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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Metadata
A set of data that describes and gives information about other data.
Milestone
A Milestone is a body of work marking a significant change or stage in development. For the CWS-CARES Project a Milestone consists of a set of Building Blocks (see BB definition) grouped around distinct value themes (to be validated in Value Hypothesis work), used to track progress for oversight agencies and other stakeholders.
Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
A set of Features for each Digital Service that represents functionality required to support a core set of business processes.
Minor Release
A Release for CWS-CARES fixes (inclusive of all previous fixes and patches), CWS-CARES enhancements, and new functionality.
Mobile Application(s)
A computer program designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers, and other mobile devices.
Mobility
The ability for staff to work out of the office, using mobile devices and accompanying Mobile Applications to perform business tasks, either connected to the internet (on-line) or not (off-line).
Modular System
A design approach that subdivides a system into smaller parts called modules that can be independently created and then used in different systems. It can be characterized by functional partitioning into discrete, scalable, reusable modules and making use of industry standards for developing applications.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Encompassing two-factor authentication, or 2FA, along with similar terms, is an electronic authentication method in which a user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors)
Multitenant
In the context of software, a software architecture in which a single instance of software runs on a server and serves multiple tenants (i.e., a group of users who share a common access with specific privileges to a software instance).
Narrative
The written or recorded account of interactions, observations, interviews, or other information gathered by workers or provided by others via a self-service function.