gap is an english word that means gap, they go or breach. The word is also used with the meaning of difference.
According to the economy, gap is the difference between the real value and the predicted value of something. Products in stock markets that constantly vary in price, resulting in overnight price differences, are examples of gap.
Within the scope of sociology, gap it is also a word that served to describe the gap or disparity between the elements of a higher social class in relation to those of a more disadvantaged social class. In some cases, it also serves to indicate the difference between developed and less developed countries.
GAP clothing brand
GAP is the name of a clothing brand, founded in 1969 in the city of San Francisco, in the United States. The brand has a vast network of stores operating in the US, UK, Canada, China, France, Ireland, Japan and Italy and stores franchising scattered all over the world.
The brand name emerged as a result of the generation gap (generation gap), an expression popularized in the 1960s to designate the resulting generation gap of the differences between people of a younger generation and older ones, particularly between parents and children.
mind the gap
"mind the gap" means "Attention to the gap". It is a call that is heard at train and subway stations to alert passengers to be careful getting off the train and stepping onto the platform. Between the train door and the platform there is a gap that could cause an accident if a passenger steps on it.
The expression "Mind the gap" was introduced in 1969 on the London Underground (The London Underground) and became a symbol of the city of London, as well as the Underground logo itself.