Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

compulsory 56 concentration
compulsory /kəmplsəri/ adjective
which is forced or ordered
compulsory liquidation /kəm-
plsəri lIkwIdeIʃ(ə)n/ noun liquidation
which is ordered by a court
compulsory redundancy /kəm-
plsəri rIdndənsi/ noun a situation
where an employee is made redundant
by the company
computer /kəmpjutə/ noun an electronic
machine which calculates or
stores information and processes it
automatically
computer-based training /kəm-
pjutə beIst treInIŋ/ noun training
that is carried out on computer, using
programs that are usually interactive so
that the trainees can select from multiple-choice
options or key in their own
answers
computer bureau /kəmpjutə
bjυərəυ/ noun an office which offers
to do work on its computers for companies
which do not own their own
computers
computer department /kəm-
pjutə dIpɑtmənt/ noun a department
in a company which manages the
company’s computers
computer error /kəmpjutər erə/
noun a mistake made by a computer
computer file /kəmpjutə faIl/
noun a section of information on a computer,
e.g. the payroll, list of addresses
or customer accounts
computer fraud /kəmpjutə frɔd/
noun a fraud committed by using computer
files (as in a bank)
computerise /kəmpjutəraIz/,
computerize verb to change from
a manual system to one using computers
We have computerised all
our records. Stock control is now
completely computerised. We should
computerise the personnel records to
save time.
computerised /kəmpjutəraIzd/,
computerized adjective worked by
computers a computerised invoicing
system a computerised filing system
computer language /kəmpjutə
lŋɡwIdʒ/ noun a system of signs, letters
and words used to instruct a
computer
computer listing /kəmpjutə
lIstIŋ/ noun a printout of a list of items
taken from data stored in a computer
computer-literate /kəmpjutə
lIt(ə)rət/ adjective referring to a person
who knows how to use more or less
any type of computer
computer manager /kəmpjutə
mnIdʒə/ noun a person in charge of a
computer department
computer operating system
/kəmpjutər ɒpəreItIŋ sIstəm/
noun the main program which operates
a computer
computer programmer /kəm-
pjutə prəυɡrmə/ noun a person
who writes computer programs
computer-readable /kəmpjutə
ridəb(ə)l/ adjective which can be read
and understood by a computer computer-readable
codes
computer services /kəmpjutə
svIsIz/ plural noun work using a
computer, done by a computer bureau
computer system /kəmpjutə
sIstəm/ noun a set of programs, commands,
etc., which run a computer
computer time /kəmpjutə taIm/
noun the time when a computer is being
used, paid for at an hourly rate
comrade /kɒmreId/ noun a friend or
fellow employee or fellow member of a
union
comradeship /kɒmreIdʃIp/ noun a
feeling of friendship and solidarity with
other employees
concentration /kɒnsəntreIʃ(ə)n/
noun 1. the degree to which a small
number of businesses control a large
section of the market Too much concentration
created resentment among
small businesses trying to enter the market.
Concentration has meant too little
competition and therefore higher prices
to the consumer. 2. a situation in which
members of a specific social group are
overrepresented The high percentage
of nursery nurses who are women is an
example of concentration.