Asset (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
ASSET or Asset can refer to:
Business
Economics
Intelligence
Military
Space
Computing
Business
- AssetAssetIn financial accounting, assets are economic resources. Anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owned or controlled to produce value and that is held to have positive economic value is considered an asset...
, something possessed by a business entityBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
from which future economic benefits may be obtained. - Asset, in employabilityEmployabilityEmployability refers to a person's capability of gaining initial employment, maintaining employment, and obtaining new employment if required . In simple terms, employability is about being capable of getting and keeping fulfilling work...
a person's knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Economics
- Asset (economics)Asset (economics)An asset in economic theory is an output good which can only be partially consumed or input as a factor of production which can only be partially used up in production. The necessary quality for an asset is that value remain after the period of analysis so it can be used as a store of value...
, a durable goodDurable goodIn economics, a durable good or a hard good is a good that does not quickly wear out, or more specifically, one that yields utility over time rather than being completely consumed in one use. Items like bricks or jewellery could be considered perfectly durable goods, because they should...
which is not fully depreciated to zero value after the current period of analysis.
Intelligence
- AssetAsset (intelligence)In intelligence, assets are persons within organizations or countries that are being spied upon who provide information for an outside spy.There are different categories of assets, including people...
, an outside person who provides intelligence.
Military
- AssetMilitary assetIn military usage, a military asset is a weapon or means of production of weapons or other defensive or offensive devices or capabilities.-Description:...
, a weapon or means of production of weapons or other defensive or offensive devices or capabilities.
Space
- ASSETASSET (spaceplane)-Winged Gemini:In the mid-1960s, McDonnell proposed a variant of the Gemini capsule which retained the original spacecraft's internal subsystems and crew compartment, but dispensed with the tail-first ballistic reentry, parachute recovery and water landing....
, a spaceplane.
Computing
- asset (computing), an asset in Computer securityComputer securityComputer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
context - ASSET Technology Group, an Egyptian software company.
- Digital assetDigital assetA digital asset is any item of text or media that has been formatted into a binary source that includes the right to use it. A digital file without the right to use it is not an asset. Digital assets are categorised in three major groups which may be defined as textual content , images and...
s – the graphics, audio, maps, and other artistic data that go into media, particularly interactive media such as video games - Reusable assets – items that provide solutions for a given problem