Glossary
Terms starting with B
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- Bus Mastering
- A technique that allows certain advanced bus architectures to delegate control data transfers between the CPU and associated peripheral devices to an add-in board. This gives greater system bus access and higher data transfer rates than conventional systems.
- BUSBAR
- In electric utility operations, a busbar is a conductor that serves as a common connection for two or more circuits. It may be in the form of metal bars or high-tension cables.
- BUSINESS INCOME INSURANCE (also known as BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE)
- Commercial coverage that reimburses a business owner for lost profits and continuing fixed expenses during the time that a business must stay closed while the premises are being restored because of physical damage from a covered peril, such as a fire…
- BUSINESSOWNERS POLICY BOP
- A policy that combines property, liability and business interruption coverages for small- to medium-sized businesses. Coverage is generally cheaper than if purchased through separate insurance policies.
- BUTANE
- A hydrocarbon gas found in the earth along with natural gas and oil. Butane turns into a liquid when put under pressure. It is sold as bottled gas. It is used to run heaters, stoves and motors, and to help make petrochemicals.
- Bute - (Butazolidin)
- Trade name for phenylbutazone, an analgesic permitted for use on horses.
- Buttermilk
- Buttermilk is traditionally a by-product of butter-making - the liquid that's left over after butter is churned from cream. It is now made commercially by adding a bacterial culture to skimmed milk. It has a slightly sour, acidic taste and is used for making…
- BUY THROUGH
- An agreement between utility and customer to import power when the customer's service would otherwise be interrupted.
- BUYDOWN
- A financing technique used to reduce the monthly payments for the first few years of a loan. Funds in the form of discount points are given to the lender by the builder or seller to buy down or lower the effective interest rate paid by the buyer, thus…
- BUYER
- An entity that purchases electrical energy or services from the Power Exchange (PX) or through a bilateral contract on behalf of end-use customers.
- BUYER-AGENCY AGREEMENT
- A principal-agent relationship in which the broker is the agent for the buyer, with fiduciary responsibilities to the buyer. The broker represents the buyer under the law of agency.
- Byte
- Unit of memory or data needed to represent one character in binary (1s and 0s) form. One byte is usually 8 bits.