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 conduct risk?

    Conduct risk is the potential for a company's actions or behavior to harm its customers, stakeholders or broader market integrity.

  • What is direct marketing?

    Direct marketing is a type of advertising campaign that seeks to elicit an action (such as an order, a visit to a store or website or a request for further information) from a selected group of consumers in response to communication from a marketer.

  • What is IDoc (intermediate document)?

    IDoc (intermediate document) is a standard data structure used in SAP applications to transfer data to and from SAP system applications and external systems.

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HR management

  • What is a 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.

  • What is a 360 review?

    A 360 review, or 360-degree review, is a continuous performance management strategy aimed at helping employees at all levels obtain responses from various parts of an organization in order to develop and sharpen their professional skills.

  • What is a talent pipeline?

    A talent pipeline is a pool of candidates who are ready to fill a position.

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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 data quality and why is it important?

    Data quality measures a data set's condition based on factors such as accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, uniqueness and validity.

  • What is fee-for-service (FFS)?

    Fee-for-service (FFS) is a healthcare payment model in which doctors, hospitals and medical practices charge separately for each service they perform.

  • What is Adobe Acrobat Sign?

    Adobe Acrobat Sign is a cloud-based service that lets an individual or organization send, secure, track and manage e-signature processes.

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Microsoft

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

  • What is Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD)?

    Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD) was a cloud-based device management service from Microsoft that helped organizations simplify device provisioning, configuration, maintenance and management, and streamline IT service management (ITSM), operations, compliance, security monitoring and response.

  • What is Microsoft Windows 10?

    Windows 10 is a Microsoft operating system (OS) for PCs, tablets and some internet of things devices.

  • What is the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility?

    The Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility is a command-line interface (CLI) for working with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), a Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) framework for accessing and managing information about Windows computers in enterprise environments.

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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.

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