Closed Access: A provision which specifies that plan members must obtain medical services only from network providers through a primary care physician to receive benefits.

 

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Closed Access: A provision which specifies that plan members must obtain medical services only from network providers through a primary care physician to receive benefits.

Market Access Program (MAP): MAP, previously called the Market Promotion Program, is administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service and uses funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation. It helps producers, exporters, . . . View Full Definition

Japanese Total Access Communication (JTAC): Like the European TACS, JTAC is the Japanese analog cellular system.

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP): IMAP is gradually replacing POP as the main protocol used by email clients in communicating with email servers. Using IMAP, an email client program can not only retrieve email but can also m . . . View Full Definition

Media Access Control (MAC) Address: In networking, MAC Address refers to the globally unique hardware address of an Ethernet network interface card.

Minimum Access: In the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, countries are obliged to provide minimum levels of imports for products subject to tariffication. Access is assured by tariff-rate quotas.

Open Access: A provision that specifies that plan members may self-refer to a specialist, either in-network or out-of-network, at full benefit or at a reduced benefit, without first obtaining a referral . . . View Full Definition

Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM): Any type of memory that is made non-volatile by connecting it to a constant power source, such as a battery. Therefore, non-volatile memory does not lose its contents when the main power is . . . View Full Definition

Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA): A method of configuring a cluster of microprocessor in a multiprocessing system so that they can communicate with each other, this improves performance and its expansion ability.

htaccess: Apache directory-level configuration file which can be used to password protect or redirect files. As a note of caution, make sure you copy your current .htaccess file before editing it, and . . . View Full Definition