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TONE

1. Marketing. Emotional feeling or mood associated with a product. 2. Trading. Sentiment of the current market.

TONER

An ink that is a very fine powder and used in laser printers and copiers.

TONNE OF COAL EQUIVALENT (TCE)

Unit of energy that is generated by burning one metric ton of coal that is equivalent to burning 5.2 barrels of oil, 890 cubic meters of gas that is 29.39 GJ, 27.78

TONTINE ANNUITY

Joint annuity where the amounts received by beneficiaries increases as number of beneficiaries decrease. Also known as Last survivor annuity.

TOOL

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

TOOLING

Manufacturing or working aids like cutting tools, dies, gauges etc., of a specialized nature whose use is limited to a certain line of production or a job.

TOOLING COSTS

Manufacturer or contractor incurred expenses in acquiring tooling needs to complete a contract or production line process.

TOOLUP

Production process stage where all tools have been tested and are in place .

TOP DOWN

1. Communications. Where an employee is given information on prospects of actions and then given feedback. 2. Decision making. Approach where results are decided upon first and then the method to get

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.

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