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Access Control

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Access Control Return to Glossary Access Control is a security aspect that handles how user as well as system communicates and use resources. In order to enforce security, each and every access to the system and its resources should be controlled and should ensure only authorized access are allowed. This feature is mainly used to protect against unauthorized disclosure, corruption, modification, and destruction. It generally acts as the first line of defense to avoid the unauthorized access …

Access Control List (ACL)

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Access Control List (ACL) Return to Glossary An Access Control List (ACL) contains rules that grant or deny access to certain digital environments. There are two types of ACLs: Filesystem ACLs - filter access to files and/or directories. Filesystem ACLs tell operating systems which users can access the system, and what

Actuator

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Actuator Return to Glossary An Actuator is a device that moves or controls some mechanism. An actuator turns a control signal into mechanical action such as an electric motor. Actuators may be based on hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, thermal or mechanical means, but are increasingly being driven by software. An actuator ties a control system to its environment.

Adaptability

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Adaptability Return to Glossary See 2.2.1.1 Adaptability Adaptability is the extent to which a software system adapts to change in its environment. An adaptable software system can tolerate changes in its environment without external intervention. For example, a dual-mode cell phone can find out by itself if any one of the two wireless standards it supports is available at its current location and if so it starts using that standard.

Agile Model

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Agile Model Return to Glossary Agile Model is an iterative approach to project management and software development that helps teams deliver value to their customers faster and with fewer headaches. Instead of betting everything on a “big bang” launch, an agile team delivers work in small, but consumable, increments. Requirements, plans, and results are evaluated continuously so teams have a natural mechanism for responding to change quickly.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

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Artificial intelligence (AI) Return to Glossary Artificial intelligence (AI), also known as Machine Intelligence, is a branch of computer science that aims to imbue software with the ability to analyze its environment using either predetermined rules and search algorithms, or pattern recognizing

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Return to Glossary American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment system and strengthening its impact, both domestically and internationally.

Application Programming Interface (API)

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Application Programming Interface (API) Return to Glossary An Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of protocols, routines, functions and/or commands that programmers use to develop software or facilitate interaction between distinct systems. APIs are available for both desktop and mobile use and are typically useful for programming

Application Layer

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Application Layer Return to Glossary The Application Layer of the seven-layer Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model is the top layer that approaches protocols for application interaction with the network. With a focus on end-user services, the application layer helps to facilitate process-to-process connections over

Application Performance

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Application Performance Return to Glossary Application Performance is the measurement of the real-world performance and availability of applications. It is particularly used with remote and cloud computing applications being run in remote servers and served over a network such as the Internet. Application performance is a good indicator of the level of service that a provider is offering and is one of the top monitored IT metrics.

Architecture Board (AB)

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Architecture Board (AB) Return to Glossary Architecture Board (AB) is one of three Plenary Bodies chartered by the Object Management Group® (OMG) Board of Directors (BoD). The AB is composed of the Architecture Board Chair and ten elected member representatives, five elected by the Domain Technology Committee (DTC), the other five by the Platform Technology Committee (PTC). The AB must certify every

Architecture Adaptability

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Architecture Adaptability Return to Glossary Architecture Adaptability is when the connectors between software components change without having to change the components. This again comes down to having well-defined, stable APIs for the connectors. Unix File System (UnixFS) is a connector between software components and the physical filesystem. For example, the UnixFS library can be exchanged for the

Architecture

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Architecture Return to Glossary Welcome to DDS Foundation WIKI Architecture is the defining and structuring of a solution that meets technical and operational requirements. Software architecture optimizes attributes involving a series of decisions, such as security, performance and manageability. These decisions ultimately impact application quality, maintenance, performance and overall success.

Argument

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Argument Return to Glossary An Argument represents logical propositions intended to support a Claim through reasoning or logic that links Evidence to a claim. Arguments define the relationships directly linking each claim and/or sub-claims, and piece of evidence, used by an argument to the claims immediately supported by the argument. An argument is the explanation of how the evidence can be interpreted as supporting a claim or sub-claim.

American Standard for Information Interchange (ASCII)

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American Standard for Information Interchange (ASCII) Return to Glossary American Standard for Information Interchange (ASCII) is a method of encoding characters that is based on the order of alphabetic characters in the English language. ASCII integer representations have printable and nonprintable subsets. Printable characters are normal characters, and nonprintable characters are characters used to represent keyboard keys, e.g., backspace, delete, and return.

Authentication

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Authentication Return to Glossary Authentication is the process of recognizing a user’s identity. It is the mechanism of associating an incoming request with a set of identifying credentials. The credentials provided are compared to those on a file in a database of the authorized user’s information on a local operating system or within an authentication

Authenticity

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Authenticity Return to Glossary See 2.2.4.4 Authenticity Authenticity is the degree to which the identity of a subject or resource can be proved to be the one claimed. Source:

Automation Pyramid

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Automation Pyramid Return to Glossary The Automation Pyramid classifies the different IT layers of industrial automated production plants. Every layer or level has is own tasks and IT infrastructure within the production plants. In general, the automation pyramid is divided into 6 layers.

Availability

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Availability Return to Glossary See 2.2.2.2 Availability Availability is the probability that a system will work as required when required during the period of a mission. The mission could be the 18-hour span of an aircraft flight. The mission period could also be the 3 to 15-month span of a military deployment. Availability includes non-operational periods associated with reliability, maintenance, and logistics.

Glossary A Terms

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Glossary A Terms Return to Glossary Note: You can add new terms beginning with 'A' here List of Words Return to Top * Access Control * Access Control List (ACL) * Actuator * Adaptability * Agile Model * American National Standards Institute (ANSI) * American Standard for Information Interchange (ASCII) * Application Layer * Application Performance * Application Programming Interface (API) * Architecture * Architecture Adaptability * Architecture Board (AB) * Argument * Artif…