.doc
File format indicative of a Word document.

.txt
File format indicative of a plain text document.

ACS
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

browser
Software for a PC that allows the user to access information through the Internet or Intranet. Also known as a Web browser.

Case number
A unique 9 character number assigned by the Department of Labor to a claimant to identify associated illnesses or injuries.

EDI
Electronic Data Interchange

EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer

EIN
Employer Identification Number

Encryption
A means of scrambling data for transmission or storage such that the data is unintelligible without unscrambling it with a specific key.

FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions

FAS
Fiscal Agent Services

FECA
Federal Employees Compensation Act

hyperlink
A hyperlink, or hyperlink text, is a pointer within a Web page that leads the user to another location. Link is used as an abbreviated form of this word.

IE
Internet Explorer

Inbox
Inbox functionality enabling providers and bill processors access to Web bills.

MA
Master Administrator responsible for managing the Web profiles of other subordinate users within the organization.

NS
Netscape

OWCP
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

PDF
Portable Documentation Format -Adobe File Format type.

PIN
Provider Identification Number (DOL Provider ID)

RV #
Remittance Voucher number

Scripting
Enabling JavaScript that is used to verify field data validity.

SSL
Secure Socket Layer

SSN
Social Security Number

TCN
Transaction Control Number: used to uniquely identify each bill transaction.

URL
Uniform Resource Locator (web address)

User Administrators
User Administrators create and associate new users, manage users, edit users, and renew users within their organization. There can be multiple User Administrators, but only one Master Administrator for an organization.

User ID
A unique login ID which is used to login to the Web portal.

Voc Rehab
Vocational Rehabilitation