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.. _glossary:

========
Glossary
========

.. glossary:: :sorted:

   client

   generator
        A type of plugin which provides file contents. For example Cfg or TGenshi.

   Genshi
        A Python-based templating engine. `Genshi Homepage`_.

   group
        A "tag" assigned to a client through a probe or other plugin.

   irc channel
        #bcfg2 on freenode

   probe
        A script that executes on a client machine and sets client metadata such as group membership.

   profile
        A special type of group that a client is explicitly assigned to.

   structure

.. _Genshi Homepage: http://genshi.edgewall.org/