Technique in digital communications where data or signals are received in one format and are then converted to another format by embedding a protocol. Also known as encapsulation.

Lat. In the civil law . a. multitude ; a crowd or mob; a tumultuous assembly of persons. Said to consist of ten or fifteen, at the least. Calvin.

Turbary, or common of turbary , is the right or liberty of digging turf upon another man’s ground. Brown.

Test that is used to evaluate a machine’s level of intelligence. Named after Alan Turing.

A bad business move deal that once looked promising.

The great court-leet of the county, as the old county court was the court-baron . Of this the sheriff is judge, and the court is incident to his office; wherefore […]

Sustained and positive reversal of negative market, firm, economy performances.

Period needed to finish a complete cycle of processing.

No from the bankers.

Hotel room service where a room is freshened up and beds are turned down when guests are away from the room.

This phrase means that a person whose estate is divested by usurpation cannot expel the possessor by mere entry, but must have recourse to an action, either possessory or droitural. […]

See State’s evidence.

A person, under the superintendence of a jailer, who has the charge of the keys of the prison, for the purpose of opening and fastening the doors.

Software that is custom designed and does not require modifications to operate.

Contract of construction where a project will be cash flow ready upon completion.

Variant of cost plus pricing where a firm accounts for a fixed price and adds money paid to the suppliers to mark-up the service or goods.

Easily and readily used solution that can be used as soon as it is installed. Provided by a third party with no hassle to the firm.

1. Accounting. (1) Volume of annual sales that is net of taxes and discounts. (2) Number of times an asset revolves or is replaced in a period of accounting. 2. […]

Intangible or tangible cost with replacing employees.

term used when a court forces a person who is bankrupt to turn over their property to the trustee.

Financial ratio measuring activity and efficiency of an asset you generate turnover.

Treated as ad valorem tax . This tax is calculated on major end products and services.

A gate set across a road, to stop travelers and carriages until toll is paid for the privilege of passage thereon.

This phrase means the same as an attractive nuisance doctrine .

Dat. In the civil law . Base; mean ; vile ; disgraceful; Infamous ; unlawful. Applied both to things and persons. Calvin.