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1flexible — flex‧i‧ble [ˈfleksbl] adjective 1. a person, plan etc that is flexible can change or be changed easily to suit any new situation: • flexible investment opportunities • More firms are offering flexible benefits (= extra money or other advantages …
2flexible work — flexible work, flexible production, flexible specialization These terms are part of a widespread debate about changing industrial structure and work organization. It is argued that increasing national and international competition is forcing… …
3flexible production — flexible work, flexible production, flexible specialization These terms are part of a widespread debate about changing industrial structure and work organization. It is argued that increasing national and international competition is forcing… …
4flexible working — 1) Any method of working which deviates from the standard work pattern, including for example, annualised hours (see annualised hours contract), compressed hours, flexitime, home working, job sharing, self roistering, shift working, staggered… …
5Flexible-fuel vehicle — For other types of vehicles, see Alternative fuel vehicle and Hybrid vehicle. The Ford Model T was the first commercial flex fuel vehicle. The engine was capable of running on gasoline or ethanol, or a mix of both. A flexible fuel vehicle (FFV)… …
6Flexible spending account — A flexible spending arrangement (FSA), or Flexible Spending Account, as they are commonly called, is one of a number of tax advantaged financial accounts that can be set up through a cafeteria plan of an employer in the United States. An FSA… …
7Flexible manufacturing system — A typical FMS system A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a manufacturing system in which there is some amount of flexibility that allows the system to react in the case of changes, whether predicted or unpredicted. This flexibility is… …
8flexible — (flè ksi bl ) adj. 1° Qui se laisse courber plus ou moins facilement jusqu à un certain point sans se briser. • Ces expériences apprennent que le bois du pied est plus fort et moins flexible que celui du sommet, BUFF. Hist. nat. t. VIII, p.… …
9Flexible Architecture for Simulation and Testing — The FAST Project is a new hybrid hardware prototyping platform enabled by integrating a variety of hardware components on a printed circuit board (PCB) to implement Chip Multiprocessor (CMP) or Multiprocessor (MP) systems. The Flexible… …
10Flexible response — HistoryThe New Look policy, though initially useful, quickly became obsolete with the introduction of inter continental delivery systems that undermined the credibility of a deterrence threat. The cornerstone of U.S. and European defense strategy …
