Acronyms Beginning With S
Sales, marketing, and technology acronyms that begin with S
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S-commerce
Social commerce is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of the modern e-commerce strategy. This innovative sales channel enables businesses to sell products and services directly through social media. But what sets S-commerce apart from traditional online shopping isn’t just the location;…
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S/MIME
A widely adopted protocol for securing email communications. It provides end-to-end encryption and digital signatures, ensuring email messages’ confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity. Features and capabilities include: Message Encryption: Ensures confidentiality of email content. Digital Signatures: Provides authentication and non-repudiation. Certificate-based…
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S3
AWS’s highly durable, scalable, and secure object storage service allows you to store and retrieve large amounts of data, such as files, images, videos, and more, in the cloud. S3 is designed to provide 99.999999999% durability and 99.99% availability of…
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SaaS
A software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a third-party provider and made available to customers over the Internet. This model allows for the use of software on a subscription basis, eliminating the need for users to install,…
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SAL
A term used in sales and marketing to describe a lead that has been accepted by the sales team as a potential customer. In the lead generation process, leads are typically classified according to their level of qualification and readiness…
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SAML
An open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, in particular, between an identity provider (IdP) and a service provider (SP). Key points about SAML: XML-based: SAML uses XML to format and exchange security information between the identity…
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SAN
A high-speed, dedicated network that connects servers to storage devices, allowing them to access and manage data as if it were stored locally. It improves performance, scalability, and reliability by providing direct access to storage without relying on traditional network…
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SAR
A document that financial institutions, such as banks, credit unions, and money services businesses, must file with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) when they detect suspicious or potentially illegal activity related to money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, or other…
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SAS
Guidelines issued by the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) provide guidance for auditors performing financial statement audits. The goal is to maintain high-quality audits and ensure public trust in the auditing profession.…
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Sass
A powerful CSS preprocessor that enhances standard CSS by introducing features such as variables, nesting, mixins, functions, and more. It simplifies stylesheet management and improves maintainability, making it a preferred choice for developers working on large-scale projects. Features of Sass…
