What's the difference between collocation and customer?

Collocation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In several herpesviruses the genes for the major DNA binding protein (MDBP), a putative assembly protein, the glycoprotein B (gB), and the viral DNA polymerase (pol) collocate.
  • (2) Intrathoracic inoculation with the mosquito spiroplasma, Spiroplasma taïwanense Abalain-Colloc et al., was found to reduce significantly the survival of adult male and female Aedes aegypti (L.) and Anopheles stephensi Liston.
  • (3) Six PM10 Hi-Vol samplers were collocated at an urban site in downtown Durham, North Carolina and operated simultaneously to evaluate 12 h versus 24 h collection periods and filter media choices of glass fiber, Teflon impregnated glass fiber (TIGF), and quartz fiber.
  • (4) Both light and electronmicroscopic examinations of the collocation of surfactant secreted by the alveoli into the bronchi were performed on material obtained from biopsies and autopsies.
  • (5) The model equations have been numerically solved by using the methods of orthogonal and spline collocation.
  • (6) Kidney biopsies from one patient with primary (AL) and three with secondary (AA) amyloidosis were used for an ultrastructural study of the collocalization of basement membrane proteins and the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin within amyloid deposits.
  • (7) Ozone transport in a rigid single-pathway anatomic model of the lung was analyzed by a stable convergent numerical algorithm, the method of orthogonal collocation on finite elements.
  • (8) The spindle is formed by the collocation of individual units which envelope each chromosomal mass.
  • (9) We made the first 4 cholecystectomies by laparoscopy in Mexico, without serious problems; 8 Tenckhoff catheters were collocated without surgical intervention; drainage of amebic abscess were done in 8 cases.
  • (10) They do not collocalize with somata and dendrites identified by simultaneous labeling with the microtubule-associated protein MAP2, suggesting that they are derived from axons.
  • (11) The equations of continuum mechanics from the theory of finite deformation elasticity are formulated in a prolate spheroidal coordinate system and solved using a combination of Galerkin and collocation techniques.
  • (12) Comparing C values for collocated high-volume and cascade-impactor samplers during the Upshot-Knothole series showed similar lognormal distributions, but with a geometric mean C for cascade impactors about half that for the high-volume air samplers.
  • (13) As it could not be excluded that the collocality was coincidental, it could not be ascertained whether the IgA granules were in fact related to the fibrillin immunoreactive fibers in these specimens.
  • (14) Before intervention it is important to collocate a tube in the fistula's course by means of a direct microlaryngoscopy which will serve as guide and allow the injection of methylene blue.
  • (15) Electrical activation of the model is achieved by solving the FitzHugh-Nagumo equations with collocation at fixed material points of the anatomical finite element model.
  • (16) The functional significance of this surfactant portion for bronchial clearance is discussed in relation to the changes in structure of these membranous bodies, and their collocation in the mucus layers in chronic bronchitis, ARDS and IRDS.
  • (17) The frequency equations are obtained by using the Fourier expansion collocation method and are analyzed numerically.
  • (18) A reaction-diffusion model was used to simulate a co-immobilized system utilizing the numerical method of orthogonal collocation.
  • (19) Helical replicative forms, but not the persistent non-replicative forms, of Spiroplasma taiwanense Abalain-Colloc et al.
  • (20) Programming techniques using finite difference simulations for the steady state and transient solutions of the Nernst-Planck and Poisson equations were used and solved by the collocation and corrector methods.

Customer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who collect customs; a toll gatherer.
  • (n.) One who regularly or repeatedly makes purchases of a trader; a purchaser; a buyer.
  • (n.) A person with whom a business house has dealings; as, the customers of a bank.
  • (n.) A peculiar person; -- in an indefinite sense; as, a queer customer; an ugly customer.
  • (n.) A lewd woman.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, some contactless transactions are processed offline so may not appear on a customer’s account until after the block has been applied.” It says payments that had been made offline on the day of cancellation may be applied to accounts and would be refunded when the customer identified them; payments made on days after the cancellation will not be taken from an account.
  • (2) But RWE admitted it had often only been able to retain customers with expired contracts by offering them new deals with more favourable conditions.
  • (3) At the heart of the payday loan profit bonanza is the "continuous payment authority" (CPA) agreement, which allows lenders to access customer bank accounts to retrieve funds.
  • (4) Ofcom will conduct research, such as mystery shopping, to assess the transparency of contractual information given to customers by providers at the point of sale".
  • (5) It has announced a four-stage programme of reforms that will tackle most of these stubborn and longstanding problems, including Cinderella issues such as how energy companies treat their small business customers.
  • (6) John Lewis’s marketing, advertising and reputation are all built on their promises of good customer services, and it is a large part of what still drives people to their stores despite cheaper online outlets.
  • (7) This technology will provide better information to the surgeon for preoperative diagnosis and planning and for the design of customized implants.
  • (8) Quotes Justin Timberlake: "Even more importantly customers love it … over 20 million listening on iTunes Radio, listened to over a billion songs.
  • (9) He was burnt alive along with three customers as flames from the car set his carpet shop ablaze.
  • (10) Lady Gaga is not the first big music star to make a new album available early to mobile customers.
  • (11) But at least one customer signalled that America's gun lobby might be on the cusp of a moment of introspection.
  • (12) I haven't had to face anyone like the man who threatened to call the police when he decided his card had been cloned after sharing three bottles of wine with his wife, or the drunk woman who became violent and announced that she was a solicitor who was going to get this fucking place shut down – two customers Andrew had to deal with on the same night.
  • (13) TalkTalk said customers should monitor their accounts over the coming months and report anything unusual to Action Fraud.
  • (14) Chadwick felt that Customs and Trading Standards needed to continue their war on illegal tobacco – if not, efforts to tackle smoking could be undermined.
  • (15) The “100% Australian-made” text on packaging has been enlarged to appeal to customer patriotism.
  • (16) Santander's new mortgage range complements this, putting our relationship with our customers at the heart of our business and ensuring they get the right mortgage for them – one they can afford and which meets their needs."
  • (17) Now there is talk of adding a range of ultra-trendy kale chips and kale shakes to the menu as well as encouraging customers to design their own bespoke burger.
  • (18) Nevertheless we know that there will remain a large number of borrowers with payday loans who are struggling to cope with their debts, and it is essential that these customers are signposted to free debt advice.
  • (19) Markets reacted calmly on Friday to the downgrade by Moody's of 16 European and US banks, with share prices steady after the reduction in credit ratings, which can push up the cost of borrowing for banks which they could pass on to customers.
  • (20) We are urgently investigating this incident with our supplier and ask customers to return this product to their local store."