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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index ef1ad8144..e2a941571 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -636,3 +636,20 @@ Glossary "Python"; :term:`Jython`, Google's App Engine, and `PyPy <http://codespeak.net/pypy/dist/pypy/doc/>`_ are examples of non-C based Python implementations. + + View Lookup + The act of finding and invoking the "best" :term:`view callable` + given a :term:`request`, a :term:`context`, and a :term:`view + name`. + + Context Finding + The act of locating a :term:`context` and a :term:`view name` + given a :term:`request`. :term:`Traversal` and :term:`URL + dispatch` are the context finding subsystems used by + :mod:`repoze.bfg`. + + Triad + The three bits of information used by :term:`view lookup` to find + "the best" view callable for a given circumstance: a + :term:`context` type, a :term:`view name` and a :term:`request`. + |