Glossary
ECM, DMS, SAP, MfG? Eloquent through the IT world – in our glossary you will find definitions for many technical terms.
Terms from A to Z
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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
Audit Proof
In the ECM context, the word audit-proof refers to archiving, its processes as well as the properties of electronic archiving systems and documents archived in them. ... More
Audit Proof
In the ECM context, the word audit-proof refers to archiving, its processes as well as the properties of electronic archiving systems and documents archived in them. ... Mehr
Digital archive
A digital archive is a place of storage for the safekeeping of digital information such as files, invoices, deeds or other documents. ... Mehr
Hybrid Cloud
The hybrid cloud combines the advantages of the public cloud and the private cloud. The hybrid cloud model allows companies to classify and separate their ... Mehr
Public Cloud
A public cloud refers to the services of a service provider that are accessible to the general public via the internet. Neither the hardware ... Mehr
Private Cloud
With a private cloud, companies provide cloud computing services to a select, defined group of people. This means that it is only ... Mehr
On-Premises
This term describes a deployment and licensing model for a deployed software solution. On-premises means something like… ... Mehr
Time stamps
Following the European eIDAS Regulation, and the eIDAS Implementation Act in Germany, digital time stamps are getting a new, official role. These electronic time stamps are part of the trust services along with digital signatures and electronic seals. ... Mehr
Trust services provides
This is to do with providers that supply various trust services in order to facilitate trustworthy communication for secure electronic transactions in the digital realm. These trust service providers and trust services usually concern electronic certificates, digital signatures and seals ... Mehr
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
The words “public key infrastructure” come from information technology – more precisely: from the field of asymmetric encryption and its practical application. Behind this is a system, an infrastructure, which serves the creation, administration, distribution and ... Mehr
Electronic seals
Electronic seals are among the cryptographically secured signature procedures that have come to the fore with the eIDAS Regulation. From a technical point of view, seals of this type belong to the category of digital signatures. However ... Mehr
Maverick Buying
This term comes from the field of purchasing management, or more precisely, from strategic purchasing. As such, Maverick Buying describes unwelcome behavior in the field of corporate purchasing management. ... Mehr
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
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
