GUID (Globally Unique Identifier)
Definition:Globally Unique Identifier, a 32-character identifier unique across space and time. Frequently used to uniquely identify each instance of a data object (RefId), resulting in a mechanism for uniquely mapping a specific person, school, etc. in one application with the ...
Growth Model
Definition: A growth model measures change in student academic performance rather than status What This Means: When NCLB mandated a status standard for AYP and described only quasi-longitudinal growth as an alternate indicator, failing schools that seemed to be improving but not ...
GPS (Global Positioning System)
Definition: A Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system run by the U.S. Department of Defense. What This Means: Signals from at least four satellites on the horizon at all times are sufficient to compute the current latitude, longitude, and ...
Fuzzy Logic
Definition: Fuzzy logic was created to manage imprecise data and solve problems that have many solutions rather than one. Fuzzy logic was conceived by Lotfi Zadeh, former chairman of the electrical engineering and computer science department at the University of California ...
Front-End Processor
Definition: A front-end processor is a computer that handles communications processing for a mainframe. It connects to the communications lines on one end and the mainframe on the other. It transmits and receives messages, assembles and disassembles packets, and detects and ...
Formula
Definition: The formula used to derive the data, if it is a calculated field. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data dictionary. Need another ...
Format
Defintion: Format is the format in which the item should be entered or displayed. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data dictionary. Need another ...
Firewall
Definition: A software application that allows only authorized users through and blocks all others. What This Means: A firewall keeps a computer, and the data on it, secure from intruders. Firewalls may provide a first line of defense against unauthorized access to ...
Filter
Definition: A filter is a set of criteria established to select desired data. What This Means: Often a filter is set up when a report is being run to include only those individuals desired. For example, a filter may select only students ...
File Server Name
Definition: File Server Name is the name of the file server which houses the repository. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data dictionary. Need ...
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