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== What's in here? ==
<big>NENA Knowledge Base</big> is a resource for readers of NENA publications and for the members of the NENA Development Group committees that prepare them. It includes
* '''The NENA Knowledge Base Glossary''' An on-line version of the ''[https://www.nena.org/page/Glossary NENA Master Glossary of 9-1-1 Terminology (NENA-ADM-000)]''
* '''NENA Development Group Articles''' Reference material prepared by the NENA committees that are responsible for the preparation of NENA standards and other documents.
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=== NENA Knowledge Base Glossary ===
The NENA Knowledge Base Glossary is an on-line version of the ''[https://www.nena.org/page/Glossary NENA Master Glossary of 9-1-1 Terminology (NENA-ADM-000)].'' The NENA Master Glossary is published from time to time as a PDF file that can be downloaded [https://www.nena.org/page/Glossary here].
To find the definition or article for a term or acronym, type it in the search box (above, right) and press '''Enter'''.<br />To show all pages where the search term is used, click on the "containing..." option.[[File:Search containing.png|frameless|264px|left]]<br /><br />
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Most NENA documents include a glossary of terms used in the document. Some of the terms are identified as having a definition that the authoring Working Group believes should be adopted with the same definition throughout all other NENA publications. When those documents are approved for publication, those terms are added to the NENA Knowledge Base Glossary and to the draft of the next version of the published ''[https://www.nena.org/page/Glossary NENA Master Glossary of 9-1-1 Terminology (NENA-ADM-000)]''
The NENA Knowledge Base glossary is not intended to provide definitions for common terms, acronyms, or abbreviations. Generally, common terms that are more extensively defined or described in other references (like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]) should not be included in the glossary unless they include hyperlinks to NENA documents where they are used or discussed in a 9-1-1 context not likely to be mentioned in other public references. For the convenience of the reader, some common terms that have been in the glossary for some time may remain in the glossary but if better definitions are available elsewhere, links to those definitions should be provided. The NENA Knowledge Base glossary is primarily intended to provide definitions for terms that are uniquely used in the 9-1-1 community, especially those used in published NENA documents.<br />▼
==== What kinds of terms, abbreviations, and acronyms are included in the NENA Knowledge Base glossary and the ''[https://www.nena.org/page/Glossary NENA Master Glossary of 9-1-1 Terminology (NENA-ADM-000)]''====
▲The NENA Knowledge Base glossary
The terms, acronyms, or abbreviations included in the glossary should have at least one of these characteristics:
*They have a definition or usage unique to the 9-1-1 community.
*They have several possible meanings but are expected to be used in a consistent way in all NENA publications.
*They may have a single, common, popular definition, but are used consistently with a unique or specific meaning in all NENA publications.
*They have an important use in a published NENA document, and the glossary provides hyperlinks to the document where the term is discussed.
Terms, acronyms, and abbreviations that should NOT be included as separate entries in the Master Glossary include those with these characteristics:
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*They do not have a definition or usage unique to the 9-1-1 community.
*Other public references provide good definitions.
*They are names of fields, variables, parameters, or other elements. Those terms may be included in an article or in the definition of another term, usually in a table with other related terms. See [[CLDXF (Civic Location Data Exchange Format)|CLDXF]] and [[TTY Protocol]] for examples.
=== Acknowledgments ===
▲=== The '''[[Guide for Working Group Chairs]]''' includes information and resources to assist working group chairs to manage their groups according to NENA's policies. ===
'''NENA Knowledge Base''' has been developed and maintained by the National Emergency Emergency Number Association (NENA) '''[https://www.nena.org/page/DevelSteeringCouncil Development Steering Council (DSC)]'''.
The glossary terms and definitions and articles are provided by the members of the working groups that prepare NENA's published material.
▲'''NENA Knowledge Base''' has been developed and maintained by the National Emergency Emergency Number Association (NENA) '''[https://www.nena.org/page/DevelSteeringCouncil Development Steering Council (DSC)]'''. <br />The glossary definitions and articles are provided by the members of the working groups that prepare NENA's published material.
== NENA Development Group (NENAdg) ==
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