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| Glossary Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| t-coil | Inductive coil used in some hearing aids to allow reception of an audio band magnetic field signal, instead of an acoustic signal. The magnetic or inductive mode of reception is commonly used in conjunction with telephones, auditorium loop systems and other systems that provide the required magnetic field output. |
| tabulate | |
| tabulating equipment | |
| tabulating equipment memory card | |
| tabulation | Process of totaling votes. |
| tabulator | Device that counts votes |
| tally | |
| tally sheet | |
| tape | |
| tax | |
| tax assessor | |
| tax collector | |
| tear | |
| technical data package | Vendor documentation relating to the voting system required to be submitted with the system as a precondition of certification testing. |
| telecommunications | Transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received. |
| term | term of office, term limits |
| term limitations | |
| term limits | |
| term of office | |
| test | Technical operation that consists of the determination of one or more characteristics of a given product, process or service according to a specified procedure. Version 1.0 Volume I: Voting System Performance Guidelines Appendix A: Glossary A-18 |
| test campaign | Sum of the work by a voting system test lab on a single product or system from contract through test plan, conduct of testing for each requirement (including hardware, software, and systems), reporting, archiving, and responding to issues afterwards. |
| test deck | |
| test method | Specified technical procedure for performing a test. |
| test plan | Document created prior to testing that outlines the scope and nature of testing, items to be tested, test approach, resources needed to perform testing, test tasks, risks and schedule. |
| testing laboratories | |
| testing standard | Standard that is concerned with test methods, sometimes supplemented with other provisions related to testing, such as sampling, use of statistical methods or sequence of tests. |
| third party | |
| third party candidate | |
| ticket | |
| tie vote | |
| time limit | |
| time of recall | |
| time off for voting | |
| to continue your voting | |
| to vote for a candidate | |
| to vote for a measure |