| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
| A&D |
Architecture
& Development |
| A&FC |
Administration
& Financial Control |
| A/C |
Account |
| AA |
Application
Association |
| ABA |
Architecture
Bank Architecture |
| ABB |
Any
Branch Banking |
| ABCS |
Automated
Banking Control System (in IBM 4700) |
| ABM |
Automated
Banking Machine |
| ABS |
Automated
Billing System |
| AC |
Account
(See 'A/C') |
| ACB |
Application
Control Block |
| ACD |
Automatic
Call Distribution |
| ACF |
Advanced
Communications Functions |
| ACSS |
Automated
Clearing Settlement System |
| ACT.1 |
Activity
Control Table |
| ACT.2 |
Automatic
Cash Transfer |
| ADA |
Architecture
Data Architecture |
| ADCS |
Automated
Delivery Control System (Development's library control) |
| ADD |
Architecture
and Design Department |
| ADI |
Automation
Design, Inc. (vendor of Tandem-based D.L.B. system) |
| ADRS |
A
Departmental Reporting System |
| AE |
Application
Entity |
| AE |
Available
Entity |
| AER |
Accepted
Entry Response |
| AET |
Application
Entity Title |
| AG |
Action
Group |
| AI |
Artificial
Intelligence |
| AIT |
Application
Integration Test |
| ALD |
Automated
Loan Decisioning |
| ALIS |
Asset
& Liability Information System |
| AM |
Administration
Manager (part of S.A.M.) |
| AMPS |
Advance
Modular Program System (Off-Line) |
| AMS |
American
Management Systems |
| AMSS |
Account
Management Support System (in C.B.U.) |
| AMT |
Architecture
Methods Training |
| AN |
AllNight
System Macro |
| AN |
Application
Node |
| ANR |
Automated
Nostro Reconciliation |
| ANSYS |
AllNight
System |
| AOA |
Adcon
Operation Automation |
| AP |
Application
Process |
| APD |
Application
Programming Development |
| APL |
A
Programming Language |
| APMP |
Advanced
Performance Management Program |
| APP |
Applications |
| APPC |
Advanced
Program-to-Program Communication |
| APPN |
Advanced
Peer-to-Peer Networking |
| APT |
Application
Process Title |
| ARB |
Architecture
Review Board |
| ARC |
Architecture
Review Committee (in A.D.D.) |
| ARF |
Acquistion
Request Form (See R.F.A.) |
| ARP |
Account
Reconcilation Plan |
| ARP |
Account
Reconciliation Program |
| ARS |
Account
Reconciliation Service (new A.R.P. system) |
| ART |
Accounting
and Reporting Translation |
| AS |
Application
Service |
| ASD |
Application
Support Department |
| ASE |
Application
Service Element |
| ASN.1 |
Abstract
Syntax Notation One (Conversion) |
| ASP |
Abstract
Service Primitive |
| AST |
Application
System Test |
| ATICS |
Advanced
Trading Information & Communications System |
| ATM |
Automated
Teller Machines |
| ATMS |
Advanced
Text Management Systems |
| ATP |
Architecture
Technical Planning top |
| B |
Boundary |
| BAOS |
Bank
Arrangements Operating System |
| BAR |
Business
Accounting Reporting |
| BAS |
Bank
Application Service |
| BBD |
Bank
Business DAy |
| BCA |
Business
Corporate Areas |
| BCB |
Business
Commercial Banking |
| BCC |
Bancardchek |
| BCF |
Bulk
Cheque Filing |
| BCIP |
Bank
Credit Information Program |
| BCIS |
Bank
Credit Information System |
| BCM |
Business
Cash Management |
| BCO |
Business
Correspondent Services |
| BCS |
Branch
Conversion Supervisor |
| BCS |
Business
Credit Services |
| BCSMB |
British
Columbia Second Mortgage Branch |
| BCU |
Business
Corporate Audit |
| BDA |
Bank
Data Access |
| BDAM |
Basic
Direct Access Method |
| BDD |
Bank
Data Definition |
| BDS |
Business
Deposit Services |
| BEB |
Business
Electonic Banking |
| BERS |
Branch
Electronic Reporting System (IBM product) |
| BESS |
Bank
Electronic Support System |
| BFO |
Business
Front Office |
| BFX |
Business
Systems Foreign Exchange |
| BGS |
Bank
General Service |
| BHR |
Business
Human Resources |
| BIBIS |
BESS
Investigation & Billing Information System |
| BIC |
Branch
Implementation Co-ordinator |
| BIC |
Business
Information Centre (formerly TIC) |
| BIDF |
Back
Item Daily File |
| BIE |
Business
Industrial Engineering |
| BII |
Basic
Information Item |
| BIICB |
Basic
Information Item Control Block |
| BIM |
Branch
Implementation Manager |
| BIMF |
Back
Item Master File |
| BIMUF |
Back
Item Master Update File |
| BIP |
Business
Item Processing |
| BIS |
Banking
Information Services |
| BIS |
Business
Investment Services |
| BIUF |
Back
Item Update File |
| BIW |
Bank
Information Warehouse |
| BLO |
Business
London |
| BLS |
Business
Lending Services |
| BMI |
Bank
of Montreal Institute |
| BMI |
Batch
to Mainframe Interface (in DAI's B.E.S.S.) |
| BMIML |
Bank
of Montreal Investment Management Limited |
| BMK |
Business
Systems Cash Markets |
| BMLC |
Bank
of Montreal Leasing Corporation |
| BMMC |
Bank
of Montreal Mortgage Corporation |
| BMO |
Bank
of Montreal |
| BMP |
Branch
Mechanization Procedures |
| BMRMC |
Bank
of Montreal Receivables Management Corporation |
| BMTH |
Bank
of Montreal Tower Halifax |
| BMTT |
Bank
of Montreal Tower Toronto |
| BOD |
Bank
Organization Database |
| BOF |
Bank
Off-Line File |
| BOLID |
Bank
On-Line Installation Department |
| BoM |
Bank
of Montreal |
| BOMEC |
Bank
of Montreal Employee Charity |
| BOP |
Bank
Operation System |
| BOS |
Bank
Online System |
| BOS |
Bank
Operating System |
| BOSC |
Burlington
Operations Service Centre |
| BOSFC |
Bank
Operating System File Control |
| BOSIP |
Bank
of Montreal OSI Profiles (specifications) |
| BOSRC |
Bank
Operating System Read Overflow |
| BPC |
Business
Personal Commercial |
| BPY |
Business
Payments |
| BRF |
Branch
File (see 'BRN') |
| BRN |
Branch
File |
| BROV |
Branch
File Overflow |
| BRR |
Branch
Report Request |
| BRS |
Bank
Regional System |
| BRT |
BOS
Resident Tables |
| BSA |
Banking
Systems Applications Department |
| BSE |
Business
Securities |
| BSM |
Bank
Systems Management |
| BSO |
Business
Systems Operations |
| BTG |
Business
Treasury Government |
| BTP |
Business
Trading Products |
| BUN |
Business
Underpinnings
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| C |
Conversion |
| C/A |
Cash
Advance |
| C/D |
Change
Document |
| C/H |
Cardholder |
| C-ARMS |
Canadian
Accounts Receivable Management System |
| CA |
Current
Accounts |
| CAAS |
Collections
Automated Accounting System |
| CACS |
Computer
Assisted Collection System |
| CADPS |
Canadian
Automated Data Processing Services |
| CADS |
Customer
Activated Delivery System |
| CAF |
Customer
Account File |
| CAG |
Central
Administration Group |
| CANNET |
Canadian
Authorization Network |
| CAP |
Computer
Aided Programming |
| CAP |
Communications
Access Point |
| CAPPS |
Collection
And Payment Processing Service |
| CARRS |
Computer
Applications Resource Reporting System |
| CARS |
Charge
Back and Retrieval Control System |
| CBA |
Canadian
Bankers Association |
| CBA |
Canadian
Banker Association |
| CBCT |
Customer-Bank-Communications
Terminals |
| CBDS |
Correspondent
Banking Deposit System |
| CBG |
Commercial
Banking Group |
| CBM |
Central
Banking Manager |
| CBO |
Commercial
Banking Officer |
| CBT |
Computer
Based Terminal (vendor interface to SWIFT II) |
| CBT |
Computer
Based Training |
| CBU |
Commercial
Banking Unit |
| CCAPS |
Consumer
Credit Adjudication & Processing System |
| CCAPS |
Consumer
Credit Automated Point Scoring |
| CCB |
Central
Computer Building (of S.C.C.) |
| CCC |
Central
Computer Complex |
| CCF |
Central
Computer Facility (S.C.C. + W.C.C.) |
| CCF.1 |
Central
Control Facility |
| CCF.2 |
Credit
Control File |
| CCL |
Canadian
Classification of Loans |
| CCMC |
Change
Control Management Committee |
| CCR |
Central
Command Room |
| CCR |
Commitment,
Concurrency and Recovery |
| CCS |
Charge
Card System |
| CCSI |
Credit
Card Software Inc. (of Orlando, Florida) |
| CCT |
COR
Contingency Team |
| CCU |
Communication
Control Unit |
| CD |
Communications
Department |
| CD |
Change
Document |
| CDC |
Centralized
Deposits Centre |
| CDCQ |
Centralized
Deposits Centre Query Facility |
| CDF |
Component
Delivery Form |
| CDN |
Call
Distribution Network |
| CDPG |
Cross
Divisional Planning Group |
| CDS |
Canadian
Depository for Securities |
| CEDRIC |
Concentrator
Diagnostic Routine Instructions From Central Processor |
| CEFS |
Corporate
Electronic Financial Services |
| CEI |
Central
Equipment Index |
| CEPI |
Connection
End Point Identifier |
| CFD |
Commercial
Financial Database |
| CFT |
Customer
File Transfer |
| CFTC |
Commodities
Futures Trading Commission |
| CGB/C&GB |
Corporate
& Government Banking |
| CHAPS |
Clearing
House Automated Payments (Bank of England, London) |
| CHIPS |
Clearing
House Interbank Payments System (in New York) |
| CHRC |
Central
Human Resources Centre |
| CIC |
CADS-Interac
Connection |
| CIC |
Corporate
Information Centre |
| CICS |
Customer
Information Control System |
| CIF |
Customer
Information File (in Mech and otherwise) |
| CIFS |
Corporate
& Institutional Financial Services |
| CIN |
Career
Information Network |
| CIO |
Canadian
International Operations |
| CKBD |
Customer
Knowledge Based Database |
| CLA |
ClassAnchor |
| CLS |
Canadian
Loans System (commercial loans support) |
| CM |
Configuration
Manager |
| CMA |
Complement
Management & Authorization |
| CMD |
Consumer
Marketing Database |
| CMF |
Mutual
fund System |
| CMO |
Centralized
Mortgage Operations |
| CMOPS |
Configuration
Management Operation System |
| CMP |
Central
Mechanization Procedures |
| CMS |
Conversational
Monitor System |
| CMS |
Contact
Management System |
| CMSS |
Communications
Management Surveillance System |
| CNM |
Central
Network Management |
| COBOL |
Common
Business Oriented Language |
| COC |
Computer
Operations & Communications |
| COD |
Central
Operations Department |
| COLA |
Cost
of Living Adjustment |
| COLP |
Customer
Off-Line Processing |
| COLR |
Customer
Offline Reports (Mech year-end reporting) |
| COM |
Computer
Output Micrographics |
| COR |
Corporate
Systems Department |
| COSC |
Calgary
Operations Service Centre |
| CP |
Control
Program |
| CPA |
Canadian
Payments Association (cheque clearing) |
| CPA |
Canadian
Payments Automation (international payments) |
| CPAPS |
Control
Program Application Program Services |
| CPARS |
Cheque
Processing Archival and Retrieval System |
| CPCS |
Cheque
Processing Control System |
| CPIS |
Customer
& Product Information System |
| CPN |
Critical
Path Network |
| CPS |
Collections
Processing System |
| CR |
Change
Record |
| CRC |
Communications
Review Committee |
| CRF |
Communications
Review Forum |
| CRF |
Customer
Report File (in Mech) |
| CRFU |
Customer
Report File Update |
| CRPDU |
Computer
Room Power Distribution Unit |
| CRS |
Customer
Relationship System |
| CS |
Communications
Services |
| CS |
Conversion
Supervisor |
| CS |
Corporate
Services |
| CSA |
Card
Systems Applications |
| CSA.1 |
Chequable
Savings Account |
| CSA.2 |
Common
System Area |
| CSC |
Computer
Sciences Corporation |
| CSC |
Credit
Sequence Code |
| CSCCS |
Civil
Service Cooperative Credit Society |
| CSD |
Card
Services Division |
| CSG |
Canada
Systems Group |
| CSM |
Central
System Manager |
| CSO |
Continuous
Service Operation (or: Continuous System Operation) |
| CSP |
Control
Systems Programs |
| CSU |
Commercial
Service Unit |
| CTE |
Current
Table Entry |
| CTI |
Centralized
Transit Items |
| CTI |
Conversion
Training and Implementation |
| CTOM |
Central
Telecommunications, Operations & Maintenance |
| CTS |
Corporate
& Treasury Systems |
| CTSP |
Centre
de Traitement et Services de Prets |
| CTSS |
Corporate
& Treasury Systems Support |
| CU |
Control
Unit |
| CUB |
Central
Utilities Building (of S.C.C.) |
| CUCA |
Credit
Union Central of Alberta |
| CVL |
Corporate
Vehicle Leasing |
| CWAN |
Corporate
Wide Area Network
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| DA |
DataAccess |
| DA |
Decision
Analysis (as per Kepner-Tregoe) |
| DAI |
Data
Architects Inc. (Suppliers of B.E.S.S. for Tandem.) |
| DASD |
Direct
Access Storage Device |
| DB |
Domestic
Banking |
| DB&T |
DataBase
and Tables |
| DBHQ |
Domestic
Banking Headquarters |
| DBL |
DataBase
and Libraries |
| DBR |
DataBase
Recovery |
| DBS |
Divisional
Budgeting System |
| DCA |
Document
Content Architecture |
| DCAS |
Direct
Clearer Agency Service |
| DCATS |
Data
Communications Application Test System |
| DCES |
Documentary
Credits Entry System ('Impac' product) |
| DCF |
Document
Composition Facility |
| DCH |
DirectCheque
(A.R.P.-related product) |
| DCRS |
Direct
Clearer Reporting System |
| DCS |
Debt
Clearing System |
| DCS |
Delivery
Control Service |
| DCS |
Documentary
Credits System ('Docupac' product) |
| DCT |
Destination
Contol Table (Record, Block, Format, etc.) |
| DCUP |
Documentary
Credits User Program |
| DD |
DataDefination |
| DDA |
Demand
Deposit Accounting |
| DDA/DDR |
Demand
Deposit Accounting / Demand Deposit Re-write |
| DDS |
Direct
Delivery Service (or System) |
| DEC |
Digital
Equipment Corporation (vendor) |
| DEFT |
Direct
Electronic Funds Transfer |
| DEM |
Data
Element Manual (new D.S.T.) |
| DES |
Data
Encryption Standard |
| DFU |
Duplex
Functional Unit(both directions) |
| DGIF |
Directline
Generic Interface Facility |
| DGL |
Domestic
General Ledger - sub-system of I.F.S. |
| DI |
Domestic
Investments (Treasury function) |
| DIA |
Document
Interface Architecture |
| DIC |
Direct
Item Capture |
| DIF |
Direct
Inquiry Facility |
| DIRPS |
Diary
& Information Request Processing System |
| DIS |
Daily
Interest Savings |
| DISC |
Data
Information Systems Company (vendor of A.R.P. software) |
| DISSOS |
Distributed
Office Systems Facility |
| DLB |
Directline
Banking |
| DLIS |
Directline
Information System |
| DLS |
Directline
Services |
| DLSAP |
Datalink
Service Access Point |
| DMA |
Database
Management Administration |
| DMI |
Data
Mart Initiative |
| DMM |
Domestic
Money Management |
| DMS |
DataManagement
Services |
| DOS |
Disk
Operating System |
| DOSF |
Distributed
Office Systems Facility |
| DP |
DataProcessing |
| DPPR |
Divisional
Project Progress Report |
| DPSP |
Deferred
Profit Sharing Plan |
| DR-ONE |
Dealing
Room - Online Network Environment |
| DRC |
Development
Review Committee |
| DRF |
DiaryFile |
| DSA |
Directory
Service Agent |
| DSC |
Data
Security Committee |
| DSC |
Development
Support Centre |
| DSDF |
Daily
Statement Data File |
| DSLO |
Distributed
System License Option |
| DSMF |
Daily
Statement Master File |
| DSS |
Decision
Support System |
| DST |
Dictionary
of Standard Terminology |
| DSTF |
Daily
Statement Trigger File |
| DTRIG |
Delayed
Trigger File |
| DTS |
Data
Technical Systems |
| DUA |
Directory
User Agent
top |
| EAR |
External
Access Request |
| EAS |
Expert
Assistance System (AI based) |
| EBCS |
Enhanced
Bank (or Branch) Communications System |
| EBS |
Electronic
Banking Services |
| EBSRC |
Electronic
Banking Services Committee |
| ECA |
EditContol
Area |
| ECA |
Electronic
Customer Access |
| ECR |
Electronic
Cash Register (in P.O.S. context) |
| EDP |
Electronic
Data Processing |
| EDPS |
Electronic
Data Processing Systems Group (formerly O&S) |
| EDS |
Electronic
Delivery System |
| EER |
Employee
Equity Reporting |
| EFS |
Electronic
Financial Services |
| EFS
S+A |
Solutions
and Applications |
| EFT |
Electronic
Funds Transfer |
| EI&C |
Equipment,
Installations And Control |
| EIC |
Eastern
Information Centre |
| ELS |
Employee
Loan System |
| ENT |
Entity |
| EOS |
Electronic
Office System (CNCP product) |
| EQF |
Emergency
QuickFix |
| ES |
Expert
System (related to AI - Artificial Intelligence) |
| ETOM |
Eastern
Communications, Operations & Maintenance |
| EUC |
End
User Computing
top |
| FACS |
FirstBank
Automated Clearing Service |
| FAS |
Funds
Accounting System (C.D.C. system at C.S.G.) |
| FBOA |
FirstBank
Operating Account |
| FBP |
FirstBank
Plan |
| FBPS |
FirstBank
Bill Payment Service |
| FBRS |
FirstBank
Balance Reporting Service |
| FBSS |
FirstBank
Securities Services (pipeline between N.Y. & London) |
| FCBS |
Firstbank
Concentrator Balance Services |
| FCC |
First
Canadian Centre (Calgary) |
| FCCS |
Firstbank
Cash Concentrator Services |
| FCFP |
FirstBank
Cash Flow Protection |
| FCIP |
Flexible
Credit Interest Pricing |
| FCL.1 |
File
Control |
| FCL.2 |
Field
Contol List (Opens & Aments) |
| FCMA |
FirstBank
Cash Management Accounting |
| FCOP |
Commercial
Overdraft Protection Plan |
| FCP |
First
Canadian Place |
| FCP |
FirstBank
Cashflow Protection |
| FCP |
FullChange
Proposal |
| FCS |
Funds
Control System |
| FCT |
File
Contrl Table |
| FD |
Facilities
Department |
| FDT |
Formal
Description Technique |
| FFP |
Firstbank
Finance Plan |
| FHD |
First
Home Dollars |
| FI |
Financial
Institution |
| FIAS |
Fixed
Assets System |
| FICO |
Fair,
Isaac Companies |
| FID |
Financial
Information Database |
| FIFO |
First
In First Out |
| FIS |
Financial
& International Systems |
| FIT |
Financial
Database (access to EFS info) |
| FM |
FileMaintenance |
| FMS |
Financial
Management System |
| FNPL |
Fly
Now, Pay Later |
| FOI |
Floating
Optional Item |
| FPPS |
Foreign
Pension Payment System |
| FRA |
Final
Request for Authorization |
| FRCA |
Functional
Risk Control Analysis (ref Corporate Audit) |
| FRS |
Financial
Review System |
| FS |
Functional
Specification |
| FSP |
Full
Service Package |
| FSS |
Financial
Sub-system |
| FST |
FileStatus
Table (Contains File Status to be Checkpointed) |
| FTAM |
File
Transfer, Access and Management |
| FTD |
Financial
Terms Database |
| FTD |
Financial
Terms Database |
| FTE |
Full
Time Equivalent |
| FTE |
Full
Time Employee |
| FTN |
Funds
Transfer Network |
| FTP |
Flexible
Transit Pricing |
| FTS |
Future
Terminal System |
| FX |
Foreign
Exchange |
| FXC |
Foreign
Exchange Conversion |
| FXM/FXMM |
Foreign
Exchange / Money Market |
| FXR |
Foreign
Exchange Rates system
top |
| GA |
General
Automation |
| GB |
Gigabyte
(one billion 8-bit bytes or characters) |
| GEMS |
Global
Electronic Mail System |
| GENIE |
Generates
Information Electronically |
| GFS |
Group
Financial Statements |
| GIC |
Guaranteed
Investment Certificate |
| GL |
General
Ledger |
| GLA |
General
Ledger Accounting System |
| GLCS |
Global
Limits Control System (an I.P. Sharp service) |
| GLMS |
Global
Limits Monitoring System |
| GLOV |
General
Ledger Overflow |
| GLR |
General
Ledger Reconciliation |
| GLRS |
General
Ledger Reporting System |
| GLS |
General
Ledger System (in I.B.U.K.) |
| GLSS |
General
ledger Sub-system (Libraries) |
| GMT |
Global
Money Transfer |
| GOSIP |
Government
OSI Profiles (specifications) |
| GRIP |
General
Review Information Projects |
| GS |
General
Service |
| GST |
Goods
and Services Tax
top |
| HASP |
Houston
Automatic Spooling Program |
| HBIC |
Harris
Bank International Corporation |
| HCM |
Harris
Cash Manager |
| HDFU |
Half-Duplex
Functional Unit (one-way direction) |
| HGL/HOGL |
Head
Office General Ledger subsystem of I.F.S. |
| HMB |
Home
Mortgage Branch |
| HMI |
Host
Mainframe Interface (DAI product for Tandem/B.E.S.S.) |
| HMS |
Home
Mortgage System |
| HO |
Head
Office |
| HODE |
Head
Office Divisional Expense System |
| HOSC |
Halifax
Operations Service Centre |
| HRCPU |
Human
Resources Centralized Processing Unit |
| HRIS |
Human
Resources Information System |
| HRIS |
Human
Resource Information System |
| HRON |
Human
Resources ONline query system |
| HTSB |
Harris
Trust and Savings Bank
top |
| I/O |
Input/Output |
| IA |
Interactive
Authorization |
| IAMM |
Inter-Application
Message Manager (part of S.A.M.) |
| IB |
International
Banking |
| IBCS |
Interbuilding
Communication Switch |
| IBDS |
international
Banking Delivery System |
| IBIS |
International
Banking Information System |
| IBM |
International
Business Machines (vendor) |
| IBSO |
Inter-Bank
Standing Order |
| IBUK |
International
Banking -- U.K. |
| IBUK |
US
Equivalent of MECH |
| IC |
Information
Centre |
| ICA |
Interbank
Card Association |
| ICA |
Investment
Chequing Account |
| ICB |
Institute
of Canadian Bankers |
| ICB |
Item
Control Block |
| ICC |
Installation,
Conversion & Control |
| ICN |
Internal
Control Number |
| ICON |
Interconnection
of Information Processing Systems/Users |
| ICR |
Interfaces,
Calculations and Reporting |
| IDDA |
International
DDA System |
| IDMS |
Integrated
Database Management System |
| IDOC |
Interactive
Documentation Facility |
| IDS |
ImageDistribution
System |
| IDS |
Investment
Deposit System (Computrol package for C.D.C. Automation |
| IEG |
Information
Engineering Guidlines |
| IEW |
Information
Engineering Workbench |
| IFL |
Institute
for Learning |
| IFL |
Institute
for Learning |
| IFN |
IFS
Non-BOMGL Front-End |
| IFPS |
Interactive
Financial Planning System |
| IFS |
Integrated
Financial System |
| IIPS |
International
Interbank Payment Settlements |
| IL |
ItemList
(Opens & Amends) |
| IML |
Initial
Microprogram Load |
| IMP |
IFS/Monitor
Project |
| IMS |
Information
Management System |
| IMS |
Investment
Management System |
| INAS |
Interbank
National Authorization System |
| INBT |
Inter-Branch
Transfer |
| INF |
Item
Numbering Feature |
| IP&C |
Information,
Productivity & Compliance |
| IPC |
Item
Processing Control |
| IPES |
Investments
Products Enquiry System |
| IPL |
Initial
Program Load |
| IPS |
Investment
Products System (ref Centralized Deposits Centre) |
| IPS |
Investments
Products Systems |
| IPSC |
International
Payment Service Centre |
| IRMIT |
Integrated
Risk Management Implementation Team |
| IRV |
Interactive
Voice Response |
| IS&P |
Information
Services and Planning |
| ISA |
Investment
Savings Account |
| ISAM |
Indexed
Sequential Access Method |
| ISAP |
Information
Security Awareness Program |
| ISC |
Instabank
Service Centre |
| ISC |
Inter-System
Communication (IBM facility to connect M.V.S. systems |
| ISC |
International
Service Centre |
| ISD |
Information
Service Department |
| ISDN |
Integrated
Services Digital Network |
| ISI |
Integral
Systems Inc. (vendor for H.R.I.S. package) |
| ISM |
Information
Security Manual |
| ISO |
International
Organization for Standardization |
| ISP |
Independent
Study Program |
| ISPS |
International
Securities Processing System |
| ISPW |
Integrated
Support Productivity Workbench |
| ITRIG |
Immediate
Trigger File |
| ITS |
International
Treasury Systems |
| IUT |
Implementation
Under Test |
| IVR |
Interactive
Voice Response |
| IWORK |
Interworking
of communicating business applications |
| IXF |
Interactive
Extensions Facilities
top |
| JAD |
Joint
Application Design |
| JCF |
Journal
Cycle File |
| JCL |
Job
Control Language |
| JCP |
JobCosting
Program |
| JCT |
Journal
Contrl Table |
| JES |
Job
Entry Subsystem |
| JMIF |
Journal
Merge Input File |
| JOR |
Job
Output Requirement |
| JTM |
Job
Transfer and Manipulation(remote) |
| KB |
Kilobyte
(1024 8-bit bytes) |
| KSA |
Knowledge
System Access to Procedures and Standards
top |
| LAN |
Local
Area Network |
| LAT |
Line
Address Table (Contains TCA Address And Output Message Sequen |
| LC |
Library
Control |
| LCB |
Line
Contol Block Table |
| LCL |
Line
Contol Language |
| LCS |
Letter
of Credit Processing System |
| LCS |
Library
Control System |
| LIBOR |
London
Inter-Bank Offered Rate |
| LM |
Layer
Manager |
| LMU |
Library
Maintenance Unit |
| LOT |
Location
Table (Identifies Status of Terminals For Each- Branch |
| LOTOS |
Language
of Temporal Ordering Specification |
| LP |
Loop |
| LPAF |
Low
Priority Activity File |
| LPE-2 |
Second
Logical Processing Environment |
| LPS |
Local
Program Support |
| LPT |
Loop
Tables (Concentrator Status Entry in Terminal Status- Table) |
| LQIS |
Loan
Quality Information System |
| LRS |
Loan
Reporting System |
| LRSC |
London
Regional Service Centre |
| LUT |
Logical
Unit Table (In Branch Transit Number and Terminal Number Se |
| LVA |
Large
Volume Account
top |
| MAC |
Mastercard
Association of Canada |
| MAC |
Monthly
Availability Charge |
| MAPP |
MasterCard
Automated Point of Purchase Network |
| MAPPS |
Management
Appraisal of Performance & Potential System |
| MAS |
Mechanization
Application Services |
| MB |
Megabyte
(one million 8-bit bytes or characters) |
| MBB |
Multi-Branch
Banking |
| MC |
Master
Card |
| MCB |
Module
Control Block |
| MCF |
Merge
Cycle File |
| MCI |
MasterCard
International |
| MCI |
Message
Constuction Item |
| MCO |
Master
Card Offline |
| MCT |
Message
Construction Table |
| MDC |
Mech
Data Communications (separate terminal support facility) |
| MDS |
Mohawk
Data Sciences (vendor) |
| MECH |
Mechanization
System of the Bank of Montreal |
| MECH |
Mechanized
Online Banking System |
| MECH |
Main
Transaction System |
| MFS |
Mighty
Fine Sort |
| MGL |
Message
Generator List |
| MHS |
Message
Handling Systems |
| MIB |
Management
Information Base |
| MICR |
Magnetic
Ink Character Recognition |
| MIF |
Merge
Input File |
| MIP |
Mastercard
Interface Processor |
| MIS |
Management
Information Systems |
| MIS |
Market
Information System (London's Wang bond trading system) |
| MLS |
Mechanization
Library System |
| MMA |
Money
Management Account |
| MMDC |
Montreal
Mastercard Data Centre |
| MMS |
Money
Market System |
| MODCA |
Mix
Object DCA (IBM's version of O.D.A.) |
| MODEM |
Modulator
- Demodulator |
| MOR |
Monthly
Operating Report |
| MOS |
Mechanized
Operational Support |
| MOSC |
Montreal
Operations Service Centre |
| MPDT |
Multi-Peer
Data Transmission |
| MPSC |
Montreal
Processing Service Centre |
| MPU |
Mode
of Primary Use |
| MRC |
Management
Review Committee |
| MRO |
Multi-Region
Option |
| MRPP |
Mortgage
Rate Protection Plan |
| MRS |
Management
Reporting System |
| MS |
Miscellaneous |
| MSS |
Management
Support Services |
| MSSC |
Montreal
Securities Service Centre |
| MT |
Message
Type |
| MTFR |
Message
Transfer |
| MVS |
Multiple
Virtual Storage
top |
| NAAL |
North
American Automated Lockbox |
| NATI |
Non-terminal
Associated Transaction Input |
| NBFI |
Non-Bank
Financial Institution |
| NCCF |
Network
Communication Control Facility |
| NCCS |
New
Credit Card System |
| NCCS |
New
Credit Card System |
| NCM |
Netview
Configuration Manager |
| NCP |
Network
Control Program |
| NCR |
National
Cash Register Corporation |
| NDM |
Network
Data Mover |
| NFDC |
New
Financial Data Capture |
| NIR |
Non-Interest
Revenue |
| NIX |
Non-Interest
Expense |
| NIX |
Now
Interest Expenses? |
| NOP |
National
Operations |
| NOS |
Network
Operations |
| NPDA |
Network
Problem Determination Application |
| NRC |
National
Operations Review Committee (see O.P.R.C.) |
| NSAP |
Network
Service Access Point |
| NSF |
Non-Sufficient
Funds |
| NYB |
NewYork
Branch
top |
| O&M |
Organization
& Methods |
| O&S |
Operations
& Systems Group |
| OA |
Office
Automation |
| OAS.1 |
Opens
And Amends Sub-system |
| OAS.2 |
Operations
and Services |
| OBCERT |
Online
Banking Certification |
| OBDBT |
Online
Banking Database & Tables |
| OBEPT |
Online
Banking Environment Preparation & Testing |
| OBOP |
Online
Banking Offline Production |
| OBSERG |
Online
Banking System Error Recovery Group |
| OBSI |
Online
Banking Systems Implementation |
| OBSPC |
Online
Banking Systems Production Control |
| OBSSD |
Online
Banking Systms Support Department |
| OCA |
Open
Communications Architecture(IBM) |
| OCR |
Optical
Character Reader |
| ODA |
Office
Document Architecture (I.S.O. compound document- standa |
| ODIF |
Office
Document Interchange Format |
| OECD |
Organization
for Economic Co-operation & Development |
| OIC |
Overdraft
Instruction Code |
| OIS |
Office
Information System |
| OLBS |
On-line
Banking System |
| OLSD |
On-line
System Development |
| OLTS |
On-line
Test System |
| OMC |
Operations
Management Committee |
| OPC |
Operations
Planning Committee |
| OPD |
Operations
Planning Department |
| OPDU |
Operation
Protocol Data Unit |
| OPI |
Optional
Item |
| OPIC |
Overdraft
Per Item Charge |
| OPRC |
Operations
Project Review Committee (formerly N.R.C.) |
| ORBS |
On-line
Reconcilement Banking System |
| ORC |
Operations
Review Committee |
| ORM |
Operational
Restriction Memorandum |
| OSC |
Operations
Service Centre |
| OSFI |
Office
of Superintendent of Financial Institutions(regulatory purposes) |
| OSI |
Open
Systems Interconnection |
| OSIE |
Open
Systems Interconnection Environment (Network) |
| OTP |
Open
Thought Process |
| OTS |
Olivetti
Terminal System |
| OVP |
Office
of the Vice President
top |
| P&P |
Policies
and Procedures |
| P&PC |
Plans
& Project Control |
| P&TS |
Production
& Technical Support |
| PA |
Presentation
Address |
| PACE |
Program
Accounting Control & Evaluation |
| PAI |
Protocol
Addressing Information |
| PAN |
Panvalet
(Source Statement Library) |
| PARS |
Processing
Agreement Reporting System |
| PAS |
Payroll
Accounting Services |
| PBC |
Private
Banking Centre |
| PBIF |
Predate
Back Item File |
| PBX |
Private
Branch Exchange |
| PC |
Personal
Computer |
| PCA.1 |
Program
Change Authorization |
| PCA.2 |
Personal
Chequing Account (Obsolete - see 'TCA') |
| PCCS |
Project
Change and Control System |
| PCFS |
Personal
& Commercial Financial Services |
| PCFS |
Personal/Commercial
Financial Services |
| PCI |
Protocol
Control Information |
| PCIW |
Personal
and Commercial Information Warehouse |
| PCO |
Project
Control Office |
| PCO |
Point
of Control and Observation |
| PCP |
Project
Change Proposal |
| PCS |
Project
Costing System |
| PCT |
Program
Control Table (-Transaction Priority-Security-Key 'Status' |
| PDE |
Payroll
Data Entry |
| PDI |
PushDown
Item |
| PDS |
Partioned
Data Set |
| PDS |
Product
Development & Support (Treasury) |
| PDS |
Program
Design Specification |
| PDT |
Pre-Delivery
Testing |
| PDU |
Protocol
Data Unit(transaction/message) |
| PDU |
Power
Distribution Unit |
| PET |
PollEnvironment
Table ( Message Block Size - Buffer Size-Maximum Me |
| PFC |
Payroll
Funds Control |
| PICS |
Protocol
Implementation Conformance Statement |
| PIN |
Personal
Identification Number |
| PIR |
Post
Implementation Review |
| PIRS |
Production
Information Reporting System |
| PLANNET |
Planning
Network |
| PLC |
Personal
Lending Centre |
| PLOC |
Personal
Line of Credit |
| PLP |
Personal
Loan Plan |
| PM |
Protocol
Machine |
| PMCP |
Performance
Management and Capacity Planning |
| PMS |
Productivity
Measurement System |
| PNET |
PIX
Network |
| POD |
Project
Objectives Document |
| POS |
Point
of Sale |
| PPA |
Potential
Problem Analysis (as per Kepner-Tregoe) |
| PPPS |
Purchased
Package Program Support |
| PPS |
Personnel
Payroll System (part of H.R.I.S.) |
| PPS |
Project/Product
Services |
| PPT |
Processing
Program Table (Retains Contol of User Programand Capture |
| PPTF |
Pre-Production
Test Facility |
| PR |
Problem
Report |
| PRA |
Postion
Review and Authorization |
| PRC |
Project
Review Committee |
| PRIDE |
Performance
Review Inventory Development Education |
| PROFS |
Professional
Office System |
| PROJACS |
Project
Analysis & Control System |
| PSAP |
Presentation
Service Access Point (address) |
| PSS |
Professional
Support System |
| PSTN |
Public
Switch Telephone Network |
| PTE |
Production
Tables Environment |
| PTF |
Pre-production
Test Facility |
| PTR |
Program
Trouble Report |
| PTS/PATS |
Planning
and Technical Services Department |
| PUA |
Positive
User Authentication
top |
| QCB |
Queue
Control Block |
| QF |
Quick
Fix |
| QFR |
Quick
Fix Review Meeting(s) |
| QMF |
Query
Management Facility |
| QMGR |
Queue
Manager |
| QOS |
Quality
of Service |
| QSE |
Queue
Status Entry |
| R&D |
Receipt
& Dispatch |
| RA |
Regional
Application |
| RACF |
Resource
Access Control Facility |
| RACS |
Research
& Adjustment Control System |
| RAM |
Random
Access Facility |
| RAROC |
Risk
Adjusted Return on Capital |
| RBA |
Richard
Besner & Associates |
| RBM |
Regional
Banking Manager |
| RC |
Review
Committee |
| RCF |
Run
Control File |
| RD |
Return
To Drawer |
| RDC |
Regional
Data Centre |
| RDS |
Report
Distribution System (used by D.C.S., C.C.A.P.S. R2.0) |
| REMOS |
REsource
Management Online System |
| RFA |
Request
For Authorization |
| RFA |
Requests
for Authorization |
| RFBP |
Refer
before posting |
| RFI |
Request
For Information |
| RFP |
Request
For Proposal |
| RFQ |
Request
For Quotation |
| RHF |
Reporting
Hierarchy File |
| RIC |
Request
for Implementation of Change |
| RIC |
Retirement
Investment Certificate |
| RICS |
Returned
Item Clearing System |
| RIF |
Report
Information File |
| RISC |
Reduced
Instruction Set Computer |
| RJE |
Remote
Job Entry |
| RMDHD |
Retail
Marketing Database/ Household Database-commercial/ personal accounts |
| RMM |
Retail
Merchant Marketing |
| RMP |
Regional
Mechanization Procedures |
| RMS |
Resource
Measurement Facility |
| RMS |
Relationship
Management System |
| ROE |
Report
Of Employment (ref. H.R.I.S.) |
| ROF |
Report
Output File |
| ROM |
Read
Only Memory |
| ROSC |
Regina
Operations Service Centre |
| ROSE |
Remote
Operations Service Element |
| RP |
Regional
Processor |
| RPI |
Repeating
Item |
| RPS |
Regional
Production Services |
| RQH |
Ready
Queue Header |
| RRA |
Rapid
Requirements Analysis |
| RRDP |
Regional
Report Distribution Procedures |
| RRIF |
Registered
Retirement Income Fund |
| RRSP |
Registered
Retirement Savings Plan |
| RS |
Regional
System |
| RSA |
Regular
Savings Account (Obsolete - see 'CSA') |
| RSC |
Regional
Service Centre |
| RSM |
Regional
Service Manager |
| RSM |
Regional
Systems Management |
| RSO |
Regular
Service Operation
top |
| SA.1 |
Savings
Account |
| SA.2 |
Save
Area |
| SAA |
Systems
Application Architecture |
| SAC |
Security
Audit and Control |
| SACF |
Single
Association Control Facility |
| SAD |
System
Architecture & Development |
| SAGE |
Shared
A.B.M. -- Generic |
| SAL |
Segment
Address List |
| SAM |
System
Access Management |
| SAMU |
Special
Accounts Management Unit |
| SAO |
Single
Association Object |
| SAP |
Service
Access Point |
| SAR |
System
Architecture Department |
| SAT |
Systems
Acceptance Testing Group |
| SBC |
Standard
Business Case |
| SBCM |
Standard
Business Case Methodology |
| SCA |
Segment
Control Array |
| SCB |
Segment
Control Block |
| SCC |
Scarborough
Computer Centre |
| SCD |
Shared
Cash Dispenser |
| SCF |
System
Control File |
| SCP |
Systems
Control Program |
| SCU |
Special
Country Unit |
| SD |
Systems
Development |
| SDA |
Secure
Dial Access |
| SDD |
System
Development Division |
| SDI |
Special
Deposit Instrument |
| SDIRA |
Super
Daily Interest Registered Account |
| SDS |
Software
Development Services |
| SDS |
Special
Deposits System |
| SEA |
System
Evaluation and Analysis |
| SERG |
System
Error Recovery Group |
| SFD |
Simple
Formattable Document |
| SG |
Screening
Groug |
| SGS |
Static
Generator System |
| SHF |
System
History File (in Mech) |
| SIMRP |
Simulated
Regional Processing |
| SIP |
System
Initializer Processor |
| SIS |
Securities
Information System |
| SIT |
System
Integration and Testing |
| SLA |
Service
Level Agreement |
| SLPE |
Single
Logical Processing Environment |
| SLSS |
Systems
Library Subscription Service |
| SM |
SystemManagement
(See 'SYSMAN') |
| SMAC |
Securities
Management And Control |
| SMAE |
System
Management Application Entity |
| SMB |
System
Management Block |
| SMF |
System
Management Facility |
| SNA |
Systems
Network Architecture |
| SNAC |
Standard
Network Access Catalogue |
| SNADS |
SNA
Distribution Services |
| SNI |
SNA
Network Interconnection |
| SNPA |
Subnetwork
Point of Attachment |
| SOAR |
System
for Online Account Reconciliation |
| SOF |
Statement
Output File |
| SONO |
Standing
Orders and Notifications |
| SP |
SystemPersonnel |
| SPAIS |
Simplified
Personnel Automated Information System (Bank of- Montre |
| SPF |
Structured
Programming Facility |
| SPN |
Standard
Pre NATI |
| SRA |
Salary
Range Adjustment |
| SRP |
FirstBank
Senior Plan |
| SRT |
System
Recovery Team |
| SSAP |
Session
Service Access Point |
| SSB |
Staff
Support Building |
| SSC |
Systems
Steering Committee |
| SSD |
Software
Services Department |
| SSF |
Sub-System
Support File |
| SSTF |
Scheduled
Statement Trigger File |
| STS |
Systems
Technical Support |
| SUF |
Statistics
Update File |
| SURP |
System
Upgrade and Release Procedure |
| SVA |
Shareholder
Value Added |
| SVCS |
Source
Version Control System |
| SWIFT |
Society
for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
| SYSMAN |
System
Management
top |
| T&A |
Testing
& Analysis |
| TAMS |
Timesheet
Administration Management System |
| TAPS |
Transcontinental
Automated Payment System |
| TARA |
Threshold
Analysis and Reporting Application |
| TAS |
TaskApplication
Services |
| TAU |
Testing
and Analysis Unit ( See ' T0 |
| TBDF |
Trans-Border
Data Flow |
| TBS |
Telephone
Banking System |
| TCA.1 |
True
Chequing Account |
| TCA.2 |
Task
Control File |
| TCF |
Terminal
Control File |
| TCM |
The
Control Machine |
| TCOV |
Terminal
Control File Overflow |
| TCT |
Terminal
Control Table (User of C.I.C.S. Specifies TerminalEnvironm |
| TDCP |
Transient
Data Control Program |
| TDMM |
TimeDivisional
Multiplex Micro-Program ( Initiate ShutDown) |
| TDSI |
Transact
Data Services Inc. (a Toronto service bureau) |
| TDSS |
Training
Delivery Support System |
| TEPS |
Transborder
Electronic Payment System |
| TFE |
Trader
Front End (Treasury trader support) |
| TG |
Testing
Group |
| TG |
Treasury
Group |
| TIC |
Technical
Information Centre (now BIC) |
| TIME |
Terminal
Instruction Managed Education |
| TIPS |
Terminal
Initiated Payment Centre |
| TIS |
Trader
Information System (at F.C.P., Toronto) |
| TLC |
Test
Library Control (in S.I.T.) |
| TLMS |
Tape
Library Management System |
| TOC |
Toronto
Operations Centre |
| TOM |
Telecommunications,
Operations & Maintenance (C.O.D. unit) |
| TP |
Teleprocessing |
| TPIS |
Treasury
Program Information System |
| TPNS |
Tele-Processing
Network Simulator |
| TPR |
Toronto
Procedures (part of BSA) |
| TPS |
Transaction
Processing Standards |
| TRINFO |
Transaction
Information |
| TSA |
True
Savings Account |
| TSA |
Treasury
Systems Applications |
| TSAP |
Transport
Service Access Point |
| TSC |
Toronto
Service Centre |
| TSO |
Time
Sharing Option |
| TSS/UTV |
Testing
Support System / Unit Test Vehicle |
| TSSC |
Toronto
Securities Service Centre |
| TST |
Terminal
Status Table (Has an Entry for Each Terminal Position(0-47 |
| TTDS |
Tandem
Test and Development System (at W.C.C.) |
| TTE |
Technical
Training and Education |
| TTSF |
Teller
Training Segment File |
| TWA |
Task
Work Area |
| TXF |
Transfer
Cycle File
top |
| UAD |
User
Acceptance Demonstration |
| UCS |
Uncaptured
Clearing System |
| UED |
Universal
Entity Database |
| UEN |
Universal
Entity Number -distinguishing accounts (major corporate accounts) |
| UPS |
Uninterruptable
Power Supply |
| US |
Unit
Supervisor |
| USM |
User
Session Manager (part of S.A.M.) |
| USO |
Uninterrupted
Service Operation |
| UTS |
User
Technical Support |
| UTV |
Unit
Test Vehicle (See TSS/UTV) |
| VCS |
Voucher
Control System |
| VDI |
Visible
Decisions |
| VDT |
Video
Display Terminal |
| VDU |
Video
Display Unit
top |
| VM/SP |
Virtual
Machine / System Product |
| VRDC |
Vancouver
Regional Data Centre |
| VRM |
Variable-Rate
Mortgage |
| VS |
Virtual
Storage |
| VSAM |
Virtual
Storage Access Method |
| VSPS |
Vista
Securities Processing System (Vista is the vendor) |
| VTAM |
Virtual
Telecommunications Access Method |
| VTS |
Virtual
Terminal Services |
| WCC |
Willowdale
Computer Centre |
| WP |
Word
Processor |
| WPS |
Wholesale
Payments System |
| WRDC |
Winnepeg
Regional Data Centre |
| WTOM |
Western
Telecommunications Operations & Maintenance |
| XA |
Extended
Architecture |
| XMS |
Cross
Memory Services |
| XRF |
Extended
Recovery Facility |
