What does impact mean in cooking?

impact means: Measurement of the customer’s reaction to advertising or merchandising. (in Cooking Dictionary)

What else does impact mean?

Program and technique for inventory management. (in Cooking Dictionary)

A striking one body against the other; colliding. synonym : collision . (in Merlin Dictionary)

A collision creates a force. (in Merlin Dictionary)

A person’s or something’s effect on another. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Pack firmly. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Strike forcefully. (in Merlin Dictionary)

A word that has an impact or effect on. (in Merlin Dictionary)

A word that has an impact or effect. (in Merlin Dictionary)