definition something which can be used, created, allocated or
unallocated in the course of an activity taking place (Note the
importance of activity in this definition. Something is not a resource
in isolation: it is only a resource when it plays that role in an
activity.)
variants --
examples a person operating a milling machine; a PC computer
being used to devise a business plan; money used to buy shares; money
earned in installing central heating; fuel
consumed in heating a house
term in other fields --