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 Roundup Glossary
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-:Version: $Revision: 1.1 $
+:Version: $Revision: 1.5 $
 
 .. contents::
 
 
 class
-   a definition of the properties and behaviour of a set of nodes
-db
-   a collection of nodes
+   a definition of the properties and behaviour of a set of items
+db (or hyperdb)
+   a collection of items
 designator
-   a combined class + nodeid reference to any node in the hyperdb
-nodeid
-   a numeric reference to a particular node of one class
-node
+   a combined class + itemid reference to any item in the hyperdb
+itemid
+   a numeric reference to a particular item of one class
+item
    a collection of data that forms one entry in the hyperdb.
 property
-   one element of data that makes up a node
+   one element of data that makes up an item. In Roundup, item
+   properties may be changed as needed - even after the tracker
+   has been initialised and used in production.
+schema
+   the definition of all the classes that make up an tracker
+tracker
+   the schema and hyperdb that forms one issue tracker
+tracker home
+   the physical location on disk of a tracker
 
 
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