Glossary
Common terms and acronyms used throughout the API documentation
Below, you'll find common terms and acronyms used throughout the Onafriq API documentation.
Acronym | Description |
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ASA | Adaptive Security Appliances |
IPS | Intrusion Prevention System |
IPSEC | Internet Protocol Security |
MM | Mobile Money: an E-wallet platform that enables subscribers to access banking services through a transactional account. |
MNO | Mobile Network Operator |
MTO | Money Transfer Operator |
MSISDN | Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number is a number uniquely identifying a subscription in a mobile network. Aka, a mobile phone number. The MSISDN consists of CC + NDC + SN; where CC = Country Code NDC = National Destination Code identifies one or part of a telephone network. SN = Subscriber Number |
OVA | Online Vendor Account, a merchant account on E-wallet platform |
SFTP | Secure File Transfer Protocol |
SMS | Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communication protocols |
SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
USSD | Unstructured Supplementary Service Data |
VPN | Virtual Private Network is a technology for using the Internet or another intermediate network to securely connect computers to isolated remote computer networks that would otherwise be inaccessible |
WS | Web Service |
XML | Extensible Markup Language |
ASA | Adaptive Security Appliances |
Updated 27 days ago