voluntary group of experts
21Global Harmonization Task Force — The Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) is “a voluntary group of representatives from national medical device regulatory authorities (such as the FDA) and the members of the medical device industry” [http://www.ghtf.org/information/information …
22Ontario Hospital Association — [1] Ontario Hospital Association Type Non profit organization Industry Health Care Founded Toronto, Canada (1924 ( …
23Communications protocol — For other senses of this word, see Protocol. A communications protocol is a system of digital message formats and rules for exchanging those messages in or between computing systems and in telecommunications. A protocol may have a formal… …
24Population and Human Relations — ▪ 1996 Introduction DEMOGRAPHY At midyear 1995, world population stood at 5,702,000,000, according to estimates prepared by the Population Reference Bureau. The 1995 figure was about 700 million higher than in 1987, when world population… …
25Crash incompatibility — Crash incompatibility, crash compatibility, vehicle incompatibility, and vehicle compatibility are terms in the automobile crash testing industry. They refer to the tendency of some vehicles to inflict more damage on another vehicle (the crash… …
26Burroughs MCP — Master Control Program redirects here. For the fictitious computer program villain, see Master Control Program (Tron). MCP Company / developer Burroughs / Unisys Programmed in ESPOL, NEWP OS family Not Applicable Working state Current …
27Alfred de Grazia — Alfred de Grazia, (born December 29, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois) is a political scientist, author, consultant, and editor.Early life De Grazia was born on December 29, 1919 and raised in Chicago. His father, Alfred de Grazia Sr., a musician,… …
28Evidence management — is the administration and control of evidence related to an event so that it can be used to prove the circumstances of the event, and so that this proof can be tested by independent parties with confidence that the evidence provided is the… …
29IAPMO Green Technical Committee — IAPMO’s (the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) leadership in sustainable initiatives predates current trends among other organizations. The Uniform Codes have long included provisions such as water efficient plumbing …
30education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
