On: Used in the context of general equities. Conjunction that denotes trade execution /indication, usually during a pre-opening look. 'Looks 6 on 6000 shares at opening.' See: for/at.

 

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On: Used in the context of general equities. Conjunction that denotes trade execution /indication, usually during a pre-opening look. 'Looks 6 on 6000 shares at opening.' See: for/at.

Exhibition: A tournament in which players compete for the purpose of entertaining the crowd but not ranking points on the atp or wta tours. Examples include the kooyong tournament and the sampras v fede . . . View Full Definition

Ad Views (Impressions): Number of times an ad banner is downloaded and presumably seen by visitors. If the same ad appears on multiple pages simultaneously, this statistic may understate the number of ad impression . . . View Full Definition

American Online (AOL): Stands for 'A(merica) O(n)L(ine)' America Online, Inc., based in Virginia, originally began as a closed network content provider: meaning only AOL subscribers had access to AOL content. Toda . . . View Full Definition

Tone: The changes of color achieved by lightening with white or darkening with black.

Code Violation: On the atp tour and on the wta tour, occurs when a player commits a violation such as voicing an obscenity or hitting a ball into the stands (not during the point). The first violation resul . . . View Full Definition

Stretched Sonnet: One extended to sixteen or more lines, such as george meredith's 'modern love.'

Submerged Sonnet: A sonnet hidden inside a longer poetic work, such as lines 235-48 of t. S. Eliot's the waste land.

I-Formation: A formation used in doubles wherein the net player begins roughly at the center of the net; used mainly to counter teams that prefer a crosscourt return.

Application Service Provider: Provider of applications/services that are distributed through a network to many customers in exchange for a stream of smaller payments as opposed to one fixed, upfront price.