mica n.— «When an MPR reporter approached the men, one offers a one-word question—”mica?” which is Spanish slang for an ID that might include a drivers license, a permanent residency card or a Social Security number...
informationalization n.— «It is not clear why expansion of total tertiary employment is “unhealthy” (P. 63) while increasing employment in “informationalization” (knowledge industries) is “healthy...
scrub n.— «All these numbers come from files kept by the executive branch of the government. Stevens, who provided and directed the money through his position at the time as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, had no detailed...
tombstoning n.— «Morris also told of recent indications that Medicaid, Social Security and other HEW claims are being filed in the names of dead persons. The subcomittee chairman, Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), called this “tombstoning...
siloed other.— «When is a company greater than the sum of its parts? When its once-siloed business units find a way to harvest innovations in the white space between them.» —“A Practical Guide to Social Networks” by Rob...
bug n.— «The numbers game (known also as policy, clearing house, the bug, butter and eggs and other names) operates every day except Sunday throughout the year, players wagering anything from a penny upward on a three-digit number (000...