Separation between spirit and body; disconnection from the body
The assignment of tasks to independent contractors, such as individual consultants or service bureaus. Tasks such as data entry and programming are often performed via outsourcing.
1. The distribution by a business to its stockholders of particular assets and especially of stock of another company; also; the new company created by such a distribution
2. A collateral or derived product or effect; by-product; also; a number of such products
3. Something that is imitative or derivative of an earlier work, product, or establishment; especially; a television show starring a character popular in a secondary role of an earlier show