This section contains a glossary of terms and acronyms that are used in this document. For common computing terms, see https://techterms.com/. For common acronyms, see https://www.acronymfinder.com.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| .Net | A software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. |
| 1CS | One Compliance System |
| AAD | |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| ARM | Azure Resource Manager |
| BladeFullReady | The time it takes a blade to fully load. |
| C+E | Cloud + Enterprise |
| CEC | Common Engineering Criteria |
| CEGRM | CSS Release management team |
| CLI | Command Line Interface |
| CNAME | Canonical Name record. A type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies that a domain name is an alias for another domain (the 'canonical' domain). |
| CSS | CSS Release management |
| Definition file | A file that provides type information for JavaScript code that is inherently not statically typed. Definition files are a fundamental part of using existing JavaScript libraries in TypeScript, and the file suffix is always *.d.ts. |
| DEV | Development |
| DF | Dogfood |
| DNS | Domain Name Server |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| feasibility review | An analysis of a proposed project to determine whether the project should go ahead, be redesigned, or abandoned altogether, from the perspectives of technical feasibility and financial feasibility. The review should uncover the strengths and weaknesses while they are relatively inexpensive to address. Also known as feasibility study. |
| first-party extension | An Azure Portal extension that is developed by Microsoft |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| GA | Global Availability |
| gallery | Also known as Marketplace or Azure Portal Marketplace. See Marketplace Gallery. |
| GB Certificate | Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. |
| GB Standard | GB stands for Guobiao, or “National Standard” in Chinese. The GB standard is the basis for testing products that require certification. |
| Marketplace | See Marketplace Gallery. |
| Marketplace Gallery | Also known as the Gallery or Marketplace Gallery. |
| MPAC | ms.portal.azure.com, the Azure Portal instance for internal Microsoft customers. |
| P0 scenarios | The most important user scenarios for an extension. Less important scenarios that are used for usability testing are categorized as P1, P2, or P3. |
| PDE | Portal Definition Export |
| PHP | Recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. |
| PM | Program Manager |
| PM | Project Manager |
| PROD | Production |
| QE | Quality Essential |
| RDFE | Red Dog Front End |
| REST | Representational state transfer |
| RP | Resource Provider |
| RP schema | Resource Provider schema |
| RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
| SDK | Software Development Kit |
| SDL | Security Development Lifecycle |
| Service 360 | An extension of Service Portfolio Management. It enhances a Service Portfolio by providing a single view of business service performance across an organization, for business processes such as Operation, Risk, Investment, and Finance. |
| single page application | A web application that dynamically rewrites displayed pages instead of providing entire new pages from a server. |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SSL | Secure Socket Layer |
| third-party extensions | Extensions that are developed by people that are external to Microsoft. |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| VP | Vice President |
| Weighted Experience Score | The percentage of blade usage that meets the performance bar. |
| WxP | See Weighted Experience Score. |