Glossary
Printer-friendly version- T-1search for term
- High-speed digital data channel that is a high-volume carrier of voice and/or data. Often used for compressed video teleconferencing. T-1i has 24 voice channels.
- T-3search for term
- A digital channel that communicates at a significantly faster rate than T-1i.
- TCBDBsearch for term
- Currently, there is no known SARSi transmission anywhere in the world. The most recent human cases of SARS-CoV infection were reported in China in April 2004 in an outbreak resulting from laboratory-acquired infections (see Laboratory Biosafety for more details). CDC and its partners, including the World Health Organization, continue to monitor the SARS situation globally. Any new updates on disease transmission and SARS preparedness activities will be posted at this site.
- TCPsearch for term
- A protocol that ensures that packets of data are shipped and received in the intended order.
- TELsearch for term
- The Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TELi) was formed in 1990. Under its first Chair, the United States, TEL was charged to address human resource development; technology transfer and regional cooperation; opportunities for on-site visits; observerships and fellowships; and telecommunications standardization. The work of TEL is accomplished by four steering groups, which propose, implement and monitor projects and activities to advance the overall goals of APECi. Each steering group addresses a specific priority area: liberalisation; business facilitation; development cooperation; and human resource development.
- Teleconferencingsearch for term
- Two-way electronic communication between two or more groups in separate locations via audio, video, and/or computer systems
- Telnetsearch for term
- A utility that enables a user to log onto a computer or server and access its information remotely, for example, from home or a work location in the field.
- Templatesearch for term
- A predefined set of tools or forms that establishes the structure and settings necessary to quickly create content.
- The DOHA Agendasearch for term
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The November 2001 declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, provides the mandate for negotiations on a range of subjects and other work, including issues concerning the implementation of the present agreements.
The negotiations include those on agriculture and services, which began in early 2000. A number of other issues have now been added. The declaration sets 1 January 2005 as the date for completing all but two of the negotiations. Negotiations on the Dispute Settlement Understanding are to end in May 2003; those on a multilateral register of geographical indications for wines and spirits, by the next Ministerial Conference in 2003. Progress is to be reviewed at the Fifth Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico, 10-14 September 2003.
- Themesearch for term
- These are the six priority areas of economic and technical cooperation identified by APECi Leaders. The Themes are: Developing human capital; fostering safe and efficient capital markets; strengthening economic infrastructure; harnessing technologies of the future; promoting environmentally sustainable growth; and encouraging the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises. Information in the Clearing Housei has been classified by theme.
- Thin clientsearch for term
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1) A network computer without hard- or diskette drives that accesses programs and data from a server instead of storing them locally.
2) Software that performs the majority of its operations on a server rather than the local computer, thus requiring less memory and fewer plug-ins.
- TILFsearch for term
- Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation (TILFi) is one of the three pillars of APECi activity. The other two pillars are Business Facilitation and Economic and Technical Cooperation (ECOTECHi).
- Touch screensearch for term
- An input device used to simplify user input and response. The user touches the screen to control the output, working with menus or multiple-choice decision points. Allows some simulation of hands-on training; for example, pointing to parts on a machine.
- TPT-WGsearch for term
- The Transportation Working Group (TPT-WGi) fosters economic development in the Asia-Pacific region through recommendations to increase the efficiency, sustainability and safety of the regional transportation system. The vast distances that characterise the Asia-Pacific region and the dynamic growth of its economies highlight the importance of an efficient transportation system to guarantee further development. The TPT-WG's areas of focus are: more competitive transportation industry (including infrastructure); safe and environment-friendly transportation systems (including new technologies); and human resources development.
- Trojan horsesearch for term
- A malicious computer program that appears legitimate but masks a destructive file or application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses usually do not replicate themselves but can still cause a great deal of damage, such as creating an entryway into your computer for malevolent users.
- TWGsearch for term
- The Transportation Working Group (TPT-WGi) fosters economic development in the Asia-Pacific region through recommendations to increase the efficiency, sustainability and safety of the regional transportation system. The vast distances that characterise the Asia-Pacific region and the dynamic growth of its economies highlight the importance of an efficient transportation system to guarantee further development. The TPT-WG's areas of focus are: more competitive transportation industry (including infrastructure); safe and environment-friendly transportation systems (including new technologies); and human resources development.
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