The Geekspeak Lexicon: V

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vacuum suite

(VAK·yoom sweet) n. phr. 1. An integrated software package, usually a multipurpose database, oriented toward absorbing input as opposed to producing output. Distinguishable from a productivity suite by the powerful suction it exerts on time and productivity as well as data.

value-added

(val·you·AD·dud) adj. Descriptive of important options or extras which are included at no extra cost in competitive offerings.

value-focused

(VAL·you foh·kisst) adj. 1. Oriented toward providing the vendor with maximum satisfaction at minimum cost. 2. misuse When used in place of values-focused, oriented toward excluding all possible customers except those with the same narrow belief set as the provider of the product or service.

value proposition

(VAL·you praw·puh·zih·shun) n. phr. 1. A description of benefits of something which has no value whatsoever. 2. That benefit which the customer will be sold regardless of the actual purpose for which the customer wants the offering. 3. That benefit which the customer will receive by avoiding the potential consequences of rejecting the proposition; an offer one cannot refuse e.g. Microsoft subscription licenses, banking services.