SharePoint - Calculated column

Below is a SharePoint Dictionary Word of the Day:


Calculated column


A column in a table which utilizes a formula that is copied automatically to each record in the column or in another column if applicable.

SharePoint - Business Object

Below is a SharePoint Dictionary Word of the Day:


Business object


An object which performs a set of operations, usually defined such as data validation or business rule logic, related to a business process or workflow.

SharePoint - Business Data Catalog (BDC)

Below is a SharePoint Word of the Day:


Business Data Catalog (BDC)


A service which collects information in regard to business application data that occurs outside the server farm. Such a service can be used to show business data in lists, web parts, search, user profiles, and custom applications.

SharePoint - Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Client Runtime

Below is a SharePoint Word of the Day:

Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Client Runtime


A runtime which reads and understands a configuration file and then executes the applicable instructions on the Microsoft Office applications. This is utilized primarily to display the user interface such as form regions in Microsoft Outlook, task panes, and ribbons.

SharePoint - App Definitions

Below are some SharePoint Dictionary App Words of the Day:

App

Features that a site owner or administrator can add to a SharePoint Site, such as document libraries, lists, calendars and tasks.

 

App catalog

A SharePoint document library that administrators can use to distribute apps for Office and SharePoint to users.



App custom action

A category of a custom action that is added to a host site by an app for SharePoint and which links to additional functionality that is contained by the app.



App for SharePoint

A cloud-enabled app that adds rich, scenario-focused functionality into a SharePoint environment.



App part

A module of an app for SharePoint that can be embedded on a site page to show the functionality of the app.



App web

A sub-web site where the SharePoint elements of an app are deployed when the app is installed on a host web.

SharePoint - Alternate Access Mapping

Below is a SharePoint Dictionary Word of the Day:


Alternate access mapping


A mapping of URLs to Web applications. Incoming alternate access mappings are used to provide several URL access points for the same set of content. Outgoing alternate access mappings are utilized to confirm that content is rendered in the correct URL environment.

SharePoint - Alert Subscription

Below is a SharePoint Dictionary Word of the Day:


Alert subscription


A request to receive an Internet message automatically when user-defined criteria are met. Such communication messages are generated automatically when items such as documents, Web pages, list items, sites, or other assets have changed.