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Common Terms

This section contains some commonly used terms and their definitions.

The existing documentation describes several technical products and technologies. Several terms used may be unfamiliar to readers. To assist with this issue, the below table provides a resource for understanding some of these commonly used terms present in the documentation.

TermAbbreviationDefinition
Asia-PacificAPACAsia-Pacific is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean
Applied Programming InterfaceAPIRefers to software which facilitates the accurate and efficient sharing of data between two systems. c=Commonly referenced as a standardized method of sharing agronomic data with assigned service provider
Basic AuthBauthHTTP user agent (e.g. a web browser) to provide a user name and password when making a request
CNH IndustrialCNHCNH full corporate name
Customer Relationship Management (Software)CRMCRM software is a technology for managing a company's relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers.
Data Exchange PlatformDEPCNH enabler of single point integration
Dealer Management SystemDMSSoftware that dealerships operate to manage service, sales, parts, etc.
Europe, the Middle East and AfricaEMEADesignation for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
JavaScript Object NotationJSONJSON is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays
Latin AmericaLATAMDesignation for Latin America and South American countries
North America Free Trade Agreement MembersNAFTACanada, Mexico, and the United States
Secure File Transfer ProtocolSFTPSSH File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream
Extensible Markup LanguageXMLMarkup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing arbitrary data