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Slack tide or slack water is the short period in a body of tidal water when the water is completely unstressed, and there is no movement either way in the tidal stream. It occurs before the direction of the tidal stream reverses. [1] Slack water can be estimated using a tidal atlas or the tidal diamond information on a nautical chart. [2]
Slack bus, an electrical power regulating system used to conduct load flow studies; Slack (project management), the time that a task in a project network can be delayed without delaying subsequent tasks or the overall project; Slack (software), a team communication tool that can be used for collaboration; Slack variable, a mathematical concept
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Discounts are common in tourist destinations. In Hawaii, for example, many tourist attractions, hotels, and restaurants charge a deeply discounted price to someone who shows proof that they live in Hawaii; this is known as a "Kama'aina discount," meaning child of the land or a local resident. [18]
The like button used on Facebook, a popular slacktivist tool. Slacktivism (a blend of slacker and activism) is the practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such as social media or online petitions, characterized as involving very little effort or commitment. [1]
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday said economic slack had been absorbed, setting the stage for its first rate hike since 2018, and forecast inflation would remain higher than previously predicted.
Previously, sexual lyrics had been merely suggestive, but the new "slack" lyrics, part of the rebellion against fading Rastafari movement ideals, left nothing to the imagination. [2] The term reflects the derisive attitude typified by the Nyabinghi toward reggae music seen as lacking a deeper message. [citation needed]
A bight is a slack part in the middle of a rope, usually a curve or loop. [1] [2] Knots that can be tied without access to either end of the rope are called knots in the bight. To tie a knot with a bight is to double up the rope into a bight and then tie the knot using the double rope.