In English law . Idlers; vagabonds.
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KERNING
Spatial adjusting between certain characters along a text line. Natural shape and slope improve character appearance. Letter combinations like WA and VA look awkward and slow smooth eye flow along […]
KESCEIT
Res mobiles . In the civil law . Movable things; things which may be transported from one place to another, without injury to their substance and form. Things corresponding with […]
KEY
A wharf for the lading and unlading of merchandise from vessels. More com- monly spelled “quay.” An instrument for fastening and opening a lock. This appears as an English word […]
KEY EMPLOYEE
Essential, main employee stakeholder in corporate operations. May be an officer with voting rights able to influence the company. Any employee owning company assets 5% or more of the total […]
KEY ESCROW
Copy or copies of a code, password, or secret key protected by a third party for use in an emergency or when the originals) is(are) lost. Escrowed items may be […]
KEY JOBS
Organization ‘s and Labor market ‘s common jobs used to determine general pay scales. Clerks, drivers, janitors, and secretaries are examples of common jobs.
KEY LIFETIME
For encryption-decryption security, private decryption keys have no expiration, an indefinite lifetime. Secret keys, however, have terminal lifetimes that need to be defined in an organization ‘s security policy .
KEY MAN RISK
The effect losing one important member of the team causes.
KEY MONEY
Deposit on a leased property paid by the lessee.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI)
Key business statistics as measures of a firm’s performance in critical areas. Typically, monitoring is essential for such business activities that would likely cause severe losses or outright failure if […]
KEY PERSON
Individual whose loss may cripple an organization . Knowledge, creativity, inspiration, reputation, and/or skills are essential assets for organizational viability and growth.
KEY PERSON INSURANCE
Life and/or disability insurance . Loss of profit, goodwill, or increased expenses are mitigated with coverage of one or more key employees. Search and training a successor for a key […]
KEY PROCESS
Customer service and satisfaction , competitive advantage , and strategic success are essential business workflows In management’s view.
KEY PUNCHING
Keyboard or keypad driven computerized data entry. Prior to PCs, to issue commands or store data in the era of mini or mainframe computers, key punching was actual punching of […]
KEY RATIOS
Business analysts evaluate a firm’s financial position and income using these financial performance measures. They are reliably indicate management competence, specifically when compared to previous periods or against a competitor’s […]
KEY SPLITTING
Security scheme requiring unifying parts so that a decryption key can be used. Separated parts occur by dividing a code number or decryption algorithm into two or more parts so […]
KEY TASK ANALYSIS
Typically employed in managerial or supervisory level employee training. Determining the level of performance required, time taken, quality of outcome, and total job or project quality by the study of […]
KEY TELEPHONE SYSTEM (KTS)
Alternative to a private branch exchange (PBX) phone system, smaller, cheaper, but less flexible. Allows a caller to directly select outgoing lines, incoming calls, or use intercom and conference facilities […]
KEY-TESTED TELEX
Telex machine wire fund transfer messages authenticated using code (key) numbers. Contrast to modern digital data transfer. .
KEYAGB
councillor, and was anciently called ” clerk of the privy seal ,” but is now generally called the “lord privy seal.” Brown.
KEYAGE
A toll paid for loading and unloading merchandise at a key or wharf. Rowan v. Portland, 8 B. Mou. (Ky.) 253.KEYS 687 KING’S BENCH
KEYBOARD
Computer-system external input device for data entry. It could be to a mobile device, a personal computer, or any other electronic machine. This device has keys with alphabetic, numerical, and […]
KEYED ADVERTISEMENT
Print ad coded in an advertisement address to identify the source of the query or order. The words ‘Dept. DN’, for example, may indicate ad placements in a newspaper named […]
KEYNESIAN
Supporter of governmental economic intervention by public policies driving for full employment and price stability . A follower of John Maynard Keynes, a believer in his economic principles.