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---+ Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Foswiki-specific terminology.

   $ Attachment: Any type of file that is uploaded via browser and attached to a _topic_, where it can be viewed and downloaded. [[FileAttachments][Details...]]
   $ Contrib: Any _Extension_ that is not a _Plugin_.
   $ (Data) Form: Form displayed with each topic that can be filled in with additional information about the topic [[DataForms][Details...]]
   $ Extension: Prepackaged server-side extension that extends the capabilities of the wiki in some way. [[Plugins]], [[Contribs]], and [[Skins]] are all Extensions.
   $ User name: The name which you use to [[UserName][log in]]. This may be the same as your _WikiName_, or it may be another login identifier such as your corporate ID or email address. [[UserName][Details...]]
   $ Macro: Text strings of the form =%<nop>MACRO{}%= that are expanded into text, images, or any other type of embedded content; there are _system macros_ coded into the core, and more can be defined by Plugins. See [[Macros][Details...]]
   $ Page: A Wiki page. A page is composed of the _template/skin_ decoration and _topic_ content.
   $ Plugin: Type of Extension that adds some kind of interactive feature, such as a [[Macros][macro]]. [[Plugins][Details...]]
   $ Preference: One of the site-wide, _web_ and single user-level [[%SYSTEMWEB%.PreferenceSettings][preference settings]]
   $ Site: An end-user installation accessible via the web.
   $ Skin: Skins define the header/footer layout of _pages_, and the style in which the topic is presented in the browser. Skins are typically enabled site-wide or per _web_. [[Skins][Details...]]
   $ Template: [[Template Topics]] set the default content for new _topics_. [[Skin Templates]] define how pages are rendered
   $ <nop>TML: [[Topic Markup Language]], a simple formatting shorthand that can be used when editing topics.
   $ Topic: The content of a Wiki _page_, consisting of text, an optional _form_ and optional _attachments_. It has a WikiName that's unique within its _web_. [[TopicsAndWebs][Details...]]
   $ Web: A collection of _topics_ under a common name. Various features, like search, access privileges, Plugin availability, template design, can be controlled on a web-wide basis. [[ManagingWebs][Details...]]
   $ Wiki<nop>Name: The name of a user as a WikiWord, usually their first name and last names connected by a space e.g. <nop>JaneSmith [[WikiName][Details...]]

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