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RISK BASED TARGETING

Fund and other resource allocation to identified areas that have the highest potential or actual adverse impact.

RISK FREE RETURN

1. Known with certainty. 2. The interest rate on a virtually free from risk investment.

RISK RATE

The rate of return that is needed to be able to attract loan capital or equity for an investment.

ROLES

A position or job that has certain expectations that go with them.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

The evaluation and identification of a cause for failure, problem or undesirable condition.

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE

The way a substance will come into contact with the organism such as via food or air.

RUN OF PRESS (ROP) COLOR

A term in newspaper advertising where the colour used for ads is the same as the print colour used for non-advertising material.

R-VALUE

A unit of resistance to heat that is used to denote a materials effectiveness to be insulation. It is a determination of the ability to stop the flow of heat.

SALARY STRUCTURE

A list of wages and the associated benefits for each wage level and grade.

SALMONELLOSIS

The gastroenteritis caused by the injestion of salmonella bacteria. Symptoms include vomiting, diarohea, fever and haedache. Fatal to young and elderly patients.

SATIATION

An activities saturation level where the maximum benefit is reached.

SCANDALOUS STATEMENT

Abuse that is either written or spoken that is defamatory or disgraceful in content. If made in court it may be struck from proceedings.

SCIENCE

Knowledge that is comprised of verifiable and measurable facts that hav ebeen acquired by the application of a scientific method.

SCRAMBLING

The deliberate distortion or encoding of a signal to make it unreadable by unauthorized persons.

SEARCH WARRANT

An order from a court allowing the thorough search by police of a selected location looking for evidence or illegal goods or a person wanted for questioning.

SECOND INJURY FUND

A fund that is to aid emplyers who hire disabled or handicapped workers. It is the purpose of compensating for any further injury to the employee.

SECONDARY DISASTER

A disater that is started by a first disaster and happens after the initial disaster. Such as a fire that occurs after an earthquake.

SECTOR

1. General. A distinct, large subdivision that is defined on the basis of a common factor. Also a segment.2. Data storage. The area of a disk that is the smallest amount that

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