# Glossary

The purpose of this document is define the specific terms which should be used
for various concepts, with the goal of establishing consistency throughout
documentation and source code.

- "user" - a person who takes part in the usage, operation, or administration of
  a cryptic network.

- "host" - A computer or device used by a user to connect to a cryptic network.

- "cryptic network", "network" - A collection of hosts which communicate and
  share resources with each other via the mechanisms provided by the cryptic-net
  project.

- "cryptic-net" - The name of the binary or program which is used to interact
  with a cryptic network.