AFIS
Automated Fingerprint Identification System, a function of the Massachusetts State Police

ARR
Adult Arraignment

BOP
Board of Probation

breadcrumb navigation
a dynamically built navigation string that provides links back to the screens the user passed through to arrive at their current location. In MIRCS, this navigation displays at the top of the screen, below the MIRCS logo.

CHSB
the Criminal History Systems Board

CJIS
Criminal Justice Information System

Dealer Control Number
an internal tracking number used by some gun dealers for their own auditing purposes.

DMH
the Department of Mental Health

DOB
Date of Birth

FA-10
The form used by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to report all firearms transactions.

FA Transaction Number
a unique tracking number used by the federal government to track licenesed gun sales.

FFL
Federal Firearms License

FID
Firearms Identification Card

FQ
Full Query

FRB
the Firearms Record Bureau, a division of the Criminal History Systems Board

III
Interstate Identification Index

IQ
Index Query

JAR
Juvenile Arraignment

LA
Licensing Authority

LO
Licensing Official

LTC
License To Carry

MIRCS
Massachusetts Instant Record Check System, the computer application for which this user guide is written

MIRCS license holder
a license holder whose license was issued through MIRCS

MSP
Massachusetts State Police

NCIC
National Crime Information Center

NICS
National Instant Check System

non-MIRCS license holder
a license holder whose license was issued independent of MIRCS

PDF
Portable Document Format

PID
Positive Identification Device, the device used to capture a single fingerprint for identification purposes

PIN
Personal Identification Number

Q2
combined CJIS Missing/Wanted Persons, Registry of Moter Vehicles, and NCIC check

Q5
Suicide lock-up record

QNP
Query NICS Person

QNR
Query NICS Record

RO
Restraining Order

SA
Subsequent Activity

SAQ
Subsequent Activity Queue

SID
State Identification Number

soundex
a mathematical formula used in automated search functionality to return results that sound similar to the search criteria used.

username
the unique login name associated with every user account

WAR
Warrant

WMS
Warrant Management System