Glossary
List of frequently used terms and acronyms.
ABI
Application Binary Interface. ABI is a document that comprehensively defines the binary system interface between applications and the operating system on which they run.
CDN
Content Delivery Network. CDNs are geographically distributed networks of servers that mirror contents of a primary source. Having multiple servers offering the same content increases performance (reduced latency, higher download speeds) and availability.
CDT
Core Dependency Tree. Core Dependency Tree packages take care of the dependencies which are so close to the system that they are not packaged with conda-forge. A CDT package consists of repackaged CentOS binaries from the appropriate version, either 6 or 7 depending on user choice and platform.
CFEP
Conda Forge Enhancement Proposal. A CFEP is a document which outlines a suggested change to how the conda-forge project operates, from a technical standpoint as well as to address social topics such as governance and expected conduct.
CI
Continuous Integration. Continuous integration is the practice of automating the integration of code changes from multiple contributors into a single software project.
CRAN
Comprehensive R Archive Network. CRAN is a network of FTP and web servers around the world that store identical, up-to-date, versions of code and documentation for R.
ICU
International Components for Unicode. ICU is an open-source project of mature C/C++ and Java libraries for Unicode support, software internationalization, and software globalization.
PR
Pull Request. Pull Request is a workflow method to submit contributions to an open development project in which the developer asks for changes committed to an external repository to be considered for inclusion in a project’s main repository.