Acronyms
Sales, Marketing, and Technology Acronyms and Abbreviations. Jump to acronyms beginning with the number or letter:
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QaaS
The delivery of quantum computing resources, capabilities, and services over the cloud. Like traditional cloud services, QaaS provides on-demand access to quantum computing power, allowing users to perform quantum calculations and simulations without owning or maintaining quantum hardware. Quantum Computing Quantum computing is a groundbreaking technology designed to solve highly complex problems that traditional computers struggle with or can’t solve…
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QBR
A periodic meeting between a company and its clients, partners, or internal teams to review performance, goals, and strategies over the past quarter. It’s a strategic session that provides an opportunity to discuss successes, challenges, and plans for the future. QBRs are common in many business environments, including sales, marketing, and client management. Key elements of a QBR include: Performance…
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QC
A specific aspect of quality management focused on identifying and correcting defects in existing products, services, or deliverables. Unlike Quality Assurance (QA), which aims to prevent issues through systematic processes, QC is reactive—it catches problems that have already occurred. In a marketing technology context, QC might involve reviewing email campaigns after they’re drafted, checking landing pages before they go live,…
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QES
The highest level of electronic signature as defined by the European Union’s eIDAS regulation. A Qualified Electronic Signature is created using a Qualified Electronic Signature Creation Device (QSCD) and is based on a qualified certificate issued by a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP). QES provides the same legal effect as a handwritten signature in the European Union. The use of…
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QoE
A measure of the overall satisfaction and usability of a product or service as perceived by the user. It is often used to evaluate the quality of digital services such as video streaming, online gaming, and other digital applications. QoE is a multidimensional concept that takes into account various aspects of the user experience, including technical factors such as network…
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QoQ
A method of comparing financial or economic data between two consecutive quarters. The QoQ approach helps to measure the growth, performance, or changes in various metrics, such as revenue, profits, or GDP, over three months. Using QoQ analysis, businesses and economists can assess short-term trends and fluctuations in performance, which can be particularly useful for identifying seasonal patterns or tracking…
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QoS
A set of technologies and techniques used to manage and prioritize network traffic and ensure that the most important network traffic receives the necessary resources and bandwidth. QoS is typically used in networks that have high levels of traffic or where certain types of traffic require prioritization, such as voice or video traffic. QoS enables network administrators to define and…
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QPS
A performance metric used to quantify the number of individual requests a system can process within one second. It is commonly applied in the context of web servers, databases, APIs, and distributed systems where high-throughput performance is critical. This metric serves as a key indicator of system scalability and responsiveness under load. For example, a high-traffic search engine or content…
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QR Code
A two-dimensional barcode that can store information in a machine-readable optical label. The data contained within a QR Code can include text, a URL, or other data that can be accessed by scanning the code with a QR scanner, typically through a smartphone camera or a dedicated QR scanning device. Developed in Japan in 1994 by Denso Wave, a subsidiary…
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QSA
A certification issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). QSAs are organizations or individuals authorized by PCI SSC to perform assessments of a business’s compliance with PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) requirements. Key Responsibilities of a QSA: Conduct PCI DSS Assessments: QSAs are responsible for evaluating the security of systems and procedures that…
