Terms used throughout the user help.
Application and workspace
| Term |
Meaning
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| Document |
Engineering data with a persistent identity and a path once saved.
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| View/tab |
A presentation of a document, script or plot in the central area.
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| Active document |
The engineering document targeted by document-scoped commands; check context before editing.
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| Workbench |
A graphical command environment such as Start or Python; switching does not close shared views.
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| Plugin/extension |
A package contributing code, services or UI; it can be native, Python or mixed.
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| Macro/script |
Python source executed by the embedded host.
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Data and identity
| Term |
Meaning
|
| Label |
A human-readable display name.
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| Internal name |
A document-scoped unique identifier-style name, distinct from label and object ID.
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| Object ID |
Persistent object identity used by references.
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| Material number |
A display/organizational material number; renumbering is not a new object identity.
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| Property |
A typed value or supported expression associated with an object.
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| Derived value |
A result calculated from inputs, not an independently editable contradictory input.
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Quantities and computation
| Term |
Meaning
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| Quantity |
A physical value with a dimension; canonical values are stored in SI.
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| Unit profile |
Presentation preferences for input/output units and number formatting.
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| Formula |
Restricted unit-aware expression language.
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| Python expression |
Trusted Python evaluated through the shared interpreter under explicit document rules.
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| Recompute |
Evaluate dependencies through the available model services; not necessarily a solver run.
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| Validation |
A check with a defined scope; material record validation is not design-code approval.
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Files and availability
An unresolved link lacks its matching target in the available documents. An unavailable provider placeholder can retain data without supplying computation. A development host is an explicit developer authorization mode, not an application licence. See OpenSite/File formats and OpenSite/Licensing.
