BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Envelope
Wiktionary Definition for: Envelope
- #A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose and small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
- #Something that envelops; a wrapping
- #A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship.
- # geometry A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.
- # electronics A curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the modulation envelope of an amplitude-modulated carrier wave in electronics.
- # music The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler.
- # computing The information used for routing an email that is transmitted with the email but not part of its contents.
- # biology An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane.
- # engineering The set of limitations within which a technological system can perform safely and effectively.
Additional Resources
- The Elements of Effective Envelope Design
- In considering the basics of newsletter marketing envelope design, one should remember that, in the last analysis, the carrier envelope has only two jobs: to keep the contents from getting lost before arrival at the recipient's address, and to get itself opened. But to achieve the latter, there are a...
- White papers 2005-05-23
- International Paper Confirms Sale Of California Envelope Companies
- Purchase, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--August 24, 1995--International Paper announced today the sale of San Francisco, Calif., based TransCoast Envelope and Glendale, Calif., based Transo Envelope. Both companies were sold to Tension Envelope Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
- Research articles 1995-08-24
- Sterling Planet Supplies 18 Million kWh of Wind Energy Credits to National Envelope
- NEW YORK -- National Envelope, the world's largest envelope manufacturer has signed a multi-year contract with Sterling Planet for the purchase of 18 million kilowatt hours of Renewable Energy Credits from wind energy projects located nationwide. Wind energy is the fastest growing source of electricity in the USA. The...
- Research articles 2006-08-21
- Arapahoe County, Colo.-Based Envelope Maker Hopes to Rise above Woes.
- By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 2--Battered envelope maker Mail-Well expects to lick its economic woes next year. Robert C. Hart, president and CEO of Mail-Well Envelope, a unit of Mail-Well, holds one of its new...
- Research articles 2001-12-02
- Kansas City, Mo.-Based Envelope Maker Buys Competitor.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 21 -- Tension Envelope Corp., a large, longtime Kansas City-based envelope manufacturer, is acquiring a longtime Kansas City-based competitor, Darling Envelope Corp. Tension has been in business since 1886, when William Berkowitz started Berkowitz and Co.,...
- Research articles 1999-09-20
- Company Profile for National Envelope
- Uniondale, NY-based National Envelope Corporation is the largest manufacturer of envelopes in the world, with 21 manufacturing facilities and 5,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada. It is one of the largest women-owned businesses in the United States and one of the largest privately held companies in New York State....
- Research articles 2008-01-30
- Tension Envelope Corp.(People on the move)(appoints Wendell B. Johnson)(Brief Article)
- * Tension Envelope Corp., Kansas City, Mo., named Wendell B. Johnson to the Tension photo product sales team. Johnson is a 40-year veteran in the photofinishing envelope business. He comes to Tension from Double Envelope's Photocraft Division.
- Research articles 2004-01-28
- Meeting the Insulation Requirements of the Building Envelope With Polyurethane and Polyisocyanurate Foam
- The use of insulating products in the building envelope is defined by many criteria. The specified R-value or k-factor for the structure is an essential component of most specifications. The industry has traditionally reported the Rvalue measured at a mean temperature of 75°F for use to calculate insulation requirements for...
- White papers 2003-11-20
- Envelope paper: uncoated for flexo printing. (New Technology).(Glatfelter)(Advertisement)
- New Premier[TM] uncoated envelope paper provides office-product converters with an affordable, quality alternative to coated stock that is highly suited for four-color flexo printing. It is said to have the print fidelity of a coated stock with the c New Premier[TM] uncoated envelope paper provides office-product...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
- MeadWestvaco Corp. (Making Change).(closes envelope plant)(Brief Article)
- MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, CT, says it will close its Consumer & Office Products Group envelope ... MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, CT, says it will close its Consumer & Office Products Group envelope plant in Worcester, MA by late September. Production will be transferred to other...
- Research articles 2002-09-01
- Netflix stuffs envelope.(HEALINERS)
- * Netflix made one of its biggest distribution deals to date by picking up rights to Maggie Gyllenhaal-starrer Sherrybaby for theatrical, DVD and digital distribution through its newly formed Red Envelope Entertainment label. The title is part of N * Netflix made one of...
- Research articles 2006-06-05
- Spirit Finance Corporation Completes $75 Million Sale/Leaseback Transaction with National Envelope Corporation
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Spirit Finance Corporation (NYSE: SFC), a real estate investment trust focused on single tenant, operationally essential real estate, today announced that it completed a $75 million sale/leaseback transaction with National Envelope Corporation ("NEC"), the world's largest envelope manufacturer, on December 28, 2006. Spirit purchased nine of NEC's...
- Research articles 2007-01-12
- Cadbury unwraps envelope packs for trident.(NEWS & TRENDS)
- PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Cadbury Adams USA LLC unveils envelope-style EZ-Close-Packs for Trident sugarless gum. According to the company, the new packaging offers on-the-go consumers a more convenient, re-closeable unit. PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Cadbury Adams USA LLC unveils envelope-style EZ-Close-Packs for Trident sugarless...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- Fidelity ATMs Made by NCR Corp. Accept Checks, No Deposit Envelope Required.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Jun. 19--With all of the blessings of life in America today, it seems almost a churlish complaint. But many people would agree it's a hassle to have to fill out and seal an envelope when you want to deposit a check in an automated teller machine. ...
- Research articles 2000-06-19
- CHECKLIST: ENVELOPE OPENABILITY.(Industry Trend or Event)
- Why do some direct mail offers end up in the trash, unopened and unread? With the help of a consumer research firm, Pitney Bowes has just come up with a ranking of factors that yield the "most openable mail." Get the envelope right, says Pi Why...
- Research articles 1998-12-20
- Collection agency envelope that used federal agency's return address violated Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- CONSUMER PROTECTION Peter v. GC Servs. L.P, 310 F.3d 344 (5th Cir. 2002). The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an envelope used by a collection agency violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act FDCPA, 15 U.S.C. sec 1692, because it could lead the recipient to believe it was...
- Research articles 2003-03-01
- Envelope containing mysterious powder sparks elephant-sized alarm in Paris
- CERGY, France AFP — An envelope leaking a strange pinkish powder sparked an alert in a Paris suburban post office, but tests revealed the substance to be nothing more than dessicated elephant dung, police said. With France on high terrorism alert following the London bombings last month, postal workers...
- Research articles 2005-08-04
- Suspicious envelope with white powder found at UN
- UNITED NATIONS AFP — A suspicious envelope containing white powder is being analyzed at UN headquarters, prompting security officials to take precautionary measures, including decontamination of some staff, UN spokesmen said. "A suspicious package was found and it is being analyzed," said Yves Sorokobi. Security officials said the envelope, found...
- Research articles 2006-12-15
- US POSTAL SERVICE: Pushing the "smart" envelope.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 April 1999-US POSTAL SERVICE: Pushing the "smart" envelope C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:270499 * U.S. Postal Service and EMA Foundation announce findings on Intelligent Document Study Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Postal Service and the Envelope ...
- Research articles 1999-01-01
- Arapahoe County, Colo.-Based Envelope Maker to Lick Huge Government Order.
- By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 11--Tax refunds are a sticky subject. Just ask Arapahoe County-based envelope maker Mail-Well Inc. Mail-Well employee Darlene Vogt operates the envelope-folding machine on the company's assembly line Tuesday. The Arapahoe...
- Research articles 2001-07-11
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