For descriptions of Teradata software, see Supported Teradata Software on Azure.
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACL | Access Control List |
| ARM | Azure Resource Manager |
| BAR | Backup, Archive, and Restore |
| BLC | Block Level Compression |
| BTEQ | Basic Teradata Query |
| CDH | Cloudera Distribution Including Apache Hadoop |
| CIDR | Classless Inter-Domain Routing |
| CLI | Command Line Interface |
| CMIC | Server Management VM |
| CP | Column Partitioned |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| DSA | Data Stream Architecture |
| DSC | Teradata Data Stream Controller |
| DSU | Teradata Data Stream Utility |
| EMS | Teradata Entitlement Management System (used for licensing) |
| FSG | File SeGment (cache) |
| GiB | Gibibyte |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HDD | High Density Drive |
| HDI | Microsoft Azure HDInsight |
| HDP | Hortonworks Data Platform (Hadoop) |
| HSN | Hot Standby Node |
| IaaS | Infrastructure as a Service |
| IPE | Incremental Planning and Execution |
| JDBC | Java Database Connectivity |
| JMS | Java Messaging Service |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
| MPP | Massively Parallel Processing (Vantage multi-node system) |
| NAS | Network Attached Storage |
| NIC | Network Interface Controller |
| NSG | Network Security Group |
| ODBC | Open Database Connectivity |
| PDE | Parallel Database Extensions |
| POC | Proof of Concept |
| PRPD | Partial Redistribution and Partial Duplication |
| PSIM | Platform Service Intelligent Monitoring |
| PTL | Parallel Transfer Library |
| PUT | Teradata Parallel Upgrade Tool |
| RDP | Remote Desktop Protocol |
| RMI | Remote Method Invocation |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SLES | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
| SP | Service Pack |
| SSD | Solid State Drive |
| SSE | Azure Storage Service Encryption |
| SSH | Secure SHell |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| TASM | Teradata Active System Management |
| TDPID | Teradata Director Program Identifier |
| TIM | Teradata Intelligent Memory |
| TPA | Trusted Parallel Application |
| TPT | Teradata Parallel Transporter |
| TTU | Teradata Tools and Utilities |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
| VM&F | Version Migration & Fallback |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |