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 Do you know the name of this construction tool? Clue: It's function isn't as whimsical as its name suggests.
Industry terms that are second nature to insiders can be a mystery to outsiders. See how broad your knowledge of professional lingo is with this quiz.
1. Back of House
2. Banjo
3. Pavé
4. Bounce
5. Peril
6. Reach
7. Punchlist
8. ADR
9. Carat
10. Wiki
11. Karat
12. Subluxation
13. Chord
14. RACK rate
15. Codec
16. Disc herniation
17. Front of House
18. Fascia
19. Chronograph
20. Exposure
21. Rating
22. Tort
23. Receptacle
24. CPM
25. LOS
A. In construction, a mechanical device that dispenses tape and taping compound simultaneously
B. In construction, an inspection list of items to be done
C. In the hotel industry, the average daily rate (sum of the rate of all guests divided by number of rooms sold)
D. In the hotel industry, workers not typically seen by guests (housekeeping, laundry, maintenance)
E. For jewelers, a style of setting diamonds close together as to show no metal between them
F. For jewelers, a unit of weight in gemstones and diamonds
G. For jewelers, a unit measuring the purity of gold, with pure gold being 24 karat
H. In IT, to restart (“We need to bounce the server because it’s not working right.”)
I. In IT, a Web site where users create or edit the content collaboratively
J. In insurance, the cause of a possible loss
K. For chiropractors, a misalignment of vertebral spinal bones
L. In advertising, the unduplicated percent of a potential audience exposed to advertising one or more times during a given period
M. In construction, an electrical outlet
N. In hotel industry, published rate before any corporate or other discounts
O. In insurance, a measure of vulnerability to loss, usually expressed in dollars
P. In advertising, cost per thousand, which is the cost to reach 1,000 units of audience, households or individuals
Q. In construction, the top or bottom board of a roof or floor truss
R. In insurance, a private wrong
S. In construction, a flat board at the edge of a roof to which the gutter usually is attached
T. In hotel industry, workers seen by guests (breakfast host, front desk, etc.)
U. For chiropractors, when disc material ruptures, then presses on the spinal cord or emerging spinal nerves
V. In jewelry industry, a timepiece (watch) capable of measuring brief intervals of time accurately (able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time)
W. In hotel industry, length of stay (number of nights a guest stays)
X. In IT, a compressor/decompressor; it tells a program how to decode the data
Y. In advertising, an estimate of the size of an audience expressed as 1 percent of the total population
Answers: 1. D; 2. A.; 3. E.; 4. H; 5. J; 6 L;
7. B.; 8. C; 9. F; 10. I; 11. G; 12. K; 13. Q; 14. N; 15. X; 16. U ; 17. T; 18. S; 19. V; 20. O; 21. Y; 22. R; 23. M; 24. P; 25. W
Sources: Ronning Homes & Neighborhoods, Homewood Suites by Hilton, The Diamond Room, Blue Wire Technologies, The Olson Group, Davis Chiropractic Clinic, Nichols Media Consultants Inc. |
