Glossary
Online teaching terms, in plain words
What each term means, and how Lariyo uses it.
- App builderA tool for designing an app's screens without code.
- Audit logA record of who changed what and when.
- BatchOne intake of students who start a course together.
- Bikram Sambat (BS)Nepal's official calendar, about 56 years and 8 months ahead of the Gregorian calendar.
- Course bundle (package)Several courses sold together at one price.
- Device limitThe number of phones, computers or browsers a student may sign in on.
- eSewaNepal's most used digital wallet for online payments.
- HLS streamingA way of sending video in small parts at several qualities, so the player can switch quality as the connection changes.
- In-app messageA banner or pop-up shown inside an app when it opens.
- KhaltiA Nepali digital wallet used for payments and transfers.
- Live testA test that everyone sits in the same time window, like a real exam.
- MCP (Model Context Protocol)An open standard that lets AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT use other software safely.
- Moving watermarkText drawn over a video that moves around the screen, usually the viewer's name or phone.
- Negative markingTaking marks away for a wrong answer, to discourage guessing.
- Partial payment and duesPaying part of a fee now and the rest later by a due date.
- Play IntegrityGoogle's check that an Android app is genuine and running on a real, unmodified device.
- Pricing planOne way of selling a course: price, access length and payment method.
- ProctoringWatching over an exam to prevent cheating.
- Push notificationA message that appears on a phone even when the app is closed.
- Question bankA store of reusable questions with answers, marks and tags.
- Subjective (written) testA test answered in writing and checked by a teacher.
- Video encryptionScrambling video so it can only be played by a player that has the key.
- WebhookA message one system sends to another's web address when something happens.
- White-label appAn app built by one company and published under another company's name and brand.