Key terms & definitions

A representation of a chemical reaction using the names of its reactants and products.

God's message or teaching, which Christians believe can transform those who receive it.

People sharing their experiences of a business with others, which can improve or damage its reputation.

People sharing their experiences of a business with others, which can encourage or discourage purchases.

An expression that draws attention to more than one possible meaning of a word or phrase.

Jesus’ words at the Last Supper, repeated by the priest during the Eucharistic Prayer over the bread and wine.

The transfer of energy when a force causes an object or boundary to move through a distance.

A transfer of energy when a force causes an object to move, including transfers that increase a material's internal energy.

How easily a material can be cut, shaped and otherwise processed.

Energy transferred when a force causes movement or when an electrical device transfers energy.

Energy transferred when a force moves an object through a distance: $W = Fs$ for a constant force acting along the direction of movement.

Energy transferred when a force causes an object to move through a distance.

The sequence and movement of work through the stages of a process.

The employees who work for a business.

The people employed or available to work in a business, industry or economy.

The knowledge, abilities and practical skills that workers possess and use in employment.

Increasing a metal’s hardness and strength by permanently deforming it through cold working, such as rolling, hammering or bending.

The method of securing a workpiece accurately and safely during manufacture, using equipment such as a vice, clamp or chuck.

An institution providing accommodation and relief for people who could not support themselves.

An institution providing accommodation and basic support for destitute people, under a restrictive regime of work and discipline. The system developed after the 1834 Poor Law aimed to make entering a workhouse undesirable.

A food’s useful behaviour during preparation and cooking, such as starch thickening a liquid or egg protein setting when heated.

People who generally depended on wages from manual work or domestic service, including skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers.

A social group whose members generally depend on wages earned through their labour rather than ownership of businesses or inherited wealth.

The occupational class including manual workers in industry and agriculture in Halsey, Heath and Ridge's study.

A detailed technical drawing that provides the information needed to manufacture a product or component accurately.

The physical conditions and social atmosphere in which employees carry out their work.

Carrying out work at home rather than at the employer’s premises, often using digital technology.

The limited-capacity mental system used to hold and work with information during a task.

People who are employed but whose earnings are insufficient to provide a secure standard of living.

People who are in paid employment but whose household resources are still insufficient to escape poverty.