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-====== hortus:appendix:abbreviations ======
-===== Abbreviations =====
+====  Appendix B. Abbreviations ====
-This section lists common abbreviations and acronyms used in HORTUS.
+^ Abbreviation ^ Full Form ^
+| **AAI** | Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure |
+| **AI** | Artificial Intelligence |
+| **API** | Application Programming Interface |
+| **APISIX** | Apache APISIX (API Gateway) |
+| **ASVS** | Application Security Verification Standard |
+| **AWS** | Amazon Web Services |
+| **CCP** | Cloud Computing Platform |
+| **CI/CD** | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery |
+| **CMDB** | Configuration Management Database |
+| **CNR** | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche |
+| **CSAT** | Customer Satisfaction |
+| **CSI** | Continual Service Improvement |
+| **CTO** | Chief Technical Officer |
+| **DB** | Database |
+| **DC** | Data Centre |
+| **DCS** | Data Centre Services |
+| **DPO** | Data Protection Officer |
+| **ELK** | Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana |
+| **ERIC** | European Research Infrastructure Consortium |
+| **ESFRI** | European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures |
+| **EU** | European Union |
+| **FAIR** | Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable |
+| **GDPR** | General Data Protection Regulation |
+| **HTTP / HTTPS** | Hypertext Transfer Protocol / Secure |
+| **IAM** | Identity and Access Management |
+| **IDS/IPS** | Intrusion Detection / Prevention System |
+| **INFRADEV** | Infrastructure Development Programme |
+| **IP** | Internet Protocol |
+| **ISO** | International Organization for Standardization |
+| **IT** | Information Technology |
+| **ITIL** | Information Technology Infrastructure Library |
+| **ITSERR** | Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE |
+| **ITSM** | IT Service Management |
+| **ITSO** | IT Support Office |
+| **JSON** | JavaScript Object Notation |
+| **JWT** | JSON Web Token |
+| **KB** | Knowledge Base |
+| **KPI** | Key Performance Indicator |
+| **LMS** | Learning Management System |
+| **ML** | Machine Learning |
+| **NLP** | Natural Language Processing |
+| **OIDC** | OpenID Connect |
+| **OMP** | Operational Management Policy |
+| **OWASP** | Open Web Application Security Project |
+| **PMO** | Project Management Office |
+| **RBAC** | Role-Based Access Control |
+| **RCA** | Root Cause Analysis |
+| **RI** | Research Infrastructure |
+| **S3** | Simple Storage Service |
+| **SDLC** | Software Development Life Cycle |
+| **SDP** | Software Development Plan |
+| **SLA** | Service Level Agreement |
+| **SLO** | Service Level Objective |
+| **SLR** | Service Level Requirement |
+| **SMART** | Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound |
+| **SPA** | Single Page Application |
+| **SPOC** | Single Point of Contact |
+| **TLS** | Transport Layer Security |
+| **UAT** | User Acceptance Testing |
+| **UI** | User Interface |
+| **UX** | User Experience |
+| **VRE** | Virtual Research Environment |
+| **WP** | Work Package |
+| **WAF** | Web Application Firewall |
-Use it when you:
+-------
-  * encounter unfamiliar terms
-  * need quick clarification
-  * want consistent understanding of platform terminology
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-===== Core platform terms =====
-^ Abbreviation ^ Meaning ^
-| HORTUS | Digital research platform developed within ITSERR |
-| ITSERR | Infrastructure for the Study of Religion |
-| WP | Work Package (project structure unit) |
-| VRE | Virtual Research Environment |
-| RBAC | Role-Based Access Control |
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-===== User roles =====
-^ Abbreviation ^ Meaning ^
-| N/A | Visitor (non-authenticated user) |
-| User | Registered (signed-in) user |
-| Contributor | Researcher with content creation rights |
-| Maintainer | Project or content manager |
-| Moderator | Reviewer responsible for approval workflows |
-| Admin | Platform administrator |
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-===== Content and workflow =====
-^ Abbreviation ^ Meaning ^
-| Draft | Work-in-progress item not yet submitted |
-| Pending | Submitted item awaiting moderation |
-| Approved | Accepted item ready for publication |
-| Published | Publicly visible item |
-| Rejected | Item requiring revision |
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-===== Metadata and FAIR =====
-^ Abbreviation ^ Meaning ^
-| FAIR | Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable |
-| Metadata | Structured data describing a resource |
-| Schema | Metadata structure/template |
-| DOI | Digital Object Identifier |
-| ORCID | Open Researcher and Contributor ID |
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-===== Platform features =====
-^ Abbreviation ^ Meaning ^
-| UI | User Interface |
-| UX | User Experience |
-| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
-| API | Application Programming Interface |
-| ID | Identifier |
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-===== External systems and services =====
-^ Abbreviation ^ Meaning ^
-| D4Science | Infrastructure providing backend services |
-| StorageHub | Distributed storage system used by HORTUS |
-| Zenodo | External repository for research outputs |
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-===== Notes =====
-  * Some abbreviations may vary depending on deployment
-  * Context determines exact meaning in certain cases
-  * Always refer to full documentation when in doubt
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-===== Summary =====
-This appendix helps ensure:
-  * consistent understanding of terminology
-  * easier navigation of documentation
-  * clearer communication between users
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