Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Option ROM — An Option ROM typically consists of firmware that is called by the system BIOS. For example, an adapter card that controls a boot device might contain firmware that is used to connect the device to the system once the Option ROM is loaded.… … Wikipedia
Option Pool — Shares of stock reserved for employees of a private company. The option pool is a way of attracting talented employees to a startup company if the employees help the company do well enough to go public, they will be compensated with stock.… … Investment dictionary
option to purchase — A contract by which the owner of property agrees with another person that the latter shall have a right to buy the property at a fixed price within a certain time. 17 Am J2d Contr § 32; 46 Am J1st Sales § 56. The familiar provision in a lease,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Nuclear option — This article is about the U.S. legislative tactic. See also nuclear warfare. In U.S. politics, the nuclear option (or constitutional option ) allows the United States Senate to reinterpret a procedural rule by invoking the argument that the… … Wikipedia
reserve clause — A term, in popular use in reference to the contracts of professional athletes, especially baseball players, whereunder the services of the athlete are reserved for the club, although not engaged for more than one year at a time. See reserved… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Frankston Bypass — The Frankston Bypass is a proposed route of the missing section of the .Calls for the BypassThe construction of the EastLink tollway and its interchange with the northern section of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway has led to speculation of… … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
Reservation policy in Indian Institutes of Technology — The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) practices affirmative action and offers reservation to backward sections of the society. This has been the subject of much debate and protests.Historical overviewIndia is one of the countries that… … Wikipedia
Northern Ireland Assembly — For earlier bodies of the same name, see Northern Ireland Assembly (disambiguation). Northern Ireland Assembly Norlin Airlan Assemblie Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann … Wikipedia
Vehicle registration plates of Australia — Australian vehicle number plates are issued by the states, territories, and also the Commonwealth government and the armed forces. The plates are associated with a vehicle and generally last for the time the vehicle remains registered in the… … Wikipedia
