Glossary
Terms starting with C
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- Company Research
- The process of gathering information related to any company at which a job seeker is applying for a job. The information should include the company's products, its location, its financial situation and its corporate culture. This information, when used…
- COMPANY TELEPHONE COMPANY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, UTILITY
- These terms may be used interchangeably herein and refer to any person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing two-way telecommunications service to the public for hire under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
- COMPANY TELEPHONE COMPANYTELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY UTILITY
- These terms may be used interchangeably herein and refer to any person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing two-way telecommunications service to the public for hire under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
- COMPANY, TELEPHONE COMPANY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, UTILITY
- These terms may be used interchangeably herein and refer to any person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing two-way telecommunications service to the public for hire under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
- COMPARABLES
- Properties used in an appraisal report that are substantially equivalent to the subject property.
- compartment
- The existence of boundaries within the organism beyond which a specific clone of cells will never extend during development.
- Compensation Package
- The combination of salary and any fringe benefits that an employer is willing to provide. When considering a position, job seekers should always evaluate the entire package rather than the salary alone, as some benefits, such a health insurance, are…
- competence factor
- A surface protein that binds extracellular DNA and enables the cell to be transformed.
- competent
- Able to take up exogenous DNA and thereby be transformed.
- COMPETITION
- The appraisal principle that states that excess profits generate competition.
- COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- Detailed information about who your competition is, what they provide concerning products, services, customer benefits. It provides information on how well you can compete against them.
- COMPETITIVE STATE FUND
- A facility established by a state to sell workers compensation in competition with private insurers.
- COMPETITIVE TRANSMISSION CHARGE
- A non-bypassable charge that customers pay to a utility for the recovery of its stranded costs.
- Compiler
- This is an application that converts a programming language into a machine language program.
- COMPLAINT RATIO
- A measure used by some state insurance departments to track consumer complaints against insurance companies. Generally, it is written as the number of complaints upheld against an insurance company, as a percentage of premiums written. In some states…
- complementarity
- The correspondence of DNA bases in the double helix such that adenine in one strand is opposite thymine in the other strand and cytosine in one strand is opposite guanine in the other. This relationship explains Chargaff's rule.
- complementary DNA (cDNA)
- Synthetic DNA reverse transcribed from a specific RNA through the action of the enzyme reverse transcriptase. DNA synthesized by reverse transcriptase using RNA as a template.
- complementary RNA (cRNA)
- Synthetic RNA produced by transcription from a specific DNA single stranded template.
- complementation
- The production of a wild-type phenotype when two different mutations are combined in a diploid or a heterokaryon. The production of the wild-type phenotype by a cell or an organism that contains two mutant genes. If complementation occurs the mutations are…
- complementation group
- A group of mutant genes which do not complement each other. A cistron (determined by the cis-trans complementation test).
- complementation test
- A mating test to determine whether two different recessive mutations (a1;a2) on opposite chromosomes (trans, a1+/+a2) of a diploid or partial diploid will not complement (ie have a mutant phenotype) each other; but the same two recessive mutations on the…
- complete linkage
- The state in which two loci are so close together that alleles of these loci are virtually never separated by crossing over.
- complete medium
- A culture medium that is enriched to contain all of the growth requirements of a strain of organisms.
- COMPLETED OPERATIONS COVERAGE
- Pays for bodily injury or property damage caused by a completed project or job. Protects a business that sells a service against liability claims.
- component of fitness
- A particular aspect in the life cycle of an organism upon which natural selection acts.
- Component Video Inputs
- Component video inputs (Y/Pb/Pr) consist of the luminance signal (Y) and two separate chrominance signals (Pb and Pr). These inputs provide outstanding resolution and colour accuracy for video images. Televisions with component video inputs can accept either…
- Component Video Signals
- Assure more precise colour reproduction than a composite or S-video signal. Component video output terminals allow for the transmission of digital video to compatible video equipment with component video inputs.
- Component Video Switching
- Component inputs on a receiver let you switch between multiple component video sources and is compatible with Progressive Scan Video.
- composite transposon
- A transposon constructed of two IS (insertion sequence) elements flanking a control region that frequently contains host genes.
- Composite Video Inputs
- A video signal in which brightness (luminance) and colour (chrominance) are combined into one signal. Composite video inputs and outputs use RCA jacks.
- Compote
- A classic dish of fresh or dried fruits, simmered or baked in a light syrup. The fruit can be cooked whole or cut into pieces and almost anything can be used - limes, figs, apricots, rhubarb, berries. It's good to use seasonal fruits to get the best flavour…
- compound meters
- Duple or triple meters in which the individual beats are subdivided into triple units.
- COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE
- Portion of an auto insurance policy that covers damage to the policyholder’s car not involving a collision with another car (including damage from fire, explosions, earthquakes, floods, and riots), and theft.
- COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG)
- natural gas that has been compressed under high pressure, typically between 2,000 and 3,600 pounds per square inch, held in a container. The gas expands when released for use as a fuel.
- Compression
- Allows the storage of a two-hour movie on one DVD disc. Compression technology works by analyzing the video data and minimizing the need to store repetitive data. Over 95 percent of video data is redundant, so it can be compressed without any noticeable…
- COMPULSORY AUTO INSURANCE
- The minimum amount of auto liability insurance that meets a state law. Financial responsibility laws in every state require all automobile drivers to show proof, after an accident, of their ability to pay damages up to the state minimum. In compulsory…
- Computer VGA Input Jacks
- Front and back computer jacks. The front input provides a convenient point of hookup for a laptop computer, while the desktop computer occupies the rear input. Switching from front to rear is easily accomplished through the on-screen menu system.
- concealed snap velcro button placket
- A slit in a garment where closures are hidden.
- concertina
- The solo group in a Baroque concerto grosso.
- concerto
- An instrumental composition for orchestra and soloist (or a small group of soloists).
- concerto grosso
- The principal variety of Baroque concerto, for a small group of soloists (the concertino) and a larger ensemble (the ripieno).
- concordance
- The amount of similarity in phenotype between individuals.
- CONDEMNATION
- A judicial or administrative proceeding to exercise the power of eminent domain, through which a government agency takes private property for public use and compensates the owner.
- CONDENSATE
- Liquid fuel obtained by burning gas or vapor produced from oil and gas wells.
- condensation
- formation of liquid water from vapor, either around a small particle or on a solid surface. See dew point, evaporation.
- CONDENSER
- A heat exchanger in which the refrigerant, compressed to a hot gas, is condensed to liquid by rejecting heat.
- conditional mutation
- A mutation that has the wild-type phenotype under certain (permissive) environmental conditions and a mutant phenotype under other (restrictive) conditions.
- Conditional residence visa
- Suppose you have been married for less than two years when your husband or wife (spouse) gets lawful permanent resident status (gets a green card). Then your spouse gets residence on a conditional basis. After two years you and your spouse must apply…
- conditional-lethal mutation
- A mutation that is lethal under one condition but not lethal under another condition.
- CONDITIONAL-USE PERMIT
- Written governmental permission allowing a use inconsistent with zoning but necessary for the common good, such as locating an emergency medical facility in a predominantly residential area.
- CONDITIONED FLOOR AREA
- The floor area of enclosed conditioned spaces on all floors measured from the interior surfaces of exterior partitions for nonresidential buildings and from the exterior surfaces of exterior partitions for residential buildings. [See California Code of…
- CONDITIONED SPACE
- Enclosed space that is either directly conditioned space or indirectly conditioned space. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Section 2-5302]
- CONDITIONED SPACE, DIRECTLY
- An enclosed space that is provided with heating equipment that has a capacity exceeding 10 Btus/(hr-ft2), or with cooling equipment that has a capacity exceeding 10 Btus/(hr-ft2). An exception is if the heating and cooling equipment is designed and…
- Conditions of Sale
- The legal terms that govern the conduct of an auction, including acceptable methods of payment, terms, buyer's premiums, possession, reserves and any other limiting factors of an auction. Usually included in published advertisements or announced by the…
- CONDOMINIUM
- The absolute ownership of a unit in a multi-unit building based on a legal description of the airspace the unit actually occupies, plus an undivided interest in the ownership of the com- mon elements, which are owned jointly with the other condominium unit…
- CONDUCTANCE
- The quantity of heat, in Btu's, that will flow through one square foot of material in one hour, when there is a 1 degree F temperature difference between both surfaces. Conductance values are given for a specific thickness of material, not per inch thickness.
- CONDUCTION
- The transfer of heat energy through a material (solid, liquid or gas) by the motion of adjacent atoms and molecules without gross displacement of the particles.
- CONDUCTIVITY (k)
- The quantity of heat that will flow through one square foot of homogeneous material, one inch thick, in one hour, when there is a temperature difference of one degree Fahrenheit between its surfaces.
- CONFESSION OF JUDGEMENT CLAUSE
- Permits judgment to be entered against a debtor without the creditor's having to institute legal proceedings.
- confidence limits
- A statistical term for a pair of numbers that predict the range of values within which a particular parameter lies for a given level of confidence (probability).