Business software

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ERP

Terms related to business, including definitions about project management and words and phrases about human resources, finance and vertical industries.

triple bottom line (TBL)
The triple bottom line (TBL) is a sustainability-based accounting framework that includes social, environmental and financial factors as bottom-line categories.
project charter
A project charter is a formal short document that states a project exists and provides project managers with written authority to begin work.
project constraint
A constraint in project management is any restriction that defines a project's limitations.

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HR management

employee engagement
Employee engagement is the emotional and professional connection an employee feels toward their organization, colleagues and work.
talent pool
A talent pool is a database of job candidates who have the potential to meet an organization's immediate and long-term needs.
diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
Diversity, equity and inclusion is a term used to describe policies and programs that promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals.

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Marketing and CX

Terms related to business software, including definitions about billing and words and phrases about supply chain, CRM, POS, ERP, accounting, payroll and inventory.

customer data platform (CDP)
A customer data platform (CDP) is a type of software application that provides a unified platform of customer information that can be collected, viewed or accessed by other systems.
moment of truth (marketing MOT)
A moment of truth (MOT) is marketing lingo for any opportunity a customer (or potential customer) has to form an impression about a company, brand, product or service.
customer engagement
Customer engagement is the way a company creates a relationship with its customer base to foster brand loyalty and awareness.

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Microsoft

Definitions for Microsoft Windows, including terms about bugs or patches and words and phrases about Microsoft operating systems.

ActiveX
ActiveX is a set of object-oriented programming technologies and tools that Microsoft developed for Internet Explorer to facilitate rich media playback.
Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK)
The Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit is a set of tools IT professionals can combine to prepare, assess and launch image-based Windows deployments.
Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps -- rebranded from Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) in 2018 -- is a software-as-a service (SaaS) platform from Microsoft designed to provide a comprehensive toolchain for developing and deploying software projects.

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Software applications

Definitions related to software applications, including tech terms about software programs for vertical industries and words and phrases about software development, use and management.

storage virtualization
Storage virtualization is the pooling of physical storage from multiple storage devices into what appears to be a single storage device -- or pool of available storage capacity.
Apple AirDrop
Apple AirDrop is a native feature in iOS and macOS that lets users share data from one device to another on the same Wi-Fi network.
NoOps (no operations)
NoOps (no operations) is a concept that an IT environment can become so automated and abstracted from the underlying infrastructure that there's no need for a dedicated team to manage software in-house.

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