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BAS: Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale – an assessment tool to assess the presence and severity of drug-induced akathisia.

Adjusted Basis: The original cost basis of a property reduced by certain deductions and increased by certain improvement costs. The original basis determined at the time of acquisition is reduced by the amo . . . View Full Definition

Zero-Based Budgeting: A budgeting system that starts with no authorized funds as a starting point. In a zero-based budget, each activity or program to be funded must be justified every time a new budget is prepar . . . View Full Definition

Farm Acreage Base: The total of the crop acreage bases (wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice) for a farm for a year, the average acreage planted to soybeans and other non-program crops, and the average acreage . . . View Full Definition

Term Vector Database: A weighted index of documents which aims to understand the topic of documents based on how similar they are to other documents, and then match the most relevant documents to a search query b . . . View Full Definition

Skill-Based Pay: A salary differentiation system that bases compensation on an individual’s education, experience, knowledge, skills or specialized training.

Basic Form Homeowners Policy: The most common homeowners policy is called a basic form. It provides property coverage against fire and lightning, glass breakage, windstorm and hail, explosion, riot and civil commotion, d . . . View Full Definition

Database: Anything that accepts data is a database. A pile of newspapers is a database. A computer database has the ability to manipulate that data. It is possible to attach applications to that datab . . . View Full Definition

10Base5: IEEE standard for baseband Ethernet at 10Mbps over heavy coax cable for a maximum distance of 500 meters. Also called Thicknet, rarely seen in modern network environments.

10Base2: IEEE standard for baseband Ethernet at 10Mbps over RG-58 coax cable to a max distance of 185 meters. Also known as Thinnet, highly uncommon in modern network environments.