Glossary#
- Aggregate (deprecated)#
Part of ODK.
A server-side data storage and analysis tool. It is no longer being updated.
- Briefcase (deprecated)#
Part of ODK.
A tool for packaging and transferring forms and data between instances of Collect and Aggregate/Central. It is no longer being updated.
- Build (deprecated)#
Part of ODK.
An application that lets you design forms with a drag-and-drop form interface.
- Central#
Part of ODK.
A server-side data storage and analysis tool.
- Collect#
Part of ODK.
An Android mobile app that replaces paper-based forms.
- CSV#
Comma Separated Values. A plain-text file format for tabular (spreadsheet-like) data.
- enumerator#
A person who conducts a survey.
- form#
A defined set of questions and answer choices displayed by an application that can render forms written in the XForm standard.
- hint#
Additional help text on a single question, displayed after the label.
- instance#
The file representing a filled-in form.
- JSON#
JavaScript Object Notation. A serialized key-value data format.
- ODK JavaRosa#
Part of ODK.
A Java library that renders ODK Compliant XForms.
- ODK XForm#
Part of ODK.
A specification defining valid XML-based forms for ODK. It is a subset of the W3C XForms 1.0 specification
- participant#
A person being interviewed by a user of Collect. (Also sometimes called a "subject".)
- question label#
- question text#
The main body of a form question or widget. In an XLSForm, the contents of the
label.- Validate#
Part of ODK.
A tool for validating forms against the ODK XForms specification.
- XLSForm#
Part of ODK.
A tool for building forms with Microsoft Excel.