Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions
Confused by credit card terms? CreditCards.com’s glossary of credit card definitions will help. From account holder to Regulation Z, we have defined the most-common and most-confusing credit card terms.
Source: CreditCards.com
Political terms defined and deciphered.
187 terms — look up by category or alphabetically.
Source: Washington Post
People on the Move : Handbook of Selected Terms and Concepts
Migration has moved high on the international agenda; it is now the focus of sensitive debates and growing media attention in a variety of contexts. Intense interest is shown in specific issues which have only emerged fully in recent years: the situation of internally displaced persons, the dynamics of a `migration-development nexus’, or the consequences of environmental change on human displacement. Meanwhile, the future of international refugee protection and standards of national asylum policies appears fragile and uncertain. An extensive terminology has evolved to cover standing and emerging issues as they also relate to the larger fields of human rights and development.
This handbook takes stock of the present use of some selected terms and concepts. It is designed to be accessible to a general public which may not be familiar with the detailed discussions in the field of refugee and migration policy.
Source: The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration/UNESCO
Hat tip: UN Pulse
Moving Terminology
Understand the terms in your quotes and documentation.
Source: American Moving and Storage Association.
Green Building Glossary
Alphabetical listing, from Absorption Chiller to Worm Bin (”System for on-site management of food scraps and other organic materials. Similar to a compost bin, a worm bin uses worms to digest organic wastes, in a process known as ‘vermicomposting’.”)
Who knew?
Source: City of Seattle, Department of Planning and Development
Campbell R. Harvey’s Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Over 8,000 Entries and 18,000 Hyperlinks. The largest financial glossary on the Internet.
Source: Campbell R. Harvey, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
The Astronomical Almanac — Glossary
The glossary contains concise definitions of many of the important astronomical terms necessary to understand and make use of the data presented in The Astronomical Almanac. Its contents remain the same from year to year, but occasionally terms are added or dropped. The version presently available is consistent with the 2009 edition of The Astronomical Almanac.
Also available as PDF (137 KB).
Source: U.S. Naval Observatory
Air Traffic Management Glossary of Terms
A table containing definitions and/or descriptions of many common Air Traffic Management acronyms.
Also available as PDF (164 KB).
Source: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
A product of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress at the request of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
Search or browse.
Source: Floodsmart.gov
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Library of Congress Digital Preservation Update (June 2008 issue)
In this issue:
-Information about a recent GIS tutorial at the Library of Congress
-The release of a new transfer format: BagIt
-An announcement about a recent kick-off meeting for the Minnesota Historical Society project to preserve state and local government information
-A link to a digital preservation interactive presentation produced for the National Bookfestival at the Library of Congress
Source: Library of Congress
Glossary of Sausages and Prepared Meats
The sausages and meats are listed alphabetically. The group to which each sausage belongs is indicated next to the name of the sausage.
Source: National Hot Dog & Sausage Council
From the glossary:
The UIS Glossary contains Education terms in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. For some terms, only the name translation is available while for others (e.g. indicators) there is more information. Indicators are marked with an asterisk (*).
This Glossary is intended to be a dynamic document, i.e. it will be updated as new terms or indicators are used in UIS publications, and if corrections are made to the existing terms. In order to enrich the Glossary and to improve its quality, the users are invited to send their comments and suggestions to the following focal point: s.belkachla@uis.unesco.org.
Source: UNSECO (via Basefky’s IWS Documented News Service)
Bibliography of Emergency Management & Related References On-Hand (PDF; 2.1 MB)
Extensive 750-page bibliography (dated January 30, 2008) of books, periodicals, reports, transcripts, etc. URLs provided for online resources. By B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D, CEM, Emergency Management Higher Education Project Manager. Awesome!
Source: Emergency Management Institute, FEMA, DHS
(Apparently, highlighted items are those available in-house at the EMI, in Emmitsburg Maryland.)
See also (by Blanchard): Guide to Emergency Management and Related Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, Programs and Legislation (PDF; 3.6 MB)