Glossary of common terms
This glossary defines a number of words you will see used often in discussions about Moodle - you'll find them highlighted throughout this course.
If you wish to import this glossary to your Moodle site, you can download this file of exported entries: glossary_of_common_terms_20101214.xml.
Please feel free to add new words here!
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LTI | ||
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Learning Tools Interoperability® (LTI®) is a specification developed by IMS Global Learning Consortium. It establishes a standard way of integrating rich learning applications, called tools (delivered by tool providers) with platforms such as learning management systems, called tool consumers. Moodle can be a tool consumer or a tool provider. See the documentation LTI and Moodle for further details. | ||
Fantastico | ||
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Fantastico is an automatic installer for open source scripts such as Moodle.
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Front page | ||
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The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site. It is the site home page. See the documentation Front page for more details. | ||
MoodleCloud | |||
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MoodleCloud is Moodle hosting from the people that make Moodle. See https://moodlecloud.com for details. | |||
Data center | ||
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Data centers are repositories (virtual or physical) to house computers and their components (servers, networking systems etc). | ||
Dashboard | ||
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Dashboard is a customisable page in Moodle that provides users with links to their courses and activities within them, such as unread forum posts and upcoming assignments. See the documentation Dashboard for more details. | ||
VM | ||
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Virtual Machine usually called a VM is a self-contained application environment which acts as dedicated hardware. | ||
GDPR | ||
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation by which the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission intend to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union (EU). It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU. | ||
IMNSHO | |||
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In My Not So Humble Opinion - usually reserved for something we are an expert at or an issue we feel strongly supportive, or otherwise, of. | |||