What Does the Tilde (~) Character Represent in Mac OS

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What does the tilde (~) character represent in Mac OS X and Linux?

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

A financial term describing expenses that vary directly with the production volume, such as materials and labor.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that identifies activities in an organization and assigns the cost of each activity to all products and services according to the actual consumption by each.

Break-Even Point

The point at which total revenues equal total costs, resulting in no profit but no loss.