Key terms & definitions

A narrative with several connected storylines involving different characters.

Running several programs over the same period, with the operating system sharing resources between them.

Data recording more than two variables for each individual or object, with the values kept together as a set.

An electronic circuit that generates pulses by switching between output states; monostable and astable circuits are forms of multivibrator.

A traditional dramatic entertainment involving disguised performers, associated with stories such as St George and the Dragon.

The extent to which a research task resembles an activity encountered in everyday life.

The September 1938 agreement through which Britain, France, Germany and Italy allowed Germany to take the Sudetenland.

A woman employed in a munitions factory during the First World War, producing weapons or ammunition.

Weapons, ammunition and other military equipment.

The deliberate, unlawful killing of another person.

A collective fine imposed on the local community when a Norman was murdered and the killer was not handed over.

A collective fine imposed on the local community when a murdered Norman’s killer was not caught.

A seeker or disciple undertaking spiritual training, often under the guidance of a Sufi teacher.

A gladiator armed with a sword and large shield, with a helmet and leg protection; a common opponent of the thraex.

A sacred image or form of a deity used as a focus for worship.

The main prayer space or prayer hall in a mosque.

The connection of a muscle to bone, allowing the muscle's pulling force to be transferred to the skeleton.

A sudden, involuntary and often painful muscle contraction.

A reduction in a muscle's ability to contract efficiently after prolonged vigorous activity.

A condition in which muscles stop contracting efficiently during prolonged vigorous activity.

Tiredness in muscles that reduces their ability to maintain the required effort.

A cell within skeletal muscle that contracts to produce force.

The size or circumference of a muscle.

An increase in muscle size.

The slight tension maintained in muscles at rest, which helps support posture.

The ability of a muscle or muscle group to perform repeated contractions without tiring.

An increase in the size of a skeletal muscle following training.

The ability of a muscle or muscle group to exert force against a resistance.

The skeletal and muscular systems working together to support the body and produce movement.

A recurring musical idea that can connect characters, events or emotions across a film.