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VISUAL IDENTITY

A brands visual elements such a color, shape that conveys the meaning not imparted just by words.

VITAL FEW, USEFUL MANY

20% of causes result in 80% of defects/effect’ said JM Juan when applying the Pareto principle to quality management.

VITAL RECORD

Document, record or file in any format with information essential, necessary to create and organize operations and survival of an organization.

VITIATING FACTOR

Provision, clause or term impairing a contract or making it void or voidable.

VITRIFICATION

Method of waste disposal using high temperatures to immobilize and encapsulate radioactive and hazardous materials.

VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER

Insight into a customer’s wants, needs and preferences through indirect and direct questioning.

VOICE OF THE PROCESS

Statistical data that is generated by quality control measures and indicating stability of the process.

VOICEMAIL

Spoken message left in a ‘mailbox’ of the person being called.

VOICEOVER

Phone system feature allowing the operator to get a message to an employee on the phone.

VOID CONTRACT

Contract meeting the following; Illegal from time made; violate fairness, law changes, performed fully. See, 7 Ways to Legally Void a Contract

VOLATILE

Unstable and capable of a high to low variation.

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC)

1. Any hydrocarbon with a vapor pressure equal or greater than0.1mm of Mercury except for ethane and methane. 2. Substance able to evaporate at its temperature of use and causes oxygen to

VOLENTI NON FIT INJURIA

Legal principle where one voluntarily and knowingly consents to take risks such as in dangerous sports.

VOLT (V)

Metric unit of electrical potential. Equal to the steady flow of one amp current against one ohm of resistance

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