provide audible or visual display messages.

A person who works for a public or private employer or under it's supervision and receives remuneration in wage, salary, commission, tips, piece rates or in kind …etc. This item includes persons employed in governmental, non – governmental and private institutions along with those employed in a household enterprise in return for a specific remuneration.

Stock fully paid for (i.e., upon which no further subscription installments are due).

Palestinian IT Association “PITA” was founded in 1999 by a group of Palestinian entrepreneurs who wanted to create a non-government body to defend the interests of the ICT sector. PITA was legally registered as a trade association by Ministry of National Economy as a non-profit trade organization and began operations in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank with One employee and a member base of 25 Palestinian ICT companies.

A price index defined as the weighted arithmetic average of the current to base period price relatives using current period value shares as weights.

Raised platform, intended to facilitate the lifting and stacking of goods.

Ship with dimensions that allow it to pass through the Panama canal: maximum length 295 m, maximum beam overall 32.25 m, maximum draught 13.50 m.

A pandemic disease is a disease that is widely spread throughout an area, a nation or the world

A panel refers to a survey sample in which the same units or respondents are surveyed or interviewed on two or more occasions (waves).

Describes someone who has the potential for emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way or to the same degree.

See debt-debt swap.

The principal or nominal value appearing on abound, note, coupon, piece of money, or other instrument.