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| Word/Term | Abbreviation | Definition | Contexts | My Notes | Links |
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| Demarcation Point | DMARC | where someone, or something is delivered to and stops | * Telco * Role/Responsibility |
Often at the MDF at Australian Sites. Not to be confused with email DMARC |
Wikipedia |
| Registered Jack 9 | RJ9 | a smaller connector used specifically for telephone handsets and headsets. It’s commonly found in office phones |
* Telco | Also known as RJ10 or RJ22. Office Phone Headsets |
Registered Jack (Wikipedia) Modular Connector (Wikipedia) |
| Too long; Didn’t read | TL;DR | Something was too long and wasn’t read. Or used as a replacement for “Summary:” | * Writing/Communication | Wikipedia | |
| Bottom Line Up Front | BLUF | The practice of beginning a message with its key information (the “bottom line”). | * Writing/Communication | Wikipedia | |
| Customer Termination Unit | CTU | TBC | * Telco | ||
| Integrated Access Device | IAD | TBC | * Telco | Mostly used for VoIP Devices | Wikipedia |
| Pulse-Width Modulation | PWM | any method of representing a signal as a rectangular wave with a varying duty cycle (and for some methods also a varying period) | * Electronics | "PWM is useful for controlling the average power or amplitude delivered by an electrical signal". Good for controller servos | Wikipedia |
| Data Universal Numbering System [number] | DUNS or D-U-N-S | a proprietary system developed and managed by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) that assigns a unique numeric identifier, referred to as a “DUNS number” to a single business entity. | * Registers/Registries * Business |
Used when applying for Apple Business Manager | https://www.dnb.com/en-us/smb/duns.html |
| Your Milage May Very | YMMY | You may see different results | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Expression of Interest | EOI | a formal, non-binding statement of interest in a specific opportunity, project, or program, often used to demonstrate capabilities and eligibility before a formal application or tender | * Contracts * Tenders |
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| Request for Proposal | RFP | a business document used to solicit bids or proposals from potential suppliers or contractors for a specific project, service, or product. | * Contracts * Tenders |
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| Request for Information | RFI | a formal document used to gather information about potential suppliers, products, or services before initiating a full procurement process | * Contracts * Tenders |
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| Request for Tender | RFT | An RFT is a formal and structured invitation to potential suppliers to submit bids for the supply of goods, services, or works, allowing organizations to evaluate proposals and select the most suitable provider. | * Contracts * Tenders |
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| Request for Quotation | RFQ | RFQ is a formal document used by businesses to solicit price quotes from potential suppliers for specific products or services, allowing them to compare offers and make informed purchasing decisions | * Contracts * Tenders |
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| Competitive tension | The pressure or strain felt by a company or individual when they are aware of competition and potentially multiple rivals vying for the same resources or goals, leading to actions aimed at gaining an advantage | * Contracts * Tenders |
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| Turnover | Turnover, also called net sales, is the pure income from sales a company makes. A few of the terms used synonymously for turnover include: * Net Sales * Net Revenue * Topline |
* Finance | Turnover = Gross sales - Returns - Allowances - Discounts Net sales = gross sales - (returns + allowances + discounts) Net revenue = gross revenue - discounts - returns - commissions |
Turnover vs. Profit: What’s the Difference? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_accounting_articles |
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| Profit | Profit is the total turnover remaining after the organization accounts for all expenses, both variable and fixed. Some of the other names for Profit are: * Net earnings * Net income * Sales profit * Total comprehensive income * Bottom line |
* Finance | Profit = All income - All expenses Net income = (net sales + other income sources) - all expenses |
Turnover vs. Profit: What’s the Difference? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_accounting_articles |
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| Market capitalization | Market Cap | the value of a company that is traded on the stock market, calculated by multiplying the total number of shares by the present share price. | * Finance * Shares/Stocks |
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| Stock Market Percentage Points | Percentage Points | In the stock market, “percentage points” often refer to the change in percentage terms, or basis points (bps), which represent 1/100th of 1%. Understanding these concepts helps investors analyze the performance and volatility of their investment | * Finance * Shares/Stocks |
* A basis point is a unit of measure representing 0.01% or 1/100th of a percentage point. * For example, an increase of 1% is equivalent to 100 basis points. * They are commonly used to express changes in interest rates, bond yields, or other financial instruments. |
Investopedia |
| Read-eval-print loop | REPL | A read-eval-print loop (REPL), also termed an interactive toplevel or language shell, is a simple interactive computer programming environment that takes single user inputs, executes them, and returns the result to the user; a program written in a REPL environment is executed piecewise. | * Systems * Shells |
Python Shell is an REPL. There are others | Wikipedia |
| Net Present Value | NPV | NPV is a way to figure out if a project or investment is worth it by calculating how much future money is really worth today. It’s a way of measuring the value of an asset that has cashflow by adding up the present value of all the future cash flows that asset will generate | * Tenders * Finance * Contracts * Forecasting |
Affects modelling when looking at forecosting costs over a long period of time | Wikipedia |
| Internal Rate of Return | IRR | In finance and business, it is a metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments. It represents the annualized effective compounded rate of return that makes the net present value of all cash flows (both positive and negative) exactly equal to zero. | * Finance |
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| Monthly Recurring Revenue | MRR | It is the predictable total income a company generates from active subscriptions every month. | * Finance |
MRR = Total Active Users x Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) | Wikipedia |