Glossary
Short definitions for terms used across our services and FAQ.
- OPC-UA
- Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture—a machine-to-machine protocol for industrial automation, widely used for secure, interoperable data exchange between devices and software.
- MQTT
- A lightweight publish/subscribe messaging protocol often used for IoT telemetry when bandwidth or connectivity is constrained.
- OEE
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness—a manufacturing KPI combining availability, performance, and quality to quantify productive manufacturing time.
- RAG
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation—a pattern where LLMs retrieve relevant documents or data before answering, improving factual grounding for enterprise knowledge bases.
- Data mesh
- A decentralized approach to data architecture where domain teams own their data products while sharing standards and governance across the organization.
- SCADA
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition—systems that monitor and control industrial processes, often integrating PLCs, HMIs, and historians.
- HMI
- Human-Machine Interface—operator dashboards and panels used to visualize and control machinery and processes.
- MES
- Manufacturing Execution System—software that tracks and documents production from order to finished goods, often tied to ERP and plant systems.