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Meridian IVR VT100 Gateway Development Guide Product release 2.0/I
Glossary
VT100 Gateway terms
This section lists brief definitions of the terms appearing in this guide.
Application
With respect to IVR, an application is a program that controls the activity on
one or more telephone trunks connected to an AP. With respect to a host
computer, it can be any type of program that carries out a task.
Application developer
A person who creates IVR applications.
Application processor
A computer or workstation running IVR.
Asynchronous transmission
Data transmission mode where each character is transmitted independently
by using a start bit and stop bit to frame the bits representing the character.
Branch
A pathway between cells in a IVR application.
Call flow
A diagram of a IVR application.
Caller
A person whose phone call is received or originated by a IVR application.
Cell
The basic element of a IVR application. Each cell performs an action – like
playing a prompt to a caller. After the cell performs its action, it determines
which branch the application should follow to the next cell.