ACF: ArchestrA Control Framework. This is the app delivery framework for AVEVA OMI.

API: Application Program Interface. A set of programming tools, including methods, classes, and properties, that you can use to build software applications.

ArchestrA: A distributed architecture that provides supervisory control and manufacturing information systems. It is an open and extensible technology based on a distributed, object-based design.

Assembly: An assembly is a collection of types and resources that are built to work together and form a logical unit of functionality. Microsoft defines assemblies as the building blocks of .NET Framework applications. They form the fundamental unit of deployment, version control, reuse, activation scoping, and security permissions.

OMI: Operations Management Interface, a visualization framework for AVEVA System Platform and Application Server to provide data-driven and context-aware run-time displays.

SDK: Software Developer Kit. A collection of APIs, sample apps, and documentation that lets software developers build new applications. The AVEVA OMI SDK uses Microsoft Visual Studio as its development environment and includes several component SDKs and APIs, along with sample apps and documentation.