id: amazon-swf-vocabulary
name: Amazon Simple Workflow Service Vocabulary
description: Vocabulary and taxonomy for Amazon SWF concepts, operations, and resources.
version: '1.0'
provider: Amazon Web Services
tags:
  - AWS
  - Workflow
  - Task Coordination
terms:
  - term: Workflow
    definition: A sequence of steps or tasks that defines a business process or application flow.
    category: Core Concept
  - term: Activity
    definition: A unit of work performed by an activity worker in a workflow.
    category: Core Concept
  - term: Decider
    definition: A component that makes decisions about what to do next in a workflow based on its history.
    category: Core Concept
  - term: Domain
    definition: A logical container for workflows and activities in Amazon SWF.
    category: Resource
  - term: Task List
    definition: A queue used to route tasks to specific workers in a workflow.
    category: Resource
  - term: Workflow Execution
    definition: A running instance of a workflow type.
    category: Resource
  - term: Activity Task
    definition: A task assigned to an activity worker to perform a unit of work.
    category: Resource
  - term: Decision Task
    definition: A task assigned to a decider to determine the next steps in a workflow.
    category: Resource
  - term: Workflow Type
    definition: A registered template for creating workflow executions.
    category: Resource
  - term: Activity Type
    definition: A registered template for performing activity tasks.
    category: Resource
  - term: Run ID
    definition: A unique identifier for a specific workflow execution instance.
    category: Identifier
  - term: Workflow ID
    definition: A client-supplied identifier for a workflow execution, unique within a domain.
    category: Identifier
  - term: Tag
    definition: A label attached to a workflow execution for filtering and searching.
    category: Metadata