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Chairs - Industry Lingo

By BuyerZone.com Editorial Staff - BuyerZone.com  
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To make the right business purchases, you have to know the language. Here's a guide to chairs lingo.

Active Chair
A type of chair that allows the user to adjust the chair to accommodate the body positions.

ANSI/BIFMA Standards
American National Standards/Business Industrial Furniture and Manufacturers Association. Industry standards used to judge a chair's durability. A good indicator of chair quality.

Passive Chair
A type of chair that automatically adjusts itself to fit different body positions.

Swivel Tilt
A mechanism that allows a user to both swivel and tilt backwards on a chair without changing the standard position of the chair.

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