Glossary

Biometrics

A method of verifying an individual's physical feature(s) or repeatable action(s) where those features and/or actions are both unique to that individual and measurable

cGMP

Current Good Manufacturing Practice

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

Closed system

An environment in which system access is controlled by persons who are responsible for the content of electronic records that are on the system

DB

Database.

ER/ES

Electronic Record/Electronic Signature

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

GAMP

Good Automated Manufacturing Practice

Historian

The Historian component of the System Platform is a high-performance real-time database for historical information. It combines the power and flexibility of a relational database with the speed and compression of a true process historian, integrating the office with the factory floor or any industrial operation.

HMI

Human-Machine Interface

ID

Identification or an item used to verify one's identity (e.g. user name)

IDE

Integrated Development Environment

IT

Information Technology

InSQL

IndustrialSQL Server

IndustrialSQL Server

Now called "Historian"

ISPE

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering

OS

Operating System

Open system

An environment in which system access is not controlled by persons who are responsible for the content of electronic records that are on the system.

Part 11

21 CFR Part 11

SOP

Standard operating procedures

SQL

Structured Query Language

System Platform

System Platform provides a single platform for all the SCADA, Supervisory HMI, and MES and EMI Software Solutions needs of industrial automation and information personnel.

UDA

User Defined Attribute

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time

WinPlatform object

An object that represents a single computer in a Galaxy, consisting of a system-wide message exchange component, a set of basic services, the operating system, and the physical hardware. The WinPlatform object hosts the Application Engine (AppEngine).