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71Counter A — (CTA) An ISO term. A counter associated with a key enciphering key pair used to encipher either a key enciphering key (pair) or data keys sent in a cryptographic service message. 14h …
72Counter B — (CTB) An ISO term. A counter associated with a key enciphering key pair used to encipher either a notarised key enciphering key (pair) or notarised data enciphering keys sent in a cryptographic service message. 14h …
73Counter P — (CTP) An ISO term. A counter associated with a key enciphering key (pair) or data keys sent in a cryptographic service message between a communicating pair. 14h …
74Counter R — (CTR) An ISO term. The value of the counter found to be in error. 14h …
75counter n — bean counter …
76counter to — in the opposite direction to or in conflict with. → counter …
77counter- — prefix denoting opposition, retaliation, or rivalry: counter attack. ↘denoting movement or effect in the opposite direction: counterpoise. ↘denoting correspondence, duplication, or substitution: counterpart. Origin from Anglo Norman Fr. countre …
78counter- — prefix 1 the opposite of something: a counterproductive thing to do (=producing results opposite to what you wanted) 2 matching something: my counterpart in the American system (=someone who has the same job as mine) 3 done or given as a reaction …
79counter to — nearly all of his proposals are counter to our original agreement Syn: against, in opposition to, contrary to, at variance with, in defiance of, in contravention of, in conflict with, at odds with …
80counter- — UK [kaʊntə(r)] / US [kaʊntər] prefix opposing: used with some nouns, adjectives, and verbs a counter proposal an effective way to counteract global warming Their efforts have all been counterproductive …
