Glossary You Are @ Home/ Glossary A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z D Data Communications The electronic transmission of data, usually in computer readable form, using a variety of transmission vehicles and paths. Data Dictionary Lists the elements for which standards exist. The Joint Electronic Document Interchange (JEDI) committee developed a data dictionary that is employed by many EDI users. Database Data stored in computer-readable form, usually indexed or sorted in a logical order by which users can find a particular item of data they need. Decision Support System (DSS) Software that speeds access and simplifies data analysis, queries, etc. within a database management system. Delimiters Two levels of separators and a terminator that are integrals part of a transferred data stream. Delimiters are specified in the interchange header. From highest to lowest level, the separators and terminator are segment terminator, data element separator, and component element separator (used only in EDIFACT). Demand Chain Management Same as supply chain management, but with emphasis on consumer pull vs. supplier push. Destination-Enhanced Consolidation Ganging of smaller shipments to cut cost, often as directed by a system or via pooling with a third party. Dial Up Access a network by dialing a phone number or initiating a computer to dial the number. The dial-up line connects to the network access point via a node or a PAD. Digital Signature Electronically generated, digitized (as opposed to graphically created) authorization that is uniquely linkable and traceable to an empowered officer. Direct Transmission A transmission whereby data is exchanged directly between sender and receiver computers, without an intervening third-party service. Also called a point-to-point transmission. DISA Data Interchange Standards Association. The secretariat which provides clerical and administrative support to the ASC X12 Committee. Disaster Recovery Planning Contingency planning specifically related to recovering hardware and software (e.g. data centers, application software, operations, personnel, telecommunications) in information system outages. Disintermediation When the traditional sales channels are broken; the middleman gets cut out of the deal. Distribution Center The customer's facility from which vendor orders are received and then distributed to the appropriate stores. Diversion The practice of selling goods to a competitor that the vendor assumes would be used to service that Customer's store. Example: Foodlion buys orange juice from Minute Maid. Foodlion, because of their sales volume or because of promotion, can buy product for $12.50 per case. Winn-Dixie, because of a lower sales volume, buys the same orange juice for $14.50 per case. Foodlion and Winn-Dixie get together and make a deal. Foodlion resells that product to Winn-Dixie for $13.50 per case. Foodlion makes $1.00 per case and Winn-Dixie gets product for $1.00 less per case than it can buy from Minute Maid. Document In EDI, a form, such as an invoice or a purchase order, that trading partners have agreed to exchange and that the EDI software handles within its compliance-checking logic. Domain Highest subdivision of the Internet, for the most part by country (except in the U.S., where it's by type of organization, such as educational, commercial, and government). Usually the last part of a host name; for example, the domain part of ibm.com is .com, which represents the domain of commercial sites in the U.S. DUNS Number A unique nine-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet to identify a company. DUNS stands for Data Universal Numbering System. Back To Top