| Asia-Pac |
|
The Asia and Pacific region |
| Browser |
|
Short for Web Browser; it is the tool
(program) that allows you to surf the web. You probably used your
Web Browser to locate this page. The most popular Web Browsers
right now are Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. |
| Cookie(s) |
|
A cookie is a small file containing information which
a Web server can store temporarily within your PC hardrive/browser.
A common use of cookies is to store information entered into a form
so it does not need to be re-entered on subsequent visits. |
| CV |
|
A Curriculum Vitae also known as a
Resumé is a summary of a person's education,
professional history, and job qualifications for a prospective
employer. |
| doc |
|
Document/Documentation.
Microsoft Word File (file extension) |
| EMEA |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa
region |
| GMT |
|
Greenwich Mean Time. The mean solar time for
the meridian at Greenwich, England, used as a basis for calculating
time throughout most of the world. Also called Greenwich
time, Universal mean time, Zulu time. |
| IT&T |
|
Information Technology and
Telecommunication |
| JavaScript |
|
JavaScripts are small programs built into web pages to add
extra features, such as the ability for a web page to open pop up
windows or check that you have completed a form completely.
Not all browsers support JavaScript, if your browser does
not support JavaScript, you may not be able to
access all areas of our site.
|
| kbps |
|
Short for kilobits per second, a measure of
data transfer speed. Modems, for example, are measured in
Kbps. |
| Macintosh or Mac |
|
A popular model of computer made by
Apple Computers. |
| MEOS |
|
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey |
|
My Elan
|
|
My Elan is the group of pages in an Elan
country website where candidates can search for job vacancies,
upload their CV/Resumé and register with Elan for job updates. |
| NHS |
|
National Health Service (United Kingdom) |
|
PAYE
|
|
Pay-As-You-Earn (United Kingdom income
tax) |
| PDF |
|
Portable Document Format (Adobe Acrobat
Reader) files. |
| Pop up windows |
|
Pop up windows are web pages that open on top of other web
pages in a new window. Some browsers may require you to give
permission for pop up windows to open. If you intend to use our
My Elan Job Search you may have to set your
browser to allow pop up windows to open while you use our
site. |
| rtf |
|
A document format similar to .doc it is more widely
accepted in non-microsoft word processing applications. |