Glossary of Terms and Phrases
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Account
- See customer
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Client
- a client is an employee or the client company that works in domain the software provider is targeting. To avoid confusion 'client' and 'customer' should not be interchangeable as it would violate one of the primary tenants of this site, clear concise communication. Have a different point of view? Please contribute it here or anywhere on this site. You can get instant access by registering. Your email address will only be used by the reset password feature or you can get anonymous access using an
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Customer
- A individual or company that is a customer of one of the software providers' clients
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Deadlock
In .Net it's an error condition that can cause the erratic behavior and even lock up the app or even the entire system. - It’s very common error for newbies to create threads with unending patients and all too stubborn to break the stalemate over the resource another thread is contending for. This applies to processes too. A way out must be given through a pre-planned time out or some other planned arbitrator must make the decision for them like being pulsed or signaled. For short operations the resource can be briefly lock so no other thread can access it. This technique for thread safety is called synchronization.
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Facade
- A facade is the front or face first presented you like the facade of a building is the front entry with all it's functional and non-functional fixtures. Metaphors are very common in software development and there are many parallels with the construction industry. Software construction and software architecture are very common terms. A facade is a common
Design Pattern
used to define or describe a collection fixtures as a single object.
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Reverse a payment for NSF
- This refers to the reverse process accessed from the customer screen. Any payments shown and selected can be reversed by using the reverse button. If the "Reverse to NSF" check box was checked then the "Times NSF" on the customer's personal tab while be incremented.
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