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BINARY FILE

A file that has information in a computer readable form. The file can be displayed, read, or used.

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Using biolog to make industrial copies of naturally occuring substances from the organisms that made them. Genetic engineering is just one example of this technology.

BLACK THURSDAY

The day October 24, 1929 when the stock market crashed. Refer to black tuesday.

BLEED PAGE

A page where printed pages don’t have margins. A small margin on the edges is left for paper gripping. It also protects the machine. It costs more depending on the size of

BLOCK DIAGRAM

A combination of lines and shapes that represent a process and the relations in that process. It can show how a system works and the pertinent information about it.

BLOOMBERG

A news and tool company that gives content to the web, radio, and TV. It gives platforms to make trading easy. It was founded by Michael Bloomberg.

BODY BURDEN

The amount of harmful elements in a body. If the environment is polluted the body has more pollutants in it.

BOND CERTIFICATE

When an agency or company issue a certificate saying a party is owed payments. They will get them with interest charged periodically.

BOOK TO BILL (BO/BI)

The orders booked and delivered in a period of time. The trend is determined. If greater than 1 its improvement but less is a fall in performance.

BOOTING

When a computer is started up or the operating system is restarted. There are two types of booting which are (cold boots) and (warm boots). Cold Booting is simply when the computer

BOTTOM-UP PLANNING

Strategy used in corporate planning whereby information is gathered from sales personnel, product managers, advertising personnel, and other members working in the organizational unit to set goals and create a marketing plan.

BRAILLE

A form of written language for the blind, in which characters are represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the fingertips.

BREADLINE

A line of people waiting to receive free food.

BREAKPOINT

In software development, is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program, put in place for debugging purposes.

BRIX (

One degree Brix is 1 gram of sucrose in 100 grams of solution and represents the strength of the solution as percentage by weight (% w/w) (strictly speaking, by mass). If the

BROKERED CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (CD)

A largedenomination CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT issued by a BANK to a BROKER/DEALER, which splits the certificate into smaller denominations suitable for distribution to retail investors. In some instances the bank may issue

BUCK

Common reference for million. See also TON, YARD.

BUILDUP

A gradual accumulation or increase, typically of something negative and typically leading to a problem or crisis.

BUMPING RIGHT

When a junior or new employee is qualified for a position and is not laid off, but instead a senior employee is laid off in their place, this is called a bumping

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