Glossary (ATLASTproject)

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Widget		Small bits of code embedded in a web page which adds dynamic content. Gadget is a widget in Google Apps.	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_widget
Dashboard		An overview page for a google site in Google Apps or a control panel page in other applications like Blackboard.	https://www.google.com/support/sites/bin/answer.py?answer=98358&topic=15021
Hexadecimal	hex	Color codes for HTML based on a numbering system which has 16 as it's base.	http://www.w3schools.com/Html/html_colors.asp
Apps		Software applications (usually web, can be mobile device, etc.) which are included in Google Apps. Include email, presentation, word processing, etc. applications.	http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html
wiki		An easily editable website that usually allows for more than one person to edit. Google Sites is technically a wiki!	Video: Wikis in Plain English
blog		An online weB LOG; basically, an online journal with entries organized in reverse chroniclogical order (the newest is always presented first)	Video: Blogs in Plain English
social bookmarking		A site that allows you to keep all your "favorites" in one central web location. Allows tagging.
mobi		Pertaining to the use of mobile access to web data.	dotMobi website
Antidisestablishmentarianism	Protestant
googleplex		10 googol or a 1 followed by as many zeroes as you can write before your hand ges tired.	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googolplex
Podcasting		Audio recording on any topic.	http://www.podcastalley.com/
USB Card Reader
Tag	Also known as hash tag.	A way of labeling or categorizing.
Microblog
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