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Annunciation: A device that indicates a condition.
This condition can be announced by a message on a
computer monitor, a flashing sign, a bell, or similar
device, and by a combination of these things.
Antipassback: An access control feature that
reduces the likelihood that two or more people can
use the same access credential to gain admission to a
controlled area. This is done by requiring that the
credential be presented upon entrance to an area and
again when leaving the area. If the same credential is
used for two entrances without an exit in between,
an alarm is triggered and access is denied.
Arm Points: Enable specific input points to report
alarms when they occur.
Arm: To enable.
Audit: The act of checking something to make sure
it is correct. Example: Checking wiring connections.
AUX Port Alarm: An alarm triggered when the
panel senses a communication failure from the
auxiliary port.
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Badge: A card that provides information about the
person who is using it, usually a photo ID.
Badging: The act of creating an ID card. Photo
badging includes a picture on the card.
Bar Codes: A series of black lines of various
thickness that represents a code which is read
through an optical reader and is interpreted by a
computer or EAC system.
Battery Backup: A battery that supplies power to a
device when standard primary AC power has been
abruptly cut off.
Battery Low Alarm: A soft alarm that announces
that the battery on a control panel is low.
Glossary
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