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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
/ TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
MosaiQ 125 - User Manual - November 2020 - Reference n°: MMSURM.0010.02
1.7.2 TERMINOLOGY
This section provides information about the meaning of certain words and acronyms used
in the user manual.
1.7.3 CONVENTIONS
The terms in the tables below are used consistently throughout the manual with a very
specific meaning.
List of verbs
The table below gives the meaning of frequently used verbs.
Modal verb
Definition
May
This term is understood to grant permission. The user can do the
action that is mentioned.
Shall
This term is understood to be mandatory.
Must
Users must do what is required.
Should
This term is understood to be advisory. It would be a good idea for
the user to do what is described and compliance is recommended.
List of Terms
The table below defines frequently used terms.
Term
Definition
User
The term “User” refers to any person who uses the
MosaiQ 125
for its
intended use.
Service personnel
The term “Service personnel” refers to service personnel authorized
by Quotient Suisse SA.
1.7.4
LIST OF ACRONYMS
The table below defines frequently used acronyms, abbreviations and units of measure.
Acronyms Definition
A
Ampere
AbD
Antibody detection or also described as AbID on the GUI
ABO
A, B, O and AB blood groups
AH
Ampere Hour - unit of electric charge
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AT
Antigen Typing
CE / EC
Conformité Européenne (European Community)
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CLSI
Clinical And Laboratory Standards Institute
cm
Centimeter
CMV
Cytomegalovirus
dBA
Decibel
DC
Docking Cap
DDC
Disposable Dispense Cartridge
DS
Disease Screening
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EN
European Standards
EU
European Union
EULA
End-User License Agreement
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
ft
Feet
GB
Gigabyte
