7. ACRONYMS
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Let's learn the DG TAXUD vocabulary
"An acronym (pronounced AK-ruh-nihm, from Greek acro- in the sense of extreme or tip and onyma or name) is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a word. According to Webster's, the word doesn't have to already exist; it can be a new word. Webster's cites "snafu" and "radar", two terms of World War Two vintage, as examples. Implicit is the idea that the new word has to be pronounceable and ideally easy to remember. "
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ADM3G |
CCN Administration Tool – 3rd Generation |
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AEO |
Authorised Economic Operators |
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AFIS |
Anti-Fraud Information System (OLAF) |
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AP |
Application Platform(s) |
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ART |
Activity Reporting Tool |
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ATS |
Acceptance test specification |
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B2B |
Business-to-Business electronic services, part of the VIES2 Project |
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B2C |
Business-to-Client |
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BL |
Baseline |
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BMM |
Bilateral Monthly Meeting |
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CAB |
Change Advisory Board |
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CC |
Candidate Country |
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CCA |
CCN/CSI Application(s) |
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CCN |
Common Communications Network |
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CCN/CSI |
Common Communications Network / Common Systems Interface |
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CCN/TC |
CCN Technical Center. This is the name of a TAXUD contract, which provides the services to CCN/CSI system. |
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CCN/WAN |
CCN Wide Area Network. This is the name of a TAXUD contract, which provides WAN services to CCN network. |
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CCTA |
Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency |
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CDB |
Capacity Management Database |
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CI |
Configuration Item |
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CIRCA |
Communication & Information Resource Center Administrator |
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CMDB |
Configuration Management Database |
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CN |
Combined Nomenclature (CN) Management System |
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Common Domain |
See Euro-domain |
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COTS |
Commercial off-the-shelf software |
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CPT |
Central Project Team |
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CQP |
Contract Quality Plan |
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CS |
Continuous Services |
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CT |
Conformance Test |
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CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
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DDS |
Data Dissemination System |
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DG |
Directorate General (within the Commission) |
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DG DIGIT |
Directorate General for Informatics |
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DG TAXUD |
Commission Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union |
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DHS |
Definitive Hardware Store |
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DLV |
Deliverable |
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DMZ |
Demilitarised Zone |
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DRF |
Document Review Form |
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DRP |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
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DSL |
Definitive Software Library |
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DTM |
Deliverable Tracking Matrix |
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EBTI |
European Binding Tariff Information |
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ECICS |
European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances |
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ECS |
Export Control System |
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EfA |
Estimate for Action |
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EMCS |
Excise Movement Control System |
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Euro-Domain |
The Euro-Domain designates the CCN services under the responsibility of the Commission (including the backbone network services) interconnecting Euro Gate ports, therefore enabling trans-European data exchanges. The euro-domain services are provided by the CCN WAN contractor |
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Euro-Gate |
Equipment and services connecting the Euro-Domain backbone network to the Local Domain. It includes the Euro Gate port, the local loop and CCN site communications equipment. |
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EWSE |
Early Warning System for Excises |
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FAT |
Factory Acceptance Testing |
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FC |
framework contract |
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FP |
Fixed Price |
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FQP |
Framework Quality Plan |
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FSC |
Forward schedule of change |
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FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
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GLT |
Glossary of Terms |
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GQI |
General Quality Indicator |
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HO |
Hand-over |
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HW |
Hardware |
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IA |
Individual Acceptance |
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ICT |
Information & Communications Technology |
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ISPP |
Information System for Processing Procedures |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITIL |
IT Infrastructure Library |
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ITSCM |
IT Service Continuity Management |
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ITSM |
IT Service Management. This is the name of a TAXUD contract, which provides ITIL services to all systems except CCN/CSI |
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ITT |
Invitation To Tender |
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KEL |
Known Error List |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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MA |
Mutual Agreement |
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MPM |
Monthly Progress Meeting |
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MPP |
Master Project Plan |
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MPR |
Monthly Progress Report |
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MS |
Member State(s) |
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MSA |
Member State(s) Administration(s) |
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MSR |
Monthly Service Report |
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MTTR |
Mean Time To Restore |
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MVS |
Movement Verification System |
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NA |
National administration(s) which need(s) to be connected to the system to meet the operational requirements set out in the framework of Customs & Fiscalis &EMCS programmes and any other future legal bases that would be enacted under the umbrella of the community Customs Union and Taxation Policies as defined in the treaties. |
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NCTS |
New Computerised Transit System |
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OD |
On Demand |
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OLA |
Operational Level Agreement |
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OLAF |
DG OLAF - Office Européen de Lutte Anti-Fraude |
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PC |
Personal Computer |
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PM |
Project Manager |
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PO |
Project Owner |
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PQP |
Project Quality Plan |
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PSAT |
Pre-SAT |
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QA |
Quality Assurance |
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QAO |
Quality Assurance Officer |
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QC |
Quality Control |
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QoS |
Quality of Service |
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QPR |
Quarterly Progress Report |
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Quota |
Tariff Quota system |
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RfA |
Request for Action |
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RfC |
Request for Change |
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RfD |
Request for Diagnosis |
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RfE |
Request for Estimate |
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RfI |
Request for Information |
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RfO |
Request for Order |
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RfS |
Request for Service |
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RIF |
Risk Information Form |
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SC |
Specific Contract |
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SAT |
Site Acceptance Test |
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SEED |
System for Exchange of Excise Data |
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SfA |
Sent for Acceptance |
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SfR |
Sent for Review |
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SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
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SLR |
Service Level Report |
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SMS |
Specimen Management System |
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SP |
service provider |
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SR |
Service Requester |
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SQI |
Specific Quality Indicator |
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SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
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SLM |
Service Level Management |
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SPEED |
Single Portal for Entry or Exit of Data |
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SPOC |
Single Point Of Contact |
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Suspension |
Autonomous Tariff Suspension and Quota Measures Management System |
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SW |
Software |
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SWOT |
Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat |
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TARIC |
Tarif Intégré Communautaire |
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TBD |
To Be Defined |
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TEMPO |
TAXUD Electronic Management of Project Online |
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TO |
Take-over |
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ToC |
Terms of Collaboration |
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ToR |
Terms of Reference |
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TQS |
Tariff Quota and Surveillance system |
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T&M |
Time and Materials |
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UV |
Unit Values (FR: Valeurs Unitaires) |
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VAT |
Value Added Tax |
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VIES |
VAT Information Exchange System |
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VoeS |
VAT on e-Services |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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Wdays |
Commission Working day (Normal working days are Mondays to Fridays inclusive, Commission holidays excepted) |
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WP |
Work Package |
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WPR |
Work Procedure(s) |
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WWW |
World Wide Web (Internet) |
Last Update 02/10/2008