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Category: D

DEMAND LOAN

A loan with or without a maturity date but can be recalled anytime by a lender. It must be paid on the date or at any time without penalty. AKA call loan

DEMATERIALIZATION

When a company does paper only transactions and finds the best computer way to handle it. It is common for new businesses that are more profitable than expected. It switches to automated

DEMOGRAPHY

Studying quantitative qualities of the human population. They are composition, density, distribution, growth, movement, size, and structure. It is sociological, educational, crime, development, diet, race, social class, wealth, and well being.

DENOMINATION

The face value of currency as it is stated in the print on it.

DEPARTMENT STORE

A retail establishment with variety of goods arranged in departments. They are in the same place to help buying and customer assistance.

DEPOSIT SLIP

Paper needed to make a deposit. It has the name and account number on it.

DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE

A table of apportionments of assets to future accounting periods as they relate to depreciation.

DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

Quantities that represent a property of data but do not polute the sample. Refer to inferential statistics.

DESIGN THEME

Objectivs that ensure consistency in design or campaign.

DEVELOPMENT COST

The costs to start a project and finish it. Other costs are called operational costs.

DIALECTICAL METHOD

Predicting based on many groups and viewpoitns into one vision. Refer to dialectic.

DIESEL OIL

A petroleum fuel that engines use. It is heavier than gasoline but close to heating oil.

DIFFERENTIATION

What is done to make something stand out in the market to customers.

DIGITAL CASH

Systems that let a buyer pay electronicallyusing a unique number like a banknote number. It is anonymous. AKA electronic cash.

DIGITAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

A computer network that imitates biological nervous systems that decifer impotant information, learn from experiences, adapts to changes in environment, and reacts to situations quickly while managing an organziation.

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