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  • Apnea

    To be without breath or respiration. Transient cessation of respiration.

  • Apoenzyme

    The protein moiety of an enzyme - determines the specifity of the enzyme reaction.

  • Apolipoprotein E (Apo E)

    Certain alleles of the gene that encodes the protein apolipoprotein E have been associated with the development of heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Apoptosis

    The process of cell death, which occurs naturally as a part of normal development, maintenance and renewal of tissue in an organism. Apoptosis differs from necrosis, in which cell death is caused by a toxic substance.

  • APP

    Amyloid Precursor Protein

  • Appareillage d'essai (Test equipment)

  • Appareillage d’essai (Test equipment)

  • Applicant

    The person of company that submits an application for marketing authorization of a new pharmaceutical product, an update to an existing marketing authorization, or a variation to an existing marketing authorization.

  • Applicatif (ISO)

  • Application Data Owner

    The initial owner of the data before it is archived.

  • Application Program

  • Application Software

    (IEEE) Software designed to fill specific needs of a user; for example, software for navigation, payroll, or process control.

  • Application Software

    (ISO) Software or a program that is specific to the solution of an application problem.

  • Application Software

    Any executable program developed or modified specially for customer applications.

  • Applikationssoftware (ISO)

  • Appraisal

    Archivists’ term. The purpose of archival appraisal is to decide which records should be preserved in the long term. As the term appraisal indicates, it should reveal the value of the records for future purposes and retention decisions should be based on that value.

  • Appropriated Login or Impersonation

    Someone using the authorization code, usually user ID and password of another person to secure access to network resources for which he or she does not have privileges or authorization. Can be intentional or not. CFR 21 Part 11 mandates technical controls that prevent this.

  • Appropriately Trained Personnel

    Persons who have been trained and their competence assessed to a suitable level of expertise to carry out defined activities.

  • Approval

    (in relation to institutional review boards). The affirmation decision of the IRB that the clinical trial has been reviewed and may be conducted at the institution site within the constraints set forth by the IRB, the institution, good clinical practice (GCP), and the applicable regulatory requirements.

  • APR

    Annual Product Review

  • Aptameters

    Short strands of DNA that bind protein targets.

  • APTF

    Application Policy Task Force

  • APUA

    Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics

  • AQ

  • AQL

    Acceptable Quality Level