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BLACK KNIGHT

A raider that makes a bid unwelcome by management. A white knight may be called to rescue the company.

BLANK DRAFT

A draft with no amount or payee name that will be filled out later to previously agreed upon conditions.

BLIND ENTRIES

An easy to keep records about income or expenses. It is used by small businesses mostly.

BLUEPRINT

The drawing of a buildings structure in the construction industry. It is made on blue paper.

BOILING POINT

The temperature when a liquid turns into a gas. For water is is 100 degrees celcuis. A solvent based liquid has a lower boiling point. Flammable liquids have a lower still boiling

BOOK INVENTORY SYSTEM

Inventory control that keeps a running total and new purchases are added to it while sales are subtracted.

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA

Studies binary variables that may only have two values which are true (1) and false (0), and also studies the mathematical operations performed on them. A set of rules known as Boolean

BOTTLENECK

The neck or mouth of a bottle or a point of congestion or blockage, in particular.

BOUTIQUE HOTEL

A term popularized in North America and the United Kingdom to describe intimate, usually luxurious or unique hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized

BRASSBOARD CONFIGURATION

To determine feasibility of the product that is intended, there’s a prototype configured for the testing straight out the laboratory. Also may be compared with breadboard configuration.

BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS

An analysis method used to determine the number of jobs or products that need to be sold to reach a break-even point in a business.

BRING-DOWN COMFORT LETTER

Before or during a new issue, a statement by an auditor that a comfort letter previously published is still valid. A comfort letter is a statement indicating that, while a full audit

BROCHURE

A small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service.

BROWSER CACHE

Web caching is the caching of web documents (e.g., HTML pages, images) to reduce bandwidth usage, server load, and perceived lag. A web cache stores copies of documents passing through it; subsequent

BUFFET

A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves or a room or counter in a station, hotel, or other public building selling light meals or snacks.

BULLETPROOF

Capable of resisting the force of a bullet; resistant to penetration by a bullet; armored; as, a bulletproof vest; a bulletproof window. Designed so as to be resistant to abuse or misuse

BURDEN

Theme, core idea; A heavy load; A responsibility, onus; A cause of worry; To encumber with a burden (in any of the noun senses of the word).

BUS TOPOLOGY

A bus network topology is a network architecture in which a set of clients are connected via a shared communications line, called a bus. There are several common instances of the bus

BUSINESS CASE

Captures the reasoning for initiating a project or task. It is often presented in a well-structured written document, but may also sometimes come in the form of a short verbal argument or

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