Glossary

Application programming interface is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other.

Certification authority is an entity that stores, signs, and issues digital certificates.

Common language runtime

Direct Data Link is a product in MES context which is providing a solution to connect machines with other products.

Enterprise resource planning is a type of software system that helps organizations automate and manage core business processes for optimal performance.

Goods Receipt Transfer Order, a term commonly used in SAP related business flows for creating material labels automatically upon arrival.

The single variant of GTL labels

Global Transport Label, a worldwide standard for material labels

Short term for the Nexeed Industrial Application System. The Nexeed Industrial System is the portfolio named NEXEED offered by BCI that provides the software applications for the factory of the future.

Multitenant Access Control is an application provided by Nexeed IAS to authenticate and authorize users and services.

Bosch Manufacturing Execution System is the predecessor of Nexeed IAS in Bosch factories. It’s purpose was to support the production in Bosch factories in a standardized way.

Moisture sensitive devices are electronic devices encapsulated with plastic compounds and other organic materials. Moisture from atmospheric humidity will enter permeable packaging materials by diffusion and preferentially collect at the dissimilar material interfaces. During solder reflow, the combination of rapid moisture expansion and materials mismatch can result in package cracking and/or delamination of critical interfaces within the package.

Moisture sensitivity level is a rating that shows a device’s susceptibility to damage due to absorbed moisture when subjected to reflow soldering as defined in J-STD-020.

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft.

OpCon Server System is a tool of DDL to configure production lines and alter their behavior to the customer needs. For more information, please check the manuals of DDL.

A company which provides an ERP system, which is commonly used in factories.

Data Definition Language in the context of Oracle Databases.

Data Manipulation Language in the context of Oracle Databases.

Transport Layer Security is a protocol, which is using encryption to protect the transfer of data and information.

User interface is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.

The German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie), which is responsible for defining material label types for the automotive industry in general.

Virtual Machine is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system.

The Extensible Markup Language is a simple text-based format for representing structured information.