From f3fa2572c5c7258917e75a3a629f3b158b64f435 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:35:20 +0200 Subject: doc: tighten and clean up the glossary --- obnam.md | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/obnam.md b/obnam.md index 4a569b6..9c550a1 100644 --- a/obnam.md +++ b/obnam.md @@ -28,15 +28,16 @@ but not very simple copy-on-write B-tree structure; Obnam2 will use This document uses some specific terminology related to backups. Here is a glossary of such terms. -* **chunk** is a relatively small amount of live data or metadata +* a **chunk** is a relatively small amount of live data or metadata about live data, as chosen by the client -* **client** is the computer system where the live data lives, also the part of - Obnam2 running on that computer -* **generation** is a snapshot of live data +* a **client** is the computer system where the live data lives, also + the part of Obnam running on that computer +* a **generation** is a snapshot of live data, also known as **a + backup** * **live data** is the data that gets backed up -* **repository** is where the backups get stored -* **server** is the computer system where the repository resides, also - the part of Obnam2 running on that computer +* a **repository** is where the backups get stored +* a **server** is the computer system where the repository resides, + also the part of Obnam running on that computer # Requirements -- cgit v1.2.1