Tom’s IT Pro Business Glossary III Tom’s IT Pro Business Glossary III By William Van Winkle February 28, 2011 6:00 PM Tags : Events Systems Table Of Contents 1. Exposure 2. Failure Analysis 3. Fiscal Year 4. Force Majeure 5. Form Factor 6. Future-Proof 7. Game-Changing 8. GAAP 9. Golden Parachute 10. Goodwill 11. Granular 12. Gray Market 13. Green 14. Growth Opportunity 15. Hedge 16. Heuristic 17. HIPAA 18. Horizontal Integration 19. Intellectual Property (IP) 20. Just-In-Time Inventory 1. Exposure The degree of being unprotected against risk in a given condition or venture. Significance The practice of risk mitgation through analysis, diversification, asset allocation, and other means seeks in part to minimize exposure to unforeseen or possible negative events. One area in which IT can strive is to create systems that help in minimizing risk exposure in various areas of the company. Click here to return to the main index. Next 1. Exposure1. Exposure2. Failure Analysis3. Fiscal Year4. Force Majeure5. Form Factor6. Future-Proof7. Game-Changing8. GAAP9. Golden Parachute10. Goodwill11. Granular12. Gray Market13. Green14. Growth Opportunity15. Hedge16. Heuristic17. HIPAA18. Horizontal Integration19. Intellectual Property (IP)20. Just-In-Time Inventory Comment on this article ... Comment(s)| Comments