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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

asset

English answer:

item of plant / equipment

Added to glossary by Darko Kolega
Mar 25, 2011 14:10
13 yrs ago
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English term

asset

English Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology) business software
Define a Product to add a new Asset
Assets by type
Asset ID is not passed along with details
\MyServerMyShareManageEngineAssetExplorerAgent.ms

Please provide Asset Name mapping.


I'm not sure about real meaning of it - what you think?

items? files? components?
Responses
2 +4 item of plant / equipment
Change log

Mar 27, 2011 16:47: Travelin Ann changed "Field (write-in)" from "bussiness software" to "business software"

Discussion

Ambrose Li Mar 26, 2011:
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this But if you mean something like the “IT asset manager” on http://www.zoho.com/creator/solutions/solutions.html then this is inventory control, and I would say asset and CI are essentially the same thing; AFAIU the only difference is that “asset” is used by the business people (reflecting the view that these are things of value) while “CI” is used by the sysadmins (reflecting the view that these are things to be kept track of).
Darko Kolega (asker) Mar 25, 2011:
example: http://www.zoho.com/

Responses

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item of plant / equipment

IF this is in a context of inventory management, then 'asset' is the term used to describe an item of equipment: an office chair, a computer, a steel rolling mill...

These days, big organizations keep a pretty tight track on these things, and use serial numbers, barcodes, tags, special software, etc. to facilitate checking.
Note from asker:
thanks!
Peer comment(s):
agree Sheila Wilson
13 mins
Thanks, Sheila!
agree Ambrose Li : Yes, I’d say any tracked item, most likely including software licenses, and probably including things like swappable components (e.g., hard drives)
2 hrs
Thanks, Ambrose! Yes, indeed, all those can be 'assets' too!
agree Phong Le
19 hrs
Thanks, Phong Le!
agree Thuy-PTT (X)
3 days 11 hrs
Thanks, Thuy-PTT!
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