| Term | Description |
|---|---|
Aspect |
Collection of various aspects from the digital twin. An aspect can, for example, bundle all information about a specific part. |
AAS |
Asset Administration Shell (Industry 4.0) is the implementation of the digital twin for Industry 4.0 and enables interoperability between different companies. |
BoM |
Bill of Material. BoM is a list of parts and materials that a product contains. Without them, manufacturing would not be possible. |
BoM AsBuilt |
Bill of material lifecycle of the built entity |
BoM AsPlanned |
Bill of material lifecycle of the planned entity |
BPN |
Business Partner Number. A BPN is used to identify a partner in the Catena-X network. |
CX |
Abbreviation for Catena-X |
Data Sovereignty |
Ability to keep control over own data, that is shared with other participants |
EDC |
Eclipse Dataspace Connector. The connector version used in Catena-X |
FOSS |
Free and Open Source Software |
Interoperability |
Communication and interaction with other components or Catena-X partners / players |
IRS |
Item Relationship Service. Component to provide data chains. IRS architecture documentation (arc42) |
SME |
Small / Medium Enterprise |
Trace-X |
Proper name of open-source software application of Catena-X use case traceability |
UI |
User Interface |