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**Process impact:** This file as a dictionary of terms defined as they
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are used during the project. Writing out the definitions of terms and
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acronyms here helps keep other documents more concise and precise. A
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shared glossary helps prevent misunderstandings and makes it easier for
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new team members to be productive.
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Jump to: [A](#a) | [B](#b) | [C](#c) | [D](#d) | [E](#e) | [F](#f) |
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[G](#g) | [H](#g) | [I](#i) | [J](#j) | [K](#k) | [L](#l) | [M](#m) |
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[N](#n) | [O](#o) | [P](#p) | [Q](#q) | [R](#r) | [S](#s) | [T](#t) |
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[U](#u) | [V](#v) | [W](#w) | [X](#x) | [Y](#y) | [Z](#z) |
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[Standard terms](glossary-std.html#standard_terms)
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### Project-specific Terms
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*TIPs:*
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- *Define HTML anchors on your terms with id="TERMNAME" so that other
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documents can link to the definition of specific terms.*
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- *If there is any question about the meaning of a term, note it here.
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If someone (e.g., the customer) gave you a definition to use, note
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that here too. If something is best defined by using a hyperlink to
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another document or website, include a hyperlink in the definition.*
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- *If a term was used in the past, but is no longer going to be used,
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you should keep it in the list, mark it as "deprecated", and link to
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the term or terms that replace it. E.g., deprecated standard term
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[bug](glossary-std.html#bug).*
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- *Define only project-specific terms, or ones that a new team member
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would not know. Don't define standard textbook terms that can be
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easily found elsewhere.*
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- *This glossary can serve as simple domain model or data dictionary.
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You can define important data objects by describing their meaning
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and key attributes. For example, see [student](#student) and
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[GPA](#gpa).*
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#### A
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#### B
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#### C
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##### ::Class standing
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- ::Computed attribute of [student](#student) based on number of
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academic units completed. Used to determine priority in
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course enrollment.
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- ::Real-world meaning of values:
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| ::Freshman | ::Less than 90 units |
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| ::Sophomore | ::Between 90 and 180 units |
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| ::Junior | ::Between 180 and 270 units |
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| ::Senior | ::More than 270 units completed |
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#### D
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#### G
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##### ::GEF
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::*n.* The [Graph Editing Framework](http://gef.tigris.org/). An open
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source library for editing diagrams (boxes and arrows).
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##### ::GPA
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::*n.* Grade Point Average. GPA is a float between 0.00 and 4.00,
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accurate to 2 decimal places. Computed from average of completed
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course grades in transcript weighted by course units. Used to
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determine student ranking, and to trigger Dean's List and
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academic probation.
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#### I
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##### ::ICS
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::*n.* Acronym for the [School of Information and Computer
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Science](http://www.ics.uci.edu/) at [UC Irvine](http://www.uci.edu/).
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#### S
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##### ::Student
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::*n.* A person who attends a school to earn a degree. Persistent
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attributes include: student\_id\_number (primary key), GPA, major,
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and years\_at\_school.
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##### ::Senior
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::*n.* A senior is special type of [undergraduate](#undergraduate) who
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has a certain number of course credits on his or her transcript.
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Years\_at\_school does not determine senior standing. TODO: how many
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credits needed?
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#### T
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##### ::Term1D-DIAGRAM
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::Definition1
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##### ::Term2
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- ::Definition2a
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- ::Definition2b
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##### ::Term3
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::Definition3
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#### U
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##### ::Undergraduate
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::A type of [student](#student). *TODO: add more detail.*
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