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The Electronic Portable Information Collection (EPIC) computer program is a computer system that processes work authorization documents (WADs). The EPIC System, which is also known as the Portable Data Collection System, comprises a central data server and portable data terminals. The central data server acts as the host on a local-area network and maintains the WAD data in Structured Query Language (SQL) and a database. The portable data terminals are desktop, laptop, and pen-based tablet computers that run, variously, the Windows 95 or Windows NT operating system and are connected to the central data server via the network.