Glossary
All terms and definitions at a glance.
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Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing means partners recommend your products and earn a commission per sale. You only pay for real results — like referral partners on a success b…
AI
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is software that handles tasks you'd normally need a person for — writing text, answering questions, spotting patterns. In aYOUne i…
API
An API is a defined way for two programs to talk to each other and exchange data automatically. It lets aYOUne connect to your other tools.
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CMS
A CMS (Content Management System) is the software you use to manage a website's content yourself — text, images, pages — with no coding. Think of it as a buildi…
CO2 Laser
A gas laser that works with a carbon-dioxide mixture and is especially suited to non-metallic materials such as wood, acrylic, leather and paper. In the tolinax…
CRM
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is software for managing customer relationships — contacts, history and deals in one place. It shows who to follow up wit…
Custom Development
Developing individual software or hardware to order rather than ready-made standard products. It delivers tailored solutions for specific requirements. tolinax …
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DevOps
DevOps covers the tech that runs and maintains software — servers, updates, monitoring. The aYOUne DevOps module shows you whether everything's healthy, no serv…
Diode Laser
A laser type that generates light using semiconductor diodes. Diode lasers are compact and suitable for engraving and cutting many materials. In the tolinax Thi…
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EAN
The EAN is the 13-digit number below the barcode on almost every product. It identifies an item uniquely worldwide — handy for checkout, warehouse and marketpla…
Embroidery
Finishing textiles with embroidered motifs or lettering, for example for workwear, merchandise or club apparel. Embroidery is durable and looks high-quality. to…
ERP
ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning: software that connects every part of a business — purchasing, warehouse, sales, accounting. Everyone works from the…
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Kiosk Mode
Kiosk mode means a device shows just one app full-screen and locks everything else. Ideal for info displays, checkouts or terminals where no one should tinker.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is an open-source system that runs and scales containerized software automatically. aYOUne runs on it, so it stays available as demand grows.
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Laser Engraving
Machining a material with a focused laser beam that engraves, marks or cuts surfaces. Different laser types are used depending on the material. The tolinax Thin…
Lead Scoring
Lead scoring automatically gives points to prospects based on how ready to buy they seem. It tells your sales team which contact to call first.
Local Pickup
The option to collect ordered goods directly at a location instead of having them shipped. This saves shipping costs and time. tolinax offers local pickup for m…
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Microelectronics
A branch of electronics dealing with very small electronic components and circuits, such as microcontrollers, sensors and integrated circuits. It is the foundat…
Microservices
Microservices is an architecture where an app is built from many small, independent services, each with one clear job. aYOUne is made of 330+ of them.
Multi-Tenant
Multi-tenant means many companies share one platform while each sees only its own data — cleanly separated, like tenants in the same building with their own fla…
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PIM
PIM means Product Information Management: one central home for all product data — prices, photos, descriptions, variants. Maintain an item once; shop, warehouse…
Plastic Card Printing
Producing individually printed cards made of plastic, such as customer, membership or access cards. The thermal transfer process is often used, allowing persona…
POS
POS (Point of Sale) is the checkout where a sale is rung up and paid — in store or mobile. The aYOUne POS posts each sale straight into stock and accounting.
Prototyping
Building a first working sample of a product to test concept, design and technology early. Prototypes shorten the path from idea to production readiness and red…
PWA
A PWA (Progressive Web App) is a website that behaves like an app: install it on your phone or PC with no app store. That's how aYOUne runs on any device.
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RAG
RAG means an AI looks things up in your real company data before answering — instead of guessing. You get sourced answers, for example from your own documents a…
Reseller
A reseller sells aYOUne on to their own customers under their own brand and prices. Like a dealer offering a product under their own name.
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SaaS
SaaS (Software as a Service) means you use software over the internet by subscription — nothing to install or maintain. You just log in and work.
SDK
An SDK (Software Development Kit) is a toolbox for developers to connect software to their own programs. It lets aYOUne plug into your existing systems.
SEA
SEA (Search Engine Advertising) is the paid ads at the top of Google and other search results. You pay when someone clicks your ad.
Self-Hosting
Self-hosting means running the software on your own servers instead of the provider's cloud — for full control over your data. aYOUne supports this too.
SEO
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) helps your website rank higher on Google without paying — through good content and clean tech. More visitors without paying per…
Small Production Run
Manufacturing a limited quantity of a product, typically between one-off production and mass production. Small runs suit niche products, test markets or customi…
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Thermal Transfer Printing
A printing process in which ink is transferred from a ribbon onto a substrate using heat. It produces durable, smudge-proof and water-resistant results and is e…
Think Tank
The tolinax Think Tank is an IoT research lab in the Tegernsee valley that combines product development with hands-on manufacturing services. Here customers dev…
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Wallboard
A wallboard is a large wall-mounted screen showing key numbers live — sales, tasks, metrics. Your team sees the current status at a glance.
Webhook
A webhook is an automatic message between two programs: when something happens, e.g. a payment, one system instantly notifies the other — with no one having to …
White-Label
White-label means you offer aYOUne under your own name and logo. Your customers see your brand, not the platform behind it — like a store's own-brand product.
WMS
WMS stands for Warehouse Management System: the software that runs your warehouse — goods-in, storage bins, picking, stock levels. It tells every worker where e…