| Sampling Rate | The number of audio samples captured per second, measured in Hertz. Suki requires 16KHz sampling rate for optimal audio quality. |
| SDK | Software Development Kit. A collection of tools, libraries, and documentation to help developers build applications for a specific platform. |
| Service Contract | A formal agreement between Suki and healthcare customers that defines service levels, data retention policies, and compliance requirements. |
| Semantic Versioning | A versioning scheme (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) used for SDKs and APIs where major versions indicate breaking changes, minor versions add features, and patches fix bugs. |
| Session | A single, time-bound instance of an ambient recording for a specific patient encounter. |
| Session Context | Metadata provided when creating an ambient session (such as encounter type, patient age, diagnoses) that helps guide note generation and improve output quality. |
| Session ID | In the Suki Web SDK, the ambient session identifier appears as ambientId on event payloads (ambient:update, ambient:start through ambient:submit; see Emitter events) and as activeAmbientId on SDKClientInstance (string or null; see Classes and Hooks). After startAmbient(), read sdkClient.activeAmbientId or the same value from useSuki() in React. It is not the same as encounterId on the note submission payload (Note management, Encounter ID). See Session status and Create session. |
| Session Recovery | The ability to reconnect and resume an interrupted ambient session, allowing continuation of recording and note generation after a network or device disruption. |
| Session Timeouts | Automatic disconnection that occurs when no audio data is sent for 25 seconds (active state) or 30 minutes during pause with keep-alive events. |
| SNOMED | Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine. A comprehensive clinical terminology system used for encoding clinical concepts like diagnoses, procedures, and findings. |
| SOC 2 Type II | A security compliance certification that evaluates an organization’s controls for data security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy over time. |
| Social History | A clinical note section (LOINC: 29762-2) documenting lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, occupation, and living situation. |
| SHA-256 | Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit. A cryptographic hash function used for data integrity verification and digital signatures in security protocols. |
| SOAP Note | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan. A traditional clinical documentation format that organizes patient information into these four standardized sections. |
| Speech Recognition | Technology that converts spoken words into written text, enabling voice-to-text functionality for clinical documentation. |
| Structured Data | Organized medical information extracted from clinical conversations, such as diagnoses, medications, allergies, and vital signs, formatted for integration with EHR systems. |
| Suki Developer Platform (SDP) | The official name for the entire suite of Suki’s developer tools, including all APIs and SDKs. |
| Suki Token | The access token returned by Suki’s authentication API, used to authorize subsequent API requests to the Suki platform. |
