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ALL PURPOSE STATEMENT

A report that fits requirement of readers. The readers can be creditors or company members just to name two. It is filed with all purpose statements.

ALLOCATED QUANTITY

The amount of inventory that has already been set aside for use. It is unavialable for any other purpose.

ALONGSIDE

In shipping its the side of the ship the inventory is placed on. Items are placed within crane reach or on the dock.

ALTERNATIVE TARIFF

When a shipper can choose the freight rates when they have two or more are available.

AMERICAN BUSINESS CONFERENCE (ABC)

A party that lobbies for any midsize businesses. They promote growth and create a higher standard of living for the american businesses they represent. It has executives of participating companies on the

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)

Any US nongovernment group that manages standards for the US industry system. Academics, special interest groups, users, and vendors use this as a forum to set standards. Its a voluntary position but

AMPLITUDE

The most an oscillation can change equilibrium. It is the difference between the zero and peak of any wave.

ANALYZE

Taking a single item and figuring out reasons for differences in the numbers.

ANNOUNCEMENT

A statement made official by press. It can be damage control or a new product. Refer to press release.

ANNUAL MORTGAGOR STATEMENT

A statement issued yearly for a borrower that covers the principal left and the payments made through the year. It can be used for taxes and for loan status.

ANONYMIZING

Hiding the source of an email causing the email to be an anonymous message.

ANTILAPSE STATUTE

A rule that is used when heirs can take ownership based on what they were told when a will is not made. This rule makes sure that the property gets to who

AOL

A company owned by time warner. It was used on dialup and had a radio and messenger service. It was founded in 1983 and was briefly called quantum computer services.

APPLIED COST

A cost that an activity or product incurs in overhead. It may or may not be based on the actual cost.

APPRAISAL OF RECORDS

Deciding the informative value of a record before it is disposed of. It is based on the amount of use and the information on it.

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