By Service | 12 October, 2022
General
The following list contains terms, acronyms and abbreviations used within the coWorld ecosystem.
A
Alliance: A group of joined parties, composed of partners, sponsors, ambassadors, working towards the support of coWorld.
API: Application Programming Interface - A computer interface for data exchange.
AU: Australia - ISO 3166-2 code.
B
Bootstrap: A term used to refer to a self-starting process.
D
DB: Database
DE: German (Deutsch) - ISO 3166-2 code.
DevOps: Software development (Dev) and information technology operations (Ops). A set of practices often used in conjunction with software development.
E
Ecosystem: The coWorld world, consisting of partners, systems.
EN: English - ISO 3166-2 code.
ESW: English Speaking World
F
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
FS: Feature Set - A collection of product features.
G
git: A name used to refer to a special archive system, often used in software development.
H
Handle: A term used to reference a concept so that it can be managed. i.e. a door handle which is needed to open a door.
HQ: Headquarters
L
Labs: Short form for laboratory.
LTS: Long Term Support
M
Master: When used in connection with a certificate, it indicates that the person knows how to use the toolset in different environments and industries. \
MarCom: Marketing Communications.
Mehrwert: A term for ’exploiting the intrinsic value’ to create new prime value.
O
Org: Organisation
P
PLM: Product Lifecycle Management / Managed.
Practioner: When used in connection with a certificate, it indicates that the person can use the toolset.
R
Repo: Repository, an directory structure where information/files are stored.
S
Std: Standard
T
TBD: To Be Defined - It will be specified later.
U
UK: United Kingdom - ISO 3166-2 code.
US: United States (of America) - ISO 3166-2 code.
USP: Unique Selling Proposition
V
VAR: Value Added Reseller
VAP: Value Added Provider