Individuals whose physiological or behavioral characteristics and responses are the object of study in a research project. Human subjects are defined as living human beings.
In this report, 'subjects' is used as shorthand for the academic areas of study at the focus of a DE. It is used without preference to include discipline.
Unresolved items which prevent confirmation of a deal. Tanker chartering and oil trading both involve negotiations which conclude “subject to” removal of some exception. A charterer might fix a ship subject to stem confirmation or subject management approval of buyer's credit.
(of hypnosis): the term used by many to describe a person who is in hypnosis (NOTE: the word "client" is used with increasing frequency by Hypnotherapists).
In computer programming, subjects are a way to separate concerns. For example, in a Shape class with two methods Draw() and Move(), each method would be considered a subject.