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STRATEGIC

Decisions designed to create favorable impact on key factors to create a desired outcome. See tactical.

STREET PRICE

A retail price lower than that advertised and which can vary daily.

STRUCTURAL FUND

European funds invested for purposes of economic development in Europe’s poorer nations.

SUBASSEMBLY

Collecting parts together to be a unit that is used to make a larger item or a final item.

SUBOPTIMIZATION

Situation where less than the best yield is produced due to a lack of co-ordination between different elements.

SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE

Farming system providing a life style that is self sufficient for the family of the farmer. Their is little excess if any for marketing.

SUBTRACTIVE COLORS

Colors used in the four color printing process, C, cyan, M, magenta, Y, yellow and black that overlap to produce other colors.

SUNSHINE LAW

The statute requiring the agency to open all of its proceedings and records to the public.

SUPERSERVER

A larger and more powerful server computer that is tolerant to faults.

SURFACE VALUE

The objective worth or meaning of a compensation, reward or action to the recipient.

SUSPENDED CEILING

The ceiling that is lightweight and hung on wires or cables suspended from the structure overhead.

SWIFT CODE

Codes used by banks around the world organized by SWIFT.

SYMBOLIC LOGIC

Mathematical disciplines used to reduce rules of formal logic to those of algebra. Called mathematical logic.

SYNTHESIS

1. Forming a coherent whole from different elements. 2. Step in a dialectic process where affirmed concepts are countered with their opposites to yield the final concept. 3. Process of combining substances

SPENDING POWER

Granted legislature authority to administration allowing it to spend funds that are public in line with a budget that is approved.

SPLIT SHIPMENT

The breaking up into 2 or more shipments of a larger shipment, either sent together or separately.

SPREADING

A speculative technique where futures and options are bought and sold for the same item allowing profits form changing prices.

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