Glossary

The terms contained in this glossary are those commonly used in our industry to describe the work done on the trade show floor. The definitions presented are those commonly used by the industry, but in some cases we have made adjustments for purposes of clarity and to reduce any potential confusion of meaning. This is the “short list” and by no means covers every term and alphabetical combination thrown about on the show floor.

A
3-Dimensional Signage
Acrylic Graphics
AV
AV Contractor
Advance Order
Advance Rates
Advance Receiving
Air Freight
Aisle
Aisle Carpet
Aisle Signs
Attendees
B
Back-light
Backwall
Backwall Exhibit
Baffle
Banner
Bill of Lading
Blanket Wrap
Blueprint
Boneyard
Booth
Booth Number
Booth Personnel
Booth Size
C
CIF
CAD-CAM
Carpenter
Carpet Tape
Carrier
Cartage
Certificate of Inspection
Cherry Picker
Clean Bill of Lading
Collective Agreement
Column
Commercial Invoice
Common Carrier
Consignee
Consignment
Consignor
Consolidate
Construction Drawing
Contractor
Corner Booth
Craftsperson
Crating List
Cross-aisle
Cubic Content
Custom Exhibit
Customhouse Broker
CWT
D
DT Labor
Damage Report
Dead Man
Dead Time
Declared Value
Decorator
DIM Weight
Directory
Dismantle
Display Builder
Display Rules and Regulations
Dock
Dolly
Double-deck
Draper
Drayage
Drayage Contractor
Drayage Form
Duplex Outlet
DW
E
Easel
Electrical Contractor
Elevations
End Cap
Est Wt
Event Marketing
Exclusive Contractor
Exclusive Use
Exhibit Designer-Producer
Exhibit Directory
Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Manager
Exhibitor Appointed Contractor
Exhibitor Kit
Export
Export Broker
Export Management Company
Export Merchant
Exposition Rules
F
Fabrication
Fiber Optics
Fire Exit
Fire Lane
Fire Retardant
Floor Manager
Floor Marking
Floor Order
Floor Plan
Floor Port
Foam Core
Forklift
Four Hour Call
Free Trade Zone
Freight
Freight Desk
Freight Forwarder
Frontlit and Backlit Rollable Graphics
G
Gangway
GATT
General Contractor
Graphic
Grid System
H
Hall
Hand Truck
Hard Card
Hard Wire
Hardwall
Header
Hire
Hold Harmless Clause
I
IandD
ICC
Independent Contractor
Infringement
Inland Bill of Lading
In-line
Installation
Installation and Dismantle
Installation Contractor
Inventory
Island Exhibit
J
Jigged Crate
Job Foreman
Junction Box
K
L
Labor
Labor Call
Labor Desk
Labor Form
Laborer
Lamination
Lead Tracking
Less Than Truckload
Letter of Credit
Liability
Light Box
Lighting
Linear Display
Loading Dock
Lock-Up
Logo
Low Voltage
M
Manual
Marshaling Yard
Mask
Masking Drape
Meter
Modular Exhibit
Move-in
Move-out
Multimedia
N
Net Square Footage
O
OT Labor
Official Contractor
On-site
On-site Order
Opaque and Sheer Graphics?
Overtime
P
PD
PW
Packing Case
Packing List
Pad Wrap
Padded Van Shipment
Pallet
Panel System
Particle Board
Peg Board
Peninsula Display
Perimeter Booth
Pipe and Drape
Podium
Portable Exhibit
Power Strip
Prefab
Press Kit
Press Release
Pro Forma Invoice
Producer
Pro-number
Q
Quad Box
R
Raceway
Rail
Rear Illumination
Rear Projection
Refurbish
Relay
Release Forms
Rental Booth
Return Panels
Rheostat
Rigger
Right To Work State
Riser
S
ST Labor
Schematic Model
Scissors Lift
Scooter
Scrim
Security Cages
Self-contained Exhibit
Service Desk
Service Kit
Set Up
Set-up Drawing
Shipping Case
Shipping Crate
Show Break
Show Decorator
Show Manager
Show Office
Show Photographer
Show Producer
Show Rules
Shrink Wrap
Side Rail
Sign Standard
Silk Screen
Sintra Graphics
Skid
Skirting
Soffit
Space
Space Rate
Special Handling
Spotlight
Staging Area
Stanchions
Stand
Stock Exhibits
Subcontractor
T
Table Top Display
Talent
Target Date
Tariff Rates
Teardown
Terminal
Three Wire
Time and Materials
Trade Fair
Trade Show
Traffic Flow
Truss
Twist Lock
U
UL
Union
Union Steward
V
VAT
Valance
Velcro
Vinyl Cut Letters and Logos
Visqueen
W
Wallboard
Warehouse Receipt
Waste Removal
Work Rules
Work Time
X
Y
Z

Go Back to Previous Page


Created by: admin. Last Modification: Thursday 04 of December, 2008 13:05:12 PST by admin.

RSS feed Blogs RSS feed Articles