Author: Firat Turan

Agile approach (from Latin agilis "nimble, agile") refers to approaches to procedure 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 systems...

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

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

see transaction data

-> Artificial Intelligence

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

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

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

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

see transaction data

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

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

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

A set of data records 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 supporting chromatographic analysis with the possibility of controlling the chromatograph and...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 relationships using...

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 of data from one or more...

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

A database, also called 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 mitigate risk,...

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

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 uses to signify their...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The computer frame 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...

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

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

Any system or device connected to a network.

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

See -> OPC LADS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Additional information associated with a test or individual result.

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

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

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

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

Non-relational database. See also RDBMS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The person responsible for the business process(es) being 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: 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 data....

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 making software applications available to the user via the Internet for a...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Simple Object Access Protocol: Standardized network protocol for data exchange between software applications of different IT systems. 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, entry date ...) about operational...

A collection of documents, reports, or signatures needed to complete the creation of master data....

see batch processing

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

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

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

In the context of software, thin clients LIMS 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...

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

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

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

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

Software installed and run on computers located on the premises of the organization....

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

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

-> V model

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

Wireless Local Area Network: wireless local area 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...