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Disclaimer: The definitions provided in Terminology Services do not constitute the Agency's official use of terms and phrases for regulatory purposes, and should not be used to alter or supplant those found in any other federal document. Official terminology may be found in the laws and related regulations as published in such sources as the Congressional Record and Federal Register.

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