Aging in place
Supporting a person to live in their chosen home or community with an appropriate combination of people, processes, environment and technology.
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Care workflow
The documented sequence from an event to receipt, acknowledgement, escalation, action and closure.
Event taxonomy
A controlled list of event names, meanings, severity, state transitions and required fields used across devices and platforms.
Gateway
A device that connects local sensors or controls to another network or platform and may translate protocols.
Supervision
A mechanism for detecting device, power, network or communication health; its exact behavior is model and system dependent.
Fail-safe behavior
The defined state or action when power, network, software or another dependency fails.
Data minimization
Collecting only the personal data needed for a declared and lawful purpose.
Acceptance test
A documented test used to decide whether a sample, integration or delivered system meets agreed requirements.
Certificate scope
The precise product, model, standard, version, manufacturer and conditions covered by a certificate.
OEM/ODM
A project model involving manufacturing and/or product design work under an agreed brand, technical and commercial specification.