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Incorporation By Reference: The method of making a document a part of a contract by referring to it in the body of the contract.

Net Cash Provided By Operations: On a cash flow statement, net income plus non-cash transactions and the net amount of changes in operating assets and liabilities.

Nearby Futures Contract: When several futures contracts are considered, the contract with the closest settlement date is called the nearby futures contract. The next (or the 'next out') futures contract is the one t . . . View Full Definition

National Spatial Reference System (NSRS): A consistent national coordinate system that defines latitude, longitude, height, scale, gravity, and orientation through out the nation, and how these values change with time. The NSRS is d . . . View Full Definition

Megabyte (MB): About a million bytes of space. Actually it's 2 raised to the 20th power or 1,048,576 bytes of space.

Nearby: The nearest active trading month of a financial or commodity futures market. Related: Deferred futures.

OSI Reference Model: (Open Systems Interconnect) A network communications software standard that consists of a seven layer structure of specified protocol and services.

Preference Shares: This is a type of share issued by a limited company. It carries a medium risk but has the advantage over ordinary shares in that preference shareholders get the first slice of the dividend ' . . . View Full Definition

Preference: Refers to over-the-counter trading. Selection of a dealer to handle a trade despite the dealer's market not being the best available. Often the 'preferenced dealer' will then move his market in line.

Play-By-Play Announcer: A type of television sports announcer, usually a professional broadcaster, who functions as narrator of the game's events, keeps track of game time, prompts the comments of the color announc . . . View Full Definition