1. In law it is an order to prohibit starting or continuing a specific action stated in the order. Used against a person or an enterprise; usually issued by a court or

The insurance company that transfers to another insurance company the insurance it has written.

An INSURER that transfers, or CEDES, risk to a REINSURER.

The factors or constraints triggered as higher levels, values, or scores occur. It is often due to the lessening levels of difficulty to highest scoring individuals. It lessen the possibility of measuring

The government department that conducts a regional or national census. This bureau also researches the census results to provide accurate information regarding the country’s people and economy, based on the census data

Statistically, it is a horizontal line generated to represent the estimated long-term mean of a process in a control chart.

Empowered by the national government to manage and execute key monetary functions: (1) issue, manage, and preserve the value of the country’s currency; (2) regulate the money supply; (3) supervise and provide

The centralizing of the purchasing function into a central authority by a large, multisite organization for the purpose of increasing efficiency, inventory control, and purchasing power.

Theory of statistical regularity that a normal distribution occurs over time as the average of data observed tends to be distributed evenly under general conditions. Its hypothesis is that no matter how

The main processor semiconductor chip in a desktop computer. It performs most of the calculation and control functions. It consists of a circuit board in a minicomputer. In a mainframe, it is

The centralization of the power to purchase any and all the needs of an enterprise or agency into one office.

A database of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) housing the licensing and complaint information of all brokers and some investment advisors and their representatives.

Commonly known as the tendency of managers and interviewers to rate all or most of the employees or interviewees as average. A term in performance appraisals or recruitment interviewing process.

Characteristics that are the focus of particular interest of an individual to an examiner, interviewer, trainer, or perceiver.

The accumulation by a central authority of the power to make cash flow decisions for all levels of a multifaceted company or conglomerate. The intent is to achieve greater control of intracompany

Management practice of accumulating all or most decision makers into one central office. These are the people who have the authority, control, and responsibility for the entire organization and are located at

One common purchasing organization manages one purchasing system for all purchase needs of all of the departments of a company in a wide geographical distribution. Centralized purchasing helps negotiating the best deals

A nonprofit, limited liability company (llc) research institution in Germany. It is involved with the gathering of research data that organizes information on economic issues and policies. The institution provides advice to

CENTRal EXchange. Telephone company service that renders obsolete the need of buying, maintaining, and upgrading a private branch exchange (PBX). Essentially, Centrex service consists of ordinary trunk lines with several features added

Standard 36pin parallel port connection interface for a computer and printer. Developed by the Centronics printer company, which is now defunct, it is now governed by IEEE 1284B protocol, and slowly being