Distance Learning
Educational programs using instruction via video or audio tapes, computers etc. instead of attending a class in one centralized location.
Distributed Component
A component that exists somewhere in an organization's network outside the central repository.
Distributed Computing Environment
The interoperability and portability standard developed by the Open Software Foundation (OSF) group.
Distributed Ledger Technology
The broader term for technologies like blockchain and HolochainTM that enable decentralized and distributed ledgers.
Distributed Network Application
The core unit of an application built on the HolochainTM framework, containing the application’s logic and data.
Distributed Objects
An architecture that describes the location of objects in multiple repositories on multiple servers.
Distributed Storage
The storage of data across multiple devices or nodes in a network, enhancing data availability, redundancy, and fault tolerance.
Diversity-Equity-Inclusion
Organizational frameworks which seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination on the basis of identity or disability.
Document Management
The system of creating, sharing, organizing and storing documents within an organization. The use of a computer system and software to store, manage and track electronic documents. Whether it's self-hosted or cloud-based, document management software can be used to help facilitate the document-management process. Often referred to as Document Management Systems (DMS).
Domain
Used in conjunction with enterprise architecture to describe a collection of objects belonging to a specific business sector, such as Finance, HR Management, etc.