Information Technology for Management, 11th Edition

Glossary

3D bioprinting

It is the medical application of 3D printing to produce living tissue and organs. Biotech firms are using 3D printing for tissue engineering applications where organs and body parts are built using inkjet techniques. Layers of living cells are deposited onto a gel medium and slowly built up to form three-dimensional structures.

3D printing

Also known as additive manufacturing, builds objects layer-by-layer to create real-world objects.

Adware

A software that embeds advertisements in the application. It is considered a legitimate alternative offered to consumers who do not wish to pay for software.

Agile

A very flexible iterative, incremental systems development methodology that overcomes the disadvantages of the Waterfall model.

Agility

Being able to respond quickly.

Always-on supply chain

An integrated set of supply networks characterized by a continuous, high-velocity flow of information and analytics creating predictive, actionable decisions to better serve the customer 24/7.

Application program interface (API)

An interface is the boundary where two separate systems meet. An API provides a standard way for different things, such as software, content, or websites, to talk to each other in a way that they both understand without extensive programming.

Attack vector

A path or means by which a hacker can gain access to a computer or network server in order to deliver a malicious outcome.

Augmented reality

A technology that superimposes a computer-generated image ...