Item |
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Description |
EDR |
Effective date of registration. |
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EDX |
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EDX is an XML based format, which Hart InterCivic has submitted to the IEEE Standards Committee to establish as an election industry XML standard. IBM will write transformation programs to provide this function. |
ESRI |
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GIS Software provider |
PL/SQL |
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XP |
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WindowsTM operating system for PCs |
ArcIMS |
Arc Internet Map Server |
GIS Product from ESRI |
ArcSDE |
Arc Spatial Data Engine |
GIS Product from ESRI |
BCC |
Ballot Canvas Certification |
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BOSS |
Ballot Origination Software System |
Hart eSlate system component that manages election data and enables users to define and create formatted ballot styles for precincts. |
CMMI |
Capability Maturity Model Integrated |
Model of an organization’s software development capability from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) |
CASS |
Coding Accuracy Support System |
A process to validate, correct, and standardize information |
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Cognos |
Query utility for Oracle databases |
COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf |
Software that is offered as a commercial product and is licensed for use by SOS under a license agreement. The products developed and provided by Hart Intercivic, Inc. for this project are considered COTS |
CADD |
Computer Assisted Drafting and Design |
Software standards and methods for engineering |
CSC |
Customer Support Center |
IBM’s center for handling software application support calls |
CSR |
Customer Support Request |
IBM’s document for submitting customer support requests to the CSC |
DAO |
Data Access Object |
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DDL |
Data Definition Language |
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Data Mart |
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Data Warehouse |
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DPS |
Department of Public Safety |
Texas State Police department |
Dvlp |
Development |
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DRE |
Direct Record Electronic |
A type of voting system that uses an electronic means of recording votes. |
EMS |
Election Management System |
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ENR |
Election Night Returns |
SOS system supporting activities for election night return processing and reporting |
ERD |
Entity Relationship Diagram |
Software database engineering technique to relate data items |
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eREGISTRYTM |
HART Intercivic Voter Registration and Election Management product |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
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XSL |
Extensible Style-sheet Language |
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ETL |
Extract Transform Load |
Process for populating a data warehouse or data mart |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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FPCA |
Federal Post Card Application |
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GIS |
Geographical Information System |
System which can identify given locations on maps |
GS |
Global Services |
Division of IBM |
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GSMethodTM |
IBM Global Services Method for implementing a COTS software product into a custom solution |
HAVA |
Help America Vote Act |
Federal law enacted by Congress in 2002. |
HUB |
Historically Underutilized Business |
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HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
Programming language used by web browsers to display web page material |
IT |
Information Technology |
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IVP |
Installation Verification Procedure |
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Java |
Software development object-oriented programming language |
J2EE |
Java 2 Enterprise Edition |
Software development environment for Java |
JSF |
Java Server Faces |
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JMS |
Jury Management System |
Jury Selection Management system |
JW |
Jury Wheel |
Jury Selection Management |
LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
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MVC |
Model View Controller |
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NVRA |
National Voter Registration Act Of 1993 |
a.k.a. the "Motor Voter Act”. Enabled 3 things:
- Voter registration simultaneous with motor vehicle driver's license application or renewal
- Voter registration opportunities offered to each applicant for services, service renewal or address change through all offices that provide public assistance and all offices that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities; applicants must be provided with a voter registration form, a declination form, assistance in completing the forms and forwarding the completed applications to the appropriate state official
- Voter registration must be accepted by mail-in forms developed by each state and the Federal Election Commission
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OO |
Object Oriented |
Method of designing and implementing software |
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Offline |
Refers to non-participants in the TVRS system |
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Online |
Refers to participation in the TVRS system |
OCR |
Optical character Recognition |
Barcode recognition technology |
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Powerplay |
Cognos function |
PCR |
Project Change Request |
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PM |
Project Manager |
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PMA |
Project Manager Assistant |
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RDBMS |
Relational Database Management System |
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ReportNet |
Cognos function |
RFO |
Request for Offer |
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RTM |
Requirements Traceability Matrix |
Document containing system requirements |
SOS |
Secretary of State |
A position appointed by the Governor; the office of the Secretary of State. |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
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SLO |
Service Level Objectives |
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SW |
Software |
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SE |
Software Engineering |
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SOW |
Statement of Work |
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SQL |
Structured Query Language |
Database language for constructing queries |
SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
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TDL |
Texas Driver License |
Motor vehicle operators permit |
TVRS |
Texas Voter Registration System |
Legacy Client Server based VR system in operation at SOS since 1998, with approximately 179 counties online with it. |
UML |
Unified Modeling Language |
Software modeling language for development of object oriented systems |
UAT |
User Acceptance Testing |
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VR |
Voter Registration |
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WebSeal |
IBM Tivoli Access Manager software product |
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WebSphere |
IBM’s application server environment for delivering internet-based software applications |
WWPMM |
World Wide Project Management Methodology |
IBM’s proprietary processes and procedures for managing projects |
