Glossary

The top500 Glossary

While searching in the web for the latest information about the companies in our address lists, we found plenty of other useful information about company, job and product descriptions. All this we added to our still growing Glossary.

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Civilization

The word civilization refers to a condition of relative advancement in human society and culture. 

Enamels

The term Enamels (Enamel) may refer to one of the following descriptions:

Chinatown

Chinatown is an urban region containing a large population of Chinese people within a non-Chinese society.

Cathode-ray tube

A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a special case where this is used to generate a picture on a phosphorous screen.