Glossary

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Directory
a logical grouping of related files (and potentially other directories)


File
either a destination or source for a stream of data, most often persisted on a storage device











Process
a program that is being executed by the operating system


Syntactic Sugar
syntax within a language which isn't strictly required but, in some manner, generally through increased clarity or readability, makes the syntax easier to understand for humans