method
planned path to reaching an objective
compulsory arbitration
type of arbitration
Double clutch
method of shifting gears
venal office
obtaining an office by purchase or by any other financial aid
loss on ignition
Test used in analytical chemistry
aggregate method
method which is used in theoretical computer science
tutorial
learning method
next-generation network
IP-based network for voice, video and data
trace heating
temperature management in pipes
Yield to maturity
the discount rate at which the sum of all future cash flows from a bond (coupons and principal) is equal to the price of the bond
deep packet inspection
processing that examines network data
autogenic training
desensitation-relaxation technique developed by the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz by which a psychophysiologically determined relaxation response is obtained
Blitzkrieg style tactics
form of military tactics
sociometry
quantitative method for measuring social relationships
enfleurage
process that uses odorless fats to capture the fragrant compounds exuded by plants
Frasch process
method of extracting sulfur from underground deposits, devised by Herman Frasch
maximum likelihood estimation
method of estimating the parameters of a statistical model, given observations
shaping
psychological paradigm for behavior analysis
boiling chip
tiny uneven-shaped particles added to liquids to avoid superheating by providing nucleation sites; often made of porous material (e.g. alumina, silicon carbide, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, porcelain or carbon) with nonreactive PTFE coating
poste restante
holding service for mail
reasoning
type of thought and capacity of consciously making sense of things, applying logic, and adapting or justifying practices, institutions, and beliefs based on new or existing information
pipeline
data processing chain
Tao yin
series of exercises practiced by Taoists to cultivate qi
Grade measurement
Technique of determining the radius of Earth
food irradiation
process of treating food and other consumer products with gamma rays, x-rays, or high voltage electrons to kill potential harmful bacteria
shared services
method for provisioning shared organizational resources
carbon offset
reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for or to offset an emission made elsewhere
putting-out system
cottage industry
systematic desensitization
type of behaviour therapy
physical modelling synthesis
methods used to generate sound waveforms using a computer
chess handicap
board game
bone fracture treatment
comprises all medical procedures which heal broken bones
magnetohydrodynamic drive
MHD drive usually used to propel watercraft
study skill
approaches applied to learning
Methods-time measurement
Procedures for analyzing work processes and determining planned and predefined times
one-shot music video
subclass of music videos
normalised accounting system
Belgium
dense-rock equivalent
volcanologic calculation
numbering
calculating method in the Netherlands
Design for assembly
manufacturing improvement to allow faster or automated assembly or assembly with fewer parts
geographic profiling
criminal investigative methodology
propaganda techniques
methods of mind manipulation, often based on logical fallacies
Knoop hardness test
micro-hardening test