Statistical Terms Glossary

Is the set of communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks. It is named from two of the most important protocols in it: the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP), which were the first two networking protocols defined in this standard. Today's IP networking represents a synthesis of several developments that began to evolve in the 1960s and 1970s, namely the Internet and LANs (Local Area Networks), which emerged in the mid- to late-1980s, together with the advent of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s.

Are fisheries in which the same resource stock(s) crosses the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of two or more countries.

Irrational fear of gender non-conformity or gender transgression, such as a fear of, or aversion to, masculine women, feminine men, cross-dressers, transgenderises, transsexuals, and others who do not fit into existing gender stereotypes about their birth gender.

Transpiration consists of the vaporization of liquid water contained in plant tissues and the vapour removal to the atmosphere. Nearly all water taken up is lost by transpiration and only a tiny fraction is used within the plant.

Refers to the number of transplants conducted according to national and local registries, usually measured as procedures per 100 000 population.

A radio or radar transmitter-receiver activated for transmission by reception of a predetermined signal.; electronic identification system

Revenues of goods trns ported by charge (paid ) / Volume goods trnasported by charge (paid ).

Maximum tonnage of the product that the pipeline can move during a given period.
Note: In the case of multi-product pipelines, either the average density of the products or the density of the product that is predominantly moved through the pipeline shall be used to convert the capacity – which is usually measured in barrels or in cubic meters per given period – into tonnes.

Sequence of transport modes used to move the goods from their origin to their destination. Along the chain, one or more trans-shipments take place.

Transport equipment (assets) consists of equipment for moving people and objects, other than any such equipment acquired by households for final consumption

The carriage for remuneration, of persons or goods, on behalf of third parties.

The machine connecting the locomotives within the station

A transport margin consists of those transport charges paid separately by the purchaser in taking delivery of the goods at the required time and place

Carriage of containers or swap bodies by an active mode of transport.

Transport of a complete goods road motor vehicle, accompanied by the driver, by another mode of transport (for example by sea or rail).

Transport of a complete goods road motor vehicle or a trailer, by another mode of transport (for example by sea or rail), not accompanied by a driver.

Transport which is not for hire or reward.

Person who prefers another gender than their birth gender and feels the need to undergo physical alterations to the body to express this feeling, such as hormone treatment and/or surgery.

A pricing method that seeks to estimate a money value on the basis of the amount that people actually pay (in money and time) to gain access to beautiful sites, wilderness and so on, or to avoid various forms of damage and degradation. The costs incurred by visitors to a site are used to determine a demand curve for the recreational value they place upon that site. This can be the basis for estimates of the value of the site, and hence of the significance in monetary terms of benefit or damage to or loss of availability of the site.