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A

Academic [Edition] — Academic [Édition] FR, Academic [Ausbaustufe] DE
Special edition of MYmap; technically equivalent to the MYmap Professional [Edition]. Offered on a significant discount to students, teachers and lecturers
activation — Freischaltung DE
Installation of a permanent license on a computer, allowing permanent use of MYmap in the acquired edition
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B

Boolean
Logical value (“yes” or “no”), used as a data type for a user-defined property
brainstorming — remue-méninges FR, Brainstorming DE
Method for finding ideas, invented in 1939 by Alex Faickney Osborn; two stages: finding ideas, reviewing ideas. Supported in MYmap Professional [Edition]. Enhanced in MYmap as the knowledge chain
branch — branche FR, Ast DE
First-level topic of a subject (“Branch” and “Main Branch” are equivalent). A branch is always directly subordinate to the Map Center. Topics subordinate to branches are called twig
branch line — ligne de branche FR, Astlinie DE
Graphical element connecting a Map Object to its superordinate map object, visualizing the tree structure of the map
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C

center — point central FR, Mittelpunkt DE
map center
class hierarchy — hiérarchie de classes FR, Klassenhierarchie DE
Composition of properties in a map, created using definition and inheritance
Cognitive Process Support System (CPSS)
Knowledge Management System (KMS) with an emphasis on supporting thought processes during generation of ideas, optionally integrated into an Executive Information System (EIS). ➜ knowledge chain
connector — connecteur FR, Querverbindung DE
Line connecting two other map objects, visualizing a semantical relationship
content area — zone de contenu FR, Inhaltsbereich DE
The large, initially blank area of the MYmap window used to display and edit the map
context menu — menu contextuel FR, Kontextmenü DE
Menu with situation-dependent commands displayed after right-clicking an object in the content area
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D

data type — type de données FR, Datentyp DE
String, Hyperlink: hyperlink, Float, Integer, Percent, Boolean, DateTime, TimeSpan
DateTime
Date, time or combination of both, used as a data type for a user-defined property
definition — définition FR, Definition DE
Addition of a user-defined property to a map object; see also: Inheritance, Property, Class hierarchy, User-defined class
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E

edition — édition FR, Ausbaustufe DE
Set of enabled features. ➜ Starter [Edition], Express [Edition], Professional [Edition], Academic [Edition]
Electronic Software Distribution
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EMM
Proprietary, binary file format used in historical versions of MYmap (Eminec MyMap). Since 2010, replaced by iiXML, based on XML
evaluation version — version d’évaluation FR, Evaluationsversion DE
trial version
Executive Information System (EIS)
System that collects and processes information about all internal and external matters relevant to the company and makes it available to the management in a suitable form
Express [Edition] — Express [Édition] FR, Express [Ausbaustufe] DE
Edition of MYmap with a comprehensive set of features for most uses (level 2 of 3)
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F

favorites — favoris FR, Favoriten DE
List of frequently used maps, maintained by the user
Float
Number, optionally with decimal places, used as a data type for a user-defined property
free text — texte libre FR, Freitext DE
Map object, connected semantically and structurally — but not by a branch line — to the superordinate object
full version — version complète FR, Vollversion DE
permanent license
full-screen mode — mode plein écran FR, Vollbildmodus DE
Special display layout maximizing available space for the content area
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G

Geistesblitz
Monthly customer e-mail newsletter; “Geistesblitz” is German for “flash of genius”
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H

hyperlink — hyperlien FR, Hyperlink DE
Reference in a map to another document (e. g. word processing document, table, picture file). Also as data type for a user-defined property
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I

iiXML
XML format used for map storage in eminec MYmap beginning with version XG. ➜ also EMM
inheritance — héritage FR, Vererbung DE
Application of user-defined properties defined in a superordinate map object. ➜ also definition, property, class hierarchy, user-defined class
installation package — package d’installation FR, Installationspaket DE
File that allows setup of MYmap on a computer; normally downloaded from the Internet ➜ Electronic Software Distribution
Integer
Integer, used as a data type for a user-defined property
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K

knowledge chain — chaîne de connaissance FR, Wissenskette DE
Stages of idea generation as an ordered series of activities: brainstorming, organizing, sharing ideas
Knowledge Management System (KMS)
Software system for storing, organizing and sharing information; facilitates creation of knowledge ready to use out of simple information. ➜ knowledge chain
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M

main branch — branche principale FR, Hauptast DE
branch
map — carte FR, Map DE
Basic information container in MYmap
map center — point central de la carte FR, Map-Mittelpunkt DE
Every map contains exactly one map center. All other map objects are subordinate to the map center
Map Manager
Tab with commands for quick retrieval of maps
map object — objet de la carte FR, Map-Objekt DE
Any part of a map. ➜ map center, branch, twig, free text, picture, connector
mapping — Mapping DE
Visual representation of knowledge (information and its interconnections) in a drawing
Media Kit
Also includes a printed version of the manual and reference card
meta data — métadonnée FR, Metadaten DE
Additional information about a map, such as name of the author and of the last editor
My eminec — Mon eminec FR, Mein eminec DE
Customer service portal within the eminec Internet site, allowing self-service management of licenses and subscriptions
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O

object — objet FR, Objekt DE
map object
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P

Percent
Integer interpreted as percentage, used as a data type for a user-defined property
permanent license — licence permanente FR, Dauerlizenz DE
Contract with eminec allowing perpetual use of MYmap. In order to find out whether MYmap is suitable, use the free trial version first
picture — illustration FR, Grafik DE
Illustration created outside eminec MYmap that has been added into a map
product test — test de produit FR, Produkttest DE
Public preview of upcoming product versions not yet released for production use
Professional [Edition] — Professional [Édition] FR, Professional [Ausbaustufe] DE
Most powerful edition of MYmap with brainstorming features (level 3 of 3)
property — propriété FR, Eigenschaft DE
Built-in (e. g. “font”) or user-defined (e. g. “mileage”) storage space for a value describing an map object. ➜ also property value
property value — valeur de la propriété FR, Eigenschaftwert DE
Specific value of a property, e. g. “Helvetica” for „Font”, “50 MPG” for “mileage”.
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S

Starter [Edition] — Starter [Édition] FR, Starter [Ausbaustufe] DE
Beginners’ Edition of MYmap (level 1 of 3)
String
Unicode text, used as a data type for a user-defined property
style template — modèle de style FR, Stilvorlage DE
Template for map object font formatting, branch line/underline/highlighter colors. ➜ also template
sub-branch — sous-branche FR, Unterzweig DE
twig
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T

task pane — volet de tâches FR, Aufgabenbereich DE
Right portion of the MYmap main window containing context-specific editing options. There are multiple task panes which can be opened exclusively
template — modèle FR, Vorlage DE
Pre-designed composition of settings. ➜ also style template
TimeSpan
Interval of time, used as a data type for a user-defined property
trashcan — poubelle FR, Mülleimer DE
Temporary storage in a map where deleted map objects are put. They can then be permanently deleted or restored
tree structure — structure arborescente FR, Baumstruktur DE
Hierarchical composition of a document. Semantic relationships are modeled by well-defined super- or subordination
trial version — version d’essai FR, Testversion DE
Installation of MYmap without a permanent license (45-day trial)
twig — ramille FR, Zweig DE
A topic subordinate to a Main branch (“Twig” and “Sub-Branch” are equivalent). Main branches and sub-branches are technically the same, the differentiation is mainly useful for explanations in the documentation
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U

update — mise à jour FR, Update DE
Replacement of an existing MYmap installation with a newer version of the same edition. ➜ also upgrade
update & upgrade — mise à jour & à niveau FR, Update & Upgrade DE
Combined offer, consisting of an update and an upgrade to the latest version of a higher edition
upgrade — mise à niveau FR, Upgrade DE
Replacement of an existing MYmap installation with a more powerful edition of the same version. ➜ also update
user-defined class — classe définie par l'utilisateur FR, Benutzerdefinierte Klasse DE
user-defined property — propriété définie par l'utilisateur FR, Benutzerdefinierte Eigenschaft DE
Storage of an arbitrary attribute, assigned to a map object. A map object can have no, one or multiple user-defined properties. Each property can have any property value
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V

validation — Validierung DE
XSD
Viewer
Free program enabling users to view, but not change, maps
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X

XML
Universal file format (Extensible Markup Language) of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). ➜ iiXML, EMM
XML schema — schéma XML FR, XML-Schema DE
XSD
XSD
XML Schema Definition: File defining the structure, content and semantics of XML documents; allows to check whether an XML file is OK (validation)
 
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