Abbreviations and Acronyms
This guide uses the following abbreviations and acronyms:
| Abbreviation or Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| ACC | Admin Control Center |
| CL | Cloud Licensing |
| Connected (Cloud LM) Mode | Cloud Served - Cloud LM The expanded name is used in the Sentinel EMS interfaces and documentation. |
| Connected Mode |
Cloud Served - Connected Mode |
| DE | Data Engine |
| DS | Directory Services |
| EMS | Entitlement Management System |
| EMSaaS | EMS as a Service |
| ESD | Electronic Software Delivery |
| ESDaaS | ESD as a Service |
| HL | Hardware Licensing |
| LDK | License Development Kit |
| Lease Mode | Cloud Served - Lease Mode The expanded name is used in the Sentinel EMS interfaces and documentation. |
| LM |
License Manager. Used mostly with: > RMS Cloud License Manager (LM) >Cloud Served - Cloud LM |
| On-premises Mode | On-premises Served Mode The expanded name is used in the Sentinel EMS interfaces and documentation. |
| RMS | Rights Management System |
| RMS Cloud LM |
RMS Cloud License Manager Refers to Sentinel RMS Cloud License Manager. |
| SCC | Sentinel Cloud Connect |
| SCL | Sentinel Cloud Licensing |
| SCP | Sentinel Cloud Plug-in |
| SL | Software Licensing |
| YPS | Yellow Pages Server |
This guide also uses the following general software and industry-specific abbreviations and acronyms:
| Abbreviation or Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| AD | Active Directory |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| OMS | Order Management System |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PLM | Product Lifecycle Management |
| REST | Representational State Transfer |
| RTF | Rich Text Format |
| SDK | Software Development Kit |
| XLS | eXceL Spreadsheet |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |