Glossary
Terms from the Norwegian energy sector and technology - explained by practitioners who use them every day. Discover semantic connections and technical references. 378+ terms.
The receipt that says the message arrived. Its counterpart NACK says it was not accepted. Without one of them the sender knows nothing.
The encryption algorithm protecting data at rest - on disk, in databases and in backups. Where TLS secures data in transit, AES secures data that is stored.
Component that acts as entry point for API traffic - handles authentication, rate limiting, and routing to backend services.
The Elhub process that retrieves historical metering values for a metering point. Used, among other things, when a third party has been granted access by the end user and needs to see consumption going back in time.
Containerisation platform that packages applications and dependencies in isolated, reproducible units.
Packet-switched mobile data standard (2.5G) used for remote reading of electricity meters.
Tvimenning’s EDI server for bilateral message exchange: receives, translates, routes and acknowledges messages between companies and marketplaces.
Object-oriented programming language - platform-independent and widely used in enterprise systems and backend development.
Modern statically typed programming language for JVM - Tvimenning's primary language for backend services.
Pattern for handling temporary failures in distributed systems - automatic retry with exponential backoff.
Framework for quickly building production-ready Java/Kotlin backends with built-in configuration.
The rune ᛏ - seventeenth in the Elder Futhark and the one that names Týr's aett. Called after Týr, the Norse god of law, assembly and the sworn oath. Tvimenning's logo is built from this rune.
HTTP callback that sends data to external system in real-time upon an event.
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