Glossary H

Honey is characterized as sweet viscid material produced by bees from the nectar of flowers, composed largely of a mixture of dextrose and levulose dissolved in about 17 percent water; contains small amounts of sucrose, mineral matter, vitamins, proteins, and enzymes.

Household is a term that includes all the people who occupy a housing unit as their usual place of residence.

Hoyer, hydraulic lift or barrier free lift pertains to a mechanical aid that assists with transferring a person from a wheelchair to a bed, a sling is needed with the lift.

Hogshead is described as a wooden barrel with a capacity of approximately 250 liters, used in Scotland for aging whisky.

Highway is a general term for denoting a public way for purposes of travel by vehicular and/or pedestrian travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way.

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) refers to a new type of digital connector for video pictures that's functionally similar to DVI, but uses a smaller plug.

Hierarchy pertains to a logical structure that uses ordered levels as a means of organizing data. A hierarchy can be used to define data aggregation.

heat pipe is described as a device that can quickly transfer heat from one point to another. Superconductor of heat is what it is often referred to, as it possess an extraordinary heat transfer capacity and rate with almost no heat loss.

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Glossary H

Honey

Household

Hoyer, hydraulic lift or barrier free lift

Hogshead

Highway

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Hierarchy

Heat pipe

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