Glossary M
In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. In retailing, products are called merchandise. In manufacturing, products are bought as raw materials and sold as finished goods. Commodities are usually raw materials such as metals and agricultural products, but a commodity can also be anything widely available in the open market.
Deutsch: Markt / Español: Mercado / Português: Mercado / Français: Marchê / Italiano: Mercato
A market is one of the many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services (including labor) in exchange for money from buyers. It can be said that a market is the process by which the prices of goods and services are established.
Deutsch: Manual
Manual may mean a user guide or the owner's manual.
Deutsch: Feuchtigkeit / Español: Humedad del suelo / Français: Humiditê / Italiano: Condensazione
Humidity is the amount of moisture the air can hold before it rains. Moisture refers to the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts. Small amounts of water may be found, for example, in the air (humidity), in foods, and in various commercial products.
Deutsch: Mechanismus / Español: Mecanismo (desambiguación) / Français: Mêcanisme (homonymie)
Mechanism may refer to rigid bodies connected by joints in order to accomplish a desired force and/or motion transmission.
In the industrial or industry context, "maintenance" refers to the actions taken to keep equipment, machinery, facilities, and other assets in good working condition and to prevent breakdowns or failures.