Beckman Coulter AutoMate 2500 Series Instructions For Use Manual page 199

Aliquot — The method to create a full or
a partial set of secondary tubes from
the primary tube.
Aliquot Tube — The tubes into which a
sample is divided to run the sample on
more than one instrument
at the same time, or for storage.
AutoMate 2500 Family —
Beckman Coulter laboratory
automation product line for sorting
and aliquoting samples.
LIS — Laboratory Information System.
Primary tube — The tube that arrives
from the customer. The tube is labeled
with a unique barcode and entered into
the LIS. Every tube that enters the
system (i.e. is placed on an input rack) is
treated as a primary tube.
Rack — A framework for holding sample
tubes.
Sample — A biological specimen of
serum, whole blood, urine, plasma, or
cerebrospinal fluid for use in chemistry,
immunoassay, hematology or
coagulation tests.
Secondary Tube — Tube into which a
portion of a sample is transferred so
that the system can process the sample
on more than one analyzer at the same
time, or send a portion to storage.
Test order — Analysis performed on a
specimen, e.g. HIV or hepatitis. This
data is stored in the LIS and provided to
Sorting Drive/iPAW.
Test Volume — The test volume is the
amount of sample required to run the
test on an instrument.
WP-Id. — Workplace ID. Output
destination on the AutoMate 2500 and
iPAW instruments.
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