In the Axxon PSIM Operator's Guide the following terms are used.
- System is a digital video surveillance and audio monitoring system based on Axxon PSIM.
- Software is the Axxon PSIM software package.
- Screen is a virtual object that displays various dialog boxes (Monitors, Audio players, PTZ control panels, and so on) that help the operator to work with the software.
- Video surveillance monitor is an interface window for displaying and controlling surveillance windows.
- Surveillance window is an interface window that displays the video image that comes from the surveillance camera. The surveillance window includes interface elements, used to control and display information messages.
- Audio player is an interface window containing elements that allow monitoring and recording of the microphone audio signal.
- Backup archive is a functional module used to work with the backup archive.
- Map is an interactive graphic chart of the distributed system used to monitor and control external system devices (cameras, microphones, sensors, and relays).
- Universal telemetry control panel is an interface window used to control external PTZ devices of the system (for example, a surveillance camera equipped with a PTZ device and connected to the system).
- Operator query panel is an interface window containing a user set of control elements and used to control various devices and modules of the system.
- Event Viewer is an interface window used to display information on events registered by the system (with the ability to filter the displayed data by event type)..
- Object list is an interface window used to control the status of objects on the map.
- Client is a computer with the Remote Administrator’s workstation type of installation of Axxon PSIM.