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Fire Engineering Glossary

Technical terms spanning standards, manufacturers, commissioning, networking, testing and fault finding.

Technical guidance only. Confirm current project requirements against the applicable standards, legislation, system documentation and site-specific fire strategy.

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Security

Access credential

The token, code or biometric a person presents to an access control system; lifecycle management (issue, change, revoke) matters as much as the hardware.

Security

Video management system (VMS)

The software managing CCTV recording, display and analytics; the place to verify retention, analytics behaviour and failure alerts.