Strategies in Biomedical Data Science

Glossary^*

ABySS

Assembly By Short Sequences. A de novo, parallel, paired-end sequence assembler that is designed for short reads.

Academic department

Beyond the traditional notion of an academic department as a distinct disciplinary academic entity, the term as used in the Common Data Set (CDS) includes a fuller scope of academic units, from schools and colleges on one end to research groups at the other. The distinguishing attribute is that the entity includes teaching and research faculty, associated staff, and academic administrators (e.g., deans).

Access control list (ACL)

Set of procedures and processes performed by hardware, software, and administrators to monitor access, identify users requesting access, record access attempts, and limit access to the resources of a system only to authorized persons, programs, processes, or other systems. (For detailed information, consult the Higher Education Information Security Guide, available att http://www.educause.edu/security/guide.)

Adjuvant chemotherapy

Additional treatment given after surgery to lower the risk of the cancer returning.

Administrative office

Units in the central administration of a college or university, such as the offices of the president, vice presidents, provost, vice provosts, and general counsel. Does not include academic units, such as offices of the deans in universities with multiple colleges or schools, or offices of academic departments or research groups.

Advancement/fundraising system

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