vocabulary:
  name: Rainmaker Live Vocabulary
  description: >-
    Domain vocabulary for the live streaming, virtual events, and audience
    engagement space. Covers core concepts for platforms in the live event
    and webinar industry.
  version: '1.0'
  created: '2026-05-02'
  terms:
    - term: Live Stream
      definition: >-
        Real-time video broadcast delivered over the internet to an audience,
        typically with low latency to enable interactive experiences such as
        Q&A, polls, and live chat.
      tags:
        - Streaming
        - Core

    - term: Virtual Event
      definition: >-
        An event hosted entirely online, allowing attendees to participate
        remotely via web browser or mobile app. Includes webinars, virtual
        conferences, product launches, and live performances.
      tags:
        - Events
        - Core

    - term: Webinar
      definition: >-
        A web-based seminar or presentation delivered live over the internet.
        Typically features one or more presenters, slide decks, and interactive
        audience elements such as Q&A and polls.
      tags:
        - Events
        - Webinar

    - term: Audience Engagement
      definition: >-
        Interactive mechanisms that allow event attendees to participate beyond
        passive viewing, including live polls, Q&A sessions, chat, reactions,
        and breakout rooms.
      tags:
        - Engagement
        - Core

    - term: CDN
      definition: >-
        Content Delivery Network. Infrastructure used to distribute video
        stream content to global audiences with low latency by caching
        content at geographically distributed edge servers.
      tags:
        - Infrastructure
        - Streaming

    - term: Replay
      definition: >-
        Recorded version of a live stream or virtual event made available
        on-demand to attendees or the public after the live broadcast ends.
      tags:
        - Video
        - Content

    - term: Registration
      definition: >-
        The process by which attendees sign up to participate in a live event
        or webinar, typically capturing name, email, and other qualifying
        information.
      tags:
        - Events
        - Attendee

    - term: HLS
      definition: >-
        HTTP Live Streaming. An adaptive bitrate streaming protocol developed
        by Apple that breaks video into segments and supports multiple quality
        levels. Widely used for live streaming delivery.
      tags:
        - Protocol
        - Streaming

    - term: Latency
      definition: >-
        The delay between video capture and delivery to the viewer. Low-latency
        streaming (under 5 seconds) enables real-time interaction; ultra-low
        latency (under 1 second) supports two-way communication.
      tags:
        - Technical
        - Streaming

    - term: Presenter
      definition: >-
        A participant in a live event who delivers content to the audience,
        as opposed to an attendee who primarily receives content. May have
        elevated platform permissions for screen sharing and audio/video control.
      tags:
        - Events
        - Roles