A scale with numbers that is used to determine charges, tax, and other cost issues.
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APPLICANT
This term applies to a person who files a petition or makes an application ; the petitioner ; or the person who is applying for a legal remedy to a […]
APPLICARE
Lat. In old English law . To fasten to; to moor (a vessel.) Anciently rendered, “to apply.” Hale, de Jure Mar.
APPLICATIO EST VITA REGULSE
Application is the life of a rule. 2 Bulst. 79.
APPLICATION
A putting to, placing before, preferring a request or petition to or before a person. The act of making a request for something. A written request to have a certain […]
APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT
A request written when work is performed and compensation is due.
APPLICATION GENERATOR
A program that makes applications to run on a platform.
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
A statement that addresses sources and their use for liquid funds and working capital .
APPLICATION PACKAGE
Grouping two or more programs to do a specific operation.
APPLICATION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (APM)
The testing and monitoring of a companies computers and their software. It is used to fix problems and manage performance .
APPLICATION PROGRAM
A program that is complete and performs its task but does not perform maintenance. The slang term for this is an app. AKA application software.
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API)
Software routines, tools, and procedures that are grouped to be building blocks in developing an app for a platform. Its an interface that lets different programs work together.
APPLICATION SERVER
A computer that has app programs to serve the client computer when the request is put in by other network users.
APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP)
A company that provides computer services to their clients. The network is used to access software that the client needs for its use.
APPLICATION SHARING
When a network allows more than two users to have access to programs.
APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC)
A circuit that performs only one purpose. They are combined to do complex tasks.
APPLICATIONS (APPS)
A program whose base is in software or the web that is an interface for a task. They can be on a hard drive, the internet, or through a smart […]
APPLIED COST
A cost that an activity or product incurs in overhead. It may or may not be based on the actual cost .
APPLIED OVERHEAD
A fixed cost given to departments or products at a previously agreed upon rate. AKA absorbed overhead .
APPLIED RESEARCH
Any investigation used to decide if a new technology could be developed. It solves an issue to answer the questions involved in it. The cost is commonly written off.
APPLY
1. To make a formal request or petition, usually in writing, to a court, officer, board, or company, for the granting of some favor, or of some rule or order, […]
APPOINTED ACTUARY
A party that insurance companies appoint to document liability.
APPOINTEE
A person who is appointed or selected for a particular purpose; as the appointee under a power is the person who is to receive the benefit of the power.
APPOINTMENT
In chancery practice . The exercise of a right to designate the person or persons who are to take the use of real estate . 2 Washb. Real Prop. 302. […]
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS
Directors are appointed by original investors and named in association articles. The nominated person must sign and agree to take the position. It is usually done at meetings. An existing […]