Local Area Network
A computer network that spans a relatively small area and connects workstations and personal computers. Most LANs are confined to a single building or a group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves.
Localization
The process of customizing your application for a given culture and locale. Services offered by the software provider that cover the creation and maintenance of local legal requirements as well as the delivery of updates to the solution on a regular basis.
Logical Design
A phase in the system development lifecycle (SDLC) in which a new system is designed without regard to the technology in which it will be implemented.
Logical Model
A model of the system that graphically illustrates what the system does independent of any technological architecture (hardware, software, and network).
Low Code Platform
A software development platform that allows users to create applications with minimal coding or programming knowledge, using visual interfaces and pre-built components.
Low Earth Orbit
The region of space within a few hundred kilometers above the Earth’s surface, where many satellites orbit.
Machine Learning
An application of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed. The basic premise of machine learning is to build algorithms that can receive input data and use statistical analysis to predict an output while updating outputs as new data becomes available. A branch...
Maintenance
The ongoing task of operating and maintaining a new system after the initial implementation including auditing, updating and upgrading.
Managed Services
Many day-to-day business activities can be outsourced as a means of cutting costs and increasing overall efficiency within a company. Such a practice is known as using managed services. Human relations activities and information technology activities are two common areas of expertise often subjected to this practice.
Management Reporting Systems
Software that 1) focuses on information aimed at middle managers; 2) integrates transaction processing data by business function such as sales, finance and human resources and 3) provides reporting of summarized data.