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Glossary
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Turnitin Moodle Integration Manual: 10
Section: Definitions
Definitions
account - a Turnitin account
allows instructors to use products
purchased from Turnitin
account ID - the numeric
identification number for a specific
account or sub-account
administrator - the controller of a
specific Turnitin account. This user
type is able to install and configure,
activate or deactivate products
on an account, change account
settings, and add or remove
instructors from account access
assignment - Submissions to a
class on Turnitin are made to an
assignment. Each assignment can
allow only a single submission per
student user who is enrolled in the
class
default submission type - a
user preference set by instructor
or student users to define which
file submission method should be
displayed by default for submissions
to an assignment in a Turnitin class
download - transmission of a file
from Turnitin to the computer of
the user selecting to download
files). Some users may need to
enable file download due to security
considerations on the web browser
or computer being used
due date - the due date on a
Turnitin assignment indicates the
date and time of day at which an
assignment is due. Submissions
after the due date and time may
no longer be allowed and will
be automatically blocked by the
Turnitin system. Only the instructor
can enable late submissions on an
assignment on Turnitin. The due
date must come after the start date
and before the post date during
assignment creation. The due date
and time may be changed by the
instructor at their discretion to
meet the needs of a class
GradeMark - a digital grading
product offered by Turnitin
which allows instructors to place
comments and QuickMark editing
marks on a submission for
students to review. This product
also includes standardized rubric
scorecards and the ability to share
QuickMark
SM
standard editing marks
and rubric scorecards between
instructors on an account via
export or via administrators using
the libraries sharing feature of the
GradeMark digital grading product
homepage - the default login
page, which is different based on
the selected default user type of
the user profile being accessed
instructor - the term used for
teachers, tutors, or other student-
assisting users added or authorized
to join as instructors on a specific
Turnitin account. A single person
may be joined to multiple Turnitin
accounts or sub-accounts using
one user profile or separate user
profiles. Users may fill more than
one user type role on Turnitin
internet archive - Turnitin’s web
repository includes inactive or no
longer available web pages and
copies of pages that have changed
over time. This allows Turnitin to
search against information that is
no longer available or which has
changed over time.
knowledge base - The knowledge
base is an area we have created
for our users to search for help or
