How not to sound like a fool (Business English)

pp. 8-9

1. cutting edge - the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something

2. turnover -  the total value of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time

3. bounce ideas off somebody - to talk about your ideas with someone in order to get their opinion

4. cracker = hacker

5. downtime - the time when a computer is not working

6. backdoor - in a computer system is a method of bypassing normal authentication, securing remote access to a computer, obtaining access to plaintext, and so on, while attempting to remain undetected.

7. empower - to give someone more control over their own life or situation

8. mind-blowing – informal very exciting, shocking, or strange

9. linkage = formal a link

10. pitfall - a problem or difficulty that is likely to happen in a particular job, course of action, or activity

11. full-blown - having all the qualities of something that is at its most complete or advanced stage: The drop in shares could develop into a full-blown crisis.

12. to tap (into) - to make as much use as possible of the ideas, experience, knowledge etc that a group of people has: Your adviser's experience is there to be tapped.

13. rehearse - to practise or make people practise something such as a play or concert in order to prepare for a public performance

14. adjust = adapt

15. convoluted - complicated and difficult to understand

16. stumble -  to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall

17. acronym - a word made up from the first letters of the name of something such as an organization. For example NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

18. ample - more than enough, sufficient

19. ripe - ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat

20. figure out - understand

Source: "Market Leader", Advanced