vocabulary:
  name: Vagrant Vocabulary
  description: Domain vocabulary for Vagrant virtualization, box management, and development environments
  version: '1.0'
  created: '2026-05-03'
  modified: '2026-05-03'
  terms:
    - term: Box
      definition: A package format for Vagrant environments that includes a base OS image and metadata for one or more providers
      category: Core Concept
      tags:
        - Vagrant
        - Virtualization
    - term: Provider
      definition: A virtualization platform supported by Vagrant such as VirtualBox, VMware, Docker, or Hyper-V
      category: Core Concept
      tags:
        - Vagrant
        - Virtualization
    - term: Vagrantfile
      definition: A Ruby-based configuration file that describes the type of machine and how to configure and provision it
      category: Configuration
      tags:
        - Configuration
        - Infrastructure
    - term: Provisioner
      definition: A tool that automatically installs software, alters configurations, and more during the Vagrant startup process
      category: Feature
      tags:
        - Automation
        - Configuration
    - term: Version
      definition: A specific release of a Vagrant box following semantic versioning
      category: Resource
      tags:
        - Versioning
        - Release
    - term: Registry
      definition: A collection of Vagrant boxes stored in the HCP Vagrant Box Registry
      category: Resource
      tags:
        - Cloud
        - Storage
    - term: Vagrant Cloud
      definition: HashiCorp's hosted service for discovering, sharing, and managing Vagrant boxes
      category: Platform
      tags:
        - Cloud
        - HashiCorp
    - term: HCP
      definition: HashiCorp Cloud Platform - the managed infrastructure platform that hosts the Vagrant Box Registry
      category: Platform
      tags:
        - Cloud
        - HashiCorp
    - term: Plugin
      definition: An extension to Vagrant that adds new commands, providers, provisioners, or other capabilities
      category: Extension
      tags:
        - Extensibility
        - Development
    - term: SSH
      definition: Secure Shell protocol used for accessing and managing Vagrant virtual machines
      category: Protocol
      tags:
        - Networking
        - Access
    - term: Synced Folder
      definition: A directory on the host machine that is automatically shared with the guest Vagrant machine
      category: Feature
      tags:
        - Filesystem
        - Development
    - term: Forwarded Port
      definition: A network port mapping from the guest machine to the host, enabling access to services
      category: Networking
      tags:
        - Networking
        - Configuration
    - term: Base Box
      definition: A minimal Vagrant box containing an operating system and the required configuration to allow Vagrant to function
      category: Resource
      tags:
        - Vagrant
        - Infrastructure