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| statement that defines or constrains an aspect of a business with the intent of controlling behaviors within the business |
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| set of functions intended to ensure the proper operation of a system |
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| Electronic data interchange |
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| structured, electronic transmission of data between organizations |
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| the idea that in an open system, there are many different potential paths to the final outcome |
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| process by which a system regulates itself |
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| a combination of technology, data, people, and processes that is directed towards the collection, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and communication of information |
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| a system that interacts with its environment |
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| a system that is part of a larger system |
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| set of interacting components that work together to form a complex whole by taking inputs and processing them to produce outputs |
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| Transaction Processing System |
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| system that collects, monitors, processes, reports, and stores data generated by an organization's transactions |
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