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Glossary

• Core Data  

  A technology that lets you manage the relationship and persistence of managed objects, whose backing store is usually a database or a file.



• installation package  

  A file used to deliver a product to its user. A user opens an installation package with the Installer application, which places the package’s payload in the appropriate locations on her or his file system.



• nib file  

  A file that stores a graph of user interface objects that define a product’s user interface.



• project  

  A collection of plans and resources for building one or more software products. A project groups source files, libraries, media, and other resources used to build one or more products.



• refactoring  

  The process of modifying source code for the purpose of improving its readability and maintainability while retaining the program’s functionality and behavior.



• snapshot  

  A record that stores the state of a directory tree at the time it was taken.



• source control  

  A set of tools and procedures used to safeguard and manage files and changes made to them over time. Also known as Source Control Management (SCM) or version control.



• Source Control Management (SCM)  

  See source control.

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