Engineering

Engineering

The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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underperform

Financial services; General Finance

When a security is expected to, or does, appreciate at a slower rate than the overall market rate of performance.

working capital management

Financial services; General Finance

The deployment of current assets and current liabilities so as to maximize short-term liquidity.

minuteman

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

in a time trial, the rider who is one place in front of you in the starting order. So called because in most TTs riders start on one-minute intervals.

heuristics

Software; Anti virus

Scanning for new and undetected malware.

surety

Financial services; General Finance

An individual or corporation that guarantees the performance or actions of another.

fluorescence

Astronomy; Mars

The emission of electromagnetic radiation as the result of exposure to some other radiation, which emission ceases when the stimulus that produces it ceases to act on the emitting ...