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WYSIWYG

“What you see is what you get”. Display showing what a document will look when it has been printed.

X OR XD

Used in the financial press to indicate stock trading with no dividend,; bond trading with no interest; mutual fund paid recently a dividend or capital gain.

YAHOO!

Online website portal with a large array of information from entertainment to news and finance.

YARD LUMBER

Run of mill lumber in various finishes, widths and lengths.

YELLOW FEVER

Spread of a viral infection by mosquitoes infected in Tropical Africa, South America and the Caribbean causing degeneration of liver and kidney tissues.

YELLOW KNIGHT

Corporation with plans to takeover a company in hostile manner.

YELLOW SHEETS

Listing daily of bid and ask prices for over the counter bonds. Produced by National Quotation Bureau.

ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE

Zero coupon bond that can be converted to common stock at a set price or if government issued into a bond bearing interest.

ZERO DEFECTS

Level of prevention of defects where output is within limits.

ZERO INVENTORIES

Stage of ‘just in time inventory control’ where any waste is removed and only on hand and required inventory is available.

ZERO LATENCY

Information technology. No time lag between information exchange to interfaces or the instant response to input.

ZERO-PROOF BOOKKEEPING

Used in small businesses and by individuals. Method of bookkeeping with a zero balance at end of the accounting period.

ZIP CODE

Code established by US Postal service to indicate each location. Has since been made 9 digits allowing more accurate identification of a location. Stands for Zoning Improvement Plan.

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