What does PRISM mean?
Definitions for PRISM
ˈprɪz əmprism
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Princeton's WordNet
prismnoun
a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
prism, optical prismnoun
optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
Wiktionary
prismnoun
A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
prismnoun
A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
prismnoun
A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.
Etymology: prisma, from πρίσμα, from πρίζειν.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PRISMnoun
A prism of glass is a glass bounded with two equal and parallel triangular ends, and three plain and well polished sides, which meet in three parallel lines, running from the three angles of one end, to the three angles of the other end. Isaac Newton Opticks.
Etymology: prisme, Fr. πϱίσμα.
Here, aweful Newton, the dissolving clouds
Form fronting, on the sun, thy showery prism. James Thomson.
Wikipedia
PRISM
PRISM is a code name for a program under which the United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet communications from various U.S. internet companies. The program is also known by the SIGAD US-984XN. PRISM collects stored internet communications based on demands made to internet companies such as Google LLC under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to turn over any data that match court-approved search terms. Among other things, the NSA can use these PRISM requests to target communications that were encrypted when they traveled across the internet backbone, to focus on stored data that telecommunication filtering systems discarded earlier, and to get data that is easier to handle.PRISM began in 2007 in the wake of the passage of the Protect America Act under the Bush Administration. The program is operated under the supervision of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court, or FISC) pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Its existence was leaked six years later by NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who warned that the extent of mass data collection was far greater than the public knew and included what he characterized as "dangerous" and "criminal" activities. The disclosures were published by The Guardian and The Washington Post on June 6, 2013. Subsequent documents have demonstrated a financial arrangement between the NSA's Special Source Operations (SSO) division and PRISM partners in the millions of dollars.Documents indicate that PRISM is "the number one source of raw intelligence used for NSA analytic reports", and it accounts for 91% of the NSA's internet traffic acquired under FISA section 702 authority." The leaked information came after the revelation that the FISA Court had been ordering a subsidiary of telecommunications company Verizon Communications to turn over logs tracking all of its customers' telephone calls to the NSA.U.S. government officials have disputed criticisms of PRISM in the Guardian and Washington Post articles and have defended the program, asserting that it cannot be used on domestic targets without a warrant. Additionally claiming the program has helped to prevent acts of terrorism, and that it receives independent oversight from the federal government's executive, judicial and legislative branches. On June 19, 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama, during a visit to Germany, stated that the NSA's data gathering practices constitute "a circumscribed, narrow system directed at us being able to protect our people."
ChatGPT
prism
A prism is a type of geometric solid or three-dimensional figure that possesses a pair of identical and parallel faces known as the bases. The other faces, often referred to as lateral faces, are parallelograms or rectangles connecting the corresponding sides of the bases. The shape of the prism is typically determined by the shape of the bases. For instance, if the base is a rectangle, it is called a rectangular prism; if the base is a triangle, it is called a triangular prism, and so on.
Webster Dictionary
Prismnoun
a solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms
Prismnoun
a transparent body, with usually three rectangular plane faces or sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends or bases; -- used in experiments on refraction, dispersion, etc
Prismnoun
a form the planes of which are parallel to the vertical axis. See Form, n., 13
Etymology: [L. prisma, Gr. pri`sma, fr. pri`zein, pri`ein, to saw: cf. F. prisme.]
Wikidata
Prism
In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. At least two of the flat surfaces must have an angle between them. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional geometrical shape is that of a triangular prism with a triangular base and rectangular sides, and in colloquial use "prism" usually refers to this type. Some types of optical prism are not in fact in the shape of geometric prisms. Prisms can be made from any material that is transparent to the wavelengths for which they are designed. Typical materials include glass, plastic and fluorite. A prism can be used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors. Prisms can also be used to reflect light, or to split light into components with different polarizations.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prism
prizm, n. (geom.) a solid whose ends are similar, equal, and parallel planes, and whose sides are parallelograms: (opt.) a solid glass, triangular-shaped body, used for resolving rays of light into their separate colours.—adjs. Prismat′ic, -al, resembling or pertaining to a prism: separated or formed by a prism.—adv. Prismat′ically.—ns. Pris′matoid, Pris′moid, a figure in the form of a prism.—adjs. Pris′matoidal, Pris′moidal; Pris′my, prismatic in colour. [L.,—Gr. prisma, -atos.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
prism
In dioptrics, is a geometrical solid bounded by three parallelograms, whose bases are equal triangles.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PRISM in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PRISM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of PRISM in a Sentence
I think people's perceptions are clearly colored by the prism they're looking through, the political environment is badly polarized, and that's reflected in how people think about things.
I will again reiterate, as he would say, and as intelligence officials have said publicly, that the threats have evolved, the United States need to approach how The United States look at counterterrorism through the prism of what the threats are in 2021.
And we could either deliver that to you in a very' eat your vegetables' kind of way, or we could use science fiction as a genre and the prism of Fairday and Justin Falls, both of whom really are the ultimate outsiders, as a way of looking at our planet and a way of looking at who we are now, the Man Who Fell to Earth.
The way I view dad is not just through the prism of music and film, he was a pioneer in all the different mediums and all the things that came out of that — technology and music and golf, sportsmanship and hunting. There are a lot of different things that describe the human being.
It’s hard to look back in a prism of time.
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- نشور زجاجيArabic
- hranolCzech
- prismeDanish
- PrismaGerman
- πρίσμαGreek
- prismoEsperanto
- prismaSpanish
- منشورPersian
- särmiö, prismaFinnish
- prismeFrench
- prizmaHungarian
- prismaItalian
- מנסרהHebrew
- プリズムJapanese
- ಪ್ರಿಸ್ಮ್Kannada
- prisma,Latin
- prismaDutch
- prismeNorwegian Nynorsk
- prismeNorwegian
- graniastosłup, pryzmatPolish
- prismaPortuguese
- prismă, prismeRomanian
- призмаRussian
- prismaSwedish
- prizmaTurkish
- prismatVolapük
- 棱鏡Chinese
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