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Convention
Any formal meeting or assembly for the discussion of matters of common concern.
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time & materials
Convention; Conferences
Method of charging for services on a time spent plus actual cost of materials basis.
trapping
Convention; Conferences
Method of consolidating shipments. Usually defines function of an LTL trucker grouping freight for shipment to a particular show.
union referral
Convention; Conferences
Method of hiring in which the union refers job applicants to the employer. Differs from central hiring hall in that there is no fixed location at which applicants gather.
phantom power
Convention; Conferences
Method of providing power to a microphone through the microphone cord that may otherwise need a battery in a power supply case.
simple random sample
Convention; Conferences
Method of sampling in which each member of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample.
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