In the Axxon PSIM Operator's Guide the following terms are used.
- System – video surveillance and audio monitoring digital system based on the Axxon PSIM software system.
- Software – Axxon PSIM software system.
- Screen – virtual object that displays various dialog boxes (monitors, audio players, PTZ control panels etc.) that assist the Operator to work with the software.
- Video surveillance monitor – interface window for displaying and controlling surveillance windows.
- Surveillance window – interface window which displays the video image that comes from the surveillance camera. The surveillance window includes interface elements, used to control and display data messages.
- Audio player – interface window containing elements that allow monitoring and recording the microphone audio signal.
- Backup archive – function module used to work with the backup archive.
- Map – on-line graphical chart of the distributed system used to monitor and control external system devices (cameras, microphones, beams, relays).
- Universal PTZ control panel – interface window used to control System PTZ units (e.g. surveillance camera equipped with PTZ and connected to the System). User's dialog box – interface window with user's set of control elements used to control various system devices and modules.
- The alarm notification window – interface window used to inform the Operator of registered alarm and system events.
- Event log – interface window used to display data on events, registered by System (with data event type filtration).
- Object list – interface window used to control object status on Location Map.
- Client – computer with Client type of Axxon PSIM software.