1.2
DEFINITIONS
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1.2.1
General Definitions
The glossary of definitions, abbreviations and acronyms, and units set
forth in EIA ANSI/TIA/EIA-569-A and UL 1069 shall apply to this Section,
unless otherwise noted.
1.2.2
Additional Acronyms
For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply.
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
COTS
Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (Products)
CPU
Central Processing Unit
LAN
Local Area Network
NC
Nurse Call (Subsystems)
NCAV
Nurse Call Audio-Visual (System)
NCTV
Nurse Call Tone-Visual (System)
O&M
Operation and Maintenance (Manuals)
UON
Unless Otherwise Noted
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
1.2.3
Additional Terms
For the purposes of this Section, following definitions shall apply.
Call
Communications between patients and caregivers, and
among caregivers, that are transmitted through the NCTV
System [and interconnected supplementary systems]. Call
communications modes for the NCTV System include alert
tones, visual indicators, [and digital display of
alphanumeric messages].
Caregiver
A person who is directly involved in the care of
patients.
Pager
Radio Page Receiver.
Software
Operating systems and application programs that enable
a computer, or computer-based systems, to function as
specified. Software shall include the documentation
to describe, maintain and use the programs.
System
NCTV System, UON.
System
Application Design
Contractor performed systems engineering to combine
and configure a collection of hardware and software
components into a functioning system that has been
customized and tailored to satisfy all specified and
indicated requirements. The system application design
shall assure that the configuration and working
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