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# Industrial Process Manager common terminology

# Industrial Process Manager common terminology {#ariaid-title1}

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* Updated August 1, 2024
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Before getting started with the Industrial Process Manager, let's look at
some common terminology and acronyms that are used in this content.
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| Term | Acronym | Definition |
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| Operational Technology | OT | Technology that is used for industrial automation to control physical processes. Note: Operational Technology is not the Internet of Things (IoT). |
| International Society of Automation | ISA | Organization that publishes the standards for industrial enterprises, including the ISA-95 equipment model. |
| Extract, Transform, Load | ETL | Common term that is used for taking data from a source system, transforming it, and then uploading it to a target system. |
[Table 1. Common terminology and acronyms]

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