A bit of land away from water or the road.

An agreement that lists obligatios and rights that are not on the principal agreement.

An additional section at the end of a book. It is placed after the main text.

Ideas of a business plan with out details. This is the big picture or a quick outline thought up on the fly.

The past wages and benefits an employee can get retroactively. This is illegal in court.

A requirement that retroactive compensation be denied by an employer. They were used in discrimination cases in the federal civil rights laws.

Agreements that are linked. Each agreement has the same terms.

The biggest network pipe with the most data traffic. It connects the main server and devices on the network. The size of the backbone is based on the needs of the company.

When a prediction is made based on an outcome and works backwards to the present.

When currency has value has value connected to another commodity like gold.

A computer or computers that do calculation heavy operations for corporations.

Adding new equipment to existing workings to make it last longer. AKA retrofitting.

A takeover where the buying company is now a subsidiary. This happens when the company bought is larger the the one purchasing it.

Pricing a product by using the finished result and working your way back. When inventory must be kept low this is the way costing is done. AKA backflush accounting.

The inventory left after orders are processed and the manufacturing needs are met. The parts used or bought are taken out of the inventory records to get an idea of what a

Reviewing a parties confidential and public information to investigate their history. This done during the hiring process to clear employees with a criminal history and confirm information given. The government uses them

A job a computer does while the user is busy with another.

The radiation made by the stars and certain elements like radon.

A nonsignificant variable in a calculation or experiment. It has no effect on the outcome.

A review of a companies financial status and holdings. When printed its called a backgrounder sheet or a fact sheet.