The following are Higher Logic-specific and general computing and technology terms that you might encounter in Higher Logic documentation and user interfaces. They are included here for convenience.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AMS | Association Management System; a technology solution for associations to manage their membership with one integrated system |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| AWS | Amazon Web Services |
| CASL | Canada's Anti-Spam Law |
| CE | Continuing Education |
| CEM | Commercial Electronic Messages |
| CMS | Content Management System; a system for managing the creation and modification of digital content |
| Conversion | Tracking a contact's message follow-up activity. |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management; a technology solution for companies to manage their relationships and interactions with existing and potential customers |
| CSV | Comma-Separated Value |
| digital certificate; digital certificates | Electronic document used to prove the ownership of a public key |
| DKIM | DomainKeys Identified Mail; an email authentication method designed to detect forged sender addresses in emails |
| DMARC | Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance |
| DNS | Domain Name System; a hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, and other resources connected to the internet |
| DSN | Delivery Status Notification |
| ESP | Email Service Provider |
| FBL | Feedback Loop |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation; European Union's regulations on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data |
| HTTPS; HTTPS | Hypertext Transfer Protocol; Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
| HUG | Higher Logic User Group |
| IAM | Identity and Access Management |
| iBO | iMIS Business Object |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IP address | Unique identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network; see TCP/IP |
| IPM | Integrated Preference Management |
| IQA | Intelligent Query Architect |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| MCA | Mailing Content Areas; the content placeholders that are inserted into a mailing or template. See Mailing Content |
| MD2 | Mailing Designer 2; the Higher Logic Thrive Marketing Professional email-message design and creation tool |
| Microsite; Microsites | Organizations that license the Microsites module can create and manage independent websites for each of their communities, each with a unique design, layout, and navigation. |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| ROI | Return on Investment |
| RSS | Really Simple Syndication |
| SaaS | Software as a Service |
| SEO | Search Engine Optimization |
| SPF | Sender Policy Framework |
| SSMS | SQL Server Management Studio |
| SSO | Single Sign On |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol; a suite of communication protocols used to interconnect network devices on the internet |
| TD2 | Template Designer 2; the Higher Logic Thrive Marketing Professional email-template design and creation tool |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get; an editor in which content (text and graphics) can be edited in a form closely resembling the appearance of the finished product |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |