Glossary
A
Abstract: A Type or Method Type declared as requiring implementation by a Mixing Type; see Type#abstract, MethodType#abstract
Analytic: An individual measurable property of a phenomenon being observed
Ann: see Annotation
Annotation (Ann): An extension of type system by marking one piece of metadata with an Annotation Type; see Ann
Annotation Type: A type whose purpose is to declare an Annotation which extends the type system; see Annotation
Any: A Value Type which can contain a value of any other value type
Any Of: A Value Type declaration which can contain a value of a specified list of value types
Argument: see Function Argument
Authentication: The function of confirming the identity of a person or software program
Authorization: The function of specifying access rights to resources
B
Base Type: The ultimate parent type in an Extendable Type hierarchy
Big Data: Data sets whose input/output velocity, variety of data structure, and volume is beyond the capabilities of systems which were designed assuming smaller data sets to capture, manage, and process the data within a tolerable elapsed time
Binding: see Generic Binding
BLOB: see LOB
C
Calculated: A Field Type whose value is produced by evaluating an Expression when accessed
Canonical Data Model: A common data format, based on industry-specific XML data exchange standards used to accelerate data integration and application development
Canonical Type: A Type that represents a data exchange format; see Canonical
CLOB: see LOB
Cluster: Consists of a set of loosely or tightly connected computers that work together so that they can be viewed as a single system
Collection Type: A Value Type that is a collection of other value types, such as an array or map; see CollectionType
Constant: A Data Field which has an Initializer and cannot be changed
D
Data Field: A Field Type which is not a Method Type, one that holds data values
Data Science: A discipline that builds on techniques and theories from many fields, including mathematics, statistics, and computer science with the goal of extracting meaning from data
Data Store: A repository of a set of integrated information objects
Deployment: see Provisioning
Distributed System: A system composed of multiple autonomous computers that communicate through a computer network
E
EDH: see Enterprise Data Hub
Empty: null, collections with no elements, whitespace strings, Objs with no fields, etc
Enterprise Data Hub (EDH): Provides a single central system for the storage and management of all data in the enterprise
Entity Type (Persistable): An Type which can be stored in a database; see Persistable
Enum Type: A special Type whose fields are all Constant used as a fixed list of values
ETL: see Extract, Transform, Load
Expression: A combination of one or more explicit values, constants, variables, operators, or functions that the platform interprets at runtime to produce a result; see Expr
Extendable Type: An Entity Type which can be extended by Extension Types; see Extendable
Extends: An Entity Type which extends exactly one Extendable Type; see Extendable
Extension Type: A Type which extends an Extendable Type
Extract, Transform, Load (ETL): A process that involves extracting data from sources, transforming the data to fit operational needs, and loading the data into the end target, typically a database or data warehouse
F
Field: An instance of a Field Type on an Obj; see Field
Field Type: Declaration of a single data field or method of a Type; see FieldType
Final: A Type or Field Type that may not be redeclared in a Mixing Type
Function Argument (Argument): Instance of a single actual parameter passed to a function
Function Parameter Type (Parameter): Declaration of a single formal parameter of a Function Type; see FunctionParamType
Function Type: A Value Type which represents method and lambda signatures; see FunctionType
G
Generic Binding (Binding): A bound Generic Type variable; see Generic#genericVarBindings
Generic Type (Parametric Type): A type with one or more unbound Generic Variable; see Generic
Generic Variable (Variable): An unbound Generic Type variable; see Generic#genericVars
I
Identifiable: Type used as a mixin for types for which the id field is a unique identifier; see Identifiable
Included Type: A Type which is persisted as part of its referencing Entity Type
Index: A data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table at the cost of slower writes and increased storage space
Initializer: The default value of a Data Field of a non-entity type
Inline: An indication that a Method Type should be called with minimal overhead
L
Lambda: A Function Type value along with a matching implementation; see Lambda
LOB (CLOB, BLOB): A Primitive Type (string or binary) whose value can be huge and requires separate storage in an RDBMS
M
Machine Learning: A Computer Science discipline that explores the construction of algorithms that can learn from data
Map/Reduce: A programming model for batch processing large data sets with a parallel, distributed algorithm on a Cluster; see MapReduce
Member Method: A Method Type which must be called on an Obj of the declaring type; see MethodType
Method Type: A Function Type bound to a type through a Field Type; see MethodType
Mixes: see Mixin
Mixin (Mixes): A type whose contents are inherited by another type
Mixing Type: A reference to the type in which this type is a Mixin
N
Nameable: Type used as a mixin for types for which the name field is a key value; see Nameable
Native: A Value Type whose details are specific to each programming language
Non-Empty: A non-null value with some contents (string contents, collection elements, Obj fields, etc); see ValueType#modifier
Non-Optional: A function parameter which must be specified, although the argument may be an Empty value; see ValueType#modifier
NoSQL: A database that provides a mechanism for storage and retrieval of data that is modeled in means other than the tabular relations used in relational databases
Not Persistable: A field of an entity type (or a type used in an entity) whose value will not be persisted in the DB; see FieldType#isPersistable
O
Obj: An instance of a Type; see Obj
Optional Method: A Method Type declared as optionally implemented by a Mixing Type; see MethodType#optional
P
Package: A deployable unit of functionality containing any or all of user interfaces, data model, logic and services
Parameter: see Function Parameter Type
Parametric Type: see Generic Type
Persistable: Type used as a mixin for entities types which support the full persistable behavior; see Persistable
Post Default: The default value of a Data Field of an entity type
Primitive Type: One of the basic built-in Value Type such as string and int; see PrimitiveType
Private: A Type that should not be used outside its declaring package or a Field Type that should not be used outside its defining type
Provisioning (Deployment): The process of deploying a Package and its dependencies to a C3 IoT Cluster
R
Reference Type: A Value Type which refers to a Type
Remix: A declaration that injects or modifies a previously declared Type; see Type#remix
Required: A declaration on a Value Type that a value must be provided
Root Type: The closest parent type in an Extendable Type hierarchy
S
Schema Name: Specific information about how to store an entity in a database; see Type#schemaName
Schema Suffix: Specific information about how to store a collection Field Type in a database; see FieldType#schemaSuffix
Smart Device Networks: A network of physical devices embedded with electronics, software, sensors and connectivity to enable it to achieve greater value and service by exchanging data with the manufacturer, operator and/or other connected devices
Static Method: A Method Type which is called on the declaring type itself; see MethodType
Stored Calculated: A Field Type whose value is produced by evaluating an Expression when persisted
Sub Type: A Type that has one or more Mixins; see Type#mixins
T
Type: Declaration of the data and methods for a concept stored in a database or used in memory; see Type
Type Ident: The key which distinguishes different Extendable Types within the same table; see Extendable#typeIdent
Type System: The modeling layer in which the platform and applications built on it are defined
U
Upsertable: Type used as a mixin for types which support upsert-style store/fetch; see Upsertable
V
Value Type: Declaration of a single data value for a Field Type or a function parameter or return value; see ValueType
Varargs: see Variable Arguments
Variable: see Generic Variable
Variable Arguments (Varargs): A Method Type whose last parameter is declared to accept zero or more values; see MethodType#varargs