| A |
| ABC FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
Chemically based devices used to eliminate
ordinary combustible, flammable liquid, and electrical fires. |
| ACTIVATION |
When all or a portion of the recovery plan
has been put into motion. |
| ACCESS |
A Centralized Computerized Enforcement Service
System |
| AG |
Attorney General |
| ALERT |
Notification that a disaster situation has
occurred - stand by for possible activation of disaster recovery
plan. |
| ALTERNATE SITE |
A location, other than the normal facility,
used to process data and/or conduct critical business functions
in the event of a disaster. SIMILAR TERMS: Alternate Processing
Facility, Alternate Office Facility, Alternate Communication
Facility. |
| APCO |
Associated Public-Safety Communications Officer,
Inc. |
| APPLICATION RECOVERY |
The component of Disaster Recovery which
deals specifically with the restoration of business system
software and data, after the processing platform has been
restored or replaced. SIMILAR TERMS: Business System Recovery |
| APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE |
Computer software programs or systems which
provide direct support to the business unit user. Computers
perform the functions of the business using applications software
programs which replicate those functions that were once performed
manually or were mechanized in some other manner prior to
being automated. |
| ARC |
American Red Cross |
| ARES |
Amateur Radio Emergency Services |
| ARM |
Aerial Radiological Monitor |
| ARRL |
Amateur Radio Relay League |
| ASSUMPTIONS |
Basic understandings about unknown disaster
situations that the disaster recovery plan is based on. |
| ATC |
Applied Technology Council |
| AWC |
Association of Washington Cities |
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| BACK OFFICE LOCATION |
An office or building, used by the organization
to conduct support activities, that is not located within
an organization's headquarters or main location. |
| BACKUP AGREEMENTS |
A contract to provide a service which includes
the method of performance, the fees, the duration, the services
provided, and the extent of security and confidentiality maintained. |
| BACKUP POSITION LISTING |
A list of alternative personnel who can fill
a recovery team position when the primary person is not available. |
| BACKUP POWER |
An alternate source of power (usually diesel
generators) which produces sufficient electricity to operate
an organization’s computers, lights, and other electrical
equipment when commercial power fails. |
| BACKUP STRATEGIES (RECOVERY
STRATEGIES) |
Alternative operating method (i.e., platform,
location, etc.) for facilities and system operations in the
event of a disaster. |
| BANKING CIRCULAR 177 (BC-177) |
Guidelines and instruction published in 1984
by the Comptroller of the Currency requiring federally chartered
banks to develop contingency plans based on an assessment
of risk. |
| BCP |
Business Continuity Planning. |
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An all encompassing, "umbrella"
term covering both disaster recovery planning and business
resumption planning. Also see disaster recovery planning
and business resumption plannnig. |
| BC/PEP |
British Columbia/Provincial Emergency Planning |
| BRP |
Business Resumption Planning. |
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The operations piece of business continuity
planning. Also see: Disaster Recovery Planning |
| BUSINESS AS USUAL |
The conduct of routine business functions
under normal operating conditions. |
| BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS |
The process of analyzing all business functions
and the effect that a specific disaster may have upon them. |
| BUSINESS INTERRUPTION |
Any event, whether anticipated (i.e., public
service strike) or unanticipated (i.e., blackout) which disrupts
the normal course of business operations at a corporate location. |
| BUSINESS INTERRUPTION COSTS |
The costs or lost revenue associated with
an interruption in normal business operations. |
| BUSINESS RECOVERY COORDINATOR |
See Disaster Recovery Coordinator. |
| BUSINESS RECOVERY PLAN (See
Disaster Recovery Plan) |
A document containing corporate-wide
policies and test-validated procedures and action instructions
developed specifically for use in restoring company operations
in the event of a declared disaster. |
| BUSINESS RECOVERY PROCESS |
The common critical path that all companies
follow during a recovery effort. There are major nodes along
the path which are followed regardless of the organization.
The process has seven stages: 1) Immediate response, 2) Environmental
restoration, 3) Functional restoration, 4) Data synchronization,
5) Restore business functions, 6) Interim site, and 7) Return
home. |
| BUSINESS RECOVERY TEAM |
A group of individuals responsible for maintaining
and coordinating the recovery process. SIMILAR TERMS:
Recovery Team |
| BUSINESS UNIT RECOVERY |
The component of Disaster Recovery which
deals specifically with the relocation of key organization
personnel in the event of a disaster, and the provision of
essential records, equipment supplies, work space, communication
facilities, computer processing capability, etc. SIMILAR
TERMS: Work Group Recovery. |
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| CAP |
Civil Air Patrol |
| CCA |
Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement |
| CD |
Civil Defense |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control |
| CDRP |
Certified Business Continutity Planner (CBCP)
or Disaster Recovery Planner.
CBCP's are certified by the Disaster Recovery Institute, a
not-for-profit corporation, which promotes the credibility
and professionalism in the DR industry. |
| CEMNET |
Comprehensive Emergency Management Network |
| CEMP |
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan |
| CENTREX |
Central Exchange |
| CHECKLIST TEST |
A method used to test a completed disaster
recovery plan. This test is used to determine if the information
such as phone numbers, manuals, equipment, etc. in the plan
is accurate and current. |
| COE |
Corps of Engineers |
| COG |
Continuity of Government |
| COLD SITE |
An alternate facility that is void of any
resources or equipment except air-conditioning and raised
flooring. Equipment and resources must be installed in such
a facility to duplicate the critical business functions of
an organization. Cold-sites have many variations depending
on their communication facilities, UPS systems, or mobility
(Relocatable-Shell). SIMILAR TERMS: Shell-site; Backup
site; Recovery site; Alternative site. |
| COMMAND AND/OR CONTROL CENTER |
A centrally located facility having adequate
phone lines to begin recovery operations. Typically it is
a temporary facility used by the management team to begin
coordinating the recovery process and used until the alternate
sites are functional. |
| COMMO |
Communications |
| COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE |
An unplanned interruption in electronic communication
between a terminal and a computer processor, or between processors,
as a result of a failure of any of the hardware, software,
or telecommunications components comprising the link. (Also
refer to Network Outage.) |
| COMMUNICATIONS RECOVERY |
The component of Disaster Recovery which
deals with the restoration or rerouting of an organization's
telecommunication network, or its components, in the event
of loss. SIMILAR TERMS: (Telecommunication Recovery, Data
Communications Recovery) |
| COMPUTER RECOVERY TEAM |
A group of individuals responsible for assessing
damage to the original system, processing data in the interim,
and setting up the new system. |
| CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT |
An agreement made by a group of organizations
to share processing facilities and/or office facilities, if
one member of the group suffers a disaster. SIMILAR TERMS:
Reciprocal Agreement. |
| CONTINGENCY PLAN |
See Disaster Recovery Plan. |
| CONTINGENCY PLANNING |
See Disaster Recovery Planning. |
| COOPERATIVE HOTSITES |
A hot site owned by a group of organizations
available to a group member should a disaster strike. ALSO
SEE Hot-Site. |
| CPG |
Civil Preparedness Guide |
| CPM |
Counts Per Minute |
| CRATE & SHIP |
A strategy for providing alternate processing
capability in a disaster, via contractual arrangements with
an equipment supplier to ship replacement hardware within
a specified time period. SIMILAR TERMS: Guaranteed Replacement,
Quick Ship. |
| CRISIS |
A critical event, which, if not handled in
an appropriate manner, may dramatically impact an organization's
profitability, reputation, or ability to operate. |
| CRISIS MANAGEMENT |
The overall coordination of an organization's
response to a crisis, in an effective, timely manner, with
the goal of avoiding or minimizing damage to the organization's
profitability, reputation, or ability to operate. |
| CRISIS SIMULATION |
The process of testing an organization's
ability to respond to a crisis in a coordinated, timely, and
effective manner, by simulating the occurrence of a specific
crisis. |
| CRITICAL APPLICATION(S) |
Those computer application programs which absolutely must be processed in order to support those
business functions or processes essential to business survival. |
| CRITICAL FUNCTIONS |
Business activities or information which
could not be interrupted or unavailable for several business
days without significantly jeopardizing operation of the organization. |
| CRITICAL RECORDS |
Records or documents which, if damaged or
destroyed, would cause considerable inconvenience and/or require
replacement or recreation at considerable expense. |
| CSDP |
Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program |
| CSEPP |
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness
Program |
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| (US) DA |
Department of Agriculture |
| DAC |
Disaster Application Center/Disaster Assistance
Council |
| DAMAGE ASSESSMENT |
The process of assessing damage, following
a disaster, to computer hardware, vital records, office facilities,
etc. and determining what can be salvaged or restored and
what must be replaced. |
| DAP |
Disaster Assistance Program |
| DATA CENTER RECOVERY |
The component of Disaster Recovery which
deals with the restoration, at an alternate location, of data
centers services and computer processing capabilities. SIMILAR
TERMS: Mainframe Recovery. |
| DATA CENTER RELOCATION |
The relocation of an organization's entire
data processing operation. |
| DCD |
Department of Community Development |
| DECLARATION FEE |
A one-time fee, charged by an Alternate Facility
provider, to a customer who declares a disaster. SIMILAR
TERMS: Notification Fee. NOTE: Some recovery vendors
apply the declaration fee against the first few days of recovery. |
| DECON |
Decontamination |
| DEDICATED LINE |
A preestablished point to point communication
link between computer terminals and a computer processor,
or between distributed processors that does not require dial-up
access. |
| DEM |
Division of Emergency Management (state) |
| DEM |
Department of Emergency Management (local) |
| DEPARTMENTAL RECOVERY TEAM |
A group of individuals responsible for performing
recovery procedures specific to their department. |
| DES |
Department of Emergency Services (local) |
| DFO |
Disaster-Field Office |
| DIAL BACKUP |
The use of dial-up communication lines as
a backup to dedicated lines. |
| DIAL-UP LINE |
A communication link between computer terminals
and a computer processor, which is established on demand by
dialing a specific telephone number. |
| DIS |
Department of Information Services |
| DISASTER |
Any event that creates an inability on an
organizations part to provide critical business functions
for some predetermined period of time. SIMILAR TERMS:
Business Interruption; Outage; Catastrophe. |
| DISASTER PREVENTION |
Measures employed to prevent, detect, or
contain incidents which, if unchecked, could result in disaster. |
| DISASTER PREVENTION CHECKLIST |
A questionnaire used to assess preventative
measures in areas of operations such as overall security,
software, data files, data entry reports, microcomputers,
and personnel. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY |
The ability to respond to an interruption
in services by implementing a disaster recovery plan to restore
an organization's critical business functions. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY ADMINISTRATOR |
The individual responsible for documenting
recovery activities and tracking recovery progress. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY COORDINATOR |
The Disaster Recovery Coordinator may be
responsible for overall recovery of an organization or unit(s). SIMILAR TERMS: Business Recovery Coordinator. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY PERIOD |
The time period between a disaster and a
return to normal functions, during which the disaster recovery
plan is employed. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN |
The document that defines the resources,
actions, tasks and data required to manage the business recovery
process in the event of a business interruption. The plan
is designed to assist in restoring the business process within
the stated disaster recovery goals. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING |
The technological aspect of business continuity
planning. The advance planning and preparations which are
necessary to minimize loss and ensure continuity of the critical
business functions of an organization in the event of disaster. SIMILAR TERMS: Contingency planning; business resumption
planning; corporate contingency planning; business interruption
planning; disaster preparedness. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY SOFTWARE |
An application program developed to assist
an organization in writing a comprehensive disaster recovery
plan. |
| DISASTER RECOVERY TEAMS (Business
Recovery Teams) |
A structured group of teams ready to take
control of the recovery operations if a disaster should occur. |
| DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING |
Use of computers at various locations, typically
interconnected via communication links for the purpose of
data access and/or transfer. |
| DNR |
Department of Natural Resources |
| DO |
Duty Officer |
| DOA |
Department of Agriculture |
| DOC |
Department of Corrections |
| DOE-RL |
Department of Energy, Richland |
| (US) DOE |
Department of Energy |
| (WS) DOE |
Department of Ecology |
| DOF |
Department of Fisheries |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DOL |
Department of Licensing |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DOT/AERO |
Department of Transportation/Aeronautics
Division |
| DOW |
Department of Wildlife |
| DOWNLOADING |
Connecting to another computer and copying
a program or file from that system. |
| DRP |
Division of Radiation Protection (DOH) |
| DSHS |
Department of Social and Health Services |
| DSR |
Damage Survey Report |
| DUE DILLIGENCE |
The practice of gathering the necessary information
on actual or potential risks so that a well formulated decision
may be reached regarding the potential for financial loss.
Due diligence in the financial services industry is comparable
to mitigation in the emergency management field. Both protect
against disaster. |
