euphemism

An agreeable, inoffensive, less offensive, or politically correct (PC) synonym for a word or

phrase that is harsh, unpleasant, or offensive. For example, eccentric is a euphemism for someone who is crazy and rich, as opposed to being just plain crazy like the rest of us poor folks. See also Bless his heart, leverage, and PC.

• capacitive reactance (X )
• capacitor
• capacity
• Captioned Telephone Service
• carding
• carrier
• Carrier Access Charge (CAC)
• Carrier Access Code (CAC)
• carrier class
• carrier frequency
• carrier grade
• Carrier Identification Code (CIC)
• carrierless amplitude phase modulation (CAP)
• carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA)
• carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)
• carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD)
• carrier serving area (CSA)
• carrier system
• carrier system
• Carterfone Decision
• Carterfone Decision
• Cartesian coordinates
• Carty, John Joseph (1861–1932)
• CAS
• Cat 1 (Category 1)