- Look up
term, short-
term, medium-
term, or long-
term in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Term may
refer to: Terminology, context-specific
nouns or compound...
- A
contractual term is "any
provision forming part of a contract". Each
term gives rise to a
contractual obligation, the
breach of
which may give rise...
- In
atomic physics, a
term symbol is an
abbreviated description of the
total spin and
orbital angular momentum quantum numbers of the
electrons in a multi-electron...
-
information retrieval, an
index term (also
known as
subject term,
subject heading, descriptor, or keyword) is a
term that
captures the
essence of the...
- A
term of
endearment is a word or
phrase used to
address or
describe a person,
animal or
inanimate object for
which the
speaker feels love or affection...
-
Florida cracker and
Georgia cracker). The
exact history and
origin of the
term is debated.
According to one theory, it is an
agent noun
derived from the...
- The
term of a
patent is the
maximum time
during which it can be
maintained in force. It is
usually expressed in a
number of
years either starting from...
-
further than what is
necessary to
achieve its goal. It may be a
literal term referring to
physical damage,
though it is also used in
colloquial conversation...
- A
color term (or
color name) is a word or
phrase that
refers to a
specific color. The
color term may
refer to
human perception of that
color (which is...
- premises. Its
etymology is unknown, but the
term seems to have been
coined in the 1920s or 1930s. The
term has been more
generally used to mean getting...
