Glossary D

Distributor refers to a buying, warehousing and distributing organization that delivers merchandise to retail stores in their own trucks, i.e., a wholesaler or direct-buying retail chain.

Deutsch: Verteilung / Español: Distribución / Português: Distribuição / Français: Distribution / Italiano: Distribuzione /

Distribution is defined as the process of storing, handling, shipping, and transporting goods. The term is also used to describe the facilities that enable these activities, e.g. distribution center, distribution warehouse, etc.

Demisters is defined as a part of the heating/cooling ventilation system used to help clear the mist from the inside of the windows. Generally associated with the side windows to aid in side mirror visibility.

Dehydration is described as the process of removing water from a substance, particularly the removal of most of the remaining 5 per cent of water from 190-proof ethanol, in the production of absolute or anhydrous ethanol.

DAT is the acronym of Digital audio tape and other definitions.

Dry sausage makes reference to fermented sausage which undergoes a moisture loss of up to 25% of the total.

Diazochrome refers to diazo sensitized films that produce colored dye images on a transparent plastic base.

Deutsch: Entwicklung / Español: Desarrollo / Português: Desenvolvimento / Français: Développement / Italiano: Sviluppo /

Development means the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, and over or under land or the making of a material change in the use of any buildings or other land.