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TOP KILL

Procedure to try to stop an oil well from leaking. Large amounts of drilling mud are pumped back into the well under high pressures.

TOP LEVEL DOMAIN NAME

Unique internet address with designation showing country of origin determined by ISO 3155. If no country listed it is a US name.

TOP LINE

1. Accounting. Figure of revenue shown on an income statement. 2. Budgeting. Largest sum of money that can be expected to be allocated for a program or department.

TOP LINE GROWTH

Reference to a firm’s overall revenue growth and not just one segment of growth.

TOP MANAGEMENT

Highest ranking executives that are responsible for the total enterprise or business.

TOPIC

Unit of instruction to train in one or more linked learning objectives.

TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

Map with natural features with contours of altitude. Also known as a contour map.

TOPOGRAPHY

Depiction and study of relative position, distribution and elevations of natural and man made features evident in a landscape.

TOPOLOGY

1. General. Physical space study concerned with surface properties unaffected by order, contiguity and position relatively. 2. Networking. Network’s map of the wiring scheme.

TOPSOIL

Soil on the surface to an average depth of plod to use to plant in.

TORQUE

Force created from Turing an object that is measured in Newton meters.

TORR

Pressure unit equal to 133.32 Pascal’s or 1/760th of an atmosphere. Named for the Italian inventor of the mercury barometer, Evangelista Torricelli, 1609-1647.

TORRENS SYSTEM

System of land registration where the government keeps all title and land records. Developed by Sir Robert Torrens in 19th century Australia that has been adopted by other countries.

TORSION

Strain produced by twisting material.

TOTAL DISABILITY

Mental or physical impairment preventing a person from normal function.

TOTAL VALUE

Total of expenditure to be incurred along with the price of purchase.

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