| AI |
Artificial intelligence |
| ARGs |
Alternate reality games |
| Avatars |
Digital/graphical representation of a user |
| BERR |
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
| BIS |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
| CAD |
Computer aided design (software design tool) |
| CGI |
Computer generated images |
| CITIN |
Creative Industries Technology and Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network at www.citin.org |
| Cloud Computing |
Scalable and virtual resources supplied as services over the Internet |
| DCMS |
Department of Culture, Media and Sport |
| DRM |
Digital rights management (both technology and business practice) |
| European Framework Programme |
EU funded research programme to promote cross member collaboration http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7 |
| GIT |
A distributed version control system used to help projects manage complex data sets (http://git-scm.com) |
| GPS |
Global positioning system |
| GVA |
Gross value added |
| KTN |
Knowledge Transfer Networks at www.innovateuk.org |
| KTP |
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships at www.innovateuk.org |
| Mash Ups |
Creating new content by blending at least two existing content assets |
| Meta-data |
Data that describes other data assets |
| Meta materials |
Absorb radiation from the electromagnetic spectrum, of which visible light is a part |
| MMOG |
Massively multiplayer online games |
| NESTA |
National Endowment Science Technology & Arts at www.NESTA.org.uk |
| NCPs |
Non playing characters |
| P2P |
Peer to peer |
| SBRI |
Small Business Research Initiative at www.innovateuk.org |
| Sector Skills Council |
At www.sscalliance.org |
| Serious Games |
Applications using games technology and design for non entertainment purposes |
| SETI@Home |
A scientific experiment that uses redundant computing cycles to analyse radio telescope data http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu |
| Tahoe |
A decentralised file system that stores multiple copies of encrypted data across participating machines on the network (http://allmydata.org) |
| UKIPO |
Intellectual Property Office at www.ipo.gov.uk |