May 18, 2012 · The Wikipedia entry for Application_lifecycle_management links to the Software_Development_Life_Cycle so while I prefer the form "lifecycle" and believe use is …

Dec 12, 2013 · Whereas, IT management tend to use the term "obsolete*: obsoleted; obsolescence; The software industry term for cessation of effectiveness without obsolescence …

Aug 5, 2014 · The reasons that I explore such a question is to help people in organisations cut through the verbiage of 'management' books that cover these terms. The difficulty that I have …

I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf …

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Dec 31, 2012 · This is a different and fairly widely-used usage, as tchrist says in his answer. Indeed, in 'would you kindly just give up your seat for my great-grandmother', kindly and just …

I've read and have heard of both 'as per' and 'per' being used conversationally, both with the same connotation of either 'according to' or 'on authority of' Examples: "Tell Ron to start …

An "end" or "end in itself" is the end result, the ultimate goal, the final conclusion. A "means to an end", therefore, is a way of getting to a given goal.

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Nov 10, 2014 · Dear Sir is possibly a little over-formal these days, but the choice between Dear Rector, Dear Rector Smith, Dear Professor/Dr/Mr Smith/ and Dear Egbert will depend on the …