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Appropriation Request: Formal request for funds for capital investment project.

Request For Comment (RFC): The documents that contain the protocols, standards and information that define the Internet. Gathered and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force, a consensus-building body made up . . . View Full Definition

Prior Appropriations: The system of water allocation used primarily in the arid western United States, where water is scarce. Under this system, earlier claims have priority over later claims, and claims are asso . . . View Full Definition

Request For Proposal (RFP): A document an organization sends to a vendor inviting the vendor to submit a bid for a product or service.

Request Window: The 24 month time frame within which owners of timeshares may submit their vacation exchange requests.

Right Of Prior Appropriation: A water rights concept in California and other states that the first user of riparian water obtains priority over subsequent users.

Prior Appropriation: A concept of water ownership in which the landowners right to use available water is based on a government administered permit system.

Request Parameter List (RPL): A VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method) control block that contains parameters necessary for processing a request (data transfer, connecting or disconnecting a terminal, etc). Also . . . View Full Definition

Page Request: The opportunity for an HTML document to be appear in a browser window as a direct result of a visitors interaction with a Web site (IAB). The page request is for a browser to 'get' a page fr . . . View Full Definition

Doctrine Of Prior Appropriation: In states where water is scarce, ownership and use of water are often determined by the doctrine of prior appropriation. Under this doctrine, the right to use any water, with the exception o . . . View Full Definition