Glossary of Terms

General Terminology

Term	Description
API	Application Programming Interface
DB	Database
DL	Deep Learning
ECN	Edge Compute Node
Json	JavaScript Object Notation - Lightweight text format for storing and transporting data
M2M	Machine-to-Machine
ML	Machine Learning
MQTT	Message Queuing Telemetry Transport - Standard publish-subscribe-based messaging protocol
EVAM	Edge Video Analytics Microservice
OPC-UA	OPC Unified Architecture - A popular protocol for communication between machines in industrial applications
OpenCV	Open Computer Vision - A standard library of computer vision functions
Toolkit	SDK developed by Intel for optimizing deep learning-based algorithms running on Intel hardware.
RTSP	Real Time Streaming Protocol - Standard protocol used for streaming video
SI	System Integrator
TICK	Telegraf*, InfluxDB*, Chronograf*, Kapacitor*
UDF	User-defined Function – User written function for doing the custom functions on the input stream

Security-Related Terminology

Term	Description
BIOS	Basic Input and Output System
CA	Certificate Authority
CRL	Certificate Revocation List - List of certificates that have been revoked/invalidated before expiration by a CA
mTLS	Mutual TLS authentication - Two-way authentication of both ends of a network connection
PCR	Platform Configuration Registers - A feature within the TPM to cryptographically record state of software and configuration
Intel® PTT	Intel® Platform Trust Technology - Provides the capabilities of TPM 2.0 without dedicated hardware
TLS	Transport Layer Security - security protocol to encrypt and protect communication over a network
TPM 2.0	Trusted Platform Module - A standard for providing dedicated hardware-based security