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Glossary and toolset edit

Terms, definitions, and tools related to Wikimedia system architecture

Last updated: 2023-06-14 by APaskulin (WMF)
Status: Deprecated

Glossary edit

authority edit

The source of truth for the latest content, such an individual Wikipedia

canonical data modeling edit

A canonical data model is a predictably-structured, technology-agnostic data structure that represents the system as a whole instead of each component having its own representation of the data. Discrete bits of information are interconnected based on relationships between them and contextualized with metadata. This allows users and machines to consume content easily without specifically caring about the underlying technologies driving the system.

collection edit

A set of parts related by keyword

data on the outside edit

Structuring knowledge and infrastructure to enable information to flow between independent services

keyword edit

A Wikidata item. A part is associated with one or more keywords.

part edit

A unit of knowledge smaller than a page, such as a section or a reference. A page is associated with one or more parts. A part is associated with one or more keywords.

section edit

Content grouped under a heading or as an introduction before the first heading on a page

capabilities edit

modeling edit

event sourcing edit

event storming edit

value stream edit

Toolset edit

mediawiki.org edit

Architecture repository artifacts are published on mediawiki.org

Lucidchart edit

Diagrams and information visualizations

Mural/Miro edit

Virtual white-boarding, event storming, and post-it exercises