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RELIABILITY

1. The ability of a machine or appratus to perform a specific task. 2. The process of converting raw materials, components, or parts into finished goods that meet a customer’s expectations or

RELIABILITY COEFFICIENT

A measure of the accuracy of a test or measuring instrument obtained by measuring the same individuals twice and computing the correlation of the two sets of measures

RELIANCE

A state were something or someeone is dependent on another being for support or other reason.

RELIANCE LETTER

An assessment of environmental conditions pertaining to possible contamination of a site. Provided to potential purchasers or lenders for the property.

REMAINDER INTEREST

A lingering or remainder interest in an estate or trust despite assets being distributed properly to all beneficiaries. A remainder interest may be created based on the future needs of an estate

REMANUFACTURING

to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components: to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.

REMARGINING

The depositing of additional cash into a margin account to meet the minimum margin needs. See Margin Call.

REMARKETING

Marketing efforts to spur demand for a product that is experiencing declining demand by marketing it as though it were a new product. The success of a remarketing effort is dependent upon

REMEDIATION

The action of remedying something, esp the reversal or stopping of damage to the environment

REMITTITUR

A court process to reduce the verdict handed down by a jury.

REMOTE AUTHENTICATION DIAL IN SERVICE (RADIUS)

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management for computers to connect and use a network service. RADIUS was developed

REMOTE ENVIRONMENT

A collection of properties that describes a region on the mainframe. In the case of diagnostic tools such as Capture and Playback, an RE describes a simulated region.

REMOTE JOURNALING

Continuous or periodic synchronized recording of transaction data at a remote location as a backup strategy.

REMOTE SERVER

A server that is dedicated to handling users that are not on a LAN but need remote access to it. The remote access server allows users to gain access to files and

REMOVAL

the act of removing or state of being removed

REMOVAL COST

Removal cost, defined as the cost of removing any physical material from the original location it was placed in, is an often forgotten cost. Despite this, it can have a huge effect

RENATIONALIZATION

Renationalization can be a risk investors see when investing in a foreign industry of a developing country. Developing countries might begin to privatize industries and assets previously under national control and allow

RENEGOTIABLE RATE LOAN

a type of home loan for which monthly payments stay constant for a term, usually of three to five years, and the interest rate is renegotiated at the end of every such

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