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# 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.
- "Isle" - The name of this project, which is a proper noun and so should always
be capitalized.
- "isle" - The name of the binary or program produced by the Isle project. isle
is the name of the file itself, and so is always lower-case.
- "host" - A computer or device on which isle is run.
- "isle network", "network" - A collection of hosts which communicate and share
resources with each other via the Isle project.
- "user" - A person who takes part in the usage, operation, or administration of
an isle network.