The list below contains acronyms that may be used by ITS technicians. Items with an asterisk (*) identify terms that are specific to WVU.
ACL: Access Control Lists
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API: Application Programming Interface, a software intermediary that allows two applications to communicate with each other.AppScan: IBM tool used to conduct web application security scans
APT: Advanced Persistent Threat, an attack in which an unauthorized user gains access to a system or network and remains there for an extended period of time without being detected
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CIP: Classification of Instructional ProgramsCirrus Identity: The tool used for federated access at WVU, which links a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems.Programs
CITI: Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program), required training for researchers
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CRP: Contractual Readmission Process
CS Gold – cbord:/ CBORD The system that processes Mountaineer Cards/Mountie Bounty and supports online door locks, meal plans, MyPrinting, and other services requiring a WVU ID card
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DAS: Distributed Antenna System (ODAS = outside, IDAS = inside)Data Miner*: Reporting tool that connects to MAP
DBA: Database Administrator
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DID: Direct Inward Dialing (DID) is a telephone service that allows a number to ring through directly to a specific phone at a business instead of going to a menu or a queue and needing to dial an extension. DegreeWorks*: Real-time student advising and counseling system
DFS: Distributed File System, a Microsoft protocol used to organize many file servers/shares into one or more name spaces, most notably at WVU, the N: drive and J: drives
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EAB: Educational Advisory Board - vendor for Navigate system supported by Provost Office
EBS: eBusiness Suite
eCampus*: WVU's primary online learning management system
ECO: Export Control Office
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GPO: Group Policy Object, a rule to force a change to a computer or a network
GRC: Governance, Risk and ComplianceGTA: Go-To Assist, or remote tech support (for Service Desk): Governance, Risk and Compliance
GUI: Graphical User Interface
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InCommon: A secure identity authentication and sharing tool for research institutionsINVAM: International Culture Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (biological cultures)
IPAM: IP Address Management
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MDM: Mobile Device Management MasterApps*: The WVU branding label for Citrix, a tool that provides remote access to applications.
MDM: May refer to Mobile Device Management OR Microsoft Dynamic Marketing OR Master Data Management
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NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST 800-171 is the security standard to which WVU seeks to align.
NPAPI PluginNPAPI: Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) is an application programming interface (API) that allows plug-ins (more specifically, browser extensions) to be developed for web browsers.
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sFTP: Secure File Transfer ProtocolShibboleth: An open-source shared identity and authentication system
SIEM: Security Incident and Event Monitoring
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