Glossary of common terms
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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!
Browse the glossary using this index
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upload | ||
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URL | ||
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A Uniform Resource Locator is the address that is used to reach a website. For example, http://moodle.org/ | ||
Usability | ||
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The effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction with which users can achieve tasks in a particular environment of a product. High usability means a system is: easy to learn and remember; efficient, visually pleasing and fun to use; and quick to recover from errors. With software, the usability is very dependent on the interface. | ||
UTSL | ||
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"Use The Source, Luke". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTSL | ||
UTT | ||
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UTT is a forum term and is an abbreviation of Undescriptive Thread Title. Examples of this could be "hey guys" or "funny pic". | ||