| human resources | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | a. the workforce of an organization |
| b. (as modifier): human-resources management; human-resources officer | |
| 2. | a. the office or department in an organization that interviews, appoints, or keeps records of employees |
| b. (as modifier): a human-resources consultancy | |
| 3. | the contribution to an employing organization which its workforce could provide in effort, skills, knowledge, etc |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |