LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
Definition: LDAP is a process used to access a directory listing. What This Means: LDAP provides a common method for searching information in a directory. LDAP is a companion protocol to HTTP and FTP. An agency-wide LDAP implementation can enable almost any ...
LEA (Content Area Specialist Application Role)
Definition: This application role identifies the user as a Content Area specialist at the local education agency level. 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 ...
LEA (Local Education Agency)
Definition: A public board of education or other public authority within a State which maintains administrative control of public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state. (As defined by the ...
LEA Data Staff Application Role
Definition: This application role identifies the user as a Data Manager at the local education agency (LEA or school district) level. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when ...
Leading Indicator
Definition: An indicator that is predictive of an outcome. What This Means: A leading indicator is a measure that is made at a time when changes can still be made in a process or program to improve outcomes. Identifying leading indicators in ...
Legacy System
Definition: A legacy system is a computer system that has been in existence for a number of years. Often this system is a mainframe system that does not take advantage of new technologies such as client/server. What This Means: Many education organizations ...
Level 1, 2, 3 Support
Definition: Multi-tiered support is used to efficiently answer basic to advanced technical questions. The levels of support define which resource is going to handle which support requests, as well as the protocols and escalation measures to be used for requesting and ...
Level 1, 2, 3, Business Rules
Definition: Business rule levels are defined by the breadth of the characteristics that must be checked. Level 1 rules are simple ones that can be verified using only readily available data; whereas, Level 3 rules may require referencing data from across ...
Link
Definition: On the Web, a connection that, when clicked, will take users to another Web page. A link can appear as text (usually underlined and blue) or images. Also called hyperlinks. Need another definition?
Link Description
Definition: Link Description is a narrative description of the contents of the associated links. It is the free-form text description of the Associated Link. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs ...
