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shelf life
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Princeton's WordNet
shelf lifenoun
the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating
Wiktionary
shelf lifenoun
The length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.
shelf lifenoun
The maximum time a packaged material can be stored under specific conditions and still meet the performance requirements specified.
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shelf life
Shelf life is the length of time for which an item (usually consumable goods such as food, drinks, medicine, etc.) remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable. After this period, the quality of the product may have degraded, it might not be effective anymore or it could possibly be harmful. It starts from the time of production or packaging until the expiration date. This term may also apply to non-perishable goods, referring to how long they can be kept in storage before their quality or usefulness deteriorates.
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Shelf life
Shelf life is the length of time that foods, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, chemicals, and many other perishable items are given before they are considered unsuitable for sale, use, or consumption. In some regions, a best before, use by or freshness date is required on packaged perishable foods. Shelf life is the recommendation of time that products can be stored, during which the defined quality of a specified proportion of the goods remains acceptable under expected conditions of distribution, storage and display. Most shelf life dates are used as guidelines based on normal and expected handling and exposure to temperature. Use prior to the expiration date does not necessarily guarantee the safety of a food or drug, while a product is not always dangerous nor ineffective after the expiration date.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
shelf life
The length of time during which an item of supply, subject to deterioration or having a limited life which cannot be renewed, is considered serviceable while stored. See also storage life.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shelf life in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shelf life in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of shelf life in a Sentence
She's done a tremendous job of building up her non-court brand. She obviously has the advantage of being attractive and still a young woman, she's built a name for herself. She's personable, likeable. I think she'll have a pretty extensive shelf-life.
His shelf life has expired, john McAfee hasn't been close enough to the threat landscape or the community itself to truly understand the gaps in security capabilities.
Those types of items are really nutrient dense, they have a good shelf life. If you're able to plan ahead, they're pretty versatile and you can use them in different ways. Almost at every meal you could incorporate those items.
This decision should be a reminder to the U.S. military that the shelf-life of its policy of excluding Sikh soldiers has expired, this decision makes clear that they should be given the opportunity to serve.
I'm concerned. This is different than most of the types of pandemics we've had in the past or the other types of disasters that I've been involved with because it has to do with people social distancing themselves, blood has a short shelf life, so it's not like we can stockpile it.
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- holdbarhedDanish
- Lagerfähigkeit, Lagerbeständigkeit, HaltbarkeitGerman
- estantecoEsperanto
- duración, vigenciaSpanish
- ماندگاریPersian
- säilyvyysaikaFinnish
- durée de vieFrench
- szavatossági időHungarian
- umur simpanIndonesian
- conservazione, durataItalian
- 貯蔵寿命Japanese
- 수명Korean
- houdbaarheidDutch
- holdbarhetNorwegian
- duração, validadePortuguese
- hållbarhetSwedish
- షెల్ఫ్ జీవితంTelugu
- 保質期Chinese
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