ANSI - American National Standards Institute
Applications Technology - An area of the technology architecture that includes the technical tools (software) that enable the development of software applications that automate business tasks. Learn more.
ARB - Architecture Review Board
Baseline - Current NIH technologies and/or process elements in use at NIH. Learn more.
BCP - Best Community Practice (also BCP NIHRFC document label)
Brick - A commodity building block of the architecture that specifies the technology or technologies to be used in the architecture. Generally a brick can be purchased as a unit from one or more suppliers. Learn more.
CIO - Chief Information Officer
Collaboration - Includes the technologies and tools that enable NIH users to access vital information resources, share information, and work and communicate effectively and efficiently with peers, customers, and the public. Learn more.
Containment - Technologies and/or process elements targeted for limited (maintenance or current commitment) investment. Procurement or implementation of a technology in this category requires architecture exception request. Learn more.
Data Technology - An area of the technology architecture that includes the technical tools (software) that enable information storage, retrieval, management, and analysis. Learn more.
EA - Enterprise Architecture
Emerging - Technologies and/or process elements that are to be evaluated for future use based on technology availability and NIH's needs. These technologies may not be new to the marketplace but are not yet in use at NIH, though they may be a fit for emerging needs at NIH. Procurement or implementation of a technology in this category requires architecture exception request. Learn more.
IC - Institutes and Centers
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force
Integration Technology - An area of the technology architecture that includes the technical infrastructure that enables applications to communicate with each other effectively while preserving information and data integrity. Learn more.
IT - Information Technology
ITMC - Information Technology Management Committee
ITWG - Information Technology Working Group
Networks (NIH Network) - Consists of the major technical elements required to provide data and Internet communications between NIH institutions and locations around the globe, as well as communications with business partner sites, universities, hospitals, and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) operating divisions (OpDivs). Learn more.
NIH Requests for Comments (NIHRFC) - A document in a document series that is one of the primary methods for collaboratively developing and documenting architecture standards and best community practices (BCP) for the NIH Enterprise Architecture. Learn more.
NIHRFC - NIH Request for Comments
OCITA - Office of the Chief Information Technology Architect
ORM – Object Relationship Model is a form of data modeling that emphasizes the relationships between objects.
Pattern- A design idea that can be reused and leveraged across NIH.. Learn more.
PDF (TM) - Portable Document Format trademarked by Adobe Systems, Inc.
Platforms - Include the underlying hardware and software that determine an information system’s operations, functions, and specialization. Learn more.
Principle - A high level statement of a fundamental value that guides Information Technology (IT) decision-making and activities, which can then be consistently planned, implemented and maintained. Learn more.
Retirement - Technologies and/or process elements targeted for de-investment during the architecture planning horizon (five years). Procurement or implementation of a technology in this category requires architecture exception request. Learn more.
SDLC - Software Development Lifecycle or Systems Development Lifecycle
Security - Maintains the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of NIH information and information systems such that the level of protection is commensurate with risk. Learn more.
STD - Document label for standards sub-series of NIHRFCs Strategic - technologies that provide strategic advantage and might be used in the future; usually includes marketplace leaders, as they are likely to provide better benefits and meet the anticipated needs of NIH. Learn more.
Systems Management - Includes the processes and tools that monitor the hardware, software, applications, networks, and operational elements in the NIH information technology (IT) environment. Learn more.
Tactical - Technologies that are recommended for use in the near or tactical time frames (next two years); includes currently available products needed to meet existing needs. Learn more.
