0..1:0..M |
zero-or-one-to-zero-or-Many |
0..1:1 |
zero-or-one-to-one |
0..1:1..M |
zero-or-one-to-one-or-Many |
1:0..M |
one-to-zero-or-Many |
1:1 |
one-to-one |
1:1..M |
one-to-one-or-Many |
1NF |
first Normal Form |
2NF |
second Normal Form |
3GL |
Third Generation Language |
3NF |
third Normal Form |
4GL |
Fourth Generation Language |
4NF |
fourth Normal Form |
5NF |
fifth Normal Form |
6NF |
sixth Normal Form |
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ACID |
Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability |
ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery |
ACS |
American Community Survey |
AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
ARPANET |
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASP |
Application Service Provider |
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b |
byte |
B2B |
Business-to-Business |
B2C |
Business-to-Consumer |
B2G |
Business-to-Government |
BABOK |
Business Analysis Body of Knowledge |
BAM |
Business Activity Monitoring |
BATOG |
Business, Applications, Technology, Organization, and Governance |
BCNF |
Boyce/Codd Normal Form |
BI |
Business Intelligence |
BIMM |
Business Image Management and Multimedia |
BISP |
Business Intelligence Service Provider |
BIT |
BInary digiT |
BOI |
Bill of Information |
BOK |
Body of Knowledge |
BPEL |
Business Process Execution Language |
BPEL4WS |
Business Process Execution Language for Web Services |
BPM |
Business Performance Management |
BPM |
Business Performance Measurement |
BPM |
Business Performance Modeling |
BPM |
Business Process Management |
BPM |
Business Process Model |
BPM CBOK® |
Business Process Management Common Body of Knowledge |
BPMM |
Business Process Maturity Model |
BPMN |
Business Process Modeling Notation |
BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
BPR |
Business Process Re-engineering |
BPS |
Bits Per Second |
BSC |
Balanced ScoreCard |
BSP |
Business Systems Planning |
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CART |
Classification And Regression Tree |
CASE |
Computer Aided Software Engineering |
CBA |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
CBIP |
Certified Business Intelligence Professional |
CBK |
Common Body of Knowledge |
CCA |
Clinger-Cohen Act |
CCMS |
Component Content Management System |
CDI |
Citizen Data Integration |
CDI |
Common Data Architecture |
CDI |
Customer Data Integration |
CDM |
Conceptual Data Model |
CDMP |
Certified Data Management Professional |
CDO |
Chief Data Officer |
CEP |
Complex Event Processing |
CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
CGI |
Computer-Generated Imagery |
CI |
Confidence Interval |
CIF |
Corporate Information Factory |
CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
CITBOK |
Canadian Information Technology Body of Knowledge |
CKO |
Chief Knowledge Officer |
CMM |
Capability Maturity Model |
CMMI |
Capability Maturity Model Integration |
COBIT |
Control OBjectives for Information and related Technology |
COE |
Center Of Excellence |
COM |
Common Object Model |
CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
COTS |
Commercial Off The Shelf |
CPM |
Critical Path Method |
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
CRM |
Citizen Relationship Management |
CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
CRUD |
Create-Read-Update-Delete |
CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
CSS |
Cascading Style Sheet |
CTO |
Chief Technology Officer |
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DA |
Data Administration |
DA |
Data Administrator |
DA |
Data Architect |
DAAS |
Data As A Service |
DAMA-DMBOK |
Data Management Body of Knowledge |
DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DAS |
Direct Attached Storage |
DASD |
Direct Access Storage Device |
DBA |
DataBase Administrator |
DBMS |
DataBase Management System |
DCL |
Data Control Language |
DCMI |
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative |
DDE |
Dynamic Data Exchange |
DDL |
Data Definition Language |
DEM |
Digital Elevation Model |
DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
DFD |
Data Flow Diagram |
DGC |
Data Governance Council |
DGO |
Data Governance Office |
DKNF |
Domain/Key Normal Form |
DM |
Data Management |
DM |
Data Mart |
DMA |
Direct Marketing Association |
DMADV |
Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify |
DMAIC |
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control |
DML |
Data Manipulation Language |
DMS |
Data Management Services |
DMS |
Document Management System |
DNS |
Domain Name System |
DODAF |
Department of Defense Architecture Framework |
DOLAP |
Desktop OnLine Analytical Processing |
DOM |
Document Object Model |
DRDA |
Distributed Relational Database Architecture |
DSC |
Data Stewardship Committee |
DSN |
Data Source Name |
DSS |
Decision Support System |
DTD |
Document Type Definition |
DW |
Data Warehouse |
DW |
Data Warehousing |
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EAI |
Enterprise Application Integration |
EAR |
Entity Attribute Relationship |
Eb |
Exabyte |
EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Code Decimal Interchange Code |
EDA |
Exploratory Data Analysis |
EDF |
Enterprise Data Fabric |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EDIFACT |
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transport |
EDM |
Enterprise Data Model |
EDM |
Enterprise Data Management |
EDMS |
Electronic Document Management System |
EDW |
Enterprise Data Warehouse |
EER |
Extended Entity Relationship |
EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
EII |
Enterprise Information Integration |
EIM |
Enterprise Information Management |
EIS |
Executive Information System |
EJB |
Enterprise JavaBeans |
EKNF |
Elementary Key Normal Form |
EPC |
Event-driven Process Chain |
EPM |
Enterprise Performance Management |
ER |
Entity Relationship |
ERA |
Electronics Record Archive |
ERD |
Entity Relationship Diagram |
ERM |
Enterprise Risk Management |
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
ESB |
Enterprise Service Bus |
ETL |
Extract-Transform-Load |
EVA |
Economic Value Added |
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FAQ |
Frequently-Asked Questions |
FASB |
Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FAT |
File Allocation Table |
FIFO |
First In, First Out |
FIPS |
Federal Information Processing Standard |
FK |
Foreign Key |
FOAF |
Friend Of A Friend |
FOM |
Fact Oriented Modeling |
FTP |
File Transfer Program |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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GA |
Generally Acceptable release |
GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
GADMP |
Generally Accepted Data Management Principles |
Gb |
Gigabyte |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
GMA |
General Morphological Analysis |
GML |
Geography markup language |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GQM |
Goal-Question-Metric method |
GSDN |
Global Data Synchronization Network |
GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
GUID |
Globally Unique Identifier |
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HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HOLAP |
Hybrid OnLine Analytical Processing |
HQL |
Hierarchical Query Language |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
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IAM |
Information Asset Management |
IAO |
Information Awareness Office |
IASB |
International Accounting Standards Board |
ICCP |
Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
ID |
IDentifier |
IDE |
Integrated Development Environment |
IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
IDEF |
Integrated DEFinition |
IDEF0 |
IDEF0 function modeling notation |
IDEF1X |
IDEF1X data modeling notation |
IDEF2 |
IDEF2 simulation modeling notation |
IDL |
Interface Definition Language |
IE |
Information Engineering data modeling notation |
IE |
Information Engineering |
IEEE |
Institute for Electric and Electronic Engineers |
ILM |
Information Lifecycle Management |
IM |
Information Management |
IP |
Intellectual Property |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IQ |
Information Quality |
IS |
Information System |
ISAM |
Indexed Sequential Access Method |
ISBN |
International Standard Book Number |
ISC |
Information Supply Chain |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISP |
Information Systems Planning |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITABOK |
IT Architect Body of Knowledge |
ITIL |
Information Technology Infrastructure Library |
ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
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J2EE |
Java2 Platform Enterprise Edition |
JAD |
Joint Application Design |
JDBC |
Java Database Connectivity |
JMS |
Java Messaging Service |
JOLAP |
Java OnLine Analytical Processing |
JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
JSP |
Java Server Page |
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Kb |
Kilobyte |
KIF |
Knowledge Interchange Format |
KM |
Knowledge Management |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LDM |
Logical Data Model |
LTV |
lifetime value |
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M:1 |
Many-to-one |
M:N |
Many-to-Many |
MARC |
Machine-Readable Cataloging |
Mb |
Megabyte |
MDD |
Model-Driven Development |
MDDB |
Multi-Dimensional DataBase |
MDDBMS |
Multi-Dimensional DataBase Management System |
MDM |
Master Data Management |
MDX |
Multi-Dimensional eXtensions to SQL |
MeSH |
Medical Subject Heading |
MIPS |
Million Instructions Per Second |
MIS |
Management Information System |
MM |
Meta-data Management |
MME |
Managed Meta-data Environment |
MOLAP |
Multi-dimensional OnLine Analytical Processing |
MOM |
Message Oriented Middleware |
MPP |
Massively Parallel Processing |
MQ |
Magic Quadrant |
MQL |
Multi-dimensional Query Language |
MRM |
Marketing Resource Management |
MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failures |
MTF |
Mean Time Between Failures |
MTR |
Mean Time To Recover |
MTTR |
Mean Time To Recover |
MVC |
Model-View-Controller |
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NAICS |
North American Industrial Classification System |
NAS |
Network-Attached Storage |
NDA |
Non-Disclosure Agreement |
NDL |
Network Definition Language |
NFS |
Network File Share |
NIAM |
Nijssens Information Analysis Method |
NIST |
National Institute for Standards and Technology |
NoSQL |
Not Only SQL |
NPV |
Net Present Value |
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OASIS |
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information |
OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
OCW |
OpenCourseWare |
ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
ODBMS |
Object-Oriented DataBase Management System |
ODS |
Operational Data Store |
OER |
Open Educational Resource |
OGC |
Open Geospatial Consortium |
OHLC |
Open-High-Low-Close |
OID |
Object Identifier |
OIL |
Ontology Inference Layer |
OLAP |
OnLine Analytical Processing |
OLTP |
OnLine Transaction Processing |
OMG |
Object Management Group |
OMR |
Optical Mark Recognition |
OO |
Object-Oriented |
OODB |
Object-Oriented DataBase |
OODBMS |
Object-Oriented DataBase Management System |
OOPS |
Object-Oriented Programming System |
ORDBMS |
Object Relational DataBase Management System |
ORM |
Object Role Model |
OSF |
Open Software Foundation |
OSINT |
Open Source Intelligence |
OWL |
Web Ontology Language |
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PAAS |
Platform As A Service |
Pb |
Petabyte |
PCI DSS |
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard |
PDI |
Product Data Integration |
PDM |
Physical Data Model |
PERT |
Program Evaluation and Review Technique |
PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy |
PHI |
Personal Health Information |
PII |
Personal Identifying Information |
PIM |
Product Information Management |
PK |
Primary Key |
PKI |
Public Key Infrastructure |
PMBOK® |
Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge |
PMI |
Project Management Institute |
POC |
Proof-Of-Concept |
POFN |
Principle of Full Normalization |
POOD |
Principle of Orthogonal Design |
POV |
Point of View |
PSPBOK |
Personal Software Process Body of Knowledge |
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QA |
Quality Assessment |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
QC |
Quality Control |
QFD |
Quality Function Deployment |
QFH |
Query From Hell |
QUEL |
QUEry Language |
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RACI matrix |
Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed matrix |
RAD |
Rapid Application Development |
RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
RAM |
Random Access Memory |
RDBMS |
Relational DataBase Management System |
RDF |
Resource Description Framework |
RDM |
Reference Data Management |
RFID |
Radio Frequency IDentification |
RM |
Records Management |
RMI |
Remote Method Invocation |
ROI |
Return On Investment |
ROLAP |
Relational OnLine Analytical Processing |
ROM |
Read-Only Memory |
RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
RPO |
Recovery Point Objective |
RSA |
RSA encryption |
RTO |
Recovery Time Objective |
RTOLAP |
Real Time OnLine Analytical Processing |
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SAAS |
Software as a Service |
SAM |
Sequential Access Method |
SAN |
Storage Area Network |
SAX |
Simple API for XML |
SCM |
Software Configuration Management |
SCM |
Source Code Management |
SCM |
Supply Chain Management |
SCSI |
Small Computer Storage Interface |
SDK |
Software Development Kit |
SDLC |
Systems Development LifeCycle |
SDM |
Semantic Data Model |
SDMX |
Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange |
SEI |
Software Engineering Institute |
SET |
Secure Electronic Transactions |
SGML |
Standard Generalized Markup Language |
SHOE |
Simple HTML Ontology Extension |
SI |
Sales Intelligence |
SIC |
Standard Industrial Code |
SIG |
Special Interest Group |
SIMM |
Service Integration Maturity Model |
SKU |
Stock-Keeping Unit |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
SMP |
Symmetrical Multi-Processing |
SMS |
Short Message Service |
SNIA |
Storage Networking Industry Association |
SOA |
Service-Oriented Architecture |
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
SOI |
Service-Oriented Integration |
SOLAP |
Spatial OnLine Analytical Processing |
SOM |
Self-Organizing Map |
SOX |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
SPARQL |
SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language |
SQC |
Statistical Quality Control |
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
SSD |
Solid State Drive |
SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
STD |
State Transition Diagram |
SVG |
Scaled Vector Graphics |
SVM |
Support Vector Machine |
SWEBOK® |
Software Engineering Body of Knowledge |
SWOT |
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats |
SysML |
Systems Modeling Language |
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Tb |
Terabyte |
TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP) |
TDWI |
The Data Warehouse Institute |
TIFF |
Tagged Image File Format |
TOGAF |
The Open Group Architecture Framework |
TQM |
Total Quality Management |
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UAT |
User Acceptance Test |
UCS |
Universal Character Set |
UDDI |
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration |
UML |
Unified Modeling Language |
UNSPSC |
Universal Standard Products and Services Classification |
UPC |
Universal Product Code |
UPU |
Universal Postal Union |
URI |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
USPS |
United States Postal Service |
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VLDB |
Very Large DataBases |
VLSI |
Very Large Scale Integration |
VRML |
Virtual Reality Markup Language |
VSAM |
Virtual Storage Access Method |
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W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
WCM |
Web Content Management |
WFS |
Web Feature Service |
WMS |
Web Map Service |
WOLAP |
Web-based OnLine Analytical Processing |
WOM |
Word of Mouth |
WORM |
Write Once, Read Many |
WSDL |
Web Services Description Language |
WS-I |
Web Services Interoperability Organization |
WSRP |
Web Services for Remote Portlets |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
WYSIWYG |
What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get |
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XBRL |
eXtensible Business Reporting Language |
XFML |
eXchangeable Faceted Metadata Language |
XIE |
eXtended Intelligent Enterprise Architecture |
XMI |
eXtensible Markup Interface |
XMI |
XML Meta-data Interchange |
XML |
eXtensible Markup Language |
XML/A |
XML for Analysis |
XP |
eXtreme Programming |
XSL |
eXtensible Stylesheet Language |
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Y2K |
Year 2000 |
