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This is an acronym for "Stock Keeping Unit", a unique identifier for a product in an inventory system. All merchandise is uniquely coded so that the manufacturer and the customer are able to identify any...

Solid door with no surface design, pattern, frame or panel. An unadorned, basic cabinet door. Even though slab doors seem plain, they are basic enough to fit into any interior. These are especially popular in...

In cabinets, a hinge that has hydraulics built into the cabinet door, so that when it closes, it slows down before it completely closes. Soft-close hinges not only make closing the cabinet door silent, but...

In cabinets, these are drawer slides that have hydraulic mechanisms the regulate the closing of the drawer so that it slows down before it closes. Soft close drawers not only are silent, but they reduce...

This refers to countertops made with acrylic and resin, which are scratch-resistant. The opposite of “solid surface” is “porous surface,” with materials such as marble and soapstone. Solid surface countertops are not just scratch resistant,...