Direct market - Wikipedia The defining characteristic of the direct market however is non-returnability: unlike book store and news stand distribution, which operate on a sale-or-return model, direct market distribution prohibits distributors and retailers from returning their unsold merchandise for refunds In exchange for more favorable ordering terms, retailers and distributors must gamble that they can accurately
Equivalence (translation) - Wikipedia Formal equivalence is often more goal than reality, if only because one language may contain a word for a concept which has no direct equivalent in another language In such cases, a more dynamic translation may be used or a neologism may be created in the target language to represent the concept (sometimes by borrowing a word from the source language)
Full Metal Jacket - Wikipedia Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford The film is based on Hasford's 1979 autobiographical novel The Short-Timers
Direct marketing - Wikipedia In direct response radio, ads contain a call to action with a specific tracking mechanism Often, this tracking mechanism is a "call now" prompt with a toll-free phone number or a unique Web URL Results of the ad can be tracked in terms of calls, orders, customers, leads, sales, revenue, and profits that result from the airing of those ads
Book Review Digest - Wikipedia Before the Internet, Book Review Digest was a significant reference tool and bibliographic aid used by the American public and librarians alike to find current literature An online edition of the collection is offered in two subscription products: Book Review Digest Retrospective (1905–1982) and Book Review Digest Plus (1983 through present
Fact-checking - Wikipedia Fact-checking is the process of verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements Fact-checking can be conducted before or after the text or content is published or otherwise disseminated
Small modular reactor - Wikipedia Illustration of a light water small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) The small modular reactor (SMR) is a class of small nuclear fission reactor, designed to be built in a factory, shipped to operational sites for installation, and then used to power buildings or other commercial operations