(economics) The amount that a factor of production must be paid in order to prevent it from transferring to an alternative use.

(computing) A data transfer rate.

(mathematics) a mathematical representation of the relation between the input and output of a linear time-invariant system

The movement of (especially new) technology from one field or region to another, especially from a research institution to the marketplace in order to allow commercialization.

(space science) A period of time during which a spacecraft orbiting one celestial body can travel to a different body and enter orbit around it without excessive expenditure of fuel or reaction mass.

(physics) The conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another.

(biochemistry) A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.

(genetics) DNA transferred from a bacterium to a host.

(education) An exam taken in order to assess whether one can move from one stream of academic study to another.

plural of transfer exam