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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MUA | ||
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BDFL | ||
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Benevolent Dictator For Life. Often the founder and lead developer for open-source software projects. This individual often must make critical decisions in the design of an ongoing project in order to maintain consistency and resolve disputes. Guido van Rossum, the project leader of Python, is an individual who is often given this label. See also: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Benevolent_Dictator_for_Life | ||
DAISY | ||
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Digital Accessible Information SYstem. DAISY refers to a digital book designed for people with vision impairment difficulties. Just like a SCORM or an EPUB file, a DAISY book consists of different (text, image, audio) digital files. | ||
JFTR | ||
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Just For The Record | ||
MID | ||
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Moodle Installation Directory | ||
PMA | |||
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phpMyAdmin. A tool to manage your Moodle database with, if you have Admin access rights. Used with MySQL and MariaDB database servers. | |||
AFAIK | |||
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As Far As I Know | |||
Ajax | ||
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An abbreviation for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML" - technologies for creating interactive web applications. | ||
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. | ||