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THIXOTROPY

The property of a gel to turn into a fluid under pressure and to return a gel when pressure is released.

THROUGHPUT TIME

Time needed for material, subassembly or part to move through a manufacturing process. Full name is manufacturing throughput time.

TIME CARD

Document showing hours worked by an employee.

TIME UTILITY

A service or goods that are available at a certain time.

TOOL

An implement or item that is used for a set purpose.

TOXIC DOSE

Quantity where a substance will produce a harmful effect. See toxic concentration.

TRADING BLOC

Group of countries engaging in international trade together and are normally in a free trade agreement .

TRADING UP

1. Increasing number of product features, quality improvements, increasing support services to justify a higher price. Trading down is the opposite. 2. Selling type where a customer can be persuaded to buy

TRAINING FIDELITY

Extent where skills and attitudes are acquired in a training program and can be transferred to the working environment.

TRANSISTOR

Small solid state semi-conductor that regulates flow of electric current.

TRANSLATOR

Processor of programming language converting a computer program from one language to another.

TREE DIAGRAM

Graphic tool that breaks down components and then maps them all out creating a diagram looking like a tree growing.

TRUNCATION

1. Accounting. Leaving off digits that lie to right of a decimal point. 2. Banking. Shortening processing time of cheques. 3. Computing. Cutting off the last string number as it is too

TURNDOWN SERVICE

Hotel room service where a room is freshened up and beds are turned down when guests are away from the room.

TWO TIER WAGE SYSTEM

Pay structure where wages paid to senior workers is different to wages for new workers.

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