Glossary

Please add mainly GNUstep related terms here.

A

• Application

B

• Back
• Bundle
• Bundle, main

C

• Category
• Class
• Controller

D

• Delegate
• DPS
• Drag and Drop

F

• First responder - see Responder
• Framework

G

• GUI
• GNUstep

I

• Instance variable
• Invocation

K

• Key Value Coding
• Key Value Observing
• Key window - see Window
• KVC - see Key Value Coding

M

• Main window - see Window
• Makefile
• MVC

O

• OpenStep - API standard
• OPENSTEP - operating system
• Outlet - see FIXME

P

• Protocol

R

• Responder
• Responder, first - see Responder
• Responder chain - see Responder

S

• Scripting
• Service
• Services, application

T

• Target-Action
• Tool

W

• Window, ~ key, ~ main

V

• View

Other - non GNUstep related

CPAD: Cross-Plaform Application Development, a solution to enable software application developement easily for man-made imcompatiable different operating systems. Java,OpenStep and GNUstep are three example solutions.

CPAM: Cross-Platform Application Management, a solution to enable easy and consistent application management. TWW's HPMS is one of the solutions.

PMS: Package Management System. Examples: RPM,dpkg,inst,lpp,portage,Installsield,HP SD-UX.

PMS format: PMS Package Format. A file or directory to include a group of compiled binaries ,documenation or script file. This file is usually call a software pacakge. With this work done, a softare package can be better maintained. Example formats:rpm,msi,exe,ipk,pkgadd,depot and GNUstep's .app.

HPMS: Hyper Package Management System. A PMS above different PMSs and shield package developer from local PMS. It will allow package developer to consistently create and maintain software packages without knowing the detail of each PMS.