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white space n. White space—a high-growth or unserved market or outside-the-box business opportunity. [English United States Business Jargon] [full cite] (Nov. 23, 2004)

white space n. Just about everyone in the iSeries community agrees that the key to survival of the platform is growth in new business opportunities—the “white space” as the hardware vendors refer to it. Let’s hope that the iSeries ISVs and resellers will fill that white space with slot machines. [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 8, 2004)

white space n. A group of 150 people were handpicked for what he and Alberthal call “their ability to think outside the box.”…They were broken into five “waves” of 30, focusing on different issues…a search for “white space” (uncontested new competitive areas). [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 8, 2004)

white space n. “Hamilton and ADL have provided extra competition, while Snergy has gone for niche markets,” he said. DEC’s green and white space policy meant that Rapid had to move into a different market area. “We were strong in green space,” Dunne explained, “so we had to cut a market in white space which has taken us a long time.” [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 8, 2004)

white space n. Controlling white space, a military term for areas that warfighters don’t physically occupy, is another revolutionizing trend, Ozolek said. For example, GPS-directed unmanned vehicles patrol where soldiers cannot. [English Military] [full cite] (Feb. 13, 2007)

white tail n. The bigger worry for both Airbus and Boeing are the dreaded “white tails,” jets that come off the assembly line with no waiting buyers because the airline that ordered them has canceled or gone out of business. White tails get their name from the fact that buyers’ corporate logos aren’t painted on until just before delivery. [English Aviation Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 9, 2008)

white top n. To get to Bamiyan Province about a hundred miles due west of Kabul, the Afghan capital, Mrs. Bush flew by helicopter. There was none of the airborne luxury of the so-called “white tops”—the Sikorsky Sea Kings that usually serve as Marine One. On this trip, she boarded a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook—a twin rotor helicopter outfitted for combat. [English Aviation Military Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 10, 2008)

white wash n. And therefore, you have to do a very detailed exercise and then do what is called white wash procedure. Under the white wash procedure, the directors of the company and have to make a statuary declaration that immediately after the financial assistance is provided and 12 months thereafter, the company will be able to pay all its obligations as well as will be able to pay as and when they fall due. This is a very serious statuary declaration because if for any reason it doesn’t work out then there is a criminal liability for all the directors. [English India Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

white water n. Large storage tanks at paper mills—especially those that are stagnant, poorly mixed, or have long material retention times—are at an elevated risk for the growth of anaerobic bacteria. Recycled process water, known in the industry as “white water,” contains nutrients that promote growth of the organisms, producing hydrogen or other flammable gases that can be ignited by hot work or other sources of ignition. [English Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 20, 2008)

white-boy syndrome n. There’s little evidence of any overt racial tension between students or between their parents.…The school superintendent, however, concedes that a perception exists that’s sometimes called “the white-boy syndrome.” He describes it as: “Kids who are white feel themselves a distinct minority against a majority culture.” [ Language English Subject Education] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2005)

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