Glossary

AtomSet

A type of dataset created by applying certain data transformations to an Atlas Dataset in Aunsight to create a Sightglass data release. AtomSets are used to provide well-formed data for digestion by AtomTools and other metrics in a Sightglass Solution.

AtomTool

A type of Sightglass tool used to display data from an AtomSet (a data_source release created by applying publisher transforms to an Atlas Dataset). An in-application table for displaying data records would be one use for an AtomTool.

CRUD

Create-Read-Update-Delete; a set of four functions for working with persistently stored files or data records.

GUID

Globally Unique Identifier; a 128-bit binary identifier displayed by Aunsight as 32-hexadecimal digits. GUIDs are used by Aunsight to serve as unique identifiers for every object created by the platform. As such, most objects are referred to by their GUID. Other human-readable identifiers such as object names and descriptions are also sometimes used to refer to objects, but since uniqueness is not enforced for these fields, only the GUID can be relied on to uniquely identfy an object in the platform.

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation; a serialization format for describing Javascript objects defined in RFC-8259. JSON is a widely-used format for data communication between applications and in service architectures, and has broad support across programming languages.