APPENDIX 1: ACRONYMS
The following acronyms specific to business continuity are used in this book:
| BC | business continuity |
| BCM | business continuity management |
| BCP | business continuity plan |
| BIA | business impact analysis |
| DR | disaster recovery |
| MCA | mission-critical activity |
| MTPD | maximum tolerable period of disruption |
| RPO | recovery point objective |
| RTO | recovery time objective |
The BCI publishes a free dictionary of BCM terms.17
17 Free download from the BCI website: www.thebci.org.
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