Animations in PowerPoint

Animations in PowerPoint

Term explanation

Definition and meaning

Animations in PowerPoint are visual effects that are applied to different items like graphics, title or bullet points, instead of the slides. There are many different animations like: Appear, Fade, Fly in.

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Other glossary terms

.pps file extension

A .pps file is a legacy PowerPoint slideshow format that opens directly in presentation mode rather than the editing view. Double-clicking a .pps file launches the slideshow immediately, which made it popular for distributing finished presentations to audiences. The .pps format was later replaced by .ppsx as part of Office 2007's shift to an open XML-based file structure.

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Chain of Thought

Chain of thought is an AI reasoning technique in which a model explicitly works through intermediate steps before arriving at a final answer. By laying out its reasoning step by step, the model produces more accurate and reliable outputs — especially for complex, multi-part problems. In agentic AI systems, chain-of-thought reasoning is used to plan workflows and make decisions at each stage of an agent loop. For enterprise applications, it increases transparency and makes AI behavior easier to audit.

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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are large-scale online courses accessible to anyone with an internet connection, often free of charge. MOOCs are delivered through platforms such as Coursera, edX, or Udemy and can attract thousands of learners simultaneously. They typically combine video lectures, readings, quizzes, and discussion forums. MOOCs have democratized access to university-level education and professional skill development worldwide.

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TOK Presentation

The Theory of knowledge (TOK) presentation is an essential part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB). The TOK presentation assesses a student's ability to apply theoretical thinking to real-life situations.

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