ChMS Technical Jargon Introduction

Now you can understand technical mumbo-jumbo without getting an IT degree

Every industry has a set of unique words, expressions, and acronyms that sound like gibberish to outsiders. (For example, the above sub-heading uses IT as an acronym for Information Technology.) Understanding the marketing puffery and technical jargon used in the church software industry without an experienced IT guru handy can be likened to visiting a foreign country without knowing how to speak the local language. This is a series of installments defining terms used in the church software and non-profit accounting industries.