Glossary of Terms

Glossary Terms

The following are commonly used glossary terms in the exhibit and trade show convention industry. Please select a glossary term in one of the drop down categories to read it's definition.

A

 

A/V

A/V Contractor

Accessible Storage

Advance Order

Advanced Rates

Advanced Warehousing

Air Freight

Air Walls

Aisle

Aisle Carpet

Aisle Signs

Assembly Instructions

ASUV

Attendees

B

 

Back-light

Backloader

Backwall

Backwall Booth

Baffle

Banner

Bill of Lading

Blanket Wrap

Blueprint

Boneyard

Booth

Booth Number

Booth Staffer

C

 

CAD/CAM

Canopy

Capacity

Carpenter

Carpet Tape

Carrier

Certificate of Inspection

Cherry Picker

Clean Bill of Lading

CNC

COD

Collective Agreement

Column

Common Carrier

Consignee

Consignment

Consignor

Consolidate

Construction Drawing

Contractor

Corkage

Corner Booth

Crating List

Crossbar

Cubic Content

Custom Exhibit

Cut & Lay

CWT.

D

 

D.T. Labor

Damage Report

Dead Man

Dead Time

Declared Value

Decorating

Decorator

Directory

Direct Billing

Dismantle

Display Builder

Display Rules & Regulations

Dock

Dolly

Double-Decker

Draper

Drayage

Drayage Contractor

Drayage Form

E

 

Easel

Electrical Contractor

Elevations

End Cap

Event Marketing

Exclusive Contractor

Exhibit Designer/Producer Company

Exhibit Directory

Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Manager

Exhibitor Appointed Contractor

Exhibitor Services Manual

Export

Export Broker

Export Management Company

Export Merchant

Export Trading Company

Exposition Rules

F

 

Fabrication

FHC

Fiber Optics

Fire Exit

Fire Lane

Fire Retardant

Floor Manager

Floor Order

Floor Plan

Floor Port

Foam Core

Folding Display

Forklift, Forktruck

Foul Bill of Lading

Four Hour Call

Freight

Freight Desk

G

 

General Contractor

Graphic

H

 

Hall

Hand Truck

Hard Card

Hard Wire

Hardwall

Header

Hospitality Suite

I

 

I&D

I.D. Sign

Illuminations

In-Line

In-Line Booth

Independent Contractor

Infringement

Inherent Flame Proof

Inland Bill of Lading

Installation

Installation Contractor

Inventory

Island Exhibit

Island Booth