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Tech Ethics Acronym Glossary (highlighted)
Ethics in Technology (Western Governors University)
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Ethics in Technology
Acronym Glossary
ACPA (Anti-cybersquatÝng Consumer Protection Act): An act that allows
trademark owners to challenge foreign cybersquatters otherwise beyond the
jurisdiction of U.S. courts.
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
AIA (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act): An act that changed the U.S. patent
system so that the first person to file with the U.S. Patent and Trademark OfÏce
will receive the patent, not necessarily the person who actually invented the item
first.
APT (Advanced Persistent Threat): A network attack in which an intruder gains
access to a network and stays there—undetected—with the intention of stealing
data over a long period of time (weeks or even months).
AUP (Acceptable Use Policy): A document that stipulates restrictions and
practices that a user must agree in order to use organizational computing and
network resources.
BSA | The Software Alliance (Business Software Alliance): The trade groups that
represent the world's largest software and hardware manufacturers.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): A business policy that permits—and in some
cases, encourages—employees to use their own mobile devices (smartphones,
tablets, or laptops) to access company computing resources and applications,
including email, corporate databases, the corporate intranet, and the internet.
CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and
Humans Apart): Software that generates and grades tests that humans can pass
and all but the most sophisticated computer programs cannot.
CDS (Clinical Decision Support): A process and a set of tools designed to enhance
healthcare-related decision making through the use of clinical knowledge and
patient-specific information to improve healthcare delivery.
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Tech Ethics Acronym Glossary (highlighted)
Ethics in Technology (Western Governors University)
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Ethics in Technology
Acronym Glossary
ACPA (Anti-cybersquatÝng Consumer Protection Act): An act that allows
trademark owners to challenge foreign cybersquatters otherwise beyond the
jurisdiction of U.S. courts.
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
AIA (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act): An act that changed the U.S. patent
system so that the first person to file with the U.S. Patent and Trademark OfÏce
will receive the patent, not necessarily the person who actually invented the item
first.
APT (Advanced Persistent Threat): A network attack in which an intruder gains
access to a network and stays there—undetected—with the intention of stealing
data over a long period of time (weeks or even months).
AUP (Acceptable Use Policy): A document that stipulates restrictions and
practices that a user must agree in order to use organizational computing and
network resources.
BSA | The Software Alliance (Business Software Alliance): The trade groups that
represent the world's largest software and hardware manufacturers.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): A business policy that permits—and in some
cases, encourages—employees to use their own mobile devices (smartphones,
tablets, or laptops) to access company computing resources and applications,
including email, corporate databases, the corporate intranet, and the internet.
CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and
Humans Apart): Software that generates and grades tests that humans can pass
and all but the most sophisticated computer programs cannot.
CDS (Clinical Decision Support): A process and a set of tools designed to enhance
healthcare-related decision making through the use of clinical knowledge and
patient-specific information to improve healthcare delivery.
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