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ELN Finder

ELN Finder

The ELN Finder helps researchers and employees of research infrastructure facilities to select suitable software...
LIMS-Forum 2025

LIMS-Forum 2025

Termin: 28. – 29. Oktober 2025, Mainz Die Adresse für LIMS-Insider Das LIMS-Forum ist der…
Market overview LIMS

Market overview LIMS

LABO provides an up-to-date market overview where numerous suppliers present their laboratory information and management systems (LIMS),...
ELN Basics

ELN Basics

LIMS and ELN what is the difference? With a LIMS system, the sample and...
IT security in the lab

IT security in the lab

Termin: 04. November 2025, Online Die Anforderungen an eine moderne und digitalisierte Labor-Informatik sind vielfältig…
LIMS Blog

LIMS Blog

Provider: LabVantage Solutions Inc. The blog can be found here.
LIMS Basics

LIMS Basics

Laboratory Information and Management Systems (LIMS) Laboratories are individual in terms of their areas of responsibility as well as often...

21 CFR 11

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

Active Directory (AD)

Active Directory: Program for logging on to the network. By means of Lightweight Directory Application Protocol (LDAP) many LIMS take over this logon,...

Agile approach

Agile approach (from Latin agilis "nimble, agile") refers to approaches to procedure that increase transparency and...

ALCOA (+)

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

AnIML

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

Annex 11

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

Workflow

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

Workstation

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

Audit Trail

Traceability Log: The audit trail function in data systems such as LIMS provides traceability of...

Augmented Reality (AR)

Computer-assisted augmentation of reality perception. Often visual representations of additions that are created by means of overlays or superimpositions in...

Barcode

Bar code, bar code or barcode is the name given to an opto-electronically readable font that can be...

Batch processing

Batch processing, also called batch processing, is a term from data processing and refers to the way in which...

Operating system

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

Transaction data

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

BI systems

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

Blockchain

A set of data records managed by a group of computers. All data blocks are...

C++

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

CAQ

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

CDS

Chromatography data system: IT system supporting chromatographic analysis with the possibility of controlling the chromatograph and...

Cloud computing

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

Continuous Integration (CI)

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

COTS

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

CRM

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

CSP

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

Dashboard

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

Data Lake

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

Data Mining

Systematic analysis of data to gain insights and uncover relationships using...

Data Silo

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

Data archiving

Secured storage of data suitable for long-term archiving. In the period of archiving...

Database

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

Data integrity

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

Data model

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

Digital signature

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

DMS

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

Electronic signature

An electronic signature (e-signature) is an electronic symbol or sign that a person uses to signify their...

ELN

Electronic Laboratory Notebook: IT system to support the performance of experiments or complex investigations....

Entity

In data modeling, an entity is defined as a uniquely identifiable object of information that is...

ERP systems

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: IT systems for planning and corporate management oriented to operational business processes. Focal points can be...

FAIR-Data

FAIR stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable. The FAIR principles address...

Feature toggle

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

Firewall

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

FS

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

GUI

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

HTML

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

IaaS

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

Infrastructure

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

IR

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

Java

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

Node

Any system or device connected to a network.

LAN

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

LDAP

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

LES

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

LIMS

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

LIS

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

Machine learning

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

MES

Manufacturing Execution System: IT system for production control, e.g. in the chemical industry, which in the sense of a control...

Metadata

Additional information associated with a test or individual result.

MS SQL Server

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

mySQL

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

Negative testing

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

Network Computing

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

OLE

Object Linking and Embedding: Microsoft technology to share data across multiple Windows programs....

OPC LADS

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

Oracle

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

PaaS

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

PHP

Scripting language with a syntax based on C and Perl, mainly used to create dynamic web pages....

PLS

Process control system: IT system for supporting production processes with a focus on process engineering operations, e.g. in a...

Positive test

Testing to ensure that a requirement has been met. For example, if a requirement is to test a...

PPS system

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

Process owner

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

QR code

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

RDBMS

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

Relational database

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

Repository

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

RFID

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

RS-232

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

SaaS

Software as a Service: Concept for making software applications available to the user via the Internet for a...

Layered architecture

A frequently used structuring principle for the architecture of software systems. In this process, individual aspects of the software system are...

SCRUM

Scrum (from English scrum for "scrum") is a process model of project and product management, especially for...

SDMS

Scientific document management system: Document management system focused on scientific data and related documents. Besides common...

Server system

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

SiLA

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

Session

A session is a logical connection between two addressable entities in the network, to enable...

SOA

Service Oriented Architecture: SOA is a concept for building a software architecture with the goal of providing program functionalities...

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol: Standardized network protocol for data exchange between software applications of different IT systems. As a transport protocol,...

SQL

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

SSO

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

Master data

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

System owner

The system owner is the person who has responsibility for a system, including its support,...

TCP/IP

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

Thick-Client

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

Thin Client

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

URS

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

USB

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

Validation

Validation is the documented proof that the delivered LIMS system meets the user requirements of the...

VB

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

Verification

Verification is an activity in which observation and inspection provide documented evidence of...

V-Modell

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

VPN

A virtual private network (VPN) extends a private network over a public network and enables...

WAN

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

Web service

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

WLAN

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

XML

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