Glossary

Term	Definition
Accessibility	Websites are designed so people with disabilities can use them.
Add Media	Add images, documents, and other media to the website.
Add Content	Add text, tables, or media to the website.
Administrator	Administrators have access to everything in the system.
Alt Text	Short-written description of an image.
Branch	Multiple sections form a branch. Within a branch, a section can either be a parent section or child section.
Child Section	A section inside another section.
CMS	Content Management System. Terminalfour is the CMS used by TU Dublin.
Content Type	The building blocks of your web pages and are where you add your content.
Contributor	Authorised to add and edit information on the TU Dublin website.
External Link	Link to external websites (open in a new window).
Headings	Formatted headings comply with TU Dublin’s brand guidelines.
Media Library	All media is stored in this location for future use.
Metadata	Metadata is a set of fields and values used to describe your page's content. They can be used to help with SEO and how a link will appear when shared on social media.
Microsite	A mini-site used to promote projects, initiatives, events, or an array of other marketing efforts that benefit from using the microsite template (secondary menu navigation).
Mirror	When a branch or content type is mirrored, changes such as adding, deleting, and reordering content, are reflected in the mirrored branch/content type.
Moderator	Authorised to add, edit, approve, and publish information.
Output URI	Output Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is used to shorten the URL if the section name is long or complex. If this field is left blank, the section's name is used when publishing.
Page Layout	A page layout is similar to a theme or template eg. Left Navigation or Microsite. It gives a section its overall structure by assigning locations to the header, footer, navigation, and content types.
Parent Section	Sections with subsections (child sections).
Pathway	The route a user takes to navigate through a website.
Preview	Opportunity to view content in advance of going live.
Publish	The content or section is output with selected Page and Content Layouts and sent to the Publish server. Only modified elements are output on Publish, if a piece of content hasn't changed, it won't be published again.
Renew Lock	To maintain a lock on content to complete updating content.
Section	Sections are webpages. Within each section there are pieces of content. Sections look like file folders in the site structure.
Section Link	Links to specific sections within the TU Dublin website.
SEO	Search Engine Optimisation is the process of improving a website's visibility in search engines.
Site Structure	Hierarchy and organisation of pages within a website.
Source Code	Text written in a programming language that contains a program's instructions.
Terminalfour (T4)	Terminalfour is the content management system (CMS) used to maintain the University's website.
Tone of Voice	Utilising words to create an impact on users/audience. Our TOV has 4 aspects: Considered, Inspiring, Welcoming, and Daring. See further information in the brand toolkit.