Word list

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "discontinue" instead

🔍 For an app, enable the app to function

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🚫 Do not use: install, download

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🔍 Sets of details that the Superadmin can create in order to complete a user profile or to add extra details for courses and sessions, enrollments, and external training activities. Always specify the kind of additional field you refer to.

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✅ Use “administrator” instead. Abbreviations are not good for accessibility. The only exceptions are “admin menu” and “admin area”

🔍 Used when “talking” to learners. In other scenarios, prefer “Superadmin” or use it only to avoid repetitions. Always lowercase.

⚠️ Use with caution

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🔍 Using AI to build close-ended questions, like multiple choice

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🚫 Do not use “white list”

🔍 Application Programming Interface. APIs are sets of rules and functions that different software use to communicate with each other. More on Docebo's APIs.

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🔍 Informal content uploaded in the Docebo platform

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🚫 Do not use “contribution”

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🔍 Assignments are activities that instructors or Superadmins ask learners to complete to assess their understanding and mastery of the course subject

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🔍 An immutable record that keeps track of administrative actions performed on the system, such as important changes to course completion and enrollment status changes. More on the Audit trail.

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🔍 Automatically generated suggestions for similar content to replace a piece of content imported from Docebo Content that is retiring or retired

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🔍 Use this term when referring to the Automation app. Capitalized when referring to the Automation app, lowercase when referring to the general concept of automation.

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🔍 Image representing the user. For the images representing courses and other elements, use “thumbnail”.

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🔍 Actions that are happening behind the scenes. More on background jobs.

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🔍 A virtual medal on the platform for users to gain every time they do a particular rewarding action, such as completing a course or passing a test. Badges are part of the mechanisms of gamification.

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🔍 A practice that allows you to compare your own metrics with others

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✅ Use “deny list” instead

🔍 In a community, excluding a member from the community

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🔍 Folders or subfolders that allow the Superadmin to organize users per office, agency, division, country, or simply per company. More on branches.

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🔍 Always lower case, as this is not a branded term

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✅ Use "configure branding and look" instead

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🔍 Features (such as pages, channels, collections) that are pre-installed in the platform, and usually cannot be deleted

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🔍 A group of catalogs (composed of courses and learning plans) grouped together so users can subscribe to them in one action

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🔍 Design element that allows users to take action

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🔍 Feature allowing the creation of customized sets of courses and learning plans that users can either enroll in for free or purchase. More on catalogs.

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🔍 Groups in which courses can be divided. Superadmins may categorize courses based on content, course type, etc. More on categories.

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✅ Use "central repository" instead

🔍 Use at all times instead of Central Learning Object Repository or CLOR

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🔍 By associating a certificate to a course, you can award it to all users that have completed that course. Certificate layouts can be managed by customizing templates. More on certificates.

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🔍 Users can receive certifications by completing designated courses, learning plans, or approved external activities. More on certifications.

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🔍 Streams of topics that include all of the assets uploaded by experts and users. More on channels.

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🔍 As an alternative, use "Partner on second reference"

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🔍 In a community, send a private message to a member

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "central repository" instead

🚫 Do not use. This term is being deprecated.

✅ Use "informal learning" instead

🚫 Do not use. This term is being deprecated.

✅ Use "informal learning" instead

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🔍 Points are converted into virtual currency that can be used to “buy” rewards in the Rewards shop.

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🔍 The name of the pack including Community hub and Embedded conversations. Capitalize when talking about the pack.

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🔍 The place where all the communities are found and the sub-menu name (included in the Communities menu). It allows users to create and manage communities. Capitalize when talking about the sub-menu name (Community hub).

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🔍 It is a branded term. C always capitalized

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🔍 Generic word used to refer to subject or material. Used as an uncountable noun. When needed to refer to more than one item, use [n] pieces of content.

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🔍 The content marketplace is a place within the platform that houses formal content coming from different content providers

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🔍 By activating the Content partners app, you can add a list of content providers within the platform and assign courses to them. Courses assigned to these partners are generally courses in which the course content comes from the partners. Learn more about content partners.

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🔍 An online content provider, offering various types of learning assets and courses in many different areas. Superadmins and learners can view and browse the catalogs of the content and sync their content of choice into the platform.

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✅ Use "content provider" instead

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🔍 CEU is a a measure used in continuing education programs.

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🔍 Courses are the steps of a learning program that users must complete. Courses can be completely delivered online and learners can follow them at their pace (e-learning courses) or can be held in a classroom or via webinar (Instructor-Led Training courses).

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🔍 Capitalize the first letter ("Course management") when referring to the page/menu entry or to the feature . Keep it all lowercase when referring to the concept.

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🔍 Area of the interface within a course dedicated to playing training material

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🚫 Do not use. Avoid when describing people.

🚫 Do not use. Use a more technical term instead.

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✅ Prefer "configuration" or "personalization"

🔍 Technical term for what the feature actually is. It is not a brand term.

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🔍 For an app, switch off the app

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🔍 Any pre-set option, setting, or object that's automatically in place when you first start using the platform.

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🔍 Eliminate something. Use "cancel" with the meaning of not to confirm an action.

⚠️ Use with caution

🔍 Use instead of "blacklist"

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🔍 Use instead of "unselect"

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🚫 Never use "abort"

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🚫 Do not use. This term is being deprecated.

✅ Use "informal learning" instead

🚫 Do not use. Avoid fluffy corporate terms.

🔍 "Docebo Content" and "Go1" are branded names. The first letter of each word is capitalized (except "by")

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🔍 "Docebo Content" and "OpenSesame" are branded names. Tirst letter of each word is capitalized (except "by")

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🔍 It is a branded term. Both D and E are always capitalized.

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🔍 It is a branded term. Both D and E are always capitalized.

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🔍 It is a branded term. Both D and E are always capitalized.

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🔍 It is a branded term. The first letter of each word is capitalized (except in "for").

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🔍 This term is being deprecated.

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "Docebo platform" instead

🔍 Use instead of "Docebo Learn"

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🔍 Use instead of "elearning" and "eLearning".

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use email instead

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✅ Use e-commerce instead

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✅ Use e-learning instead

🔍 Never hyphenate. Do not use: e-mail, E-mail or other spellings.

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🔍 New Q&A and forums (now called discussions) that are found under the Communities pack and menu (previously DCS features)

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🔍 Singular and plural

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use “learner” instead

🔍 To enlist a user in a session, a course or a learning plan. Do not use "subscribe".

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🔍 To be used instead of "subscription code"

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🔍 Capitalize E when referring to the menu entry

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🔍 User assigned to manage a specific channel. Do not capitalize. More on experts.

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🔍 Use it instead of "multidomain". More on the Extended enterprise app.

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🔍 Training activities that users completed outside of the Docebo platform. Learn more.

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🔍 To complete a form or a field with the appropriate information. Do not use "fill out".

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use “fill in” instead

🔍 Flow no longer exists as a product and has been renamed as "headless learning".

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use “headless learning” instead

🔍 Flow no longer exists as a product and has been renamed as "headless learning".

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "building blocks" instead

🔍 Flow no longer exists as a product and has been renamed as "headless learning".

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✅ Use "launcher" instead

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🔍 Gamification is used in several applications to make the learning experience more fun and effective. Docebo offers a Gamification app. Learn more.

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🔍 The search bar at the top of the platform’s interface, where users can search for assets, training material, courses, and learning plans within the platform. More on the global search.

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🔍 Branded term. Both "Go" and "Learn" capitalized and with "." between them

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🔍 Sets of users with characteristics different than those determining the branches of the organization chart. More on groups

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🔍 New name of Flow

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🔍 Capitalize the H when referring to the menu entry Use at all times instead of "Communication center". Learn more on Docebo’s Help center.

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🚫 Do not use. Avoid fluffy corporate terms.

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✅ Use "home page" instead. “Home” alone can generate mistranslations.

🔍 Use instead of "homepage" or "home screen"

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "home page" instead

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "home page" instead

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🔍 Acronym for instructor-led training

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🚫 Do not use. Avoid fluffy corporate terms.

🔍 New name of Discover Coach & Share. It's translatable and never capitalized (it is not the name of a feature but more of a way to describe what it does)

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🔍 Product area name, it's translatable. Capitalize the first letter ("Insights") when referring to the page/menu entry or to the feature but keep it all lowercase when referring to the concept

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🔍 User able to manage some course settings within the Docebo platform. Learn more about instructors.

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🔍 ILT (Instructor-Led Training) courses are carried out either on-site or online. Prefer VILT (Virtual Instructor-Led Training) when referring to online courses/sessions/events.

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🔍 Never capitalize unless it begins a sentence. Do not use internets, interwebs, or any other variation of the word “internet”.

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🔍 To use when referring to a generic object. Do not use "element".

⚠️ Use with caution

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🔍 Displays the most active users with the highest amount of points or badges. More on leaderboards.

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "learning platform" instead

🔍 It is a branded term. Both L and D are always capitalized.

🔍 Use it instead of "end user". Do not capitalize.

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🔍 This term is not used anymore. It is replaced by Communities to designate the name of the pack and of the menu

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🔍 The podcast has been deprecated

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🔍 New name of DLI (Docebo Learning Impact), it's translatable. Capitalize the first letter ("Learning evaluation") when referring to the page/menu entry or to the feature and keep it all lowercase when referring to the concept

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "insights" instead

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🔍 It can be considered a technical term by many people. In Knowledge Base articles and labels, use "platform" instead.

⚠️ Use with caution

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use “training material” instead

🔍 A list of courses that the user must follow and complete. Follow normal capitalization. L and P must not be in uppercase. More on learning plans.

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🔍 Should be used instead of "Learn platform"

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🔍 Each license offers the possibility to enroll in the courses included in the corresponding subscription.

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🔍 A view mode for training material

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✅ Use "theater mode" instead

🔍 Social media activity

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🔍 Capitalize the first letter ("Localization tool") when referring to the page/menu entry or to the feature and keep it all lowercase when referring to the concept

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🔍 Refers to the place where a classroom training is held

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🔍 Log in is the verb ("use this password to log in"). Use log in to and not log into. (“log in to your account”)

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🔍 Login is a noun or adjective ("your login credentials are here")

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🔍 Managers can monitor the activity of their team members by managing parts of their learning experience

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🔍 A user of the community who is not an administrator

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🔍 In a community, a member with specific permissions to moderate content in the community. Moderators are not administrators. Do not capitalize.

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🔍 Selling courses via the E-commerce app

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🔍 Selling courses via the E-commerce app

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🔍 This term has been officially replaced by "extended enterprise"

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🔍 Never capitalize unless it begins a sentence

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🔍 Acronym for one time password

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🔍 In English, “paid” can both mean “not free” and “already been paid”. We use the same word for both meanings in English but translations differ

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🔍 Use for the panels that open on the right or left part of the screen, often used for creating or modifying something

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🔍 paid course

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🔍 Term historically used in Docebo to refer to small pieces of learning content. Should be avoided at all costs due to potential associations with drug use. Use “microlearning”, “bite-sized” learning, or “snacks” / “snackable” to describe this type of content.

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⚠️ Use with caution

✅ Prefer '“course player”

🔍 Users can create personal playlists of formal and informal content

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🔍 Just like points in a game, points in Docebo are the accumulation of the score that a user achieves when he or she completes a rewarding action. A certain number of points can be earned when a user earns a badge (if points are associated with that badge). Points are part of the mechanisms of the Gamification.

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🔍 Part of community + use it instead of "tweet" when referring to X (formerly known as Twitter)

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🔍 Part of community

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🔍 Users who can perform specific operations. P and U are always capitalized. Learn more about Power Users.

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🚫 Avoid using the acronym "Q&A"

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✅ Use "test" instead

🔍 Action of registering

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🔍 Can sometimes be confused with dashboards. Dashboards include more graphics and are usually used for understating data at glance. Reports are more detailed, and usually include tables.

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🔍 Use it instead of "retweet" when referring to X (formerly known as Twitter)

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🔍 Use it instead of "retweet" when referring to X (formerly known as Twitter)

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🔍 To cancel the edits applied and revert to the original settings

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🔍 Since Twitter is now X, the correct terminolog us "repost"

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✅ Use "rewards shop" instead

🔍 Use instead of "rewards marketplace"

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🔍 Webinar room

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use self-evaluation instead

🔍 The possibility to enroll in a course on one’s own from a catalog

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🔍 Execute the evaluation for oneself. Do not use self-assessment.

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🔍 The ability to undo the enrollment on one’s own

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🔍 The Shape product will be sunset in December 2024 in favor of "AI authoring"

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use “AI authoring" instead

🔍 Only used in "single sign on"

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use “sign in” instead

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🔍 ELB term

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🔍 Individual abilities that employees have within a company or that can be learned with training. More on skills.

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🔍 Group of skills

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🔍 Capitalize the first letter ("Skill management") when referring to the page/menu entry or to the feature and keep it all lowercase when referring to the concept. The word "skill" is in the singular form, but it refers to the management of multiple skills

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✅ Use “skill management” instead

🔍 Name of the "Social learning pack"

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🔍 Part of a community discussing a specific topic

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🔍 Acronym for Single Sign-On

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🔍 Docebo integrates with different applications to allow users to sign in to Docebo using a sign-in from the other application (such as Google, Facebook, etc)

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🔍 Singular: status Plural: status (no: statuses)

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🔍 Use for each of the numbered steps in a panel such as the user creation panel or the enroll user panel

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✅ Use "enrollment code" instead

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✅ Use "usage dashboard" instead

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🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "Superadmin" instead

🔍The most powerful user in the platform. Also referred to as "administrator" in the user documentation. Always capitalized.

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🔍Training material used in the Docebo platform. Do not use the term questionnaire unless it refers to learning evaluation.

⚠️ Use with caution

🚫 Do not use

✅ Use "synchronize", abbreviations are not good for accessibility

🔍Do not use "sync"

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🔍 Avoid fluffy corporate terms

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🔍 Use test instead of "quiz"

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