Glossary
- AA
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WCAG conformance level AA
The middle of WCAG's three levels (A, AA, AAA), and the level most laws and policies require.
- AI
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artificial intelligence
Here, AI assistants such as Claude that help with drafting, scripts and checks.
- AWS
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Amazon Web Services
A cloud hosting service.
- BCS
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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
The UK's professional body for information technology.
- CEO
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chief executive officer
The most senior manager of an organisation.
- CSS
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Cascading Style Sheets
The language that styles web pages.
- CSSL
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Computer Society of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's professional body for computing.
- CTFL
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Certified Tester Foundation Level
ISTQB's entry-level software testing certification.
- CV
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curriculum vitae
A summary of someone's work history, education and skills.
- FAQ
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frequently asked questions
A page of common questions and their answers.
- HEQ
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Higher Education Qualification
BCS's qualification levels, aligned to university study.
- HTML
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HyperText Markup Language
The language that structures web pages.
- ICT
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information and communication technology
Information technology together with communications technology.
- ISTQB
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International Software Testing Qualifications Board
The body behind the most widely used software testing certifications.
- IT
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information technology
Computers, networks and software, and the work of running them.
- LMS
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learning management system
Software that runs online courses and training: who can see what, who has enrolled and who has finished.
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Portable Document Format
A file format for documents that look the same on any device.
- PHP
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PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
A programming language for websites, used by Moodle and many other web applications.
- Q3
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third quarter
July to September in a calendar year.
- SCORM
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Sharable Content Object Reference Model
A standard for packaging eLearning so any compatible LMS can launch it and record progress and completion.
- SQL
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Structured Query Language
A language for querying and changing data in databases.
- UNSW
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University of New South Wales
A university in Sydney.
- UTC
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Coordinated Universal Time
The world's reference time zone. Sydney is 10 or 11 hours ahead of it.
- WCAG
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
The international standard for making web content accessible to people with disability, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).