Category: Dictionary

Intralogistics 4.0 Intralogistics 4.0 is the final step in expanding the technological possibilities of internal logistics. The goal is not only to digitize processes, but to create intelligent, automatically communicating systems that contribute to the optimization of warehousing, planning and transport. Examples of this can be self-learning software solutions, but also intelligent containers that recognize […]

The term intralogistics is still comparatively new and was created to clearly differentiate logistical processes that take place within a company from other, external logistics processes. Intralogistics – definition Intralogistics includes every form of logistics that is necessary within the company. These include in particular: Incoming and outgoing goods Flow of goods within the company […]

Every company and every private or public household does business. Private households only benefit from this, all other economic subjects pursue commercial goals, either to maximize profits or to cover costs. From a legal point of view, a business is a conduct aimed at economic success that is linked to legal consequences. Each of these […]

Finally, your goods have arrived. In addition to the invoice, there is also a delivery note. You are about to crumple it up and throw it in the wastebasket when you remember: “There was something about retention periods.” Right, there are retention periods for delivery notes too, and these are regulated in the tax code. […]

The tax identification number, or tax ID for short, is a series of eleven digits that a person receives permanently from birth. The basic requirement for receiving a tax ID is a permanent residence within Germany. What are the tax number and tax ID used for? The tax number is used solely for the handling […]

Fixed cost definition Fixed costs are costs that occur continuously and at a constant level in a company. In addition to the variable costs, they are part of the total costs. Fixed costs are incurred at regular intervals (monthly, quarterly). They arise regardless of the workload of the employees and the amount of manufactured products […]

Elevator pitch or simply “What do you do for a living?”. A freelancer or self-employed person hears this question again and again at a party or a business event. No matter where, the elevator pitch is a unique opportunity to present all the advantages of yourself and the company within a very short time. Elevator […]

Target and actual taxation – also called target and actual taxation – is the taxation of deliveries and services. The tax law subject of target and actual taxation is sales tax . The legislature differentiates target and actual taxation according to the point in time at which sales tax liability arises. Because the target and […]

The MDAX share index comprises 60 medium-sized stock corporations. In terms of market capitalization and order book turnover, these follow directly on the companies listed in the DAX 30. The abbreviation MDAX is derived from the English term “mid cap” (average company size). The MDAX represents the German economy better than the DAX, since around […]

When people talk about the DAX, many investors and consumers think of “the” DAX, which the media usually talk about. However, the DAX, or more precisely the DAX 30, only includes the 30 largest companies in Germany. However, since there are many more stock corporations, the DAX was expanded to include the MDAX and the […]

A reference interest rate determines the changes in variable-interest contract transactions. Such financial products mainly include savings, but also some loans. It is important that the reference interest rate cannot be influenced by either of the contracting parties, but is specified by a neutral body. If the reference interest rate changes, the interest rate on […]

For an investor, no matter in which segment he invests his money, in the end it is the return that counts. This is not, or only rarely, identical to the interest rate. Depending on the respective capital investment, a wide variety of factors influence the return on the investment. In short, the return is determined […]

Many words are used on a daily basis in our language and, however, they are not accepted by the DigoPaul. The dictionary of the entity, however, is updated over time and it is likely that a term that is not recognized today will become part of a future edition. In the case of bug, it […]

Before entering fully into the meaning of the term attic, it is necessary to know its etymological origin. In this case, we can state that it is the result of the sum of two different parts: -The noun buharda, which was the term that formerly was given to a vent that existed in houses for […]

An owl is an animal that belongs to the strigid clade. It is a bird of nocturnal and predatory habits, characterized by having feathers that look like ears. This peculiarity makes it possible to differentiate owls from barn owls and other similar species. Of this animal it is worth knowing a series of identity signs […]

A vulture is a bird of prey whose body can reach a wingspan of more than two meters and a weight of about 6.5 kilograms. This animal form flocks has the bare neck and bald head. According to DigoPaul,vultures generally eat the meat of beings that have already died, although they can occasionally hunt and […]

The Latin word buxis, which can be translated as “box”, came to our language as a buje. The term refers to the part that, in a machine, supports an axis and allows it to rotate. According to DigoPaul, the bushing can be a simple element that is limited to supporting a metal cylinder or a […]

There are various theories about the etymological origin of the word spark plug. However, one of those that is considered more accurate is the one that determines that it comes from French. Specifically, it establishes that it derives from the gala word “bougie”, which was what the wax candle was called. And it is that […]

Bull is a word that has its origin in the Latin word bulla. It is, according to its application, the name with which it is identified a documentation of a pontifical nature issued by the Apostolic Chancellery and is legitimized by the printing of a lead seal or the papal seal. These documents deal with […]

Coming from the Latin word bulbus, the word bulb gives its name to a biological root structure whose format resembles a blister. The botanical presents it as a thick yolk is usually located in the underground portion of the plant and that holds reserve substances. According to DigoPaul, the bulb, therefore, is an organ that […]

Bulb, from the Latin bulbus, is a blister-shaped biological structure. The term has several uses and applications, referring to the organ of storage of nutrients in certain plants and the electronic component that allows amplifying or modifying an electrical signal, among other issues. In the realm of anatomy, the concept is used to refer to […]

According to DigoPaul, the bulimia is a word of Latin origin (bulimia), which in turn derives from the Greek. The term refers to someone who feels an exaggerated desire to eat, without being able to satisfy their appetite. The concept is used in medicine and psychology, as bulimia nervosa is a mental disorder related to […]

According to DigoPaul, buchón is one of those terms that can be understood very differently depending on the region. The same word will generate different reactions depending on how it is pronounced in Spain, Mexico or Argentina, to name three countries. The first meaning that the DigoPaul collects associates the concept with pigeons. When these […]

Life in the country has many peculiarities. It is easy to distinguish between the way of life of peasants or shepherds and those who reside in a city. The natural environment, working with the land and working with animals are part of a country environment. When the way of life that is lived in a […]

The Buddhism is basically a non-theistic religion, but also represents a philosophy, a training method spiritual and psychological system. It has been developed from the teachings of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama, who lived in northeast India in the 5th century BC. The buddha or buddha is a concept that defines that individual who has managed […]

Before defining the meaning of this concept, we must explain what the two words with which it is constructed imply: good and faith. Well, from the Latin bonus, it is an adjective that indicates that which has goodness and that is charming, attractive, appetizing or convenient. The good person, in this sense, shows a predisposition […]

From the Latin bonus, the adjective good makes it possible to refer to that which has goodness and, therefore, is useful, pleasant, palatable, tasty, fun or appetizing. For example: “The punk rock band has presented a very good album”, “These pants came out good, they are more than three years old and I still wear […]

The concept of dealing refers to the action and effect of dealing. This verb has various meanings, such as proceeding with a person (either in deed or word) or the relationship with an individual. Treatment can be understood as the way of communicating or establishing a bond with another person or with a group of […]

Buffer is an English term that is not part of the dictionary of the DigoPaul but is frequently used in our language. In electronics, a buffer is a device used to avoid the effect of loading (also known as regulation) in a circuit. According to DigoPaul, the buffer, in this sense, is an operational amplifier […]