Glossary |
Application used almost universally to create and view "PDF" documents. "Adobe" created the "PDF" format.
An additional supporting document filed electronically with a pleading.
A CM/ECF feature that permits any user to receive notification of the filing of a case or document via e-mail. Users can choose to receive separate notifications throughout the day or an end-of-day summary.
A Windows operation of navigating through directories via a mouse to select a specific file.
A browser is a software program which provides a user-friendly interface allowing a user to access information and services available on the Internet. The browser programs interpret Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) documents delivered from WEB servers. Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer are the two most popular WEB browsers.
In CM/ECF, a category is a classification of similar document types. Category selections appear as hypertext links under the Bankruptcy and Adversary menu selections.
A control object a user can click to include choices from a list. Check boxes are designed so that you can chose one or more items from a list.
Case Management/Electronic Case Filing is the Administrative Office's new application that will revolutionize the way we do business, completely replacing NIBS with "next generation" case management capabilities. With CM/ECF attorneys can file case and documents electronically via the Internet.
A default is a common suggested value displayed by CM/ECF on a screen. Many fields in CM/ECF have common values suggested. If correct, you may accept them; if incorrect, you type over them or choose a different option.
In CM/ECF, Document Type describes a specific filing event with similar characteristics within a case which behaves uniquely from other document types.
A window listing selections of data alphabetically in a text box. They are used throughout CM/ECF for making selections. When you see the selection you want to make, click to highlight it. To make multiple selections, hold your control key down when making the second (third, etc.) selection.
A hypertext link is a URL imbedded in an HTML (hypertext markup language) document most often underlined. It permits the user to move from one area (or topic) to another in a Web based program.
An electronic document produced by CM/ECF which certifies each filing with the U. S. Bankruptcy Court.
A "Portable Document Formatted" document is a type of imaged document created by Adobe Acrobat. To be filed in CM/ECF, all documents must be in "PDF" format with the exception of the creditor list (matrix) which must be uploaded in a text (.txt) format.
A round selection button used to choose items from a list. Radio buttons are designed so that you can chose only one item.
URL is short for Universal Resource Locator. URL's are the naming scheme used to find Web pages. A URL is similar to a street address. The URL for the Eastern District of North Carolina website is:
www.nceb.uscourts.gov.