Acronyms
Sales, Marketing, and Technology Acronyms and Abbreviations. Jump to acronyms beginning with the number or letter:
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CAT: Computer-Adaptive Test
Computerized test that tailors question difficulty to the test-taker’s ability level.
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CBC: Commonwealth Business Council
A business forum of Commonwealth countries, formed to encourage trade and investment among its members.
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CBDC: Central Bank Digital Currency
A digital currency issued by a national central bank that combines government-backed reliability with digital convenience.
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CBO: Congressional Budget Office
Federal agency providing budget and economic analysis to Congress.
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CBT: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
A structured, time-limited, and evidence-based psychotherapy to modify dysfunctional thought patterns, emotions, and behaviors.
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CC: Carbon Copy
Carbon paper transferred typed text impressions onto underlying sheets, enabling simultaneous document duplication.
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CC-BY: Creative Commons Attribution
Permissive license allowing copying, remixing, and commercial use with proper attribution. Applies to creative works, not software or EULAs.
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CC-BY-SA: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Copyleft license for creative works allowing remixing and sharing with attribution. Requires adaptations to use the same terms as the original.
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CC0: Creative Commons Zero
The rights holder (the affirmer) waives copyright and related rights worldwide, to the greatest extent permitted by law. Anyone may copy, modify, distribute, perform, and reuse the work, including commercially.
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CCaaS: Contact Center as a Service
A cloud-based customer service solution for managing customer interactions and support operations.
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CCE: Conversational Customer Experience
A method to tailor business-customer interactions through AI-driven communication tools
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CCMS: Component Content Management System
A content management system that handles content at a granular, component level rather than at the document level.









