OSAC Lexicon

Volatile chemicals emitted from a live human that are perceived by the canine through olfaction. 'Scent' has traditionally referred to canine detection of humans. 'Odor' has traditionally referred to canine detection of a substance. (See odor.)

An item that has been exposed to the target scent source that is used to put the canine on task.

When a canine learns to identify a trained scent with a specific reward.

A funnel-shaped scent pathway, which extends down-wind from the target, becoming wider the farther away from the target. The canine is able to locate the target by moving upwind.

Operational usage: A dog's olfactory ability to distinguish between various odors.

The ability of the canine to use olfactory capabilities to differentiate one scent from another

Environmental conditions/factors/influences affecting the movement of scent from a fixed scent source. Movement of the source creates a separate scent cone at the new location.

See matching-to-sample.

A material used to collect target scent from a person, object, or location for subsequent presentation to the canine.

Dispersion of scent in a given environment. (See scent cone/scent dispersion.)

Demonstration of the canine's olfactory ability to alert on a target scent(s).

A test of the canine's olfactory ability to alert to target scent(s) in a controlled environment.

Scent pathway left by a person.

When a canine learns to identify a trained odor/scent with a specific reward.

The combination of odors/scents that are present when a detector canine responds to a trained odor/scent.

Person or organization responsible for developing and maintaining a specific certification scheme. The certification scheme owner can be the certification body itself, a governmental authority, a trade association, a group of certification bodies or others.

A person who has special knowledge of a subject about which a court requests testimony

The process of systematically comparing antemortem and postmortem biological data to facilitate a personal identification.

The process of systematically comparing antemortem and postmortem biological data to facilitate a personal identification.

The systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and definition of a problem; the collection of data through observation and experimentation; analysis of the data; the formulation, evaluation and testing of hypotheses; and, where possible, the selection of a final hypothesis.

range or characteristics of objects of conformity assessment (4.2) covered by attestation (7.3)

The mathematical core of a comparison algorithm which takes two input topographies and generates one or more outputs that quantify the comparison based on geometric similarity. Scoring functions are either rank-score only, interpretable, or statistically validated.

A method in which the image areas are on fine mesh screen through which ink can penetrate and the non-image areas are a stencil over the screen.

The level of interest, attitude, and enthusiasm the canine shows while searching.

A craterlike indentation created at the point of origin of some explosions.

An explosion with a highly localized point of origin, such as a crater.

See backup handler canine.

conformity assessment activity that is performed by a person or organization that has a user interest in the object of conformity assessment (4.2)
Note 1 to entry: The first-, second- and third-party descriptors used to characterize conformity assessment activities in relation to a given object are not to be confused with the legal identification of the relevant parties to a contract.
EXAMPLE:
Persons or organizations performing second-party conformity assessment activities include, for example, purchasers or users of products, or potential customers seeking to rely on a supplier's management system, or organizations representing those interests. Examples of organizations representing user interest include consumer advocacy organizations, regulators implementing legislation governing products and services for the protection of consumer and public interests, centralized government procurement organizations and private sector purchasing agents.
Note 2 to entry: If an activity is performed by an external body acting on behalf of and controlled by a person or organization with a user interest, the activity is still called a second-party conformity assessment activity (e.g. supply chain audits conducted by an external body on behalf of the purchaser).

Any subsequent explosion resulting from an initial explosion.

Fiber disturbance(s) not caused by the act of writing or other dynamic actions, rather caused by dynamic contact with the embossed side of an indentation(s) or other raised surface. (ANSI/ASB Std 044)

Change in phenotype (e.g., stature) in a population over time.

operation of a mass spectrometer in which the abundances of ions of one or more specific m/z values are recorded rather than the entire mass spectrum

data acquired from one or more specific product ions corresponding to m/z selected precursor ions recorded via two or more stages of mass spectrometry

Ignition resulting from self-heating, synonymous with spontaneous ignition.

The minimum temperature at which the self-heating properties of a material lead to ignition.

specimen collection device with an adhesive surface used to collect materials for SEM/EDS analysis.