Term Definition
Attestation Attestation is a mechanism for software to prove its identity.
Mutation Mutation applies to data structures only and constructs a new data structure with an added element.
Destructuring  
Node An ADAPT node is a small-scale request-response server that tightly controls both the business logic code and the data being stored. Each node contains one or more ADAPT packets, is responsible for sending and receiving requests on behalf of its packets, ensures appropriate backup/restore functionality, connects to the ADAPT message broker, and interacts with the user as appropriate for front-end nodes.
Packet A packet is a data structure representing an ADAPT data store. Packets contain application data and the business logic that carries out all requests for data access or modification. Data is defined by the application developer for their specific use case, for example, cryptographic keys, personal data, permissions, event history, or anything else.
Reduction Reduction takes a function or a data structure and produces a result.
Transaction A transaction is…
Type destructuring  
   
ADAPT JavaScript (JS) API  
ADAPT messaging protocol  
ADAPT message broker  
global variable A global variable is a variable declared within applications, libraries, and modules, but outside of any functions. Global variables comprise the data set contained within an ADAPT packet.
local variable