Thesaurus
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- SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
- USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
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- BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
- NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
- RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term
Thesaurus: 1501 entries.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (Search for related entries in the library)
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TELECOMMUTING (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Work, facilitated by information and communications technologies, that is done at a location that is not on the premises of the employer.
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TELEWORK
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TEMP AGENCIES
TEMPORARY AGENCIES
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Persons engaged in contract work, seasonal work, casual work or work through a temporary help agency. Temporary employment may be full-time or part-time.
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TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Employment of limited or unspecified duration without an expectation of continuation (e.g., contract work, seasonal work, casual work or work through a temporary help agency). Temporary employment may be full-time or part-time.
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TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES (Search for related entries in the library)
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TEMPORARY HELP
TEMPORARY MIGRANT WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: International migrants who enter a country under a temporary work program. Programs exist for academics, agricultural workers, health care workers, live-in caregivers, entertainers and construction workers and others.
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