Total Revenues of $142.8M, up 34% Year-over-year; Subscription Services Revenues of $113.6M, up 39% Year-over-year Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV), a leading provider of industry cloud solutions for life sciences, today announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 31, 2016 .
The term âhot washâ (which is sometimes rendered as one word, âhotwashâ) originated in the US military, where it is used as an informal equivalent of âAfter Action Review,â the debriefing of personnel immediately after they return from a mission, patrol, etc.he term âwash up meetingâ is often used to refer to a meeting held when a project is finished. Used to discuss how the project went, and such like. So it is possible the terms âhot wash upâ and âcold wash upâ derived from that.
In Scotland, ceremonial dishes of food are often brought to the table to the accompaniment of bagpipes, that is, they are 'piped in'. This could easily be imagined to be the origin of 'piping hot'. It isn't though. Nor does the phrase derive from food being 'piped aboard' ships.The derivation of this little phrase is the sizzling, whistling sound made by steam escaping from very hot food, which is similar to the sound of high-pitched musical pipes.his could easily be imagined to be the origin of 'piping hot'. It isn't though. Nor does the phrase derive from food being 'piped aboard' ships. The derivation of this little phrase is the sizzling, whistling sound made by steam escaping from very hot food, which is similar to the sound of high-pitched musical pipes.