Glossary C
Deutsch: Feldfrucht / Español: Producto agrícola / Français: Culture (agriculture)
A crop is a volunteered or cultivated plant (any plant) whose product is harvested by a human at some point of its growth stage. Plants which have not been cultivated but whose product are harvested, are not really classified as crops.
Deutsch: Keramik / Español: Cerámica / Português: Cerâmica / Français: Cêramique / Italiano: Ceramica
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous (e.g., a glass). Because most common ceramics are crystalline, the definition of ceramic is often restricted to inorganic Crystalline materials, as opposed to the noncrystalline glasses, a distinction followed here.
Deutsch: Gewerblich / Español: Comercial / Português: Comercial / Français: Commercial / Italiano: Commerciale /
Commercial may refer to advertising, paid classified messages in newspapers, magazines, flyers, billboards, and paid announcements over radio and television to sell a product, item or service.
Deutsch: Komponente / Español: Componente / Português: Componente / Français: Composant
In an industrial or industry context, a "component" refers to a distinct part or element that makes up a larger system or product. Components can be simple parts such as screws and nuts or complex systems such as engines and electronic circuits.
There are two industrial interpretations for CPC:
Deutsch: Computer / Español: Computadora / Português: Computador / Français: Ordinateur / Italiano: Computer
A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem.