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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index 08844c953..41453b836 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ Glossary model in order to find a :term:`context`. The :mod:`repoze.bfg` :term:`router` performs traversal of model objects when a :term:`root factory` is specified. See the - :ref:`traversal_chapter` chapter for more information. + :ref:`traversal_chapter` chapter for more information. Traversal + can be performed *instead* of :term:`URL dispatch` or can be + combined *with* URL dispatch. See :ref:`hybrid_chapter` for more + information about combining traversal and URL dispatch (advanced). Router The :term:`WSGI` application created when you start a :mod:`repoze.bfg` application. The router intercepts requests, @@ -280,7 +283,10 @@ Glossary Subpath A list of element "left over" after the :term:`router` has performed a successful traversal to a view. The subpath is a - sequence of strings, e.g. ``['left', 'over', 'names']``. + sequence of strings, e.g. ``['left', 'over', 'names']``. Within + BFG applications that use URL dispatch rather than traversal, you + can use ``*subpath`` in the route pattern to influence the + subpath. See :ref:`star_subpath` for more information. Interface A `Zope interface <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zope.interface>`_ object. In :mod:`repoze.bfg`, an interface may be attached to an |