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BOF

Business Operations Framework

Boltzmann�s constant (k)

The number that relates the average energy of a molecule to its absolute temperature.
Note: Boltzmann's constant is approximately
1. 38 × 10-23 J/K (joules/kelvin).

BOM

Business Operations Map

bond

An electrical connection that provides a low-resistance path between two conducting surfaces.

bonding

1. In electrical engineering, the process of connecting together metal parts so that they make low resistance electrical contact for direct current and lower frequency alternating currents. [JP1]
2. The process of establishing the required degree of electrical continuity between two or more conductive surfaces that are to be joined.

bookmark

A name or address of an Internet resource, stored in a software file at a user's site, e.g., in a desktop computer, for convenient future use.
Note: An example of a bookmark is an entry in a bookmark file (or bookmark list) such as maintained within or by a Web browser for the convenience of the user in revisiting a… (Read More →)

Boolean function

1. A mathematical function that describes Boolean operations.
2. A switching function in which the number of possible values of the function and each of its independent variables is two.

Boolean operation

1. Any operation in which each of the operands and the result take one of two values.
Note: Typical states are "0 or 1," "on or off," "open or closed," or "present or absent. "
2. An operation that follows the rules of Boolean Algebra.

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