Glossary M
Deutsch: Mobilität / Español: Movilidad / Français: Mobilité / Italiano: Mobilità
In the industrial and industry context, mobility refers to the ability of a system, machine, or worker to move or be moved quickly and efficiently from one location to another. Mobility can refer to the physical movement of objects, such as machinery, raw materials, and finished goods, as well as the movement of people and information within a facility or across a supply chain.
Deutsch: Quecksilber / Español: Mercury / Français: Mercury
Mercury commonly refers to the planet Mercury, the smallest planet which orbits the Sun or the element Mercury, a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
Deutsch: Monitor / Español: Monitor / Português: Monitor / Français: Moniteur / Italiano: Monitor
In the industrial and industry context, a monitor refers to a device used to display information and provide real-time feedback on the performance of a process, machine, or system. Monitors can be used to display data, status information, alarms, and control signals.
Deutsch: Waren / Español: Mercancía / Português: Mercadoria / Français: Marchandise / Italiano: Merce /
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: 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.