Turnitin is plagiarism detection software that allows educational institutions to submit student assignments and check them against its databases, which include internet sources, published works, and papers previously submitted to Turnitin. The document outlines how students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) will submit assignments to Turnitin to deter plagiarism. It provides details on how Turnitin checks submissions for potential plagiarism by comparing to its databases and generates originality reports for students and instructors.