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Subscriber Unit (SU): An alternate term for cable modem.

Slave Unit: Mechanism which fires other flash sources simultaneously when a photo-electric cell is activated by the illumination emitted by a camera linked flash.

Specialist Unit: Market in a stock made solely by the specialist, as no public orders, and henceforth no depth, exist in the market.

Secondary Immunity: Resistance to an antigen the second time it appears. Because of the presence of B and T memory cells produced during the first exposure to the antigen, the second response is faster and more . . . View Full Definition

Rural Community Advancement Program (RCAP): A program established by the rural development Title of the FAIR Act of 1996 under which USDA is authorized to provide state rural development block grants, direct and guaranteed loans, and . . . View Full Definition

Ribosomal Subunits: Two units that combine with mRNA to form the ribosomal-mRNA complex at which protein synthesis occurs.

Standard Community Rating: A type of community rating in which an MCO considers only community-wide data and establishes the same financial performance goals for all risk classes. Also known as pure community rating.

School-To-Work Opportunities Act Of 1994: A national effort to develop a school-to-work system to assist students in making the transition from school to the adult workforce. The goal of the Act is to create well-marked paths studen . . . View Full Definition

Stressed Community: A community that is disturbed by human activity, such as road building or pollution, and is inadvertently simplified. Some species become superabundant while others disappear.

Subscriber Profiling: Compiling subscriber usage information (such as frequency of calls, locations called to or from and monthly airtime usage), to identify potentially fraudulent use or to identify customers li . . . View Full Definition