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AD: Active Directory, an identity management tool
ADFS: Active Directory Federation Services, the service that Windows servers use for identity authentication
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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
Author: Fitness Information Technology Author Certification (http://fitinfotech.com )
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COI: Conflict of Interest, a module within Kuali (WVU+kc)
COLO: Co-location
CORES: Core Ordering and Reporting Enterprise System
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DBA: Database Administrator
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a core service that handles the automatic assignment of IP addresses to computers, printers, phones and other devices
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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eCampus*: WVU's primary online learning management system
ENOD: Electronic Notice of Deposits
EOD: End of Day, sometimes used in place of Close of Business (COB)
EOL: End of Life
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
eRS: eCampus course request system
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EULA: End User Licensing Agreement
FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, federal law governing disclosure of students’ educational records
FISMA: Federal Information Security Management Act
FSD*: Facilities Service Desk
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GUI: Graphical User Interface
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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IACUC: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is also the name of a Kuali module that researchers use to manage animal research protocols
IDEAS: Information for Decision Enabling and Analysis System (The official statistics & strategic decision-making tool.)
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InCommon: A secure identity authentication and sharing tool for research institutions
INVAM: International Culture Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (biological cultures)
IPAM: IP Address Management
IRB: Institutional Review Board
iSD: iService Desk, or the web interface for the TMA database, a service desk software solution used by Facilities at regional campuses (main campus uses FSD)
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LMS: Learning Management System, such as eCampus or SOLE.
LRS*: Leave Request System
MAP*: Mountaineer Administrative Processes, the WVU-branded name for the financial and HR application Oracle eBusiness Suite (EBS)
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NHSR: Non-Human Subject Research
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST 800-171 is the security standard to which WVU seeks to align.
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NTP: Network Time Protocol, used to sync time on computer clocks over a network
O365: Microsoft Office 365, often refers specifically to Outlook (Office 365) email
OASIS: Our Advanced Solution with Integrated Systems, a state system aimed at consolidating administrative services such as payroll, vendor payments, and more
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OHM: Occupational Health Manager, an application that the WVU Environmental Health & Safety unit will soon be using. It may also be referenced as UL/OHM (UL is the vendor for the application).
OID: Oracle Internet Directory, single sign-on structure behind MyAccess and MyTime
OIM: Oracle Identity Manager
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OU: Organizational Unit, or a folder in directory
OUR*: Office of the University Registrar
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PCI & PCI DSS: Payment Card Industry, Data Security Standard, security standard for debit, credit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM, and POS cards
PCPS: Procurement, Contracting and Payment Services
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PL SQL: Procedural Language SQL, or the version of SQL language used on Oracle servers
PM: Project Manager
PMO: Project Management Office
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SDLC: System Development Life Cycle
SEI: Student Evaluation of Instruction (aka Blue)
Series 25*: Also known as 25Live, or the meeting room scheduling tool
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SOA: Services Oriented Architecture, or the architecture behind many systems (one version we use is Oracle SOA Suite)
SOLE*: An online learning system like eCampus, but developed and maintained by Health Sciences IT (not a Blackboard product)
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SME: Subject Matter Expert, an individual with in-depth knowledge of a system, process, etc.
STAR*: Students and Technology Achieving Results is the branded name for Banner, the student information system of record
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WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. All WVU websites and applications must comply with WCAG 2.0.
WFH: Work from Home
WMI: Windows Management Instrumentation, or Microsoft’s version of a system managing distributed computer systems
WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access
WVU+kc*: Research compliance, award administration and funding notification tool also called Kuali Coeus, KC or just Kuali
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