.. _docs-infra-glossary:

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Glossary
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This glossary defines terms that have specific meanings in the context of
Pigweed's infrastructure.

.. _docs-infra-glossary-bot:

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Bot
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A machine that can run a build.

.. _docs-infra-glossary-bucket:

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Bucket
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A group of builders that share ACLs.

.. _docs-infra-glossary-build:

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Build
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A job. Belongs to a builder.  (Think "process" in "program vs process".)

.. _docs-infra-glossary-builder:

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Builder
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A named build configuration. (Think "program" in "program vs process".)

.. _docs-infra-glossary-ci:

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CI
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Nominally "continuous integration", but usually used to refer to post-submit
builders and associated infrastructure.

.. _docs-infra-glossary-cq:

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CQ
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Nominally "Commit-Queue", a service that has been replaced with "Change
Verifier", a service that manages pre-submit builders.

.. _docs-infra-glossary-properties:

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Properties
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Arbitrary input/output JSON object to/from a build. Input properties are
typically specified in the builder config and output properties are
specified by the recipe at runtime.

.. _docs-infra-glossary-recipe:

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Recipe
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A Python-based script executed by a build.