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|'''AntiSamy'''
|AntiSamy is a sanitization framework; it is up to the userhow it does its sanitization. Using AntiSamy does not guarantee filtering ofall of all malicious code. AntiSamy simply does what is described by the policy file.
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|'''Apache'''
|The Apache HTTP Server is a Web server application notablefor notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the Web.
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|'''API'''
|Application Programming Interface is a specificationintended specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate witheach with each other. SmartSimple supports two different APIs:
*Web Service to support server to server communication viathe via the Internet – Apache Axis2 based.
*Browser based communication to the Server - Ajax basednamed based named Pandora.
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|'''Bash'''
|A Unix shell written for the GNU Project (a mass softwarecollaborationsoftware collaboration) as a free software replacement for the Bourne shell. Released in1989, it has been distributed widely as the shell for the GNU operating systemand system and as a default shell on Linux and Mac OS X.
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|'''Cloud Computing'''
|Internet-based computing where large groups of remoteservers remote servers are networked to allow sharing of data-processing tasks, centralizeddata centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources.
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|'''CPU'''
|A Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the hardware inside acomputer a computer that carries out the instructions of programs by performing the basicarithmeticalbasic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system.
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|'''CRM'''
|Contact Relationship Management. Can also stand forCustomer Relationship Management or Constituent Relationship Management. Themost The most popular CRM cloud service is Salesforce.com.
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|'''CSS'''
|Cascading Style Sheets. Used in conjunction with web pages to define how the pages should bepresented be presented in the browser.
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|'''CV'''
|While not exactly a technical term, CV is commonly used ina in a variety of applications and by a variety of organizations in reference to apersona person's or organizations "Curriculum Vitae", an elaboration ofaccomplishments of accomplishments - rather like a resume.
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|'''DDoS'''
|A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) or denial of service(DoS) attack is an attempt to make a machine or network resource unavailable toits to its intended users.
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|'''DNS Server'''
| A Domain Name System (DNS) Server is a computer hardwareor hardware or software server that implements a network service for providing responses toqueries to queries against a directory service - much like a phone book for websiteaddresseswebsite addresses.
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|'''Entity'''
|In SmartSimple terms, an entity is a record of a person,organization or item. Each entity is designated Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 inour in our Universal Tracking Application (UTA) based on whether it is a primary orsecondary or secondary activity:
*Level 1 - Level 1 represents the item to be tracked, forexamplefor example, a project or a case.
*Level 2 - Level 2 is a transaction result of the Level 1entity, a sub-entity.
|'''Gort'''
|SmartSimple's automated server process that handles systememailssystem emails, workflows and other activities.
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|'''HTML'''
|Hyper Text Mark-up Language. A Meta language that determines theformatting the formatting of web pages.
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|'''http/https'''
|Hypertext Transfer Protocol/Hypertext Transfer ProtocolSecure. The protocol used to transferweb transfer web pages from a web server to a browser. The '''S''' indicates that the communication is encrypted using SSL.
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|'''Instance'''
|A single copy of SmartSimple. Each SmartSimple customer hasaccess has access to two instances - one used for production use and another Backup andTesting Instance that is used for immediate backup and for testing newfeaturesnew features.
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|'''KML'''
|Keyhole Markup Language is an XML notation for expressinggeographic expressing geographic annotation and visualization within Internet-based, two-dimensionalmaps dimensional maps and three-dimensional Earth browsers.
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|'''Linux'''
|A Unix-like and mostly POSIX-compliant computer operatingsystem operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software developmentand development and distribution.
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|'''Metadata'''
|Provides information about an item's content. For example,an image may include metadata that describes how large the picture is, when theimage the image was created and other relevant information. A text document's metadatamay meta data may contain information about how long the document is, who the author is andwhen and when it was written.
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|'''MVC'''
|Model-View-Controller (MVC) is a software architecturalpattern architectural pattern for implementing user interfaces. It divides a given softwareapplication software application into three interconnected parts, so as to separate internalrepresentations internal representations of information from the ways that information is presented toor to or accepted from the user.
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|'''ODBC'''
|Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a standard programminglanguage programming language middleware API for accessing database management systems (DBMS). Thedesigners The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of database systems andoperating and operating systems.
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|'''OS'''
|Operating System (OSX, Windows, Linux, Unix Android.). The software that manages the basic operationof operation of a computer.
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|'''POSIX'''
|Portable Operating System Interface is a family ofstandards of standards for maintaining compatibility between operating systems.POSIX definesthe defines the API for software compatibility with variants of Unix and other operatingsystemsoperating systems.
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|'''POST Request'''
|An http request that submits data to be processed to aspecified a specified resource.
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|'''Rich Text'''
|Rich Text Format (RTF) is a proprietary document fileformat file format with published specification developed by Microsoft Corporation from1987 until 2008 for cross-platform document interchange with MicrosoftproductsMicrosoft products.
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|'''SEO'''
|Search Engine Optimization - the process of affecting thevisibility the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine's "natural"or un-paid ("organic") search results.
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|'''SmartBridge
|SmartBridge converts data entered into SmartSimple toformats to formats readable by other programs (for example, Oracle, Crystal).
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|'''SmartFolders'''
|SmartFolders provide on-line storage for files in a securecentral secure central location that is accessible from any computer with Internet access.
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|'''SSH'''
|Secure Shell. Provides secure command line (DOS type) access to the operating systemwhen system when using Linux.
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|'''UAT'''
|User Acceptance Testing. The process by which a client accepts the configuration work performedby performed by a vendor.
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|'''UNIX'''
|Unix (all-caps UNIX for the trademark) is a multitasking,multi user computer operating system that exists in many variants, originallydeveloped originally developed at AT&T's Bell Labs research center.
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|'''URL'''
|A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is also known as a webaddressweb address, and is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to aresourcea resource. Most web browsers display the URL of a web page above the page in anaddress an address bar.
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|'''UTA<sup>TM</sup>'''
|Universal Tracking Application<sup>TM</sup>. Ahighly A highly configurable application within the SmartSimple framework used byorganizations by organizations to create unique applications to meet their specific trackingneedstracking needs.
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|'''Whitelisting'''
|Application whitelisting is a computer administrationpractice administration practice used to prevent unauthorized programs from running. This is primarilyto primarily to protect computers and networks from harmful applications.
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|'''XML'''
|Extensible Markup Language is a markup language that definesa defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format which is legible to bothpeople both people and machines.
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|'''XSS'''
|Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of computer securityvulnerability security vulnerability typically found in web applications. XSS enables attackers toinject to inject client-side script into web pages viewed by other users.
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|'''HCAI'''
|Health Claims for Auto Insurance. The Ontario Governmentsystem Government system for receipt and analysis of accident benefits claims.
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|'''IME'''
|Independent Medical Examiner. An organization or individualthat individual that provides an independent assessment of injuries after an accident thatinvolves that involves an insurance claim.
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|'''CRA'''
|Canada Revenue Agency. Grants clients in Canada and the US use CRA to verify the eligibility oforganizations of organizations based on their not-for-profit status.
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|'''CSR'''
|Corporate Social Responsibility. CSR are generally programscompanies programs companies have incorporated into their business model as their way to be"socially responsible" to the community. This can include everythingfrom everything from supporting medical research initiatives to food banks, children's programsto programs to animal welfare and financial literacy to building homes for families in needboth need both in a company's native country and abroad.
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|'''eGrant'''
|eGrants are online systems designed to automate the entiregrants entire grants management process, and can include any or all of the following steps:
*Submission of and tracking of grant applications.
|'''EIN'''
|Also known as the Federal Employer Identification Number(FEIN), the EIN is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the IRS to businessentities business entities operating in the United States.
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|'''hGrant'''
|A tool provided by The Foundation Center, hGrant allowsnonallows non-profit organizations of any size to publish and share their informationonline information online with other non-profits, creating a community of information resourcesfor resources for the not-for-profit sector.
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|'''IRS'''
|Internal Revenue Service (U.S.). Grants clients in the US use IRS to verifythe verify the eligibility of organizations based on their not-for-profit status.
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|Letter of Intent can mean one of two things:
*In the granting process, the first stage outlining theintent the intent of the applicant in the hopes of being invited to complete a fullfunding full funding application.
*In the SmartSimple sales process, a letter indicating theclients the clients intent to purchase.
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|'''NTEE'''
|The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system isused is used by the IRS and NCCS to classify non-profit organizations.
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|'''OFAC'''
|Office of Foreign Asset Control (U.S.). This list isproduced is produced by a variety of US government agencies (FBI, Homeland Security) andcontains and contains all persons and organizations that are potentially terrorists. SmartSimple clients in the U.S. must validatethat validate that anyone they are dealing with - both organizations and contacts - are noton not on this list before providing any funds. This is a legal requirement and ismandatoryis mandatory.
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|'''CCV – Common CV'''
|The Canadian Common CV (CCV) is a web-based applicationthat application that provides researchers with a single, common approach to gathering CVinformation CV information required by federal, provincial and not-for-profit research fundingorganizationsfunding organizations.
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|Letter of Intent can mean one of two things:
*In the granting process, the first stage outlining theintent the intent of the applicant in the hopes of being invited to complete a fullfunding full funding application.
*In the SmartSimple sales process, a letter indicating theclients the clients intent to purchase.
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|'''ORCiD'''
|Open Researcher and Contributor ID. This is both a system and anorganizationan organization. Researchers can maintain aprofile a profile in that system and automatically transfer parts of that profile to aresearch a research management system that has integrated with ORCiD. SmartSimple is integrated with this system.
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|'''PubMed'''
|The library of Congress (US) maintains a virtual library ofmore of more than 23 million documents on biomedical literature from MEDLINE, lifescience life science journals and online books.
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