Place API
Glossary
This glossary provides handy definitions to understand more about our API, cut through the jargon, and make the terminology easier to understand.
| Term / Acronym | Unabridged | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| API | Application Programming Interface | Method for computer systems to exchange data using defined standards and formats. |
| ID | Identifier | Set of numbers or letters (or combination of both) used to represent a piece of data. |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation | A text-based information format that follows JavaScript object syntax. |
| Key-based identifiers | Key-based identifiers | Key-based identifiers are used as alternative identifiers, which may be associated with an address or location. In this context, they may include: PLSAM ID, TUI ID, Product ID or ONT Serial Number. |
| MDU | Multi Dwelling Unit | A building that contains multiple residences or businesses. |
| ONT | Optical Network Terminal | Equipment owned by Chorus and installed at a customer’s location. Typically, the ONT is connected to and terminates the Chorus Fibre Network and delivers Ethernet connectivity to a customer’s router. The router is usually provided to the customer by their RSP of choice. |
| PLSAM | POTS Line Service Area Master | The unique address identifier used for Chorus copper products. Contains between one to seven numeric characters. |
| Product ID | Product Instance ID | A 10-digit unique identifier (ID) within Chorus to represent an active service with an RSP. |
| ROW | Right of Way | A right of way (ROW) is an easement allowing the owner of one property the right to pass over a specified area of another property. Multiple dwellings may share a common ROW space, such as a shared driveway. |
| RSP | Retail Service Provider | A company that is a reseller of Chorus fibre products. |
| TLC | Telecom Location Code | The unique address identifier used in Chorus fibre systems Contains nine numeric characters. |
| TUI | Terralink Unique Identifier | The unique address identifier used by CoreLogic to identify an address or location. |