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Transfusion in the industrial and medical context refers to the process of transferring or infusing a liquid or substance from one container or system into another. While transfusion is most commonly associated with the medical field, where it involves the transfer of blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient, it also has applications in various industries. This article explores the concept of transfusion, provides examples, discusses risks, and highlights its application areas. It also offers recommendations and touches upon the historical and legal aspects of transfusion, concluding with related concepts.

Terminal operations refers to:
(a) the use of storage tanks and associated equipment at a site used to store or transfer crude oil, artificial crude or intermediates of fuel products into or out of a pipeline; or

Tungsten-halogen lamp is characterized as one of the more expensive lights on the set, compared to incandescents, the tungsten-halogen lamp houses a filament in a glass enclosure what passes through a halogenous gas and burns at a higher temperature than incandescents.

Telecine is described as a machine that has the capability of converting a major motion picture into a television format.

TRIAC (Triode AC switch) is characterized as a three-terminal silicon device that functions as two SCRs configured in an inverse, parallel arrangement, providing a means of providing load current during both halves of the AC supply voltage.

Tafia refers to an unaged, Caribbean or South American alcoholic beverage produced by batch distillation of beers obtained by the fermentation of sugar-cane juice or molasses. It is similar to aguardiente and rum.

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous applications. It is one of the most well-known and widely applied PFAS. The commonly known brand name of PTFE-based composition is Teflon by Chemours, a spin-off from DuPont, which originally discovered the compound in 1938.

In the industrial/industry context, trading typically refers to the buying and selling of goods and services with the aim of making a profit. This can involve various forms of exchange, including financial instruments like stocks, bonds, and futures contracts, as well as physical goods such as commodities and consumer products.