{"id":1449,"date":"2017-01-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingweb.trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/learning-management-system-lms\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:21:41","slug":"learning-management-system-lms","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/learning-management-system-lms\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Management System (LMS)"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1449","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"A <strong>learning management system (LMS)<\/strong> is a computer-based operating system used by training organizations to register, track and monitor activity in the training function. 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