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Term Definition
Remainder. The estate in real property that remains after a life estate terminates upon the death of the holder.  
Remainderman. The person entitled to the estate that remains after termination of a life estate.  
Remaining Economic Life. The time period from the present to the point where a real property improvement becomes valueless.  
Remote Control Circuit. Any electrical circuit which controls any other circuit through a relay or an equivalent device.  
Remote Power Element Control. Device with sensing element located apart from the operating mechanism it controls.  
Remote System. Refrigerating system in which condensing unit is away from space to be cooled.  
Removable Railing Section. section of a railing designed and constructed to be removed easily to facilitate movement through the railing.  
Removable Window Well Cover. Removable steel bar or expanded metal cover for a window well.  
Remove. The act or process of demolishing, dismantling, and carrying away an old fitting or component.  
Removers. Compositions designed to soften old varnish or paint coats so that they may be easily removed by scraping or washing.  
Renaissance Cities. Formal plans of a symmetric nature; hierarchical articulation of spaces between more prominent and less prominent parts of the cities, such as palaces, monuments, and other focal points.  
Renaissance. 1.Rebirth; revival. 2. The art and architecture developed during the period of 14-17th century; the transition between medieval and modern times, marked by the revival of classical styles and the beginnings of modern science.  
Rendering. 1. An architectural drawing, often in color and in perspective. 2. Application of plaster directly to a masonry wall.  
Rental Value. A measure of damages for deprivation of the use of property.  
Repair. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance.  
Repeat. In carpet, fabric, and wallpaper, the distance from a point in a pattern figure to the same point where it occurs again, measuring lengthwise of the material.  
Replacement Reserves. A portion of the annual income set aside for replacement of wasting assets, such as roofing, mechanical and electrical equipment, and other impermanent building components.  
Replevin. A legal process whereby personal property that has been unlawfully taken from one may be recovered.  
Replication. A copy or reproduction.  
Reprographics. systems for reproducing graphic materials, including architectural and engineering drawings and diagrams.  
Repulsion-Start Induction Motor. An electric motor type which has an electrical winding on the rotor for starting purposes.  
Required Strength. The strength of a member or cross section required to resist factored loads or related internal moments and forces.  
Reredos. 1. An ornamental wall behind an altar in a church. 2. The back of a fireplace or open hearth.  
Reproofing. The practice of applying new roofing materials over existing roofing materials.  
Res Judicata. The doctrine that courts will not re-litigate the same issues between the same parties.  
Resawing. sawing lumber again after the first sawing; specifically, sawing into boards or dimension lumber.  
Rescission. A legal remedy for a material breach of contract under which the law pretends that a contract never existed and attempts to put the parties in the positions they occupied before the contract was executed; a cancellation.  
Reserves. Portions of current income set aside and accumulated at interest to pay for future maintenance, repairs, and replacement of equipment.  
Residence. A building for human habitation; a dwelling.  
Residential Carpet. A grade or style of carpet installed in low foot-traffic applications.  

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