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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
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
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
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
E
- edition — édition FR, Ausbaustufe DE
- Set of enabled features. ➜ Starter [Edition], Express [Edition], Professional [Edition], Academic [Edition]
- Electronic Software Distribution
- x
- 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)
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
G
topH
- 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
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
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
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
O
- object — objet FR, Objekt DE
- ➜ map object
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”.
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
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
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
V
topX
- 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)