Category: Glossary

Title 21 CFR Part 11 is a part of the Code of Federal Regulations. It contains the regulations...

Active Directory: Program for logging on to the network. Using the Lightweight Directory Application Protocol (LDAP), many LIMS take over this login,...

Agile procedures (from the Latin agilis "nimble, agile") describe approaches to procedures that increase transparency and...

The original ALCOA stands for "Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original and Accurate".

The Allotrope Foundation organization develops the Allotrope Framework and the Allotrope Data Format. The Allotrope Foundation...

Analytical Information Markup Language: An open and freely available data standard for scientists and analysts to...

The part of the regulations for medicinal products in the European Union that relates to computerized...

An external service provider that provides IT services using applications that are installed on the business premises....

A sequence of tasks, steps, processes or other activities that serve to perform a function.

Workstations, i.e. PC systems that are usually connected to the server system via a local network. The...

see transaction data

-> Artificial intelligence

Traceability protocol: The audit trail function in data systems such as LIMS ensures the traceability of...

Computer-aided expansion of the perception of reality. Frequently visual representations of additions that can be inserted or superimposed in...

A barcode, bar code, bar code or barcode is an optoelectronically readable font that can be read by...

Batch processing is a term used in data processing and refers to the way in which data is processed.

see transaction data

An operating system is a set of computer programs that manage the system resources of a computer, such as memory, hard disks,...

Transaction data is information that - unlike master data - changes quickly over time. So...

Business intelligence systems: Software solutions for collecting, processing and analyzing operational data in order to use the insights gained...

A series of data sets managed by a group of computers. All data blocks are...

Object-oriented programming language - a further development of the "C" language. It is ISO/IEC standardized and due to its performance...

Computer Aided Quality Assurance: Software system for computer-aided quality management. CAQ systems are primarily used in the manufacturing industry.

Chromatography data system: IT system for the support of chromatographic analyses with the possibility of controlling the chromatograph and...

Use of computer resources that are not provided locally but as a service via a network or Internet connection.

Comma Separated Values: Structuring form of text files that is frequently used for data exchange, e.g. between analyzer and LIMS.

Computer Systems Validation (CSV) is a documented validation process that consistently and reproducibly demonstrates that a...

A software development approach in which software is developed in short cycles. This ensures that it...

Continuous integration is a development practice in which code changes from multiple stakeholders are often integrated into a single...

Commercial off the shelf: Preconfigured software applications that provide the relevant functionality for a specific purpose in a...

Customer Relationship Management: IT system for maintaining customer relationships. In addition to managing customers and interested parties...

Cloud service provider: A cloud service provider is a third-party company that provides a cloud-based platform, infrastructure, application or...

Graphical representation of the overall performance and availability of IT services. Dashboard images can be updated in real time and can also be...

A data lake is a central warehouse (repository) in which large amounts of data can be stored....

Systematic analysis of data to gain insights and uncover correlations, using a...

A collection of information in an organization that is isolated from other parts of the organization...

A data warehouse (DW or DWH) is a repository with data from one or more sources.

Secure storage of data that is suitable for long-term archiving. During the archiving period...

A database, also known as a database system (DBS), is a system for electronic data management. The aim is to...

Maintaining and ensuring the accuracy and consistency of data throughout its lifecycle.

A data model is a model of the data to be described and processed in an application area (e.g. data...

The process by which companies use technology and data to build a business ecosystem to manage risk and...

An electronic signature based on cryptographic methods that verify the identity of the signatory.

Document management system: IT system for the structured management and provision of electronic documents in a database....

An electronic signature (e-signature) is an electronic symbol or sign that a person can use to sign their name and...

Electronic Laboratory Notebook (electronic laboratory notebook): IT system to support the performance of experiments or complex investigations....

Database system for planning and managing experiments in the form of an electronic laboratory journal. The ELN focus is on...

In data modeling, an entity (also known as an information object) is a uniquely identifiable object.

Enterprise resource planning systems: IT systems for planning and corporate management based on operational business processes. The focus can be...

FAIR stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. The FAIR principles are...

Programming technique in modern software development in which a feature under development or a program is...

A firewall is a network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and applies security rules to prevent unauthorized...

Functional specification: defines in detail in software projects how the functionality required by the user is to be...

Graphical User Interface (graphical user interface): A graphical user interface is a software component that provides the user of a computer with a...

Hypertext Markup Language is a markup language with which the structure and meaning of the contents of a...

Infrastructure as a Service: a cloud service for the on-demand provision of virtual infrastructure components by an IT service provider. With...

The computer framework in which an IT system operates. The IT infrastructure includes physical or virtualized servers, networks,...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a collection of physical or virtual objects that are connected to the...

Incident report: Report on incidents such as the failure of a system or function. An Incident...

Object-oriented programming language from Sun Microsystems (Oracle). Java can be used to develop software programs that are platform-independent and...

Any system or device that is connected to a network.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is generally used to describe machines (or computers) that learn to recognize...

See -> OPC LADS

Local Area Network: Computer network that connects workstation PCs, servers and other network-compatible IT components locally, i.e. typically to...

Lightweight Directory Application Protocol: Protocol which enables Single Sign On (SSO).

Laboratory Execution System: a software application, especially for quality control laboratories, which guides the user in the laboratory through predefined...

Software application to support the systematic, documented performance of analyses, preparation steps or reagent production in the laboratory....

Laboratory information and management system: Database-supported IT system for supporting and controlling laboratory processes and for data management. This...

LIMS stands for Laboratory Information and Management System. LIMSs support the administrative and coordinative tasks of sample processing...

The user who uses the LIMS in his laboratory focuses less on the technology than on the...

Laboratory Information System: Data system with a focus on use in medical laboratories. Functionally, it corresponds in many...

The use of algorithms and statistical models by computers to accomplish a specific task in the absence...

Manufacturing Execution System: IT system for production control, e.g. in the chemical industry, which is used as a control system for...

Additional information associated with a test or an individual result.

Relational database management system from Microsoft (Microsoft SQL Server). Available in various versions. Often used for LIMS...

MySQL is a relational open source database management system (-> RDBMS) based on the Structured Query Language...

Test a requirement to ensure that it handles invalid or unexpected uses, or that it handles errors appropriately.

Computers or nodes that work together over a network. It can refer to cloud computing, distributed...

Network infrastructure, i.e. local and sometimes wide area networks (LAN, WAN) mainly based on Ethernet. As...

Non-relational database. See also RDBMS

Object Linking and Embedding: Microsoft technology for sharing data in multiple Windows programs.

Laboratory and Analytical Device Standard of the OPC Foundation, a standard currently under development whose...

Oracle Database is a relational database management system (-> RDBMS) from Oracle Corporation. A powerful database that...

Platform as aService: A cloud service that provides a computer platform for web application developers....

Scripting language with a syntax based on C and Perl, which is mainly used to create dynamic websites.

Process control system: IT system to support the production processes with a focus on the procedural processes, e.g. in a...

Testing to ensure that a requirement has been met. If, for example, a requirement is to test a...

Production planning and control system: PPS solutions are often available as software modules that are integrated into an ERP system.

The person responsible for the business process(es) to be managed. In connection with...

QR (Quick Response) codes are 2D codes that can be scanned and read by cell phones, smartphones and tablets and...

Relational Database Management System (relational database management system): A relational database management system is a database management system that...

A relational database is used for electronic data management in computer systems and is based on a table-based relational...

A repository is a managed directory for the storage and description of digital files.

Radio Frequency Identification: Technology for the contactless identification of objects via radio, whereby a transmitter (transponder)...

Serial, asynchronous hardware interface for data exchange between two electronic devices. It is designed as a voltage interface,...

Software as a service: Concept for providing users with software applications via the Internet for use for a fee.

A frequently used structuring principle for the architecture of software systems. Individual aspects of the software system are...

Scrum is a process model for project and product management, in particular for the development and implementation of...

Scientific document management system: Document management system with a focus on scientific data and associated documents. In addition to common...

Database application for managing scientific laboratory data (raw data, results files, documents). The software applications are often geared towards the organized...

A server system that holds the LIMS database and on which the LIMS application software is also installed. Often...

Standardization in Lab Automation: Open communication standard for networking software systems in the laboratory and laboratory equipment. The...

A session is a logical connection between two addressable units in the network in order to...

Service-oriented architecture: SOA is a concept for building a software architecture with the aim of combining program...

Simple Object Access Protocol: Standardized network protocol for data exchange between software applications of different IT systems. It is used as a transport protocol...

Structured Query Language: SQL is a database language used to define data structures in relational databases or....

Single Sign On: Log on to the network once and automatically log on to all other applications when...

Master data is basic information (e.g. name and price, discount agreements, names and addresses, date of entry ...) about operational...

A collection of documents, reports or signatures that are required to support the creation of the master data...

see Batch processing

The system owner is the person who is responsible for a system, including its support, maintenance and...

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) / Internet Protocol (IP): TCP/IP is a family of standardized network protocols that...

In the context of software, thick-client LIMS implement their own functions locally and require a full installation...

In the context of software, LIMS thin clients are primarily used for communication with a...

User Requirement Specification: URS refers to a document that is usually used in software development....

Universal Serial Bus: USB is a standardized hardware interface that is designed as a serial bus system to...

During validation, documented proof is provided that the LIMS system supplied meets the user requirements of the...

Visual Basic: Object-oriented programming language from Microsoft with graphical development environment for use under Windows....

Verification is an activity in which documented evidence is provided through observation and inspection.

A process model that is geared towards IT projects with a focus on software development. It defines all project phases...

Software that is installed and executed on computers located on the organization's premises.

A virtual private network (VPN) extends a private network over a public network and makes it possible to...

Wide Area Network: Computer network that connects IT components such as PCs, servers, etc. across different geographical...

-> V-model

A service offered by an electronic device to another electronic device that is connected to the...

Wireless Local Area Network: wireless local network in which computer communication takes place via radio according to the...

Extensible Markup Language: Markup language that is used to define and structure data in order to...