# Glossary

## Terms

| Term | Definition                                                                                       |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| API  | Application Programming Interface, a set of rules and tools for building software applications.  |
| ETL  | Extract, Transform, Load; a process for moving and transforming data from one system to another. |
| UI   | User Interface, the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.                  |
| UX   | User Experience, the overall experience a user has when interacting with a product or service.   |

## Project-Specific Terms

| Term            | Definition                                                                     |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| CalMiner        | The name of the mining data analysis system being developed.                   |
| Mining Scenario | A specific set of conditions and parameters used to analyze mining projects.   |
| Multi-Tenancy   | An architecture where a single instance of software serves multiple customers. |