job tenure

1. the length of time an employee spends in a position. See turnover.

2. in certain professions, such as academia, a guarantee of lifelong employment. Also called tenure.

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Psychology term of the day

November 18th 2024

generalized seizure

a seizure in which abnormal electrical activity involves the entire brain rather than a specific focal area. The two most common forms are absence seizures and some tonic–clonic seizures.