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.

  • What is days sales outstanding (DSO)?

    Days sales outstanding (DSO) measures the average time it takes a business to collect payments after a sale.

  • What is incremental innovation?

    Incremental innovation is a series of small improvements or upgrades made to a company's existing products, services, processes or methods.

  • What is transformational leadership?

    Transformational leadership is a leadership style that focuses on inspiring and motivating employees to innovate and find new ways to drive the organization's success.

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HR management

  • What is a learning management system (LMS)?

    A learning management system (LMS) is a software application or web-based technology used to plan, implement and assess a specific learning process.

  • What is Salesforce Work.com?

    Salesforce Work.com is a set of solutions from Salesforce that enable organizations to simplify return-to-work processes, maintain safe workplace operations, assess and promote employee health, safety and well-being, and communicate with customers in an open, honest, trustworthy manner.

  • What is ESG (environmental, social and governance)?

    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a framework used to assess an organization's business practices and performance on various sustainability and ethical issues.

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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.

  • What is a recommendation engine?

    A recommendation engine is a system that gives customers recommendations based on their behavior patterns and similarities to people who might have shared preferences.

  • What is SaaS (software as a service)?

    Software as a service (SaaS) is a software distribution model in which a cloud provider hosts applications and makes them available to end users over the internet.

  • What is SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)?

    SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) is a component of SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) that helps businesses support and maintain equipment and systems.

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Microsoft

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

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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.

  • What is a recommendation engine?

    A recommendation engine is a system that gives customers recommendations based on their behavior patterns and similarities to people who might have shared preferences.

  • What is SaaS (software as a service)?

    Software as a service (SaaS) is a software distribution model in which a cloud provider hosts applications and makes them available to end users over the internet.

  • What is web application (web apps) and its benefits?

    A web application (web app) is an application program that is stored on a remote server and delivered over the internet through a browser interface.

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