Glossary
This page gives an overview of the commonly used terms within STREAM with a short description.
Term |
Definition |
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Calibration |
Description of the offset, linear sensitivity and range of a sensor |
Coordinate System |
A logical coordinate system relative to a parent coordinate system, defined by a rotation axis, a rotation angle and a translation |
Datafile |
File or structure containing the data of a test |
Location |
Physical location of a sensor in some orthogonal coordinate system, defined by X, Y and Z |
Plot Frame |
Standard frame of lines and texts in which the data is plotted |
Plot |
Graphical representation of the data |
Sensor |
Physical transducer to measure a quantity |
Shortname |
Short name of a variable. This can be a user defined or a system variable |
SMARF |
Acronym for the 5 STREAM phases: Setup, Measurement, Analysis, Report, Filing |
STREAM |
Acronym for Standardized Test Result Exchange and Archiving Method |
StreamInfo |
A technical structure, which is used in most functions to transfer both the Testdefinition and the datafile from and to functions |
Test |
A single run of a type of test |
Testid |
Identification of a test |
Testdefiner |
Deltares tool for managing Testdefinitions |
Testdefinition |
File or structure containing the definition of a test |
Type of test |
A specific test done via a specific procedure |
Void value |
Value to be put in a column if the row doesn't have a valid value for that column |