Glossary P
Deutsch: Leistung / Español: Rendimiento / Português: Desempenho / Français: Performance / Italiano: Prestazioni /
"Performance" refers to how well a company, organization, or industry is achieving its goals and objectives, measured against relevant standards of success. This includes a variety of metrics such as financial performance (e.g. revenue, profit, return on investment), operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and environmental impact.
Deutsch: Pumpe / Español: Bomba hidráulica / Português: Bomba hidráulica / Français: Pompe / Italiano: Pompa
A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action. Pumps can be classified into three major groups according to the method they use to move the fluid: direct lift, displacement, and gravity pumps.
Packer is described as wide-mouth bottles typically used for pills, capsules and tablets.
Pallet refers to a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it. Normally found as a wooden platform without sides, which is used for stacking a number of packages on in preparation for loading and distribution to their destination.
Pesticide refers to a substance used to kill, control, repel, or mitigate any pest. Insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, herbicides, and germicides are all pesticides.