| AID |
Activation Identification (used for licensing) |
| AMP |
Access Module Processor |
| BAR |
Backup, Archive, and Restore |
| BTEQ |
Basic Teradata Query |
| BYNET |
Banyan Network (BYNET) Interconnect |
| CMIC |
Computer Management Interface Controller |
| COP |
Communications Processor |
| CRAN |
Comprehensive R Archive Network |
| CRUD |
Create, Read, Update, and Delete |
| DBC |
Database Computer |
| DBS |
Database System |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DIP |
Database Initialization Program |
| DNS |
Domain Name System |
| DSC |
Teradata Data Stream Controller |
| DSU |
Teradata Data Stream Utility |
| EID |
Entitlement Identifier (used for licensing) |
| EMS |
Teradata Entitlement Management System (used for licensing) |
| ESD |
Electronic Software Distribution |
| ESXi |
Elastic Sky X integrated |
| GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
| HDD |
High Density Drive |
| HPSSACLI |
Hewlett Packard (Enterprise) Smart Storage Administrator Command-Line Interface |
| HT |
Hyper-Threading |
| iDRAC |
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller |
| IDSDM |
Internal Dual SD Module |
| iSCSI |
Internet Small Computer System Interface |
| JMS |
Java Messaging Service |
| JSON |
JavaScript Object Notation |
| LHID |
Logical Host Identifier |
| LUN |
Logical Unit Number |
| MPP |
Massively Parallel Processing (Vantage multi-node system) |
| MTU |
Maximum Transmit Unit |
| MVS |
Multi-Value Compression |
| NP |
Network Processor |
| PDE |
Parallel Database Extensions |
| PDN |
Primary Distribution Node |
| PUT |
Teradata Parallel Upgrade Tool |
| RACADM |
Remote Access Controller Admin |
| RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service |
| RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
| RID |
Revocation Identifier (used for licensing) |
| SLES |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
| SOCKS |
Socket Secure |
| SSH |
Secure SHell |
| SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| TDP |
Teradata Director Program |
| TDR |
Teradata R |
| TPA |
Teradata Parallel Application |
| TTU |
Teradata Tools and Utilities |
| USC |
Unified Server Configurator |
| UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
| VM |
Virtual Machine |