.. _glossary:

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Glossary
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.. glossary::

    buffer
        Data of a loaded file and additional metadata. Associated with one or
        more views. The distinction between *buffer* and *view* is technical.
        Most of the time, both terms can be used interchangeably.

    view
        Graphical display of a buffer. Multiple views can show the same buffer.

    plugin
    	A feature impemented in Python. It can consist of a single command
    	or multiple commands. It can be contained in one *.py* file or many
    	*.py* files.

    package
    	This term in ambiguous in the context of Sublime Text, because it can
    	refer to a Python package (unlikely), a directory inside ``Packages``
    	or a *.sublime-package* file. Most of the time, it means a directory
    	inside ``Packages`` containing resources that belong together to build
    	a new feature or provide support for a programming or markup language.

    panel
        An input/output widget such as a search panel or the output panel.

    overlay
        An input widget of a special kind. Goto Anything is an overlay.