Education Glossary

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J Term ~ Definition

JET ~ Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme

JPEG ~ Joint Photographic Experts Group. One of two common formats (the other is GIF) for image files associated with Web documents. In file names the acronym appears as jpeg or jpg.

Job Shadowing ~ Time spent with someone who is at work. This time is used to better understand what people do in their job.

Junior ~ A student who has completed 60 to 89 college credit hours.

Junior College ~ Private two-year institution