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BLOCKING SOFTWARE

A program that does not access certain websites. This is done according to content or an address.

BOILERPLATE

1. content that is made to fit many uses. 2. a legal language institutions use printed on the back of a contract or bill. Big law firms write them and they are

BOOK ENTRY

A notation of a transaction on accounting books.

BOOKS OF FINAL ENTRY

Ledgers that are handled manually that the book of original entry is transfered to. For computerized accounting it is automatically transferred.

BOTTLE

Refer to jar. A narrow opening container that is enclosed with a cap to hold contents.

BOUTIQUE

An INVESTMENT BANK that specializes in a particular area of business, such as CORPORATE FINANCE, LEVERAGED BUYOUTS, or MERGERS and ACQUISITIONS. Boutiques do not offer the full range of investment banking services

BRASS

A yellow alloy of copper and zinc or a decorative object made of such an alloy.

BREAKEVEN

A point where any difference between plus or minus or equivalent changes side.

BRINELL HARDNESS (BH) TEST

A test to determine the hardness of metals and alloys by hydraulically pressing a steel ball into the metal and measuring the resulting indentation. The Brinell scale characterizes the indentation hardness of

BROADSIDE

With the side turned to a particular thing or on the side.

BROWSER

A person who looks casually through books or magazines or at things for sale, an animal that feeds mainly on high-growing vegetation or a program with a graphical user interface for displaying

BUFFER ZONE

A neutral area serving to separate hostile forces or nations.

BULLET

A projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearms, typically of metal, cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.

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

BUSINESS ENTITY

Companies law (or the law of business associations) is the field of law concerning companies and other business organizations. It is an establishment formed to carry on commercial enterprises. See, Business Entity

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI)

(BI) refers to computer-based techniques used in spotting, digging-out, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments or associated costs and incomes.

BUSINESS NEEDS

A desire of the project customer that focuses on a business problem; its fulfillment is strategic to organization goals.

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