Category: E

Retail trade system managing transactions online. Monies authorized by the buyer is electronically transferred from his or her account to that of the retailer. The buyer swipes his or her bank or

Airline and/or cruise line travel reservation services online. It Typically issues electronic or paper tickets. Examples are Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity.

1. Measured and described as height above sea level. 2. Two-dimensional drawing of an object. the front, back, side, and top are drawn flat.

Fund distribution to a retirement plan. Allowed for specific, eligible plans such as a qualified retirement plan, a 401(b) plan, or a 457(B) plan. Fund amounts can be restricted by some exceptions.

Sudden presentation or result of a system’s processing. A combination of the properties of its components or parts triggers an unpredictable manifestation.

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Means that at any time and for any reason either the employer and the employee can quit the employment relationship.

Combining or leveraging existing technology to enable small companies to compete against large corporation on a level business field in previous exclusive business arenas. Technology is comprised of equipment and/or methodology that,

Risk evaluation of the threat a specific industrial or dumping site. Documented in terms of actual or potential threat to environment, health and welfare of people. Categorized by the hazardous substances being

Saving energy by reducing use. Methods for economizing, eliminating waste, and promoting rational use spark lower use of energy in a process or system, or by an organization or society.

The ability to apply knowledge of capability and characteristics of substances to design and build something that accomplishes intended goals. All inventions of a mechanical, electrical, chemical nature are results of experimentation

An 1990 international program intended to accomplish three goals: 1) engage North, Central and South America to increase inter-regional trade, 2) engage the InterAmerican Development Bank to set up, manage, and monitor

Legally, equal to a person who might owe taxes. A generic term inclusive of person, partnership, organization, or business. An entity can be legally bound. An entity is uniquely identifiable from any

Identifying risks in the external environment, then conducting an analysis.

Buying a different type of convertible securities, such as preferred stock, from the selling of common stock in the same company or a similar company in the same amounts.

Data collected on availability, maintainability, and reliability of systems, subsystems, and components of equipment and machinery. Retained historically, trended and reported as levels and ratios of performance.

An OVERTHECOUNTER SWAP involving the exchange of a floating INTEREST RATE for potential gains from the appreciation or depreciation of an EQUITY reference index (which may be a COMMON STOCK, a BASKET,

Pre-set additional value or return given to an investor on demand for taking on the risk of the investment. Contrast this to a guaranteed return of a bond or as treasury certificates.

A temporary account that holds financial amounts whose final destination is unknown or uncertain due to some type of error or suspension of a transaction. Such accounting situations must be fixed immediately.

Records that an organization requires to show how to execute its business. These vital records are critical to restore the organization from a disaster. Refer to disaster recovery.