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Glossary
Term
Definition
PAF
The Royal Mail Postcode Address File, which contains address data to
uniquely identify each address in the united Kingdom.
The Registration details relating to an individual patient, i.e. name,
Patient Record
address, etc.
Postcode
An alphanumeric code, of at least five characters, used by the Post Office
to identify the postal area, district and sector within the district. Postcodes
can be separated into Outcodes and Incodes. These are explained below,
for the postcode EX4 6DW.
Outcode
EX4 is the outcode comprising the postal area EX and the district 4.
6DW is the incode. 6 represents a district sector, while the two alphabetic
Incode
characters identify a group of addresses within the sector. Postcodes can
represent a maximum of 100 addresses, although the average number is
15.
Printer
A machine that prints computer output.
Program
A sequence of instructions which directs the computer to perform specific
operations.
Qualifier
The code used in conjunction with a key to select a particular screen and
its functionality.
Related Address
The unique code assigned by the HA to enable the substitution of
alternative locality, town or county details to an Address Code during PAF
Code
address matching.
RM
Royal Mail.
Software
Computer programs.
Data sent between two systems, referring to one patient, and performing a
Transaction
specific function.
The sending of one or more transactions between two systems.
Transmission
Update
The term used when new information is added to a database, or existing
information is changed in some way.
An association between the Postcode Address File (PAF) and the patient
Unlinked
address has been broken or has never been set up.
The term used to indicate that the system has checked data against known
Validate
rules and found it to be satisfactory.
ZZZ100
An HA-defined dummy GP code. The function of user-defined codes will
depend on local policy. However, the ZZZ100 code is typically used to
register non-NHS patients for participation in health programmes such as
screening.
G-2 Glossary
Registration Reference Manual
Version: 2.13
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