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;[[Auxiliary Data]]: Additional Auxiliary data that should be defined before provide supplementary or additional information to the main items/objects in IMSMA. Auxiliary data entering. These include organisationsis of the following types in IMSMA: Country structure, Organisation, placesPlace, ordnance Ordnance classification, cause Cause classification, needs Needs classification, assistance and Assistance classification. ;AXO: Abandoned Explosive Ordnance , explosive ordnance that has not been used during an armed conflict, that has been left behind or dumped by a party to an armed conflict, and which is no longer under control of the party that left it behind or dumped it. Abandoned explosive ordnance may or may not have been primed, fuzed, armed or otherwise prepared for use. (CCW protocol V)

;[[Point Types | Benchmark]]: is a fixed point of reference used to locate a marked and recorded hazard or hazardous '''area'''. It should normally be located a short distance outside the hazardous area. It should be safe to walk from the Reference / Landmark to the Benchmark.

;CDF: [[Custom Defined Fields ]] are fields that IMSMA allows you to create, change, remove and are not predefinedfields for country specific needs.

;CHA: Confirmed Hazardous Area , refers to an area where the presence of mine/ERW contamination has been confirmed on the basis of direct evidence of the presence of mines/ERW.

;[[Data Categories | Data Category]]: The Data Inventory Manager allows you to organise item attributes into meaningful groupings, or data categories. ;[[Using Data Entry Forms|Data Entry Form]]: Data entry forms are used to collect mine action data such as accidents and victims, land, activities, locations, education activities, and quality management information and display them in a standardised format. They used to be called Field Reports.;[[Data Entry Form TemplateTemplates]]: They arepredefined are forms that can be are used to add a Data Entry Form to for adding data IMSMA. Templates are created by IMSMAadministrators.;[[Data Inventory Manager]]: Using Data Inventory Manager, information managers can create new data elements or modify existing elements to map to their programme’s information needs.

;EOD: Explosive Ordnance Disposal, the detection, identification, evaluation, render safe, recovery and disposal of explosive ordnance.;ERW: Explosive Remnants of War, includes landmines, Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and Abandoned Explosive Ordnance (AXO).;[[Point Types | Evidence point]]: is used for Cluster munitions and other UXO. It is used for recording where ordnance are found i.e. a strong claim with high confidence

# [[LocationSummary Window | Location]], # [[Task Tab | Task]] # [[LandSummary Window | Land]], [[ActivitySummary Window | Activity]], [[Accident Summary Window | Accident]], [[Victim Summary Window | Victim]], [[AssistanceSummary Window | Assistance]], [[Education Summary Window | Education]] and [[QMSummary Window | QM]]. :They can be viewed in the [[Items Pane ]] of the [[IMSMA Navigation window]].

;[[Point Types | Landmark]]: is a fixed point of reference some distance outside the hazardous '''area''. It should be an easily recognised feature (such as a cross-roads or a bridge) which can be used to assist in navigating to one or more benchmarks.

;maXML: [[XML Documentation | Mine Action Extensible Markup Language]];MBT: Mine Ban Treaty, another acronym for APMBC [http://www.apminebanconvention.org/ Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention]

;[[MINT]]: Mine action INTelligence tool;MIQ: Mine action Information management Qualification, old term for the different levels of '''[[Portal:Training | IMSMA training]]'''

;[[IMSMA Navigation Window | Navigation Window]]:The IMSMA Navigation window is the main window from which all of IMSMA’s features are accessed. The window contains a menu toolbar, a status bar, and three panes: the country structure pane, map pane, and items pane. ;NMAS: National Mine Action Standardsbut could also refer to National Mine Action Strategy.

;NTS: Non-Technical Survey, refers to the collection and analysis of data, without the use of technical interventions, about the presence, type, distribution and surrounding environment of mine/ERW contamination, in order to define better where mine/ERW contamination is present, and where it is not, and to support land release prioritisation and decision-making processes through the provision of evidence.

;[[Point Types | Reference point]]: is a fixed point of reference some distance outside the hazardous '''area'''. It should be an easily recognised feature (such as a cross-roads or a bridge) which can be used to assist in navigating to one or more benchmarks.

;SHA: Suspected Hazardous Area. refers to an area where there is reasonable suspicion of mine/ERW contamination on the basis of indirect evidence of the presence of mines/ERW.;SOPSOPs: Standard Operating Procedures, instructions which define the preferred or currently established method of conducting an operational task or activity. Their purpose is to promote recognisable and measurable degrees of discipline, uniformity, consistency and commonality within an organisation, with the aim of improving operational effectiveness and safety. SOPs should reflect local requirements and circumstances.

;[[Summary Window]]: A Summary Window displays when you open an object from the Items Pane of the IMSMA Navigation window. The Summary Window shows the most important available fields that have been selected to be included from the Data Entry Form.

;TS: Technical Survey, refers to the collection and analysis of data, using appropriate technical interventions, about the presence, type, distribution and surrounding environment of mine/ERW contamination, in order to define better where mine/ERW contamination is present, and where it is not, and to support land release prioritisation and decision making processes through the provision of evidence.

;UAV: Unmanned Aerial VehiclesVehicle (piloted by remote control) used for taking aerial photos of an area.

;[[Point Types | Usage point]]: is used for Cluster munitions and other UXO. Usage point has three main types: verified target point, intended target point and firing point (both land and air);UXO: Unexploded Ordnance, explosive ordnance that has been primed, fuzed, armed or otherwise prepared for use or used. It may have been fired, dropped, launched or projected yet remains unexploded either through malfunction or design or for any other reason.