http://www.bikalabs.com LIMS terminology defined and explained hourly 1 2006-04-06T16:24:00Z http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/ar The collection of concurrently requested analyses for a sample. Has unique ID and action log No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:59:40Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/jc The work sheet collection of analyses grouped together for work-flow purposes, i.e. all analyses intended for the same lab instrument, work station or analist, or analyses batched together for a specific client No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:58:24Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/lims From the Wikipedia: A LIMS is computer software that is used in the laboratory for the management of samples, laboratory users, instruments, standards and other laboratory functions such as invoicing, plate management, and work flow automation No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:59:52Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/mitp Managing the Implementation of the Total Project - the project methodology developed by IBM, ISO 9000 conformant and taught at the Stellenbosch Business School in the 90s No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:58:34Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/lsp-b7-lims-service-provision LIMS service on the ASP (application service provision) model. The LIMS is hosted off-site and offered and priced as a service accessible via the web - full functionality and branded to individual lab colours. Brings LIMS applications within reach of smaller labs. Also see ASP: an ASP hosts applications on a central server. For a fee, customers access the applications over secure Internet connections or network. This means that they do not need to purchase, install and maintain the software themselves, they rent the applications they need from their ASP. www.x-solutions.poet.com No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T19:00:04Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/gap-analysis i) The process of determining, documenting, and approving the variance between business requirements and system capabilities in terms of packaged application features and technical architecture. www.georgetown.edu ii) The process of determining and evaluating the variance or distance between two items’ properties being compared. http://uis.georgetown.edu/ No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:58:47Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/rss-b7-rich-site-summary RDF Site Summary, or Rich Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication – A lightweight XML format for distributing news headlines and other content on the Web (www.jisc.ac.uk) How does it work? A Web site can allow other sites to publish some of its content by creating an RSS document and registers the document with an RSS publisher. A web publisher can post a link to the rss feed so users can read the distributed content on his/her site (mason.gmu.edu) No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:58:57Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/cms-b7-content-management-system i) In the context of a Web site, a CMS is a collection of tools designed to allow the creation, modification organisation and removal of information. It is common for a CMS to require users to have no knowledge of HTML in order to create new Web pages. www.bized.ac.uk ii) a system used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation. internal.bath.ac.uk iii) a document centric collaborative application for managing documents and other content. A CMS is often a web application and often it is used as a method of managing web sites and web content No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:59:03Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/asp-b7-application-service-provider i) an ASP deploys, hosts and manages access to a packaged application to multiple parties from a centrally managed facility. The applications are delivered over networks on a subscription basis. This delivery model speeds implementation, minimizes the expenses and risks incurred across the application life cycle, and overcomes the chronic shortage of qualified technical personnel available in-house. www.comptia.org ii) an ASP hosts a variety of applications on a central server. For a fee, customers can access the applications that interest them over secure Internet connections or a private network. This means that they do not need to purchase, install and maintain the software themselves; instead they rent the applications they need from their ASP. www.x-solutions.poet.com No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:59:11Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/glp-b7-good-laboratory-practice i) a collection of detailed standards that mandate specific operating procedures that covers basic research, data acquisition and reporting. Also included are laboratory design and utilisation requirements enforced by regulatory agencies. www.sciteclabs.com ii) Good Laboratory Practice, international regulations that must be observed to ensure high quality experimental standards and reliable data. www.epidauros.com No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:59:19Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/how-to a How-to is a document describing how to address a single, common use-case or issue No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T18:59:25Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/oss-b7-open-source-software software for which the underlying programming code is available to users so that they may read it, make changes to it, and build new versions of the software incorporating their changes. There are many types of Open Source Software, mainly differing in the licensing term under which altered copies of the source code must be redistributed. www.domainsmagazine.com No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-30T19:03:06Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/foss-free-open-source-software Also see glossary item OSS (i) a joint term sometimes used when refering to the Free Software and Open Source communities as a whole without differentiating between the terms and the matching philosophies. www.libervis.com (ii) an acronym that is most often used in English-speaking military software communities.The acronym was first used in a 2003 MITRE report that documented widespread use of, and reliance on, free software and open source software in the United States Department of Defense. www.wikipedia.org No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-05-19T08:32:32Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/proprietary-software i) is software offered for sale or license where the vendor controls the source code. www.dis.wa.gov ii) Much of the software users are accustomed to is known as proprietary software. With proprietary software users are not allowed to see the source code. Nor are they able to modify the code for their own use or to distribute to others. In some cases certain customers are allowed to view the source code - sometimes for an additional fee - but even then they are not able to alter and re-distribute the software. Examples of proprietary software include Microsoft's Office suite. floss.meraka.org.za No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-16T07:27:36Z Definition http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/glossary/cots-b7-commercial-off-the-shelf (i) commercially available products that can be purchased and integrated with little or no customisation, thus facilitating customer infrastructure expansion and reducing costs. www.raidstorage.uk.com (ii) Ready-made products such as application software marketed by software vendors. The objective of the software vendor is to create a package suitable for a variety of users in the same industry or with the same application. www.glenchambers.com No publisher lemoene 2007 - Bika Lab Systems 2006-04-16T12:02:41Z Definition