The following table lists common terminology for components and important concepts of PrizmDoc and brief definitions of each, along with alternate names or abbreviations, and links to additional documentation.
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                 Term  | 
            
                 Also Known as...  | 
            
                 Definition  | 
        
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                 Cloud-Hosted  | 
            - | 
                 A PrizmDoc Server hosted by Accusoft. See PrizmDoc Server (Accusoft Cloud-Hosted).  | 
        
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                 Application Services  | 
            - | 
                 The component of PrizmDoc that provides application-level logic between PrizmDoc Server and the Viewer or the customer’s web-tier. See PrizmDoc Application Services.  | 
        
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                 AutoRedaction Service  | 
            
                 ARS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that creates markup XML for redactions on a document. See Performing Auto-Redaction.  | 
        
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                 Central Configuration  | 
            
                 Central Config  | 
            
                 The configuration file for PrizmDoc Server. See Central Configuration.  | 
        
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                 Cloud Entry Point  | 
            
                 CEP  | 
            
                 The Load Balancer endpoint for requests to a cluster of PrizmDoc Server instances, to be routed to an appropriate instance.  | 
        
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                 Content Conversion Service  | 
            
                 CCS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that provides document format conversion. See Convert Content with CCS.  | 
        
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                 Email Conversion Service  | 
            
                 ECS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from EML and MSG formats.  | 
        
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                 Email Processing Service  | 
            
                 EPS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that extracts content from EML and MSG files.  | 
        
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                 Error Reporting Service  | 
            
                 ERS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that logs errors originating from other PrizmDoc Server components. See Error Reporting.  | 
        
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                 Format Detection Service  | 
            
                 FDS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that identifies the format of a source document. See Format Detection Configuration & Use.  | 
        
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                 HTML Conversion Service  | 
            
                 HTMLCS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from HTML formats.  | 
        
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                 Imaging Services  | 
            
                 PCCIS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles the creation and management of viewing sessions.  | 
        
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                 Load Balancer  | 
            
                 PLB  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that routes requests to the correct component and balances loads across PrizmDoc Server instances in Multi-Server Mode.  | 
        
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                 Multi-Server Mode  | 
            - | 
                 A mode in which multiple instances of PrizmDoc Server execute simultaneously in a cluster, with individual Server Entry Points and a Cluster Entry Point that could route to any of them. See PrizmDoc Multi-Server Mode.  | 
        
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                 Office Conversion Service  | 
            
                 OCS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from Office and text formats.  | 
        
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                 PDF Conversion Service  | 
            
                 PDFCS, Imaging Conversion Service  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from PDF format.  | 
        
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                 PDF Processing Service  | 
            
                 PDFPS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles text extraction and markup burning for PDF documents.  | 
        
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                 Prizm License Utility  | 
            
                 PLU  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles licensing of the product on installation. See Licensing.  | 
        
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                 PrizmDoc  | 
            - | 
                 The full product composed the PrizmDoc Server, Application Services, and the Viewer.  | 
        
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                 PrizmDoc Server  | 
            - | 
                 A back-end component of PrizmDoc that performs conversions and other manipulations of source files.  | 
        
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                 Raster Conversion Service  | 
            
                 RCS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from raster formats.  | 
        
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                 Redaction Service  | 
            - | 
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles the markup burning workflow.  | 
        
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                 Self-Hosted  | 
            - | 
                 A PrizmDoc Server hosted on a customer's server. See PrizmDoc Server (Self-Hosted).  | 
        
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                 Server Entry Point  | 
            
                 SEP  | 
            
                 The Load Balancer endpoint for requests to a specific PrizmDoc Server instance.  | 
        
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                 Vector Conversion Service  | 
            
                 VCS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that converts files from vector formats.  | 
        
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                 Viewer  | 
            - | 
                 The front-end component of PrizmDoc that allows the uploading and display of documents through a browser. See Viewer.  | 
        
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                 Viewing Package  | 
            - | 
                 A cache of web-compatible content for a document immediately available for use in a Viewing Session.  | 
        
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                 Viewing Session  | 
            - | 
                 A resource that provides web-compatible content for an uploaded document.  | 
        
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                 Watchdog  | 
            - | 
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that launches and monitors the health of other PrizmDoc Server components.  | 
        
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                 Web Tier  | 
            - | 
                 A customer's web tier application that interfaces with PrizmDoc.  | 
        
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                 Work File Service  | 
            
                 WFS  | 
            
                 A component of PrizmDoc Server that handles the uploading and storage of source documents.  |