OAGIS

Short for Open Application Group Integration Specification. OAGIS is a widely accepted standard that defines a standard way of passing data between businesses and business applications using an XML format.

OCR

Short for Optimal Character Recognition. OCR is the use of technology to distinguish handwritten text characters within digital images of physical documents, such as a scanned document.

On-Premises

On-premises is a traditional method of deploying software. With on-premises, software is installed and runs on the computers on the local premises of the person or organization using the software, rather via a remote location like the cloud.

Open PGP

Also known as GPG, is a popular encryption standard that protects the privacy and integrity of sensitive files.

Open PGP Studio

A free PGP encryption tool that GoAnywhere offers. It makes it easy to protect your sensitive files while complying with the Open PGP standard. 

Open Source

Software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.

Open Standard

A standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it and may also have various properties of how it was designed.  

Operating System (OS)

The software that manages all of the computer’s processes and allows programs and applications to run. 

OSI Model

Short for the Open Systems Interconnection Model. The OSI Model is a conceptual model that characterizes and standardizes the communication functions of a computing or telecommunication system without regard to its underlying internal structure and technology. It is made up of 7 layers: Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, & Application.