Glossary

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**Here you can find definitions of some of the terms used throughout the course. They mostly explain phenomena to do with online technologies and may refer you to further resources in case you want to know more.** **The entries are organised in an alphabetical order. Feel free to add to the glossary or to the definitions. Make sure you reference the sources.**

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 * Blog** is a personal website where one regularly records one's opinions, thoughts, reflections and shares them with others. A very useful explanation is provided in this video.


 * Copyright ** refers to laws that regulate the use of a work created by an artist, for example its copying, distribution, modification, etc. This video by Common Craft explains the issue in plain English from the perspective of both the author and a potential user.

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 * Digital literacy **


 * Electracy **

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 * Hyperlink**


 * Hypertext **

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 * Metaphor ** and ** simile ** are both figures of speech. They don't use the word in its literal meaning but use a kind of a comparison. You can read more about it on Macmillan website and/or watch this illustrative video which explains what a metaphor is using simple English and provides some good examples.

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There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people. (From BBC Website) A useful video explaining RSS can be found on the Commoncraft website.
 * RSS ** feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines and video in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.

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 * URL ** stands for Uniform Resource Locator and in simple terms is the global address of documents, images and other resources on the web. In order to find the URL of the image, right-click on it and then on 'copy image location'.

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