Glossary of Industry Terms

As we discuss our work with clients and colleagues, it’s essential to understand the terms specific to our industry. Below are some common words and phrases at Servicon. If you encounter unfamiliar terminology, please ask us for clarification.

• Adenosine Triphosphate Testing - AFP Testing
• Aerospace Facility Maintenance
• Ambulatory Care Centers
• Antibacterial
• Antimicrobial Surface Coatings
• AS9100
• Aseptic
• Bacteria
• Behavioral Health Center
• Biohazard Cleanup
• Biomedical Technologies
• Biotechnology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Change Management
• Class 100 Cleanroom (ISO 5)
• Classified Space
• Clean Room Cleaning
• Clean Room Filtration
• Cleaning
• Cleaning Industry Management Standards
• Cleaning Validation
• Cleanroom
• Cleanroom Classification
• Cleared Personnel
• Commercial Building
• Commercial Cleaning Services
• Complex Areas
• Contact Time
• Contamination
• Contamination Control Cleaning
• Controlled Contamination Services
• Covid Cleaning Services
• COVID-19
• Critical Areas
• Critical Environment
• Cross-Contamination
• Current Good Manufacturing Practices
• Custodial Technicians
• Data Centers
• Day Porter
• Decontamination
• Deep Cleaning
• Disinfect
• Dwell Time
• Electrostatic Sprayer
• Emerging Pathogens
• Empathy Training
• Environmental and Social Governance
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental Services
• EVS Technician
• EVS Technician - Role
• EVS Technician - Sustainability
• EVS Technician - Technology and Automation
• EVS Technician - Training and Education
• Facilities Project Escort
• Facility Maintenance Company
• Facility Maintenance Services
• Facility Maintenance Technician
• Floor Care Company
• Floor Care Technician
• Fomite
• Foreign Object Debris
• GDP Cleaning Validation
• Germs
• Glossary Template 2026
• GMP Certified
• GMP Cleaning
• GMP Cleaning Validation
• GMP Technician
• Good Manufacturing Practices
• Gown Rooms
• Green Cleaning
• HAI Reduction Programs
• Handwashing
• Hazard Communication Standard
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Healthcare Housekeeping Services
• Healthcare-Associated Infection
• HEPA vs ULPA Filtration
• High Efficiency Particulate Air
• High-Touch Surfaces
• Hospital Acquired Infection
• Hospital Cleaning Services
• Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
• Hospital Environmental Services
• Hospital Infection Control
• Housekeeping Services
• Hydrogen Peroxide Fogging
• Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Disinfectants
• Hypochlorous Acid
• Indoor Air Quality Testing
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Infection Prevention Risk Assessment
• Infectious Disease
• ISO 14644
• ISO 7
• ISO 8
• ISO Classifications
• ISO Cleanroom
• ISO Cleanroom Standards
• Janitor
• Janitorial Services Companies
• Joint Commission Accreditation
• Laboratories
• LEED Certification
• Life Sciences
• Medical OEM Cleaning
• Microbial Contaminants
• Microorganism (Microbe)
• Mpox
• Multi-Tenant
• Negative Pressure Room
• Nosocomial Infection
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Pandemic
• Particle and Sterile Cleaning
• Particle Count Testing
• Pathogens
• Patient Room
• Pharmaceutical Facilities
• Raised Floor Cleaning
• Regulatory Compliance
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• Safety Data Sheet
• Sanitize
• SARS-CoV-2
• Sluice Room
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Sterilize
• Superbug
• Sustainability
• Terminal Cleaning
• Total Facility Maintenance
• Ultra Low Particulate Air (ULPA)
• Urgent Care Centers
• UV-C Disinfection
• Virus
• World Health Organization