(geophysics) The “storm-time” component of variation of the terrestrial magnetic field, that is, the component which correlates with the interval of time since the onset of a magnetic storm; used as an index of intensity of the ring current.
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(geophysics) The “storm-time” component of variation of the terrestrial magnetic field, that is, the component which correlates with the interval of time since the onset of a magnetic storm; used as an index of intensity of the ring current.
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(1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source."
(2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups. Using third-party software, it serves as a certification authority (CA), manages the repository and provides a secure location for the private keys. Founded in 1996, Utah-based DST was the first licensed CA in the U.S. and the first PKI service organization. Utah was the first state in the U.S. to pass digital signature legislation.
In 2002, DST was acquired by Identrus LLC (www.identrus.com), a global leader in digital trust services and secure e-commerce. See PKI.
(3) (Data Storage Technology) A high-capacity magnetic tape technology from Ampex that is based on the digital composite D2 format for the broadcasting industry. It uses the same 19mm, helical scan transport, but provides higher capacities with Ampex's proprietary Data D-2 (DD2) format. DST cartridges range from 50 to 330GB and are suited for uncompressed digital video (movies, commercials, etc.) and high-resolution images as well as general data backup for huge databases. Ampex's Data Instrumentation Systems (DIS) tape technology is a counterpart line that provides optional modes and interfaces for data acquisition devices. See magnetic tape.
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| Meaning | Category |
| D S T Systems, Inc., of Delaware | Business->NYSE Symbols |
| Daily Swing Top | Community->Sports |
| Dallas Texans | Miscellaneous->NFL Teams |
| Danish Standard Time | Regional->Time Zones |
| Data Sucking Technology | Miscellaneous->Funnies |
| Data Summary Tape | Computing->Databases Computing->General |
| Daylight Savings Time | Regional->Time Zones |
| Dearborn Steel Tubing | Business->Firms |
| Debug Symbol Table | Computing->Assembly |
| Decision Support Template | Governmental->Military |
| Decision Support Tool | Computing->Software |
| Dedicated Service Tool | Computing->Software |
| Defense Suppression Threat | Governmental->Military |
| Defense and Special Teams | Community->Sports |
| Delicate Sound Trip | Community->Music |
| Delta Sigma Theta | Community |
| Department of Science and Technology | Academic & Science->Universities |
| Designer Series Treatment | Miscellaneous->Clothes |
| Dexamethasone Suppression Test | Medical->Laboratory |
| Digital Signature Transponder | Computing->Security |
| Digital Sky Technologies | Business->Firms |
| Direct Support Team | Governmental->Military |
| Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire | Governmental->FBI Files |
| Distributed Server Technology | Computing->Hardware |
| Distributed Spam Trap | Computing->Security |
| Dkoro Standard Time | Regional->Time Zones |
| Double Spin Torus | Academic & Science->Mathematics |
| Drive Self Test | Computing->General |
| Drivers Skill Trainers | Governmental->Military |
| Dry Sealed Turret | Governmental->Military |
| Dutch Standards Target | Computing->Software |
| Dynamic Stability Training | Business->General |
| Dynamic String Table | Computing->General |
| WAIN (Scanner spec) data source DLL (Win) | Computing->File Extensions |
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