The Interop Glossary
An evolving vocabulary for the law of interoperability governing electronic data format and communication protocol technical specifications, standards, and technical regulations.
- E-SIGN
- Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. A U.S. federal statute widely authorizing the substitution of electronically signed digital records for paper records to the extent the Act's requirements are followed. E-SIGN covers a broad range of record types. The Act applies at all levels of government and throughout the private sector. 15 U.S.C. §§ 7001, et seq.
- Ecma
- Ecma International, also known as the European Association for Standardizing Information and Communication Systems. Ecma is a software industry consortium that develops standards for information and communication technology as well as for consumer electronics. Formerly known as the European Computer Manufacturers Association ("ECMA"), the organization's present name is commonly mistakenly written in all capital characters; however, the name was formally changed in 1994. The OOXML standard was developed under the auspices of Ecma. See What Is Ecma International[?]
- end point solution
- A software application or device incapable of serving as a router of information in a business process processing chain and commonly using a data format that is incompatible with other applications, requiring application-level interoperability to the extent interoperability can be achieved. If an end point solution's data is stored in formats that are incompatible with applications capable of functioning as a router of information, such data is said to be stored in a data silo. End point solutions were common before the advent of ubiquitous networking but are increasingly being obsoleted by router-capable software.
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