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Glossary

The vocabulary we use when talking about learning data, migrations and preservation.

Assessment engine

A system that delivers tests and records attempts, scores and outcomes.

Audit pull

A query against learning records that produces evidence for an audit question.

Completion

A record that a learner finished a course, usually with a date and outcome.

Content portfolio

All learning content an organization owns or licenses across every library.

Controlled data movement

Rule-governed transfer of records between systems with full logging.

Course version

A specific revision of a course; completions should be tied to the version taken.

Data lineage

The documented path of a record from source through every transformation.

Decommission

Retiring a platform, after which its data is normally no longer accessible.

Enrollment

A record that a learner was assigned to or registered for a course.

Evidence pack

A bundle of records, source references and lineage produced for an audit.

Governance inventory

The register of datasets with owners, permissions, classification and retention.

HRIS

Human resources information system: the source of employee master data.

Identity reconciliation

Matching records for the same person across systems with different identifiers.

Intelligence layer

A governed, vendor-neutral store of normalized learning records that serves reporting, audits, integrations and AI workflows.

LMS

Learning management system: a platform that delivers courses and records activity.

Learning record store (LRS)

A database that receives and stores xAPI statements.

Normalization

Mapping data from different sources into a common structure and vocabulary.

Orphaned record

An enrollment or completion with no matching learner or course.

Requirement

A rule that makes training mandatory for a population, often with a renewal period.

Retention rule

How long a class of record is kept before deletion or minimization.

SIS

Student information system: the source of enrolment, programme and transcript data in education.

Skills analysis

Deriving evidence of skills from completions and assessments across systems.

Source lineage

See data lineage.

Staging

A holding area where extracted data is checked before promotion to the governed layer.

xAPI

A specification for recording learning experiences as actor-verb-object statements.

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