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Communications Protocol

A set of conventions that governs the communications between processes. These conventions specify the format and content of messages to…

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Business Process Reengineering (BPR)

The reexamination and redesign of business processes with the aim of achieving significant improvements in system performance measures such as…

4 years ago

Business Process

A group of activities that takes one or more types of inputs to produce an output that is of value…

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Bulk data transfer

A computer-based procedure designed to move large data files. The procedure usually involves data compression, blocking, or buffering to maximize…

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Authorization Request

A request initiated by a user to access a database for which he or she does not have access privileges.…

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Atomic Data

Data items containing the lowest level of detail. For example, in a daily maintenance activity report, the individual equipment used…

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Asset Management

A strategic approach to managing transportation infrastructure. Asset Management requires integrated data and information to make comprehensive decisions regarding assets.

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Archive

A collection of computer files that have been packaged together for backup, for transfer to some other location, for saving…

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Application Program Interface (API)

The specific method specified by a computer operating system or program through which a programmer can make requests to the…

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Application Integration

The process of bringing data or functions from one application together with those of another application using real-time or near…

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