CWDS Glossary
The CWDS Glossary includes a List of Acronyms and defined terms captured from various models, reports, and other artifacts pertaining to the Child Welfare System – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) Project. The Glossary standardizes terms used across the various project disciplines; each term is defined with its meaning specific to the project domain.
The State may update the CWDS Glossary at any time. Any questions please contact CWDS Communications.
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RESTful (RESTful)
An application programming interface (API or web API) that conforms to the constraints of REST architectural style and allows for interaction with RESTful web services.
REST (Representational State Transfer) (REST)
A coordinated set of constraints to the design of components in a distributed hypermedia system that can lead to a higher-performing and more maintainable architecture.
Return on Investment (ROI)
A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment or compare the efficiency of a number of different investments. ROI tries to directly measure the amount of return on a particular investment, relative to the investment’s cost.
Revocation
In the context of CALS, the administrative action to revoke a license because of serious or chronic violations of licensing statutes or regulations.
Risk Assessment
An assessment to evaluate the parent’s ability to protect the child(ren). Risk assessments are performed following an investigation, after immediate safety issues are addressed, and at any point during the delivery of child welfare services.
Roadmap
A visual representation of an end-to-end process that depicts priorities, Project's progress, high-level initiatives, milestones, and the sequence in which building blocks will be completed. Used to communicate direction and progress to internal teams and external stakeholders.
Role
The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
A policy-neutral access-control mechanism defined around roles and privileges.
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
In computer systems security, an approach to restricting system access to authorized users.
Rollout
For purposes of CWS-CARES implementation, Rollout is the timeline when Sites will complete their implementation readiness activities and then Go-Live.