Users Manual Part 2

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Glossary
age
Length of time a person has lived or a thing has
existed.
ambient temperature
Temperature of the immediate surroundings where
the equipment is kept.
app library
Screen where a collection of available apps is
displayed.
arterial whole blood
Whole blood that is oxygenated in the lungs and that
is found in the left chambers of the heart and in the
arteries.
association
Process of connecting a device to the access point of
a wireless network and granting access.
attack
Malicious activity that attempts to or succeeds in
collecting, disrupting, denying, degrading, or
destroying information system resources or the
information itself.
audit trail
Log file with events that are relevant for an audit. It
cannot be manipulated by a user.
authentication
Process of verifying the identity of a user, computer,
device, process, or other entity by validating the
credentials provided by the entity.
autocomplete
Software feature that attempts to predict and
automatically complete the current string as it is
being entered by the user.
barcode
Optical machine-readable representation of data.
barcode type
Class of barcodes sharing the same characteristics.
battery
Electrochemical device consisting of a series of cells
that produce electrical energy.
battery compartment
Compartment that holds the battery.
battery compartment cover
Cover for the battery compartment.
battery level
Amount of battery power left on the instrument.
bleach
Corrosive oxidizing disinfectant and bleaching agent.
blood-borne pathogen
Infectious microorganism in human blood that can
cause disease in humans.
brightness
Amount of light that is emitted by a screen.
built-in flashlight
Component that is used to illuminate the barcode so
that the barcode reader can read the barcode.
capillary whole blood
Whole blood that is obtained from capillary beds by
puncturing the skin.
carry case
Hard-shell case for storing and carrying the
instrument and its accessories.
certification status
Status that indicates whether a certification is valid,
expired, or upcoming.