inspection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, detailed, rigorous, thorough ▪ full ▪ brief, casual, cursory … Collocations dictionary
Team Foundation Server — (commonly abbreviated TFS) is a Microsoft offering for source control, data collection, reporting, and project tracking, and is intended for collaborative software development projects. It is available either as stand alone software, or as the… … Wikipedia
Fagan inspection — refers to a structured process of trying to find defects in development documents such as programming code, specifications, designs and others during various phases of the software development process. It is named after Michael Fagan who is… … Wikipedia
Software inspection — Inspection in software engineering, refers to peer review of any work product by trained individuals who look for defects using a well defined process. An inspection might also be referred to as a Fagan inspection after Michael Fagan, the… … Wikipedia
Drill team — The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performs the rifle inspection routine in front of spectators seated in the Reviewing Stands during the Battle Colors Ceremony held at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. A drill team can be … Wikipedia
Board of Inspection and Survey — The Board of Inspection and Survey is a U.S. Navy organization whose purpose is to inspect and disposition Navy material. It had an especially important function at the end of World War II when the United States Navy found that it had an excess… … Wikipedia
Risk based inspection — (or RBI) is a risk based approach to inspection in the Oil and Gas industries. This type of inspection analyzes the likelihood of failure and the consequences of the same, often in industrial pipework. It is also called Risk Based Asset… … Wikipedia
Commission for Social Care Inspection — The Commission for Social Care Inspection was a non departmental public body and the single, independent inspectorate for social care in England. Its sponsor department was the Department of Health of the United Kingdom. It incorporated the work… … Wikipedia
Iraq and weapons of mass destruction — This article concerns the Iraqi government s use, possession, and alleged intention of acquiring more types of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) during the presidency of Saddam Hussein. During his reign of several decades, he was internationally… … Wikipedia
Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… … Universalium
Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background … Universalium