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The following terms are used through out this document. They are defined here for clarification.
- Descriptor object - A DataElement instance in the DataStore schema used to represent a type for another DataElement.
- Data object - A DataElement instance used to hold information. A data object has a type attribute which references a descriptor object.
- Command object - A DataElement which represents an actual command to be invoked on a DataStore server. A command object has a type attribute which references a descriptor object.
- DataStore - The term DataStore is used in this documentation to refer to the entire DataStore architecture. Within the DataStore architecture there is a class also named DataStore. DataStore class is used when explicitly referring to this class.
- Miner - In the DataStore architecture miners run on the server and populate the DataStore with information retrieved after executing a command.
- DataElement - A DataStore class whose instances represent data types (schema object) and data objects (information). The DataStore architecture stores all information in a tree structure. All nodes in the tree are instances of the DataElement class.
- Schema - The collection of descriptor objects.
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