Sample
rough layout of a printed piece showing position and finished size
Save
The smartform application allows users to save their work before exiting the application. Users should periodically save their completed work in the smartform application in order to avoid losing any work due to the potential for timing out of the system or when the user needs to complete the application at a later time.
Scanner Profile
A reuseable collection of settings that defines scanner parameters. A scanner profile sets things like DPI (dots per inch) and Simplex (single-side) /Duplex (double-sided) on scans. Scanner profiles are located and set in capture profiles.
Scientific Review
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state must undergo review by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Scientific Review Committee (ICTR SRC), the UW Cancer Center Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC) or the Clinical and Translational Research Core Protocol Implementation Review (CTRC PIR) before moving on to the IRB Pre-Review state.
Score
an intentional crease made in paper to help eliminate cracking when folded
Screen Reader
A software application that converts digital text and visual elements on a screen into synthesized speech or a refreshable braille display.
Screenshot
An image of a computer or phone screen used in a KB article to show users what a specific menu, button, or error message looks like.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
The practice of structuring, writing, and configuring KB articles so they can be easily discovered, indexed, and ranked by search engines.
Search Relevance
The mechanism and configuration settings that determine how accurately and effectively a search engine matches a user’s query with the most helpful KB articles.
Self cover
a cover of the same paper as inside text pages
Send As
In Office 365, this permission allows users other than the mailbox owner to use the mailbox to send messages. After this permission is assigned to a delegate, any message that a delegate sends from this mailbox will appear as if it was sent by the mailbox owner. However, this permission doesn't allow a delegate to sign in to the user's mailbox.
Send On Behalf Of
In Office 365, this permission allows a delegate to use this mailbox to send messages. However, after this permission is assigned to a delegate, the From address in any message sent by the delegate indicates that the message was sent by the delegate on behalf of the mailbox owner.
Send to Pre-Submission
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to send an application back to the Pre-Submission state from the Withdrawn state. For example, the PI withdrew an application from the IRB review process and now wants to start the submission process again using the previously withdrawn application.
Service Account
A dedicated KB user account that is used by an application, integration, or automated process rather than by an individual person. They are commonly used when external systems need to access KB content or interact with KB features without relying on a specific employee's personal account. Example: Internal API access, where an application needs to retrieve KB content through the API or system integrations, such as connecting the KB to other tools or services.
Service Related Appointments
Employment payment, compensation for work performed in service to the university. Income is contingent upon an activity or employee position (e.g. Project Assistant, Research Associate, Teaching Assistant, etc.).
Shared Document
A document owned by one KB group that has been made available to another group's KB live site(s).
SharePoint
SharePoint is a web application framework and platform which integrates intranet, content management, and document management. You can use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from almost any device. Learn more.
SharePoint Designer
Microsoft SharePoint Designer is a specialized HTML editor and web design freeware for creating or modifying Microsoft SharePoint sites, workflows and web pages.
Sharing a Document
Allows your users to access existing, high-quality content without your team having to recreate, copy, or maintain a duplicate version of the KB article. A KB administrator can request a document from another group or configure "Group Relations" to automate sharing. This links the content across separate KB spaces, maintaining a single source of truth.
Sheetwise
to use a separate plate for front and back printing, using the same gripper and guide for both sides of the sheet
Shop Supervisor
Position that supervises Crafts Workers.
Short Course
showalldocs
Allows internal users to view every single document published on a specific KB site.
This command functions strictly on internal, authenticated KB sites. It does not display restricted documents to the public. Instead of typing keywords to filter by a topic, entering showalldocs into the search bar triggers the system to bypass standard search parameters and return a complete catalog of all live, published documents belonging to that site's repository.
showkbpartners
A command or page identifier that displays a complete list of all participating campus and institution partner sites sharing documents within the aggregate or unified system.
showmyfavoritedocs
Used by internal site authors, editors, and administrators to immediately retrieve all of their favorited documents.
When managing an internal KB space, you can mark frequently used or regularly shared support documents as a "Favorite". This command bypasses the standard search algorithms and filters the down strictly to your personalized list of saved documents for easy access.
showmygroupdocs
When applied, it returns only documents that have been shared by other groups, while filtering out any documents that are directly owned by the specific group whose KB site you are currently searching.
showothergroupdocs
When applied, it returns only documents that have been shared by other groups, while filtering out any documents that are directly owned by the specific group whose KB site you are currently searching.
Side guide
the mechanical register unit on a printing press that positions a sheet from the side
Sifting and Winnowing
The phrase "sifting and winnowing" refers to UW-Madison's historic tradition of defense of intellectual and academic freedom. The words are taken from an 1894 report of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and were originally used to explain the board's refusal to censure a professor accused of socialist and pro-union activity. The words are mounted on a plaque on the front of Bascom Hall:
Signature
a sheet of printed pages that when folded become part of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)
Significant Financial Interest (SFI)
A Significant Financial Interest means any financial interests held by an investigator (and/or his or her immediate family), or by a business entity controlled or directed by the investigator or a member of his or her immediate family, that has monetary value, whether or not the value is readily ascertainable, including:
- Remuneration (e.g. salary, consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship, etc.) received from a publicly traded entity in the twelve months preceding disclosure, and the value of any equity interest (stock, stock option, or other ownership interest) in the entity at the date of disclosure that, when aggregated, exceed $5,000
- Remuneration, (e.g. salary, consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship, etc.) received from a non-publicly traded entity of greater than $5,000 in the twelve months preceding the disclosure
- Any equity interest (e,g. stock, stock option, or other ownership interest) in a non-publicly traded entity
- Royalty income from intellectual property rights not arising out of university employment, which are not assigned to organizations created to manage such rights on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (WARF)
- Reimbursed or sponsored travel related to institutional responsibilities that is not reimbursed or sponsored by a government agency, a U.S. university, an academic teaching hospital, a medical center, or a research institute that is affiliated with a U.S. university
- Service in positions with fiduciary responsibility , including senior managers (e.g. presidents, vice presidents, etc.) and members of boards of directors, whether or not the investigator receives compensation for such service.
Significant financial interests do not include the following:
- Salary, royalties, or other remuneration received from UW-Madison, the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, or the VA
- Royalty income from intellectual property rights arising out of UW-Madison employment that are assigned to organizations created to manage such rights on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (WARF)
- Income from investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and retirement accounts, as long as the investigator does not control the investment decisions made in these vehicles
- Income from seminars, lectures, or teaching engagements sponsored by a domestic government agency, a university, an academic teaching hospital, a medical center, or a research institute that is affiliated with a university
- Income from service on advisory committees or review panels for a domestic government agency, a university, an academic teaching hospital, a medical center, or a research institute that is affiliated with a university
- Travel related to institutional responsibilities that is reimbursed or sponsored by a domestic government agency, a university, an academic teaching hospital, a medical center, or a research institute that is affiliated with a university.
Similar Title
A title in the same title series.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
An authentication method that lets users log into your KB site using their existing institution credentials.
Single Source of Truth (SSOT)
A widely used and current term for describing an organization's authoritative location for information, content, or data. It is commonly used in knowledge management, documentation, intranet, and content governance contexts to indicate the definitive place users should go for accurate and up-to-date information.
Single-sided
only one side of the page is printed, meaning the back side of each page is blank
Site Map
The structure of your KB group's live site content, often driven by the Topics map feature. The KB Admin Tools provides an integrated feature called topics.php, which acts as a dynamic Topics map for a specific live site.
Slug
The editable, human-readable portion of a web address that uniquely identifies a specific KB article, category, or the main home page.
Source Code Mode
While it functions visually, the KB editor generates clean markup behind the scenes. If you need advanced custom styling, you can toggle into Source Code Mode by clicking on < > in the Editor to directly view and edit the raw HTML.
Spine
the binding edge of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)
SS
single-sided (see single-sided definition)
SSL Certificate (Secure Sockets Layer Certificate)
A digital credential for institutions external to the University of Wisconsin-Madison that establishes an encrypted HTTPS connection and verifies the identity of a server or domain. Also known as a TLS (Transport Layer Security) certificate. It is used to ensure that visitors can access custom-branded KB site securely without seeing a browser warning instead of using the standard kb.wisc.edu address.
Stack by page or subset
to keep each piece separate or independent
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
A digital, step-by-step guide that explains how to complete a specific, repeatable task correctly and consistently.
Standard Recruitment
Merit-based process used to fill most vacancies. This process allows UW–Madison the flexibility to target specific skill sets as well as a diverse pool of qualified candidates. The process is open to all qualified candidates and does not require that applicants be employed at UW–Madison.
staple
added to a printed packet or book, commonly in the upper left corner or along the left side of a booklet
State of Wisconsin Adjusted Continuous Service
All time employed by the State of Wisconsin in either the Unclassified, Classified or University staff service in a permanent capacity, adjusted for breaks in service, shall be counted in determining an employee’s length of continuous service. This excludes time served as a Limited Term or Project Employee.
States
In ARROW, the IRB review process is divided into different parts, called States. The State an application is in will change as it moves through the review process. The list of actions a user can take for a submission will vary according to the state it is in.
Step-and-repeat
the process of placing the same image on a single sheet or page of a document multiple times
stitch
Stitch is a staple added to a printed packet or book, commonly in the upper left corner or along the left side of a booklet.
Stock
the material to be printed on
STS
The term “STS” refers to short-term instructional staff beyond a department's Faculty and renewable Academic Staff instructors.
- Planning process, titles, appointment levels & funding: L&S Short-term Staffing Requests
- L&S Guidelines for Instructional Appointments
- L&S Instructional Staffing Options
Procedure for hiring STS:
- Request the position via the Instructional Staffing Request form (form instructions).
- Recruitment: L&S Recruitment of Short-Term Staff
- Letter templates: [Link for document 61990 is unavailable at this time]
- STS rates: L&S Standard Rates for Short-term Instructional Staff (STS) and Student Assistants
L&S Contacts
- L&S Teaching & Learning Administration
- Rob Schultz, Instructional Program Manager for Teaching & Learning Administration
- L&S Human Resources
Student Assistants
Titles in the Student Assistant title group are used for graduate students who: hold a fellowship, scholarship or traineeship; hold an appointment which is intended primarily to further the education and training of the student; are employed to assist with research training or other academic programs or projects; and/or have been assigned teaching responsibilities in an instructional department under the supervision of a faculty member.
In addition, Student Assistant titles are available to undergraduate students when: no qualified graduate student is available to perform a function that would normally be assigned to graduate students (i.e., Undergraduate Assistant - requires advance approval of the dean); or when the terms of a supporting grant or contract preclude the use of other normally appropriate titles (Undergraduate Intern).
SOURCE: Office of Human Resources, UW-Madison Unclassified Title Guideline; Summary of Unclassified Appointment Types
Student Notebooks
Student Notebooks are a part of Microsoft 365's Class Notebook app. They are private notebooks that are shared between each teacher and their individual students. Teachers can access these notebooks at any time, but students cannot see other students’ notebooks.
Student Services
Study Completed
Once a study team has submitted a study completion report, the study moves from the "Approved" state to the "Study Completed" state. The study remains in this state for a period of 18 months, during which time the study team can reopen the study. After 18 months, the study is permanently archived.
Study Suspended
The IRB can suspend a study, automatically moving it to the "suspended" state rather than the "approved" state. Once a study has been suspended, activities available to the study team are limited. Study teams can initiate a change of protocol to address whatever caused the study to be suspended in the first place.
Study Team
The study team consists of the PI, the point of contact, and any other personnel listed as having edit/email or read-only access to study materials in the initial application smartform.
Sub-Domain
A sub-domain is a domain that is part of a larger domain; the only domain that is not also a sub-domain is the root domain. For example, doit.wisc.edu and engr.wisc.edu are sub-domains of the wisc.edu domain.
Sub-recipient
UW-Madison Conflict of Interest Policy defines sub-recipient to mean an entity or individual named on a subcontract from UW-Madison on a federally-funded award or human subjects research protocol.
Subject Matter Expert (SME)
An authoritative person who creates, reviews, and updates accurate information on a specific subject for a KB space.
Submit
This is an activity available to study teams, allowing them to submit an initial application, continuing review, change of protocol, reportable event, etc., to the IRB.
Submit Administrative Hold Response
After a study has been approved with an administrative hold, study teams must resolve the conditions of this hold; this is done by submitting a response.
Submit Changes
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit changes requested by the scientific review committee.
Submit Deferral Response
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit a deferral response to the IRB. Once the PI or POC submits the deferral response, the submission transitions back to the IRB Pre-Review state.
Submit Issues Response
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit their response to issues sent by the IRB. Once the PI or POC submits their response to issues, the submission transitions back to the IRB Pre-Review state.
Submit Modification Response
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit their modification response to the IRB. Once the PI or POC submits their modification response, the submission transitions to the IRB Review of Modification Response state.
Submit Modification Review Notes
Review state to the IRB Review of Modification Response state once the assigned IRB member(s) has completed their review.
Submit Request to Reactivate
This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit a request to reactivate a submission that is in the IRB withdrawn state.
Submit Request to Reopen
This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit a request to reopen a study that is in the Study Completed state or in the Closed state.
Submit Study Completion Report
This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit their study completion report. This activity is available in the following states for an initial review: Approved, Exemption Granted, Expired. The study then transitions to the Study Completed state.
Subscription
A notification setting that allows a user or administrator to track changes made to specific KB documents or group spaces. Users can subscribe to individual documents or categories to stay informed when edits, updates, or major revisions occur. When subscribed content changes, the system sends automated alerts or notifications to the subscriber.
Subset
a defined part of a set
Subsite
A user-facing KB website that exists as a subdirectory under the main KB domain. For UW–Madison groups, subsites typically have URLs such as:
https://kb.wisc.edu/your-site-name
A department, unit, or organization may publish their KB documents for end users to access. It serves as the public and/or internal website for that group's knowledge content.
Suspended
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state have been suspended. Research teams can only submit a change of protocol in this state. Once the IRB approves the change of protocol addressing the issues which resulted in the suspension, the IRB will then review the full study to determine if the suspension can be lifted and the study can be moved back to the approved state.
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
An XML-based file format used to describe two-dimensional vector images. It is typically used as a clean, sharp graphic format for UI icons, diagrams, logos, flowcharts, and technical illustrations. Unlike pixel-based formats (like PNG or JPEG), SVGs use mathematical formulas, points, and lines to render images.
SW
Sheetwise (see sheetwise definition)
Sway
Microsoft Sway is a presentation app available through Office 365 that allows you to create and share interactive reports, presentations, newsletters, personal stories, and more.
Synchronous