Category: E

The combination of hardware and software used to manage electronic information. It makes stored information from internal and external sources more accessible, and facilitates better decision making. The data is retained in

Copyrighting electronically. Whether any copyright notice is given or not, any and all information generated on the internet, including personal emails, is automatically copyrighted. Initially involved published material extended to electronic publishing.

An insured begins coverage to receive benefits as of this date.

Australian; superannuation fund lump sum payment at retirement or employee termination. Also, a lump sum paid an individual at termination or reduction of a pension or annuity. Or, residual capital value paid

1. In Law enforcement, this is the principle that without warrant, based on a reasoned conclusion to prevent an very likely danger to life, limb, or property, a police officer may carry

Investigation, observation, experimentation, or experience as sources of this type of knowledge. Contrast with logical or mathematical assumptions basis of theoretical knowledge. See also empiricism.

Agreement between an employer and an employee. It is typically voluntary, deliberate, and legally enforceable, therefore, binding. The employee must agree to this contract as a condition of his/her employment. Employment contracts

Adobe’s PostScript page description language file format. Used in high quality computer printers. Device independent (refer to device independence). Its images can be transferred without any loss of image quality between unique

Reference statements printed at the end of a page, document, article, chapter or book. They explain or provide additional information on some point raised in a text. At the end of the

Expense for generating, distributing, and using energy. Include monetary and non-monetary expenses. Example is environmental impact.

Southern part of the Isle of Britain, bordered on the north by the river Tweed, which flows through the southern uplands of Scotland and bordered on the west by the country of

Java-platform server-side component. Improves rapid development of mission-critical business applications. Makes applications generically cross-platform portable.

Monies required to gain access into an event, program, or structure. Example: paying money to see a movie at the theatre.

1. Evaluation; Current status of an organization’s compliance to local environmental laws and regulations is established by a independent third party assessment. 2. Financial advantages and disadvantages of moving to a more

Assigning equal prior-occurrence probability to each possible event when nothing is known about the likelihood of their occurrence. A Decision-theory concept.

Cost of leasing posted as a balance sheet entry recording documented payments.

Commonly held evidence of ownership by a share or stock certificate, a document issued by the company to the share investor. Refer to debt instrument and financial instrument.

1. A vehicle that allows portioned investment in a company in trade for portioned ownership of that company. Stock or shares represent that ownership traded. Fluctuation in the value of the company

Occurs when something was left out or a listed action was not executed.

Existing market price stated by a party not the manufacturer nor the supplier used by buyers and sellers to openly trade and bargain.