Integration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014640",
  "term": "Integration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Bringing together of two or more segments of beef productions and processing under one centrally organized unit.\n\n2. In electronic records: Combining various pieces of hardware and software, often acquired from different vendors, into a unified system.\n\n3. In electronic records: Combining computer programs into a unified software package so that all programs can share common data.\n\n4. The formation, coordination, or blending of units or components into a functioning or unified whole. In EMAP, integration refers to a coordinated approach to environmental monitoring, research, and assessment, both among EMAP resource groups and with other environmental monitoring programs. Integration in EMAP also refers to the technical processes involved in normalizing and combining data for interpretation and assessment.\n\n5. Formation, coordination, or blending of units or components into a functioning or unified whole. In EMAP, integration refers to a coordinated approach to environmental monitoring, research, and assessment, both among EMAP resource groups and with other environmental monitoring programs. Integration in EMAP also refers to the technical processes involved in normalizing and combining data for interpretation and assessment.",
  "synonyms": [
    "SYSTEM INTEGRATION"
  ],
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Ag 101 Glossary of American Agriculture",
    "Records Glossary",
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary",
    "EMAP Master Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/integration/"
}