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Google. Computer programming terms. PC gaming terms and their true meanings. The language of gaming is constantly mutating. For instance, "lag" used to refer to delays in client/server communication, but lately we've heard it used as if it's synonymous with "low framerate. " Baffling. To help clear some things up, we've asked regular PC Gamer writer and all-round lexical savant Richard Cobbett to create a brief glossary of PC gaming's most important terms and their modern definitions (with a few additions of our own). Page one: AAA - DRM Page two: Early Access - Kill streak Page three: Lag - Quick time event Page four: Real-time strategy - Zombie AAA: Industry talk for ‘big and amazing game’. Abandonware: A nice sounding but legally-meaningless term for games no longer sold and thus deemed fair to download for free. Achievement: An in-game recognition of your ability, specifically your ability take a sense of pride in such things as playing 500 multiplayer games or collecting a hundred hats.

ARPG: Action RPG. Assassin’s Creed: Ubisoft wishing you a Happy New Year. Ultimate EdTech & elearning Jargon Buster. Sam Weston, Marketing Manager July 7, 2016 Struggling to find a CAT to integrate with your LMS? Maybe a CAT isn’t suitable and only a RAT will do? Of course, regardless of whether you choose a CAT or a RAT, it’ll need to be SCORM compliant. I think it’s safe to say that we like an acronym in the learning industry, don’t we? To help cut through the acronyms, terminology and language used within the learning, elearning and edTech industries, the team at Administrate compiled this handy list of all the terms we could think of, along with a brief explanation. Some of these terms might not crop up in day-to-day discussion about learning, elearning and EdTech, but you may well encounter them when you delve a little deeper. We hope this proves to be a helpful glossary for learning professionals, but welcome your feedback.

You can also jump to a letter using the navigation below. ADL – Advanced Distributed Learning. API – Application Programming Interface. BYOC – Bring Your Own Computer. Ed Tech Jargon Generator. Glossary of Educational Technology Technology Terms | Teaching With Technology. The Education Technology Dictionary. The Education Technology Dictionary.