Archives: Glossary Terms

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Office

  Definition: Responsible Office is the office responsible for the particular grouping of data (i.e., Collection, Repository, etc). What This Means: A term that is

Official Data

  Definition: Data become official when an agency certifies them for public reporting and uses them for their official purposes. What This Means: Education agencies

Open Architecture

  Definition: A type of computer or software architecture that allows adding, upgrading, and swapping components. What This Means: With full knowledge that claims to

Open Source

  Definition: Computer programs or operating systems for which the source code is publicly available are called open-source software. Inherent in the open-source philosophy

Open Source

  Definition: Software in which the source code is openly available. What This Means: There is often no cost for use of open source applications;

Open Standards

  Definition: Open standards are those specifications for hardware or software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting

Option

  Definition: When an option set is used, an option is one of the defined, valid choices available. What This Means: Each option or choice