Key terms & definitions

A scene in which a concealed or mistaken identity is discovered, changing the characters’ understanding of earlier events.

The issue of new coins to replace existing coinage.

A speaker’s act of recalling an earlier experience; in poetry, recollection can select and reshape details rather than simply report events.

DNA made by artificially joining genetic material from different sources.

DNA formed by joining genetic material from different sources.

A suggested action supported by reasons or findings.

A guideline amount of a nutrient to consume each day to support health. UK recommendations use different reference measures for energy and nutrients rather than one identical type of target.

The restoration of relations after a dispute.

The restoration of a friendly relationship after conflict or separation.

Restoring relationships between people or groups after conflict.

Gathering information about an enemy’s positions and forces, for example by observing them from aircraft.

The gradual conquest by Christian rulers of Muslim-ruled territories in the Iberian Peninsula.

The centuries-long expansion of Christian rule over Muslim-ruled territories in the Iberian Peninsula, ending with the conquest of Granada in 1492.

A family formed when partners bring a child or children from a previous relationship into a new family.

The rebuilding of damaged or destroyed buildings and infrastructure after a disaster.

A federal organisation established in 1932 to lend money to struggling banks, businesses and railways.

Remembering by rebuilding an account of an event rather than replaying an exact recording; later information can influence that account.

An explanation of memory in which recall involves actively piecing together remembered information, influenced by previous experience, beliefs and expectations.

A set of related data items stored as one row in a database table.

Offences entered into police records. This total is affected by reporting, recording practices and what the law defines as criminal.

Crime entered into police records and included in police-recorded crime statistics.

A target that is written down or logged, with progress also recorded.

Angels who record human deeds, which are relevant to a person’s accountability before Allah on the Day of Judgement.

A mistake made when entering or copying a data value, such as recording a height of 175 cm as 1750 cm.

A company that organises the release and promotion of recorded music.

An account of an experience or events that have already happened.

A return towards economic activity and employment after an economic crisis.

The period after exercise during which pulse or breathing rate moves back towards its resting value.

The process of returning the body towards its resting condition and restoring readiness for further activity after exercise.

In NHS Talking Therapies reporting, moving from above a clinical symptom threshold at the start of treatment to below the relevant thresholds at the end.