" Who controls the vocabulary , controls the knowledge " - FBC>s

SONA Service-Oriented Network Architecture (see SOA)
SONET Synchronous Optical Network (see DWDM, ONE, SDH, SON, TDM, WDM)
SONOS Silicon-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon: non volatile memory
SOO Security Operations Officer (see CCO, CEO, CIO, CFO, CKO, CSO, ERO, SOC)
SOP Sales and Operation Planning (provides a link between the sales forecasting and master production scheduling
processes: information is shared on line between the sales department and production scheduling to keep and
production scheduling to keep each up-to-date with the latest information)
SOP Service Offshoring Practices (see ORN)
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
SOP Statement of Position (see AICPA, CPA)
SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act (see BSA, PIPA)
SOR Smart Order Routing (see CCT, DOT, OARS)
SORBS Spam and Open Relay Blocking System (http://www.de.sorbs.net/)
Sorting key posting data the SAP system will capture in the allocation field or a document mainly
used for automatic clearing of account
SOS Save Our Souls : emergency call
SOS Service Oriented Security
SOS Standardized Open Sources (Fr.: Open Sources Standardisé)
SOW Statement Of Work (see BOW)
SOX Sarbanes-Oxley
SOXA Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002): new governance principles after the Enron and Walcom fraudulous bankrupcies
SP Standard Play (sound, movie, …)
SP Service Pack (Windows)
SP2 Service Pack2 (Windows)
SP3 Service Pack3 (Windows)
SP Strategic Planning
SPA Secure PWD Authentication
SPA SW Publishers Association (see Software )
Spam junk email (spamming = junk email distribution)
SPAM SAP Support Package Manager
SPAN Switched Port Analyzer (see RSPAN)
SPARQL SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language (new standard query language of the Semantic Web)
SPB Structure Planning Board (available within the SAP PS module)
SPC Statistical Process Control (see SQC)
SPE Strategize - Plan - Execute: global management approach.
Spearphishin g combination of pharming and phishing
Special G/L transaction Business transaction itemized differently in the balance sheet (i.e. notes,
down payment, guarantees)
Special purpose ledger general ledger based on user-defined elements and accessible via specially determined posting keys
Spec(s) specification(s)
Speech recognition. Over the phone speech-enabled SAP modules let representatives and customers determine the status of
accounts, product availability and pricing, sales-order placement. HR module lets employees speak to access information about
benefit, salaries, paychecks, travel expenses, time reporting, personal information (SpeechWorks International Inc.)
SPF Sender Policy Framework (http://www.openspf.org/)
SPF Single Point of Failure
SPHR Senior Professional in Human Resources (see GPHR, HR, HRM)
SPI Schedule Performance Index : work achieved / work scheduled
SPI Service Programming Interface
SPI Software in the Public Interest (NPO for helping companies in the open SW development)
SPI Stateful Packet Inspection (see firewall , NAT).
SPI Strategic Planning Initiative
SPI Strategic Planning Interface
SPID Service Profile IDentifier (see RID)
SPIKE Student's Personalized Interactive Knowledge Environment (Portal of the Advanced Technolgy
Development of the Wharton School of the Pennsylvania University. It has been developped with ColdFusion of
Macromedia : www.wharton.upenn.edu)
SPL Services Product Line
Splash page advertising page displayed before the access to the site
Splog contraction of spam and blog : fake blog
SPM Source Program Maintenance
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