The Advent wreath is a circular garland of evergreen branches representing eternity. On that wreath, five candles are typically arranged. During the season of Advent, one candle on the wreath is lit each Sunday as a part of the Advent services.
Combined DNA Index System. The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is the United States national DNA database created and maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
SSIS, the Integration Platform. SSIS goes beyond being an ETL tool not only in terms of enabling nontraditional scenarios, but also in being a true platform for data integration. SSIS is part of the SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI) platform which enables the development of end-to-end BI applications.