Wednesday, March 25, 2009

PLANNING and HIERARCHY

Planning

  • an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
  • the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
  • the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
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  • Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior. ...
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  • The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom to consolidate certain enactments relating to special controls in respect of hazardous substances with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.
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  • plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"
  • plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
  • plan - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
  • plan - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
  • plan - design: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"
  • plan - design: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
  • plan - scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"
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  • planned - designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"
  • aforethought(ip): planned in advance; "with malice aforethought"
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plan (pln)
n.
1. A scheme, program, or method worked out beforehand for the accomplishment of an objective: a plan of attack.
2. A proposed or tentative project or course of action: had no plans for the evening.
3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline: a seating plan; the plan of a story.
4. A drawing or diagram made to scale showing the structure or arrangement of something.
5. In perspective rendering, one of several imaginary planes perpendicular to the line of vision between the viewer and the object being depicted.
6. A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit: a pension plan.
v. planned, plan·ning, plans
v.tr.
1. To formulate a scheme or program for the accomplishment, enactment, or attainment of: plan a campaign.
2. To have as a specific aim or purpose; intend: They plan to buy a house.
3. To draw or make a graphic representation of.
v.intr.
To make plans.


HIERARCHY

Definitions of HIERARCHY on the Web:

hi·er·ar·chy (h-rärk, hrär-)
n. pl. hi·er·ar·chies
1. A body of persons having authority.
2.
a. Categorization of a group of people according to ability or status.
b. The group so categorized.
3. A series in which each element is graded or ranked: put honesty first in her hierarchy of values.
4.
a. A body of clergy organized into successive ranks or grades with each level subordinate to the one above.
b. Religious rule by a group of ranked clergy.
5. One of the divisions of angels.



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