File Sharing
Definition: Swapping music, movies, games, and other media online with other users on a local network or a peer-to-peer (P2P) program. Need another definition?
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 ...
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 ...
Firewire
Definition: The trademarked Apple name for an interface used to connect devices with computers, in compliance with the IEEE 1394. Available in both 400 Mbps (IEEE 1394a) and 800 Mbps (IEEE 1394b) speed (usually called Firewire and Firewire 800, respectively). A ...
Flash Drive
Definition: A portable, flash memory data storage device that includes a USB (universal service bus) connection. They are often small enough to fit on a keychain. Need another definition?
Flat Panel Display
Definition: A display that uses LCD technology, which allows the screen to be flat and the body of the monitor to remain very slim. Need another definition?
Flipped Learning
Definition: Flipped Learning occurs when direct instruction is moved from the group teaching space to the individual learning environment. Class time is then used for active problem solving by students and one-to-one or small group interactions with the teacher. Students can ...
For-profit and nonprofit education management organizations (EMOs)
Definition: EMOs work with school districts or charter schools, using public funds to finance operations. The majority of for-profit schools in the K–12 sector in America function as EMOs, and have grown in number in the mid-2000s. Many large- and medium-sized ...
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 ...
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 ...
