OR/16/022 Glossary
Beriro, D, Cave, M, Wragg, J and Hughes, A. 2016. Agent Based Modelling: Initial assessment for use on soil bioaccessibility. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/16/022. |
API | Application Programming Interface: method by which data can be accessed by calls to a programme |
Choosers | NetLogo term meaning drop down menu for its interface |
IDE | Integrated Development Environment: Term for interface used as programming language development environment to enable code to be written and tested within a single piece of software |
KE | Knowledge Exchange: transferring research experience to industry whilst understanding their issues |
Lisp | Programming language developed as a ‘mathematical formalism for reasoning about the use of recursion equations as a model for computation’ in the 1950s. |
NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (www.nerc.ac.uk) |
Sliders | NetLogo term meaning sliding controls for its interface |
Stack Overflow | website which contains discussion forum for different software (stackoverflow.com) |
Switches | NetLogo term meaning radio boxes for its interface |