| A | B |
|---|
| Database | A collection of related bits of information |
| Medisoft Program Date | Date the program uses to record when a transaction occurred |
| MMDDCCYY format | The way dates must be keyed in Medisoft, in which MM stands for the month, DD stands for the day, CC represents the century, and YY stands for the year |
| Backup data | A copy of data files made at a specific point in time that can be used to restore data |
| Restoring data | The process of retrieving data from backup storage devices |
| Packing data | The deletion of vacant slots from the database |
| Rebuilding indexes | A process that checks and verifies data and corrects any internal problems with the data |
| Purging data | The process of deleting files of patiens who are no longer seen by a provider in a practice |
| Recalculating balances | The process of updating balances to reflect the most recent changes made to the data |
| Access rights | Security option that determines the areas of the program a user can access and whether the user has rights to enter or edit data |
| Auto Log Off | Feature of Medisoft that automatically logs a use out of the program after a period of inactivity |
