Specialist Terms in Product Communication, Publishing Automation and Data Management

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Layout harmonization

Layout harmonization refers to the standardization of different design formats into a consistent visual structure. It strengthens recognizability, user experience, and efficiency in content creation.

Lifecycle

In product data management, the lifecycle describes the complete progression of a product, from development and production through use and maintenance to phase-out or recycling. Relevant product data is captured, maintained, and provided across all phases.

Live system 

A live system is an operating environment in which applications and data are used in real operation, and productive business processes are executed.

LLM (large language model)

An LLM is an AI language model that learns patterns from large volumes of text and can process and generate natural language in context.

Logistics systems

Logistics systems (relating to connecting data across multiple systems): Logistics systems are digital applications for managing material and information flows along the supply chain. They connect data from different systems and thereby create more transparent and efficient processes.

LoRA (model)

LoRA (low-rank adaptation) is a method for efficiently adapting large AI models to new tasks. Only a small number of additional parameters are trained, while the original model remains largely unchanged.