Business Lingo
CTA, or a button
Call to action
.mov, on Macs
QuickTime movie/video file format
8.5" x 11"
Letter
<a href="">
Hyperlink / anchor tag
Carnegie Mellon University
Andrew
PTE, by number of hours
Part-Time Employee
.gif, pronounced "Jif"
Graphics Interchange Format
This social media platform originally allowed 1:1 aspect ratio posts, at 1080x1080p
<em>
Stress Emphasis
East Tennesee State University
David Watson
TOS, usually by a log in button
Terms of Service
.flv, uses a deprecated Adobe product
Flash Video File
210mm x 297mm, the most common paper size internationally
A4
<br>
Line break / Carriage Return
University of Idaho
Hartley
AR, for accounting
Accounts Receivable
.wmv, a Microsoft video file that can be played on WMP
Windows Media Video
Most common printed glossy picture size in inches, follows a 2:3 aspect ratio
4 x 6 inches
<s>
Ecole Des Ponts
Jean
Return on Equity
.avi, from Microsoft, that handles sound and graphics
Audio Video Interleave
8.5" x 14", might be used on a will
<q>
University of Toronto
Elena