Glossary
Terms starting with T
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- T1
- Dedicated telecommunications line providing 1.5 Mbps of bandwidth. Consists of 24 individual channels 64 Kbps each, that can be configured for voice or data transmission. T1 lines can be leased by businesses that required a dedicated Net connection of with…
- T3
- Dedicated telecommunications line providing 44 Mbps of bandwidth. T3 lines are often used by ISPs to connect to the Internet backbone.
- Tabasco
- Tabasco is the trade name of a range of hot, spicy chilli sauces made in the US state of Louisiana. The original Tabasco sauce is fiery red and made from a variety of chilli pepper called Tabasco, combined with vinegar and salt and matured in oak barrels…
- Tabbouleh
- This is a light zingy salad of bulgar wheat and finely chopped parsley, mint, tomatoes and onion with lemon juice, oil and seasoning. It's originally from Lebanon but is eaten all over the Middle East. It's traditionally served with cos lettuce so it can be…
- TABLE TURNS
- The number of times a given table is occupied per hour. This number determines the average stay and is highly dependent upon your concept, your speed of service, and your service staff's ability to bus, clean, and reset a table. A fast-food establishment may…
- Tagine
- The name 'tagine' pertains to both a dish and the implement it's cooked in. Tagines are meat and vegetable stews that are central to Moroccan cuisine. They're traditionally cooked in tagines, special earthenware dishes with conical-shaped lids. Tagines are…
- Tagliatelle
- Long thin ribbons of pasta sold either in curled nests or straight, like spaghetti. Tagliatelle can be plain or green (flavoured with spinach) and is available fresh or dried. It goes well with thick creamy sauces that cling to the pasta well.
- tail
- The end of a theme.
- tailpiece
- The holder to which the strings are attached at the lower end of the body of a string instrument.
- Take out
- The percentage of tax taken from each betting pool at the track.
- TAKE-OUT POINT
- The metering points at which a metered entity takes delivery of energy.
- Taken Down
- A horse who has been disqualified and placed lower in the order of finish.
- TAKING
- Reducing the value of someone's property through government action without just compensation.
- Tamari
- A type of soy sauce that's made without wheat and is therefore suitable for those with wheat allergies or coeliac disease. Tamari is dark in colour and has a rich flavour, making it useful in marinades and dressings. It's also good as a dip. If you can't…
- Tamarillo
- A red, egg-shaped tropical fruit about the size of a plum. It's sometimes called a tree tomato. Tamarillo is usually eaten cooked and can be quite tart when raw, though a sprinkling of sugar can help. Avoid eating the skin, which is bitter, but use the flesh…
- Tamarind
- A flavouring agent made from the fruit of the tamarind tree. The fruit is shaped like a long bean, inside which is a sour pulp. The pulp can be pressed to form a 'cake' or processed to make a paste. Small pieces of tamarind cake can be broken off and infused…
- TAME (TERTIARY AMYL METHYL ETHER)
- another oxygenate that can be used in reformulated gasoline. It is an ether based on reactive C5 olefins and methanol.
- Tandoori
- A tandoor is a tall, cylindrical clay oven found in countries stretching from the Arabian peninsula to India. Naan breads, as well as various meats and kebabs, are traditionally cooked in a tandoor. The term 'tandoori' pertains to dishes cooked in such a…
- Tangerine
- A generic name given to numerous small orange citrus fruits, more commonly known as mandarins. Satsumas are simply a different variety and clementines are a hybrid between the tangerine and the sweet orange. In the UK, tangerines begin to appear on shop…
- tango
- A duple-meter dance from Argentina that was popular in Paris in the early twentieth century.
- tank top
- A short, sleeveless top with wide armholes.
- tankini
- A two piece bathing suit with the upper portion resembling a tank top.
- Tapenade
- Tapenade is a rich, soft paste made of black olives, capers, anchovies, mustard, basil and parsley. It's traditionally spread on bread, but you can use tapenade in canapés or starters such as crostini or bruschetta, or you can stir a little into pasta dishes…
- tapered legs
- Pant legs become progressively narrower toward the ankle.
- TAR SANDS
- Sedimentary rocks containing heavy oil that cannot be extracted by conventional petroleum recovery methods.
- Taramasalata
- A thick, creamy Greek dip made from olive oil, fish roe, breadcrumbs and seasonings. It’s usually served as a mezze dish or as an hors d'oeuvre. It can be bought ready-made but avoid tubs of electric pink taramasalata with too much food colouring.
- TARGET MARKET ANALYSIS
- Profiling your main projected customers to determine their age, income level, and lifestyle. This information greatly affects site selection, the marketing plan and execution, menu design, and virtually every other aspect of your restaurant.
- TARIFF
- A document, approved by the responsible regulatory agency,listing the terms and conditions, including a schedule of prices, under which utility services will be provided.
- Tarragon
- An aromatic herb, often used in French cooking. Its long, soft green leaves have a distinctive aniseed flavour and can be used to flavour oils and vinegars. Dried tarragon retains much of the flavour of fresh, so it's fine to use if you can't find fresh…
- Tartare
- The term tartare can be used in two ways. Tartare sauce is made from mayonnaise, gherkins and capers and is the traditional accompaniment to fish. Steak tartare is made with minced beef served raw with egg yolk and seasoning.
- Tartaric Acid
- A type of glycolic acid (fruit acid) derived from apples. Use to treat the skin to improve its texture and tone.
- Tarte tatin
- The name given to a classic French apple tart in which the fruit is cooked under a lid of pastry, but served upside down - with the pastry underneath and the fruit on top. It combines the taste of caramel with the flavour of apples cooked in butter and was…
- TASK LIGHTING (task-oriented lighting)
- Lighting designed specifically to illuminate one or more task locations, and generally confined to those locations. [See California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Section 2- 5302]
- Tau (t)
- The third flavor of charged lepton (in order of increasing mass), with electric charge -1.
- Tax Audit
- A tax audit is an investigation conducted by the internal revenue service done to determine whether the taxpayer has paid the correct amount in tax. Some tax audits are triggered by IRS computers detecting an unusual amount of deductions or unreasonably low…
- Tax Basis
- The value assigned to a taxpayer's investment in particular property. This amount is used to compute the gain or loss from the transfer of the property and is called the taxpayer's tax basis in the property.
- TAX CREDITS
- Credits established by the federal and state government to assist the development of the alternative energy industry. Beginning in 1976, California had a solar tax credit. From 1978 to 1985, both California and the federal government offered tax credits for…
- Tax-exempt
- A condition of the law in which an organization or people in some kinds of work do not have to pay taxes which regular citizens or businesses must pay. Religious organizations are often tax-exempt.
- Tcl
- Tool command language. Simple scripting language and library often used for GUI, string-manipulation, testing, and integration of multiple components.
- TCP
- (Transmission Control Protocol) is the most important of the network protocols used in the Internet.
- TCP/IP
- (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). This protocol suite is the de facto standard for the today's Internet. TCP is a higher level protocol that runs on top of the IP protocol.
- tea length
- A gown hemmed to end at the shin.
- Tea Tree Oil
- A natural preservative with antiseptic and germicidal properties used in soaps, shampoos, and skin-care products.
- tear-away shorts
- Features versatile side snaps that allow you to remove a top layer fast.
- Telecommuting
- An arrangement where the employee works at least one day a week from a location other than the company office, usually at home. This can be a beneficial arrangement for job seekers that are looking for increased flexibility. Sometimes also called 'Teleworking'
- Telnet
- Character-based protocol for connecting with remote systems. Still popular among hosts, but it is being replaced by much more secure SSH access.
- TEMPERATURE
- Degree of hotness or coldness measured on one of several arbitrary scales based on some observable phenomenon (such as the expansion).
- temperature inversion
- an atmospheric condition in which a layer of warm air, usually from a high pressure system, moves over a colder layer, preventing it from rising or dispersing. In urban areas, automobile and industrial air pollutants become trapped, resulting in a band of…
- Temping
- When a person works continuous temporary jobs, usually found through a staffing or temping agency. Although temporary, the worker bases his/her working life around this kind of work as it offers increased flexibility and variety. Temping can also be useful…
- tempo
- (Italian, "time") The speed of a piece of music, usually reckoned by the rate of its beats. tenor (1) The high male voice; (2) the second-lowest voice in a four-part texture; (3) the long-held voice in a medieval organum.
- Temporary Agency
- A company that finds temporary work for job seekers and places them on a contractual basis. Some temporary agencies provide training. Specialized agencies exist.
- Temporary Worker
- A foreign worker who will work in the United States for a limited period of time. Some visas classes for temporary workers are H, L, O, P, Q and R.
- tera
- a trillion (1,000,000,000,000 in American usage)
- Terabyte (TB)
- 1024 gigabytes
- Teriyaki
- Usually, a Japanese dish consisting of beef, chicken or fish that has been marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sugar, ginger and seasonings before being grilled or fried. However, the term can be used to describe the sauce itself or the cooked dish…
- TERM CERTAIN ANNUITY
- An form of annuity that pays out over a fixed period rather than when the annuitant dies.
- TERM INSURANCE
- A form of life insurance that covers the insured person for a certain period of time, the “term” that is specified in the policy. It pays a benefit to a designated beneficiary only when the insured dies within that specified period which can be one, five, 10…
- Terminal
- A computerized device located at a lottery retailer that is used to sell lottery tickets and online games and to validate winning tickets of lottery, online and instant games. Terminals are connected to a lottery's central computers by phone line.
- Termination of a Case
- Suppose an immigrant visa applicant does not answer an embassy or consulate's correspondence with him/her or attempt to process his/her immigrant visa case required documents. The embassy or consulate (post) will begin to close (terminate) the case. The post…
- terminator
- the boundary on a planet or moon separating the illuminated side from the unilluminated.