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Cuckoo filter
A cuckoo filter is a probabilistic data structure for approximate set membership testing, introduced in 2013 as a Bloom filter replacement that supports deletion and uses less space below a 3% false positive rate.
Cuckoo Sandbox
Cuckoo Sandbox is a free, open-source automated malware analysis system, developed within The Honeynet Project, that detonates suspicious files in an isolated virtual machine and records their behavior.
Cuckoo search
Cuckoo search, also known as the cuckoo search algorithm, is a metaheuristic optimization algorithm introduced by Xin-She Yang and Suash Deb in 2009, inspired by cuckoo brood parasitism.
Cucumber (software)
Cucumber, also known as Cucumber.io, is an open-source behavior-driven development tool that executes acceptance tests written in plain-language Gherkin scenarios; it was created by Aslak Hellesøy in 2008.
CUDA
CUDA, or Compute Unified Device Architecture, is NVIDIA's parallel computing platform and programming model for general-purpose computing on NVIDIA GPUs, released in November 2006 with a C-based software environment.
Cuddalore IL&FS power station
The Cuddalore IL&FS power station is a 1,200 MW imported-coal-fired power plant at Parangipettai in Tamil Nadu, India, operated by ITPCL and in service since 2015.
CUE (configuration language)
CUE, short for Configure, Unify, Execute, is an open source, strongly typed constraint-based language for defining, validating, and generating structured data, created by former Google engineer Marcel van Lohuizen.
CUI Devices
CUI Devices was an American electronic components manufacturer based in Oregon, formed in 2019 from CUI Inc. and renamed Same Sky in 2024, best known for its AMT capacitive rotary encoders.
Cuirass
A cuirass is a piece of body armor protecting the torso, made of a breastplate and backplate; bronze cuirasses armed Greek warriors, and steel ones armed heavy cavalry into the nineteenth century.
Cuisinart
Cuisinart is an American housewares brand founded in 1971 by Carl Sontheimer and owned by Conair Corporation that popularized the food processor in the United States.
Ćuk converter
The Ćuk converter is a non-isolated DC-DC switching converter that inverts its output voltage and transfers energy through a coupling capacitor, introduced by Slobodan Ćuk in 1977.
Culebra Cut
Culebra Cut is the artificial valley carrying the Panama Canal 8.75 miles through the Continental Divide, from Gamboa to Pedro Miguel, and the canal's narrowest, hardest-won section.
Culebra Oil and Gas Field
Culebra Oil and Gas Field is an onshore oil and gas field in the Ecuadorian Amazon, discovered in 1973 and operated by the state company EP Petroecuador.
Cult of the Dead Cow
Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc, cDc Communications), American hacker and DIY media group from Lubbock, Texas, founded 1984 (disputed, 1986 by member account); coined hacktivism, released Back Orifice 1998, members include Mudge, Oxblood Ruffin, Beto O'Rourke.
Culvert
A culvert is a pipe or enclosed conduit that carries a stream under a road, railway, or embankment; US practice treats spans of 20 feet or less as culverts.
Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle is a castellated country house on a clifftop in South Ayrshire, Scotland, rebuilt by Robert Adam between 1777 and 1792 for the Kennedys, Earls of Cassillis.
Culzean Oil and Gas Field
Culzean is a high-pressure, high-temperature gas and condensate field in the UK Central North Sea, about 235 km east of Aberdeen, discovered in 2008 and the UK continental shelf's largest gas producer.
Cumberland Steam Plant
Cumberland Steam Plant, also known as Cumberland Fossil Plant, is a two-unit coal-fired power station in Cumberland City, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1973.
Cummins
Cummins Inc., formerly Cummins Engine Company, is an American manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines and power generation systems, founded in 1919 in Columbus, Indiana.
Cummins Accelera
Accelera by Cummins is the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc., launched in 2023 as the rebrand of its New Power unit, supplying batteries, fuel cells, and electrolyzers.
Cummins B Series engine
The Cummins B Series engine is a family of inline diesel engines first produced in 1983, best known as the turbodiesel in Dodge and Ram pickups since 1989.
Cummins X10
The Cummins X10 is a 10-liter inline-six heavy-duty diesel engine made by Cummins to replace the L9 and X12, launching in 2027 with EPA 2027 certification.
Cummins X15
The Cummins X15 is a 15-liter heavy-duty diesel engine built by Cummins for North American on-highway trucks, introduced in 2016 as successor to the ISX15 and rated up to 605 hp.
Cumulative flow diagram
A cumulative flow diagram (CFD) is a stacked area chart plotting work items in each workflow state over time, showing work in progress, cycle time, and throughput.
Cumulative Layout Shift
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) is a unitless web performance metric, one of Google's Core Web Vitals, that measures the largest burst of unexpected layout shifts during a page's life.
Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British cruise line founded in 1840 by Samuel Cunard of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and now owned by Carnival Corporation, with Queen Mary 2 as its flagship.
Cunard-White Star Line
Cunard-White Star Line was a British shipping company formed in 1934 by merging the Cunard and White Star North Atlantic fleets, operating RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth until renamed Cunard Line in 1950.
Cunjiang Yu
Cunjiang Yu is an engineer working on soft, flexible, and stretchable electronics and bioelectronics, and a Founder Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 2024.
Cupboard
A cupboard is a piece of furniture, or a recess fitted with a door, used for storing dishes, food, clothes, and other household goods, typically with shelves.
Cupen Mahuida Oil and Gas Field
Cupen Mahuida (Cupén Mahuida) is a natural gas field in the Neuquina basin, Neuquén Province, Argentina, discovered by YPF in 2001 and known for its tight gas.