Jargon Buster
The SCATA Jargon Buster is a compilation of many of the confusing terms and acronyms used in Health Informatics. It was compiled from various sources and is maintained by the SCATA membership.
If you are are a SCATA member, you can add and edit jargon terms from the member's area
Non-members can use the contact page to submit a new term or acronym, or to update an existing one.
Term or Acronym | Definition | Explanation |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language | A subset of SGML. More flexible than HTML. Can be used to transmit structured messages, e.g. pathology results. See www.w3.org/xml. |
XSLT |
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation | XSL and XSLT are members of the XML family. XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents.
Here is a good introductory tutorial. |