Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations Terms and Definitions Please note: the definitions of terms are only valid in a certain context. This glossary applies only within the context of this document. For a more extensive list, please refer to Part 1 of the document series. If available, definitions were taken from IEC 63278-1 Edition 1.0 2023-12. access control protection of system resources against unauthorized access; a process by which use of system resources is regulated according to a security policy and is permitted by only authorized entities (users, programs, processes, or other systems) according to that policy [SOURCE: IEC TS 62443-1-1] application software functional element specific to the solution of a problem in industrial-process measurement and control Note 1 to entry: an application can be distributed among resources and may communicate with other applications. [SOURCE: IEC TR 62390:2005-01, 3.1.2] asset entity owned by or under the custodial duties of an organization, which has either a perceived or actual value to the organization Note 1 to entry: an asset can be single entity, a collection of entities, an assembly of entities or a composition of entities. EXAMPLE 1: examples for physical entities are equipment, raw material, parts components and pieces, supplies, consumables, physical products, and waste. EXAMPLE 2: software is an example of a digital asset. EXAMPLE 3: a software license is an example of an intangible asset. [SOURCE: IEC 63278-1:2023, editorial changes] Asset Administration Shell (AAS) standardized digital representation of an asset Note 1 to entry: Asset Administration Shell and Administration Shell are used synonymously. [SOURCE: IEC 63278-1:2023, note added] digital representation information and services representing an entity from a given viewpoint EXAMPLE 1: examples of information are properties (e.g. maximum temperature), actual parameters (e.g. actual velocity), events (e.g. notification of status change), schematics (electrical), and visualization information (2D and 3D drawings). EXAMPLE 2: examples of services are asset services (for example providing the history of the configuration data or providing the actual velocity) and asset related services (for example providing a simulation). EXAMPLE 3: examples of viewpoints are mechanical, electrical, or commercial characteristics. [SOURCE: IEC 63278-1:2023, editorial changes] identifier (ID) identity information that unambiguously distinguishes one entity from another one in a given domain Note 1 to entry: there are specific identifiers, e.g. UUID Universal unique identifier, IEC 15418 (GS1). [SOURCE: Glossary Industrie 4.0] Submodel representation of an aspect of an asset [SOURCE: IEC 63278-1:2023] SubmodelElement element of a Submodel [SOURCE: IEC 63278-1:2023] Submodel template template for the representation of an aspect of an asset [SOURCE: IEC 63278-1:2023] Submodel template element element of a Submodel template [SOURCE: IEC 63278-1:2023] Abbreviations Note: not all abbreviations are used in this document. The list of abbreviations is identical in the different parts of the document series "Specification of the Asset Administration Shell".[1] Abbreviation Description AAS Asset Administration Shell AASX Package file format for the Asset Administration Shell AML AutomationML API Application Programming Interface BITKOM Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e. V. BLOB Binary Large Object CDD Common Data Dictionary GUID Globally unique identifier I4.0 Industrie 4.0 ID Identifier IDTA Industrial Digital Twin Association IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IRDI International Registration Data Identifier IRI Internationalized Resource Identifier ISO International Organization for Standardization JSON JavaScript Object Notation MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions OPC Open Packaging Conventions (ECMA-376, ISO/IEC 29500-2) OPC UA OPC Unified Architecture PDF Portable Document Format RAMI4.0 Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0 RDF Resource Description Framework REST Representational State Transfer RFC Request for Comment UML Unified Modeling Language URI Uniform Resource Identifier URL Uniform Resource Locator URN Uniform Resource Name UTC Universal Time Coordinated VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik e.V. VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. VDMA Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. W3C World Wide Web Consortium XML eXtensible Markup Language ZIP archive file format that supports lossless data compression ZVEI Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e. V. 1. There might be smaller differences in the different parts with respect to which abbreviations are listed.