GLOSSARY OF TERMS Ó UNCTAD - SITE (V1.15) D.8 Informix Relational Database Management System which can be used in conjunction with UNIX as the software in which database files can be written and maintained with the ASYCUDA++ system. See also ‘Oracle’. Keywords Words, phrases and symbols that are used in conjunction with Functions to make something happen in a Taxation Rule. Line Printer Port (LPT) The printer port used when your Client PC is directly attached to it’s own printer in ASYCUDA++. See also ‘RPT’. Local Area Network (LAN) The connection of a number of computers in a small network in a relatively small geographical area, for example, within an office. This allows the computers to communicate with each other and to share information and to use one network printer instead of each computer having it’s own printer. See also ‘WAN’. Manifest The document used to record the details of a consignment being transported from one country to another. It is a commercial document but there is an agreed International Standard and it is usually a document that accompanies the Customs Declaration when it is presented to the Customs Authorities. Message Handler The method of communication between the ASYCUDA++ server and any external interfaces, including the Client PCs. MODACC This module covers all accounting and payment functions of the system, both directly related to the Declaration,  such  as  taxes  and  duties,  and  those  not  directly  related  to  the  Declaration,  such  as Customs Overtime charges. MODBRK This  is  a  modified  version  of  Module    MODCBR.  It  is  designed  for  use  by  Declarants/Customs Brokers and gives them a direct electronic connection to the Customs ASYCUDA++ system. Using “Direct  Trader  Input".  The  user  can  prepare  and  lodge  Customs  declarations  and  initiate  transit procedures. This module is designed to be used by Declarants or Brokers on their own terminal(s) in their own office(s). MODCAR The  ‘carrier’  module  is  used  for  the  preparation  and  transmission  of  cargo  reporting  details  in electronic format. It is used to create electronic carrier or transport   Manifests and   Bills  of  Lading (B/L). Used in conjunction with other ASYCUDA++ modules, including Declaration Processing and Transit, it allows Cargo clearance to managed and controlled. MODCBR This   is   the   Customs   Declaration   Processing   Office   module   and   deals   mainly   with   Customs declarations.  It  allows  for  the  input,  validation,  storage,  registration  and  assessment  of  Customs declarations as well as post entry adjustments.