Quick Reference: MSL Terms, Acronyms, and Lingo

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E

E-Rate

Federal program providing discounts to eligible schools and libraries for access to telecommunications and information services, including basic local and long-distance phone services, Internet access services, and acquisition and installation of network equipment. The Universal Service Administrative Company's Schools and Libraries Division administers the E-Rate program for libraries.

EPP

Executive planning process

Process used by the Governor's budget office in preparation of the biennium budgets.

ESRI

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
The world wide leader for GIS software; the state maintains an enterprise license agreement for software purchases with this company (though, like OCLC, the company name is now just ESRI).