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Use this table to reference frequently used acronyms and terms with the System or the .
NameDefinition
AAAuto Acquire
AdTechAdvertising technology
ANTLRANother Tool for Language Recognition
APIApplication Programming Interface
ASIOAsync I/O library
ASTAbstract Syntax Tree
CFLContinuous File Loading
CmdCompCommand Compiler
CTASCREATE TABLE AS SELECT SQL statement
CTECommon Table Expression
DCLData Control Language
DDLData Definition Language
DMLData Manipulation Language
DRDisaster Recovery
ELTExtract, Load, and Transform
ETLExtract, Transform, and Load
FinTechFinancial technology
GDCGlobal Dictionary Compression
GDSGlobal Data Storage
GISGeospatial Information System
HAHigh Availability
IASINSERT INTO SELECT SQL statement
IDAInformation Dispersal Algorithm
LCKLocal Cluster Key
LTSFoundation Node
NUMANon-Uniform Memory Architecture
NVMeNon-Volatile Memory Express
OLAPOnline Analytical Processing
OSCOcient Stream Client
OSNOwnership Sequence Number
TKT Time
TTQTime to Queryability
UDTUser-defined Transform
UIOUser mode I/O
UUIDUniversally Unique Identifier
VMVirtual Machine
WLMWorkload Management
Last modified on May 27, 2026