This page contains the layman's explanation for the commonly encountered CrowdStrike terms and acronyms.
| CrowdStrike Acronym | Technical Meaning | General Meaning |
| CID | Customer ID | A CID is a hexadecimal identifier that is unique to each ISD/LEA. |
| CCID | Customer ID Checksum | A CCID is hexadecimal identifier with appended 2 character identifier that validates attempts to install the CrowdStrike Agent on a Server or Workstation. |
| CrowdStrike Term | General Meaning |
| Incident | Confirmed malicious activity was detected. |
| Detection | Potentially malicious activity was detected. |