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Roundup Glossary
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-:Version: $Revision: 1.2 $
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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 instance
-instance
- I've defined this well somewhere else...
+ 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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