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title: "Glossary"
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date: 2020-05-04T12:35:00+01:00
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weight: 80
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geekdocRepo: https://github.com/owncloud/ocis-settings
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geekdocEditPath: edit/master/docs
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geekdocFilePath: glossary.md
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---
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In the context of this extension and oCIS in general, we are using the following terminology.
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### Configuration
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- System configuration
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- e.g. service host names and ports
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- Changes need to be propagated to other services
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- Typically modified on the CLI
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### Settings
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- Application level settings
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- e.g. default language
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- Can be modified at runtime without restarting the service
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- Typically modified in the UI
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### Preferences
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- User settings
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- Subset of "Settings"
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- e.g. preferred language of a user
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### Settings Bundle
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- Collection of related settings
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- Registered by an ocis extension
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### Settings Value
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- Manifestation of a setting for a specific user
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- E.g. used for customization (at runtime) in `ocis-web`
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- `ocis-web-settings` extension for modifying settings values is provided by this service
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- Can be queried and modified by other ocis extensions
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