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Enterprise that is controlled by another by owning more than 50 % of voting stock. See affiliate.

The arrangement where two or more parties are acting as a security for each other.

Tasteless and odorless chemical element with a pale yellow color.

An older and still important industry slowly losing investor favor due to falling capacity for generating employment and profits.

Used at NASDAQ, it is an integrated electronic order entry and execution system.

information attached to offers, agreements, financial statements etc. to provide a back up of the document. Also known as supporting document or supporting schedule.

Observation and collection of data to provide evidence for a purpose.

Crude oil that has less than 1 percent of sculpture by weight.

Close relationship existing between 2 organisms where one gets a benefit from the relationship.

Interaction between entities, agents, substances or factors to produce a greater effect than the total of all the individual effects. Opposite of antagonism. See synergism.

A judgment allowing 2 possibilities that are ‘either or’ such as yes/no, right/wrong etc.

Deed where the seller guarantees title to the property being sold was not impaired during the time the seller held the title but there is no assurance about previous holders.

1. Pay money for goods and services. See spending. 2. Use of a resource like time for example.

A large order that has been broken up into smaller orders that are completed one at a time.

Technology for wireless communication such as CDMA, TDMA, transmitting and receiving signals over a wide band or spectrum of frequencies.

Metal product more resistant o staining, corrosion and rust. It is an alloy of carbon and iron.

A uniform price that is pre-established for services or goods that is based on cost of replacement, historical prices or the analysis of it competitive market position.

Scheme of network cabling where nodes are connected to a central hub whose failure will shut down the whole network. Star network. See ring topology, tree topology.

1. General. Supplies for the office such as paper, envelopes. 2. Computing. Types of papers used by different printers.

A permit or license required by law to allow you to engage in a certain activity.