Glossary
ECM, DMS, SAP, MfG? Eloquent through the IT world – in our glossary you will find definitions for many technical terms.
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Application Programming Interface (API)
Another acronym: API. What does it stand for, what can you do with it and how does it help? What does an application programming interface (API) do? ... More
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Content Services Platform
The relatively new term Content Services Platform (CSP) is the name that has been given to the successor of Enterprise Content Management. CSP aims to allow companies to meet ... Mehr
Experience Management
The term Experience Management – otherwise known as XM for short – refers to the collection and measurement of human, subjective experiences. The goal of Experience Management is to use the data that is collected in order to improve a product ... Mehr
Contract Management
The term contract management describes a procedure for the administration of contracts by a company. Ideally, a digital contract management solution supports ... Mehr
Purchase-to-pay process
The words Purchase-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay are often used synonymously. Both come from the English-speaking world. But what does Purchase-to-Pay mean? ... Mehr
The incoming invoice
Incoming invoices - everyone knows and pays them. But what is such a document anyway? ... Mehr
Software Development Kit (SDK)
A software development kit provides the tools for software developers. ... Mehr
Application Programming Interface (API)
Another acronym: API. What does it stand for, what can you do with it and how does it help? What does an application programming interface (API) do? ... Mehr
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Alongside PaaS and SaaS in the area of Cloud computing, is another business model called IaaS. The abbreviation stands for Infrastructure as a Service and means leasing a complete ... Mehr
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS) refers to a developer platform in the Cloud. The goal of this sort of platform is to provide a development environment for a variety of purposes. ... Mehr
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS) is generally understood as a software and IT infrastructure operated by an external IT provider in a Cloud. ... Mehr
E-Procurement
E-procurement refers to electronic purchasing by companies. The goal is to provide a user-friendly system which significantly supports the first half of the procurement process, from the purchase requisition to delivery of goods and invoice receipt. ... Mehr
WORM – write once, read many
The acronym comes from information technology and stands for “write once, read many.” Strictly speaking, WORM protection is a type of data protection. ... Mehr
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing means providing IT infrastructure. ... Mehr
EDI – Electronic data interchange
The abbreviation EDI stands for electronic data interchange. In other words, it is about the electronic exchange of data. EDI is primarily used in the exchange and transmission of electronic business documents. ... Mehr
HMI devices
What do the abbreviation and term HMI devices mean? HMI stands for human machine interfaces. So it’s about interfaces. ... Mehr
Digital signature
The digital signature pursues and achieves two goals – the example here of a sent email makes them clear: ... Mehr
Content Services
The term Content Services involves a further development of the concept of enterprise content management (ECM). ... Mehr
Data Governance
Data Governance is a central control for the continual monitoring the quality of the master data in the company. ... Mehr
Single source of truth (SSOT)
A single source truth (SSOT) is a central data platform in companies which is accessed by all other systems in principle. ... Mehr
