Lets Learn Sitecore Abbreviations and Acronyms

Lets Learn Sitecore Abbreviations and Acronyms

If you are working with sitecore technology with any role like developer, architect, marketer, CMS manager, Devops etc, then you must know some common Sitecore acronyms which are heavily used in day to day life conversation.

Sometime we heard “FXM” in the conversation, but we didn't know the meaning of the term and we are afraid to ask, which could through us out of the game of complete conversation.

And FXM is just one example, there are some other common Acronyms in sitecore which gets confusing even for the experienced Sitecore person  for example  FXM, EXM, Speak, xfile, SXA, JSS, SBOS, ML etc

So, I've  complied most common 40+ sitecore acronyms which we can study and build our vocabulary and can help us to navigate with more sitecore topics.

A/B Testing

Also known as split testing, this is the process of comparing two variations of a single variable to determine which one performs better to improve your marketing efforts. Some popular examples: Email marketing (with variations in the subject line or copy), Landing Pages (with variations in content), and with Search Engine Marketing (testing two ads against one another to see which receives a higher click through rate).

API - Application program interface

(API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. Basically, an API specifies how software components should interact

CD - Content delivery

Content delivery servers make your web content available to your website visitors.

CM - Content Management (CM)

Content management (CM) servers enable content editors to create and publish content to a website

CMS – Content Management Symtem

CMS manages the creation and modification of digital content. It typically supports multiple users in a collaborative environment. CMS features vary widely. Most CMSs include Web-based publishing, format management, history editing and version control, indexing, search, and retrieval. By their nature, content management systems support the separation of content and preparation

CRM - Customer relation management

CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management and it refers to a set of software programs or apps that let companies keep track of (that's the “management” part) everything they do (the “relationship” part) with their existing and potential customers.

CTA - Call To Action

CTA’s allow you to create a clear and prominent link to other relevant sections within Sitecore, PDFs, and other useful sources of information

CXM - customer experience management

Customer experience management is all about: getting better results by adapting to changes in how your customers are interacting, and where they are interacting with you.

DevOps -  "development" and "operations"

DevOps  is a software engineering culture and practice that aims at unifying software development (Dev) and software operation (Ops)

DEF - Data Exchange Framework

Sitecore Data Exchange Framework is designed to facilitate the transfer of data between systems. It allows you to define the logic needed to read data from a source system, transform that data into a format that is compatible with a target system, and write the transformed data into a target system.

DMS - Sitecore’s Digital Marketing System

Sitecore DMS is a module within Sitecore CMS which is designed to improve digital marketing strategies and boost website conversions

EP - Engagement Plan (EP)

An engagement plan is a predefined plan that lets you control how your website interacts with some contacts. You use engagement plans to nurture relationships with your contacts by adapting communication to use the content, channels, and media that are appropriate for each individual interaction

EXM - Email Experience Manager

Email Experience Manager (EXM) to create highly customizable email campaigns and make them both personal and relevant to your customers.

FXM - Federated Experience Manager

Federated Experience Manager (FXM) is a module that you use with the Sitecore® Experience Platform™ (XP) to both serve web content as well as capture visitor behavior on non-Sitecore sites

GDPR - The General Data Protection Regulation

GDPR is a European Union (EU) law taking effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR is designed to give greater protection to an individual’s personal information and how it’s collected, stored, and used. There are strict requirements placed on companies that possess the personal data of people located in the EU.

GUID - Globally Unique Identifier

It is a 128-bit integer number used to identify resources

IaaS - Infrastructure as a service

IaaS is an instant computing infrastructure, provisioned and managed over the Internet. Quickly scale up and down with demand, and pay only for what you use.

JSS - Sitecore JavaScript Services

JSS is a complete SDK for JavaScript developers allowing to build full-fledged solutions using Sitecore and modern JavaScript UI libraries and frameworks (React.js and Angular)

ML - machine learning

This is one of the most exciting areas of development in Sitecore 9

ODG's - Online Document Generator

PaaS - Platform as a Service

PaaS, is a category of cloud computing that provides a platform and environment to allow developers to build applications and services over the internet

PCL - Portable Class Library (PCL)

The Portable Class Library project enables you to write and build managed assemblies that work on more than one .NET Framework platform.

PXM – Print experience manager

PXM is a platform that provides a bridge (various bridges, in fact) between Adobe InDesign and Sitecore. It can be used for various use cases such as;

RTE - Rich text Editor

A special box that allows you to enter or modify text and links without having to use programming code

SBOS - Sitecore Business Optimization Strategies.

Supports Sitecore customers and implementation partners through their transformation from marketing with a brand-centric, static web presence to marketing with a personalized, contextual, omnichannel digital platform that creates great customer experiences and builds loyal customers

SDN - Sitecore Developer Network

Developer Network website

SIF - Sitecore Installation Framework

The Sitecore Installation Framework is a Microsoft PowerShell module that supports local and remote installations of Sitecore, and it is fully extensible

SIM - (Sitecore Instance Manager)

SIM is an open source tool for managing the local park of Sitecore instances. You can install, locate, maintain, reinstall or delete Sitecore products. It has API and plugin engine so you can extend it for any your need

Solid - In object-oriented computer programming, the term SOLID is a mnemonic acronym for five design principles intended to make software designs more understandable, flexible and maintainable. The principles are a subset of many principles promoted by Robert C. Martin

S stands for SRP (Single responsibility principle

O stands for OCP (Open closed principle)

L stands for LSP (Liskov substitution principle)

I stands for ISP ( Interface segregation principle)

D stands for DIP ( Dependency inversion principle)"

SPE - Sitecore PowerShell Extensions
SPE Module is a Sitecore development accelerator which can drastically increase your productivity and curtail the amount of time it takes to deliver a Sitecore solution.

Speak - Sitecore Process Enablement & Accelerator Kit

Speak  is a framework for developing Sitecore applications with a consistent interface quickly and easily.

SPN - Sitecore Partner Network

Sitecore partner website

SSC - Sitecore.Services.Client

Sitecore.Services.Client provides a service layer on both the server and the client side of Sitecore applications that you use to develop data-driven applications.

SXA - Sitecore Experience Accelerator

SXA separates structure from design, so front-end designers, creative designers, content authors, and developers can work in parallel and you can deploy and maintain multiple sites quickly and cost effectively

TDS - Team Development for Sitecore

TDS Reduce deployment time, ensure team integration, and create an environment in which you can easily and quickly move code from your local environment all the way through your development workflowTFS

UTC - Universal Time Coordinated

UX - User Experience

User experience encompasses the overall experience a customer has with a business, from their discovery and awareness of the brand all the way through their interaction, purchase, use of a service or product, and even the advocacy of the brand. To deliver great customer experience, you need to put yourself in the shoes of the customer. Think about what would appeal to them in terms of your product or service

WCM - Web content management

WDP - Web Deploy Packages

WFFM - Web Forms for Marketers

Sitecore's free module that allows marketers to create and publish simple forms

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

xConnect

xConnect is the service layer that sits in between the xDB and any trusted client, device, or interface that wants to read, write, or search xDB data

XC - Sitecore Experience Commerce

XC deliver personalized shopping experiences by integrating commerce and digital marketing

xDB - Experience Database

The Sitecore Experience Database (xDB) is a big data marketing repository that collects and connects customer interactions to create a comprehensive, unified view of each individual customer

xFile - Sitecore Experience Profile

The Experience Profile lets you monitor the behavior of contacts that have interacted with your company or with your website

XM - Sitecore Experience Manager

the Sitecore Experience Manager (XM) empowers you to deliver the right content, to the right person, exactly at the right time

XP – Sitecore Experience platform

World-class content management combined with deep data insights deliver omnichannel, personalized interactions in real time

XSLT - Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations

Xslt is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents, or other formats such as HTML for web pages,

  https://xchangesitecore.com/lets-learn-sitecore-abbreviations-and-acronyms/ Vikash Raaj