Glossary of acronyms
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Computer Terms
- AHP
- Analytic Hierarchy Protocol
- AJAX
- Asynchronous Javascript and XML
- ASP
- Application Service Provider
- DHTML
- Dynamic HTML
- DSL
- Digital Subscriber Line
- EDI
- Electronic Data Interchange
- HTML
- Hypertext Markup Language: Notation system which describes how a hypertext document should appear on a display screen (2)
- HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol: Process which allows hypertext documents to be transferred between browsers and the web(2).
- OCR
- Optical Character recognition
- OS
- Operating System
- RIAs
- Rich Internet Applications
- See AJAX
- SSL
- Secure Socket Layer
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator: Unique address used to locate a document on the internet(2).
- VPN
- Virtual Private Network
- WLAN
- Wireless Local Area Network
- XML
- Extensible Markup Language: Standardized system for representing data as text files(2)
Electronic Health Record
Government Organization
Organizations
Standards
- SNOMED CT
- ACRONYM
References
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- Brookshear JG. Computer science: an overview. 10th ed. Boston. Addison Wesley.pp 81-188.
Submitted by Jerry Stultz, MD
