Glossary
Glossary
activation - In order for some OS's to be permanently installed, the system needs to contact Microsoft over the internet and verify that the installed software is legal and not a pirated copy.
ALP - Additional Licensing Provisions - now ALT
ALT - Additional License Terms - Product family specific license terms which supersede any conflicting language in the CLA (See APM)
API - Application Programming Interface - Software that allows tailored softare applications to be written.
APM - Associated Product Material - materials delivered with the CLA (includes AlT or ALP)
Application - Software written for a specific task.
ARA - Additional Rights Agreements ("ARAs") provide OEM Customers with additional license grants, above and beyond the rights granted in the OEM CLA, in relation to the manufacturing and distribution of Embedded Systems that include MS Product.
ARM - Advanced RISC Machine - 32 bit processor compatible with Windows Embedded CE
BART - Billing and Accounts Receivable Tracking - part of MOO
Binaries - The "1"s and "0"s that make up a particular piece of software
CALs - Client Access License - a License sold in conjunction with server software that allows clients to connect and use the server's software services.
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access - Mobile phone standard
CLA - The Microsoft OEM Customer License Agreement for Embedded Systems ("OEM CLA") is the agreement that an OEM Customer must sign in order to license MS Products through the distribution channel
COA - Certificate of Authenticity - Sticker or label showing that the Windows OS is legal
DPM - Data Protection Manager - feature on storage server
ECE - Mobile and Embedded Communications Extranet (ECE) is the website for Embedded customers with a CLA and Embedded distributors.
Enterprise - Embedded Enterprise refers to the non-componentized versions of the XP and Vista operating systems for use on fixed-function or dedicated embedded systems.
FBA - First Boot Agent (FBA) completes the run-time image build process by running a sequence of tasks on the target system, such as Plug and Play device detection, security installation, and network configuration.
FES - "For Embedded Systems " - This is now known as Embedded Enterprise
Footprint - Amount of memory required to hold
GPRS - General Packet Radio Services - Mobile phone standard
GSM - Global System for Mobile - Mobile phone standard
GUI - Graphical User Interface
HORM - Hibernate-Once-Resume -Many - feature wit embedded OS that enables it to start-up faster
IAG - Intelligent Application Gateway - type of fixed-function server
IE - Internet Explorer - Microsoft's "browser" software for looking at the internet
Image - Refers to the complete set of information stored (typlically) on a hard drive.
IP - Intellectual Property
ISA - Internet Security and Acceleration
Kernel - the central component of an operating systems
KVM - Keyboard-Video-Mouse
MBSA - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Media - CD or DVD disks holding software
MOO - Microsoft OEM Online- web site allows OEM customers to efficiently transact business with�MS
MS - Microsoft - "MS" is how Microsoft refers to itself in presentations
MSDN - Microsoft Developer Network
MSDN Subscription - Microsoft Developer Network- purchased developer agreement with Microsoft that includes software downloads
MUI - Multi-Language User Interface - plug-in for changing the User Interface to support various languages
Native - Not require additional software; i.e. CE is Natively Real-Time, XP is not
OA - OEM Activation
ODM - Original Design Manufacturer
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OM - Outsource Manufacturer
OOBE - Out-Of-Box Experience - the experience a user has when installing and/or performing initial configuration on a piece of hardware or software.
OPK - OEM Pre-installation Kit - No-charge tool for creating an OS image
OS - Operating System
RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol
Recovery CD (media) - A CD or DVD that the end user can use to restore the original Image to the system
Recovery Image - a copy of the Image as originally installed on the OEM Customer�s Embedded System.
RTOS - Real-Time Operating System
Runtime License - This is the "deliverable" sold to the end customer
Service Pack - An update to an existing OS
SH4 - Processor capible of running CE (but not XP or Embedded Standard)
Shell - The user interface or menu displayed to the user. The standard shell for XP is the desktop with the blue taskbar at the bottom with the "start" button.
SI - System Integrator
SLT - Software License Terms - End user license agreement language Microsoft requires be shipped with the product.
SUS - Server Update Services
Thin Client - Lower powered computer or terminal that delivers users content from a more powerful connected Server
TPIS - Third Party Integrator Schedule - agreement allowing a third party to purchase Microsoft on behalf of an OEM
TPSP - Third Party Software Provider
UI - User Interface - What the end user sees when they interact with a system
Visual Studio - Software design suite for developing applications. CE 's Platform Builder is a plug-in to Visual Studio 2005
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol
WEPOS - Windows Embedded Point of Service - Embedded OS designed using XP Embedded for Point of Service (uses an OPK)
WMP - Windows Media Player - Microsoft's Multimedia (music and video) viewer and nmanagement software that comes with Windows
WPF - Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides developers with a unified programming model for building rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate UI, media, and documents.
WSDAPI - Web Services on Devices
WUDSS - Windows Unified Data Storage Server
X86 - 32-bit processor (typical processor found in a PC)