| 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 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. |
