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business

n

1 a trade or profession

2 an industrial, commercial, or professional operation; purchase and sale of goods and services
the tailoring business

3 a commercial or industrial establishment, such as a firm or factory

4 commercial activity; dealings (esp. in the phrase do business)

5 volume or quantity of commercial activity
business is poor today

6 commercial policy or procedure
overcharging is bad business

7 proper or rightful concern or responsibility (often in the phrase mind one's own business)

8 a special task; assignment

9 a matter or matters to be attended to
the business of the meeting

10 an affair; matter
a queer business, I'm tired of the whole business

11 serious work or activity
get down to business

12 a complicated affair; rigmarole

13 Informal a vaguely defined collection or area
jets, fast cars, and all that business

14 (Also called) stage business (Theatre) an incidental action, such as lighting a pipe, performed by an actor for dramatic effect

15 ♦ like nobody's business
Informal extremely well or fast

16 ♦ mean business to be in earnest

17 a euphemistic word for defecation (esp. in the phrase do one's business)

18 a slang word for → prostitution
(Old English bisignis solicitude, attentiveness, from bisig busy + -nis -ness)

big business
n large commercial organizations collectively, esp. when considered as exploitative or socially harmful

business college
n a college providing courses in secretarial studies, business management, accounting, commerce, etc.

business cycle
n another name (esp. U.S. and Canadian) for → trade cycle

business end
n
Informal the part of a tool or weapon that does the work, as contrasted with the handle

business park
n an area specially designated and landscaped to accommodate business offices, warehouses, light industry, etc.

business plan
n a detailed plan setting out the objectives of a business, the strategy and tactics planned to achieve them, and the expected profits, usually over a period of three to ten years

business process re-engineering
n restructuring an organization by means of a radical reassessment of its core processes and predominant competencies, (Abbrev) BPR

land-office business
n (U.S. and Canadian)
informal a booming or thriving business

lifestyle business
n a small business in which the owners are more anxious to pursue interests that reflect their lifestyle than to make more than a comfortable living

mind-your-own-business
n a Mediterranean urticaceous plant, Helxine soleirolii, with small dense leaves: used for cover

monkey business
n
Informal mischievous, suspect, dishonest, or meddlesome behaviour or acts

show business
n the entertainment industry, including theatre, films, television, and radio, (Informal term) show biz

Uniform Business Rate
n a local tax in the UK paid by businesses, based on a local valuation of their premises and a rate fixed by central government that applies throughout the country, (Abbrev.) UBR

unincorporated business
n a privately owned business, often owned by one person who has unlimited liability as the business is not legally registered as a company

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Perumpamaan yang sama, sungguhpun kurang sempurna, dari segi hardware merupakan kaitan antara mentol lampu eletrik (penggunaan) kepada logi janakuasa eletrik (sistem). Logikuasa hanya menghasilkan eletrik, iasendiri tidak berguna sehingga digunakan bagi penggunaan seperti mentol lampu yang menghasilkan perkhidmatan kepada pengguna.

Contoh biasa penggunaan perisian adalah pemproses kata, helaian kerja, dan pemain media.

Beberapa perisian penggunaan disekalikan sebagai satu pakej yang kadangkala dikenali sebagai suit penggunaan. Sebagai contoh biasa, Microsoft Office dan OpenOffice.org, yang membungkus sekali pemproses kata, helaian kerja, dan beberapa perisian penggunaan kecil. Perisian penggunaan berasingan dalam satu a suite biasanya mempunyai antaramuka pengguna yang mempunyai persamaan menjadikannya mudah bagi pengguna bagi belajar dan menggunakan setiap perisian penggunaan. Dan sering kali ia mempunyai keupayaan bagi berinteraksi sesama sendiri dalam cara yang memberi menafaat kepada pengguna. Sebagai contoh, helaian kerja mungkin mampu dimasukkan kedalam dokumen pemproses kata sungguhpun ia pada awalnya dibuka dalam perisian helaian kerja yang berlainan.

Pembangunan pengguna akhir menyesuai sistem bagi memenuhi kehendak khas pengguna. Perisian ditulis pengguna termasuk templat helaian kerja, makro pemproses kata, simulasi saintifik, skrip grafik dan animasi. Malah penapis surat-E merupakan sejenis perisian pengguna. Pengguna mencipta perisian ini sendiri dan sering memandang rendah kepentingannya.

Dalam sesetengah sistem terbenam, perisian penggunaan dan sistem pengendalian mungkin tidak dapat dibezakan oleh pengguna, sebagaimana perisian yang digunakan bagi mengawal pemain VCR, DVD atau ketuhar gelombang mikro.