Glossary

Short definitions of terms used on this site. Abbreviations expand on first use where possible.

GDPR

European Union rules about how organisations collect, use, and protect personal data. Signed-in members can export or erase their own account data from the site footer; administrators can also export accounts from Users & Roles.

WCAG 2.1

International guidelines for making web content usable by people with disabilities. This site targets Level AAA.

API

A machine-readable way for other software to create, read, update, or delete blog posts and comments using XML.

svy

A Python package for design-based survey statistics used in the admin feedback dashboard.

XML

A structured text format used by this site’s public API.