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Implicit Features:

Sufficient information is supplied to define the feature but the full geometric details have to be calculated when required.
As an example, consider a cylindrical blind hole. An explicit representation in a solid modeler will contain details of the cylindrical surface and the surface at the base of the hole, together with the equation of the edge curves. An implicit representation of the same hole might specify the center line, depth and radius. The explicit information can be computed from the implicit data.

(Zhang H., Alting L., Computerized Manufacturing Process Planning Systems, p.173)

Counter (concerned PLC):

A counter is set to some preset number of value and, when this value of input pulses has been received, it will operate its contacts. Thus normally open contacts would be closed, normally closed contacts opened.
There are two types of counter, though PLCs may not include both types. These are down-counters and up-counters. Down-counters count down from the preset value to zero, i.e. events are subtracted from the set value. When the counter reaches the zero value, its contact change state. Most PLCs offer down counting. Up-counters count from zero up to the preset value, i.e. events are added until the number reaches the set value. When the counter reaches the set value, its contact change state.

(Bolton W, Programmable Logic Controllers, Fourth Edition , p.173)


Sales and Customer Order Servicing:

Professional selling is all about getting in front of right people with the right message at the most opportune time. It’s all about how you position yourself and your organization, prospect for business, properly plan your presentations, build trust, and uncover the right set of answers that your prospects are looking for and then how you make your answers or solutions available to them under the conditions and terms under which they are most interested in buying them. It’s creating compelling value for your product and maximizing margin. It’s then servicing your new accounts in order to exceed their expectations, sell them more, and use the as referral sources.
Customer order servicing involves entering and tracking customer orders. This can be for standard products or custom-designed products. Other customer order servicing activities include providing product quotations, checking customer credit, pricing product, allocating order quantities, and selecting shipments from distribution centers.

(Brooks W.T., Sales Techniques, p. 1-2 , Soloman S., Sensors Handbook, p. 4.6)