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Charging: This means that a player violently checks an opponent in any manner. A 'charge' may be the result of a check into the boards, into the goal frame or in open ice. (a) a minor or major penalty . . . View Full Definition

Precompute: Method of charging interest in which the annual interest is either deducted from the face amount of the loan when the funds are distributed or is added to the total amount and divided into t . . . View Full Definition

Writer: (1) Person who creates story text or a story dialogue script. (2) A technical writer (one who writes documentation for an SDK or an engine, for instance). NOT to be confused with 'programmer . . . View Full Definition

Broker: A salesperson who has obtained a state license to sell and service contracts of multiple health plans or insurers, and who is ordinarily considered to be an agent of the buyer, not the healt . . . View Full Definition

Agency: A relationship created when one person, the principal, delegates to another, the agent, the right to act on his or her behalf in business transactions and to exercise some degree of discreti . . . View Full Definition

Usury: Charging interest at a higher rate than the maximum rate established by state law.

Gaussian Envelope Halfwidth: the halfwidth of the Gaussian in Fourier space, where the Gaussian is used to modify the envelope of the model CTF function. It is a composite parameter, used to account for a variety of eff . . . View Full Definition

Boning: Charging a lot more for an asset than its worth.

Throughput: The amount of data transferred from one place to another or processed in a specified amount of time. Data transfer rates for disk drives and networks are measured in terms of throughput. Typ . . . View Full Definition

Whistleblower Protection Act Of 1989: Whistleblower protection is the federal law that provides protection to employees against retaliation for reporting illegal acts of employers. An employer may not rightfully retaliate in any . . . View Full Definition