Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Foswiki-specific terminology.

Attachment

Any type of file that is uploaded via browser and attached to a topic, where it can be viewed and downloaded. Details...

Contrib

Any Extension that is not a Plugin.

(Data) Form

Form displayed with each topic that can be filled in with additional information about the topic Details...

Extension

Prepackaged server-side extension that extends the capabilities of the wiki in some way. Plugins, Contribs, and Skins are all Extensions.

User name

The name which you use to log in. This may be the same as your WikiName, or it may be another login identifier such as your corporate ID or email address. Details...

Macro

Text strings of the form %MACRO{}% that are expanded into text, images, or any other type of embedded content; there are system macros coded into the core, and more can be defined by Plugins. See Details...

Page

A Wiki page. A page is composed of the template/skin decoration and topic content.

Plugin

Type of Extension that adds some kind of interactive feature, such as a macro. Details...

Preference

One of the site-wide, web and single user-level preference settings

Site

An end-user installation accessible via the web.

Skin

Skins define the header/footer layout of pages, and the style in which the topic is presented in the browser. Skins are typically enabled site-wide or per web. Details...

Template

TemplateTopics set the default content for new topics. SkinTemplates define how pages are rendered

TML

Topic Markup Language, a simple formatting shorthand that can be used when editing topics.

Topic

The content of a Wiki page, consisting of text, an optional form and optional attachments. It has a WikiName that's unique within its web. Details...

Web

A collection of topics under a common name. Various features, like search, access privileges, Plugin availability, template design, can be controlled on a web-wide basis. Details...

WikiName

The name of a user as a WikiWord, usually their first name and last names connected by a space e.g. JaneSmith Details...