Glossary P
Deutsch: Portland / Español: Portland / Português: Portland / Français: Portland / Italiano: Portland
In the industrial and industry context, "Portland" typically refers to Portland cement, a type of hydraulic cement that is widely used in the construction industry as a binding material for concrete and mortar. Portland cement is made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay to a high temperature and grinding the resulting clinker to a fine powder. The clinker is then mixed with a small amount of gypsum to regulate the setting time of the cement.
Deutsch: Pigment / Español: Pigmento / Português: Pigmento / Français: Pigment / Italiano: Pigmento
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption. This physical process differs from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, in which a material emits light. Many materials selectively absorb certain wavelengths of light.
Deutsch: Praxis / Español: Práctica / Português: Prática / Français: Pratique / Italiano: Pratica /
Español: Práctica
Practice may refer to a legal practice or a medical practice.
Deutsch: Abbild / Español: Imagen / Português: Imagem / Français: Image / Italiano: Immagine
An image (from Latin: imago) or picture is an artifact that depicts or records visual perception, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject - usually a physical object or a person, thus providing a depiction of it.
Deutsch: Programm / Español: Programa / Português: Programa / Français: Programme / Italiano: Programma
Programme (UK), Program (US) refers to a set of instructions or a plan of action for a machine, system, or process. Programs are used to automate and control various industrial processes, making them more efficient and consistent.
Deutsch: Eigentum / Español: Propiedad / Português: Propriedade / Français: Propriêté / Italiano: Proprietà
In abstract, property is that which is had by or belongs to/with something, whether as an attribute or a component. For the significant context of this article, property is one or more components (rather than attributes), whether physical or incorporeal, of a person's estate; or so belonging to, as in being owned by, a person or jointly a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation or even a society.
Español: Personal / Português: Personal / Italiano: Personale
In an industrial context, "personal" refers to items or products designed for individual use or consumption. The personal industry encompasses the production and supply of consumer goods and products that are used for personal or individual purposes. Some examples of industries related to personal products and goods include:
- Consumer electronics and appliances manufacturing
- Beauty and personal care product production
- Clothing and fashion retail and manufacturing
- Footwear and accessories production
- Health and wellness products and supplements
- Sports and recreation equipment production
- Home and personal furnishings production.