GLOSSARY - TM-5-6350-275-100219

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GLOSSARY

TERM

DEFINITION

Numeric

The second part of a point mnemonic which identifies a point by a number in the range

1-9999.

Object

A complete or partial drawing, consisting of one or more elements, such as text, lines,

rectangles, circles, or triangles, which can be configured to move or change color to

indicate the value and/or state of an item of monitored equipment. Once created, an

object can be copied as often as required into any number of system graphics. It can,

therefore, represent different points in the same graphic, or different points in different

graphics.

Off Normal

The condition where a point is not considered to be in its normal state.

Old Version Record

The master copy of the engineering table records which maintains the "last saved"

version of the working copy and can be reloaded to restore the database to its original

state, if changes have been introduced which produced unforeseen effects.

Operating Aperture

The time that elapses between the system issuing a control to an item of equipment and

the expected status change being detected. If the specified time elapses, the item of

equipment is considered to have failed.

Operator Mode

The mode of operation a workstation is said to be in when an operator has logged in.

Operator Profile Record

A record within the reconfiguration program used to tailor the system to suit the needs of

an individual operator.

Operator Utilities

The program downloaded to the workstation when an operator logs in, providing facilities

Program

for the monitoring and control of remote equipment.

Operator Environment

The mode of operation in which a workstation is said to be when an operator has logged

in to the ICIDS system.

Operator Workstation

A workstation which is being used to run the operator utilities program.

Optical Fiber

A medium for the transmission of data using light signals.

Partition

System partitions can be used in the CCTV subsystem, indicating which monitors and

cameras are controllable by which operators. They are defined at engineer level when

the system is first configured.

Passback Violation

The attempted misuse of the access control subsystem by "passing back" a card from an

authorized holder, so that it can be used to gain access by an unauthorized person. The

system maintains a check against passback violation by ensuring that cards are not

presented at the same reader within a very short time and/or that the record of zones

entered by holders does not contain inconsistencies.

Password

A word or sequence of characters entered into the Password field of the SignOn form

which is not displayed for security reasons. The password ensures that only authorized

personnel are able to access a particular program.

PIC

Personnel Identification Cipher. A six-digit code used with keypads.

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