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# Glossary

Use this glossary to map Doc Holiday's shared terms to their reader-facing and API names.

| Term                      | Definition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Publication               | The thing Doc Holiday keeps current: one docs destination plus related Sources and guidance. See [Publications](/docs/publications/publications.md).                                                                                                              |
| Source                    | The reader-facing term for a connected system. Reserve Connection for API wording. See [Connection Types](/docs/reference/connection-types.md).                                                                                                                   |
| Connection                | The API term for a Source. Use it in API pages and integrations.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| the Library               | The organization-wide collection of reusable instructions. See [The Library](/docs/the-library/the-library.md).                                                                                                                                                   |
| instruction               | One editable entry in the Library. It can apply everywhere or to selected Publications.                                                                                                                                                                           |
| slot                      | A Publication instruction slot. API values include documentation, releaseNotes, changelog, planning, and commit; the styleGuide instruction type also exists alongside them. See [Instruction Slots Reference](/docs/the-library/instruction-slots-reference.md). |
| Work History entry        | The record of one documentation request, from trigger to result. See [Work History](/docs/working-with-doc-holiday/work-history.md).                                                                                                                              |
| conversation              | The API term for a Work History entry. Use it only on API pages. See [Work History API](/docs/reference/work-history-api.md).                                                                                                                                     |
| pass/turn                 | One round of work on a request: the initial run, or one revision pass triggered by feedback.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| proposed change (diff)    | One file-level draft change shown for review.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| staged / Ready for Review | The state where proposed changes are ready for human review. See [Review and Revise](/docs/working-with-doc-holiday/review-and-revise.md).                                                                                                                        |
| docs destination          | The single repository a Publication writes docs into.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| trigger                   | The event or request that opens or resumes a Work History entry. See [Configure Triggers](/docs/publications/configure-triggers.md).                                                                                                                              |
| output type               | The kind of output a Publication can produce, such as documentation, release notes, or changelogs. See [Output Types](/docs/publications/output-types.md).                                                                                                        |
| publishing system         | The docs site generator or publishing target that serves the docs destination. See [Publishing Systems](/docs/publications/publishing-systems.md).                                                                                                                |
| notifier                  | The optional connection that receives Publication or work updates, such as Slack.                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| API key                   | The credential that authenticates Doc Holiday API requests. See [API Overview](/docs/reference/api-overview.md).                                                                                                                                                  |
| Bring Your Own Key        | The plan where a customer supplies its own AI provider key for writing. See [AI Provider Keys](/docs/administration/ai-provider-keys.md) and [Supported AI Providers](/docs/administration/supported-providers.md).                                               |
| Open Source Software      | The plan that uses customer-supplied keys. See [Billing and Plans](/docs/administration/billing-and-plans.md).                                                                                                                                                    |
| documentation drift       | The gap between what the source now does and what the docs currently say.                                                                                                                                                                                         |