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.

traceability
Traceability, in supply chain traceability, is the ability to identify, track and trace elements of a product or substance as it moves along the supply chain from raw goods to finished products.
globalization
Globalization is the process by which ideas, knowledge, information, goods and services spread around the world.
vendor-managed inventory (VMI)
Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) is an inventory management technique in which the supplier of goods, usually the manufacturer, is responsible for optimizing the inventory a distributor holds.

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HR management

Predictive Index (PI)
The Predictive Index (PI) is a theory-based, self-report measurement of normal, adult, work-related personality that was developed and validated for use in occupational and organizational populations.
stacked ranking (stack ranking)
Stacked ranking (stack ranking) is an employee evaluation method that slots a certain percentage of employees into each of several levels of performance.
corporate culture
Corporate culture is the collection of values, beliefs, ethics and attitudes that characterize an organization and guide its practices.

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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.

sentiment analysis (opinion mining)
Sentiment analysis systems help organizations gather insights into real-time customer sentiment, customer experience and brand reputation.
TikTok
TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create, share and discover short-form videos.
Business Process Model Notation (BPMN)
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), also called Business Process Model and Notation, is an open standard to diagram a business process.

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Microsoft

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

service lifecycle management (SLM)
Service lifecycle management (SLM) describes the strategy and software for managing the maintenance and repair of products and maximizing the profit opportunities from these activities.
Task Manager
Task Manager, which was previously known as Microsoft Windows Task Manager, is a component of the Windows operating system (OS) that helps administrators and end users monitor, manage and troubleshoot tasks.
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility
The Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility is a command-line interface for working with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), a framework for managing data and operations on a Windows computer.

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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.

iOS software development kit (iOS SDK)
The iOS software development kit (iOS SDK) is a collection of tools for the creation of apps for Apple's mobile operating system (OS).
business logic
In programming, business logic is the part of a software program responsible for implementing the business rules that define how data should be created, modified, transformed, communicated and in other ways managed and controlled.
business process automation (BPA)
Business process automation (BPA) is the use of advanced technology to complete business processes with minimal human intervention.

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