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consumerRefers to the casual user in contrast to the professional user. Consumer products vary in quality, ranging from flimsy, inexpensive devices to very well made; however, the term implies non-professional usage. See prosumer and consumer electronics. consumer 1. a person who acquires goods and services for his or her own personal needs 2. Ecology an organism, esp an animal, within a community that feeds upon plants or other animals consumer [kən′süm·ər] (ecology) A nutritional grouping in the food chain of an ecosystem, composed of heterotrophic organisms, chiefly animals, which ingest other organisms or particulate organic matter. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here we'll take a deeper look at the kinds of systems suppliers need in order to listen to the voice of the "real" customer--the end consumer that buys the car that your components go into. RSAG said the new magazine will be the first title to specifically target both retail exectives and consumer goods manufacturing executives as well as distributors, wholesalers and other professionals involved in moving products from manufacturer to retailer to the end consumer. the agreement allows for sales to wholesalers and other businesses but not directly to the end consumer or to national chains. |
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