A
- ANPR
- Automatic Number Plate Recognition — computer-vision technology that reads vehicle number plates from camera footage, used for access control and traffic monitoring.
- API
- Application Programming Interface — a defined way for two software systems to exchange data automatically.
- Approval Workflow
- A review step where a supervisor or manager approves, edits or rejects a submitted entry before it counts as official, verified data.
- Audit Trail
- A chronological, unchangeable log of every action taken in a system — who did what, and when — used for accountability and compliance.
C
- Commissioning (Fiber)
- The process of testing and verifying a fiber connection is working correctly before it's handed over as complete.
D
- Digital Twin
- A live digital model of a physical asset, building or area, used to visualise and monitor its real-world state.
E
- e-Invoice
- Malaysia's LHDN-mandated electronic invoicing format, required for businesses to issue and validate invoices digitally.
F
- Fake-GPS Detection
- A technique that identifies when a device's reported location has been artificially spoofed, rather than genuinely captured by GPS.
G
- Geofencing
- A virtual boundary drawn around a real-world location, used to trigger an action (like allowing clock-in) only when a device is inside it.
H
- Homepass
- A house or premise that a fiber network has been built past and is ready to be connected — a standard telecom rollout milestone.
I
- IOCC
- Integrated Operations Command Centre — a centralised facility where video, sensor and operational data are monitored and incidents are dispatched.
- ITIS
- Intelligent Transport Information System — software that monitors and manages traffic and transport infrastructure.
L
- Liveness Detection
- A verification check (such as a live selfie) that confirms a real person is present, to prevent spoofed or photo-based fraud.
M
- MSIC Code
- Malaysia Standard Industrial Classification code — the official code identifying a registered company's business activity.
- MYT
- Malaysia Time (UTC+8) — the timezone used for all timestamps in Arlabs products.
O
- OLTS
- Optical Loss Test Set — a device used to measure signal loss in a fiber-optic cable during testing.
- OTDR
- Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer — a device that sends a light pulse down a fiber cable to locate faults or measure loss along its length.
P
- PDPA
- Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act — the law governing how organisations collect, use and store personal data.
- Power Meter (Fiber)
- A device that measures the strength (in dBm) of an optical signal at a point in a fiber network, used to verify installation quality.
- PWA
- Progressive Web App — a mobile-friendly web application that works like a native app without requiring installation from an app store.
R
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- A security model where a user's permissions are determined by their assigned role, rather than being set individually.
- Row-Level Security (RLS)
- A database feature that restricts which rows of data a user can see or edit, based on their identity or role.
S
- Sdn. Bhd.
- Sendirian Berhad — the Malaysian legal designation for a private limited company.
- SLA
- Service Level Agreement — a defined commitment on response or resolution times for support and operations.
- Splicing (Fiber)
- The process of joining two optical fiber cores together so light can pass through with minimal loss.