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Software development

The production of programs to be run on hardware.

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Floating point

Computer; Components

A number represented by a mantissa and an exponent according to a given base. The mantissa is usually a value between 0 and 1. To find the value of a floating-point number, the base is raised to the ...

Key attribute

Computer; Components

The attribute of a dimension that links the non-key attributes in the dimension to related measures.

Bar of pie chart

Computer; Components

A pie chart with user-defined values extracted and combined into a stacked bar.

Time horizon

Computer; Components

The maximum length of time for which future operations are planned.

Recognition award

Computer; Components

A one-time award that can be paid out immediately in recognition of special effort, usually in the form of cash, stock, or a gift certificate. Recognition award plans usually involve a nomination and ...

Main account code segment

Computer; Components

A segment of a general ledger account code that corresponds to the type of account (for example, cash, sales, or travel expense).

Actual cost of work performed

Computer; Components

The actual costs incurred for work already performed by a resource on a task, up to the project status date or today's date.

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