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Disaster Advice Glossary
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Disaster recovery and restoration can be veiled in mystery to the many who have not undertaken specific training. This glossary explains technical terms to assist both report writing and the understanding of those technical terms so often misunderstood.
Definition
| Acclimatization: |
The physiological adjustment of a person, or even an organism, to adjust to a new, unusual, or modified environment. Education Note: Acclimatization can be found in building environments which have changed due to a water damage, flood or sewage contamination. See Sensory Perception |
| Adjustment: |
The means necessary to attain settlement or adjustment in claims paid by an insurance company or other party. An adjustment in a claim will require the contractor and/or adjuster to document the loss, type and extent of loss and determine repair or replacement cost value to which the claimant is entitled under the provisions of the policy after all allowances and deductions have been made. |
| Adjustment Factor: |
A calculation or constant ( usuallly a multiplier) used to calculate damage or costs. |
| Modulation: |
In HVAC system controls, the adjustment and balance of the system by increments and decrements. |
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