Glossary
A–Z definitions of common terms you will come across while creating exhibits, managing files, and working with IIIF.
Annotation (Framing annotation)
Each step you create in the left-hand column of the editor (see Adding Item Descriptions). In IIIF terminology, Exhibit stores each step as a framing annotation that links your text commentary (or quiz question) to a specific spatial region of a 2D image (#xywh=), a 3D camera orbit, or a start/end time interval on an audio or video clip.
Canvas
In a IIIF manifest, a canvas is an individual page, view, or media timeline within an item. A single-image painting manifest has one canvas; a digitised book or photograph album has many canvases (which you can switch between using the canvas selector in the top-left of the Exhibit viewer).
Duplicate
Creating a new, independent copy of an existing exhibit — including all of its items, framed views, and descriptions — so you can adapt or remix it without altering the original (see Duplicate Button).
Embed (<iframe>)
Placing an interactive Exhibit directly inside another web page, blog post, or virtual learning environment (such as Moodle, Canvas, or WordPress) using the HTML <iframe> snippet copied from the Share panel (see Save, Share, and Embed).
glTF Binary (.glb)
The standard single-file 3D model format supported by Exhibit (see 3D Models). A .glb file bundles 3D geometry, textures, and materials into one binary file.
IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework)
An open international standard and community (iiif.io) used by cultural heritage institutions and universities to stream high-resolution images, 3D models, and audio/video alongside structured metadata (see Using IIIF with Exhibit).
IIIF Collection
A IIIF JSON document that groups multiple IIIF manifests together. Importing a IIIF Collection URL into Exhibit adds all of the manifests in that collection to your exhibit at once.
IIIF Manifest
A structured JSON document accessible via a web URL that contains everything needed to display a digital object — its deep-zoom image tiles, 3D model, or audio/video stream, plus its title, summary, creator, institution, and rights statement.
Kiosk, Scroll, Slides, and Quiz (Templates)
The four presentation formats available in Exhibit (see Templates Overview):
- Kiosk: Auto-playing, looping slide presentation with configurable seconds per slide.
- Scroll: Vertical scrollytelling page where text cards glide over the viewer.
- Slides: Interactive slide deck controlled with Next/Previous buttons or arrow keys.
- Quiz: Interactive multiple-choice and pinpoint quiz.
Landing page
The optional full-screen welcome cover shown before an exhibit begins, displaying your exhibit's title, description, author, and rights over a background image taken from your first item (see Landing Pages).
Pinpoint
In the Quiz template, a numbered marker placed directly onto a 2D image or the surface of a 3D model by double-clicking in the viewer while in the Pinpoints tab.