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.. _glossary:
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Glossary
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========
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.. note::
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This page is a work in progress, and is still very incomplete.
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Please send your ideas/suggestions on the IRC channel!
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.. glossary::
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boolean
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A value that can be either True or False.
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command
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An action that can be triggered by typing its name on IRC.
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configuration variable
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configuration value
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A configuration variable is an object with a name that can be set
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to different values to change the behavior of the bot.
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They can be changed with the :ref:`plugin-Config` plugin.
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inFilter
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Some code that replaces messages right after
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the bot receives them from IRC, and before it starts processing them.
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This is the opposite of :term:`outFilter`.
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network
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An IRC network, ie. a group of connected IRC servers, that share
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the same set of channels and users
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outfilter
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outFilter
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Some code or command that replaces messages just before
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the bot sends them to IRC.
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Some plugins define them for their own purposes, such as
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:ref:`plugin-ShrinkUrl` to replace URLs.
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The :ref:`plugin-Filter` plugin provides an ``outfilter`` command
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to allow bot admins to customize the messages written by their bot.
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This is the opposite of :term:`inFilter`.
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plugin
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Some Python code/package that provides :term:`commands`.
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server
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A node in an IRC :term`network`. Limnoria usually does not care
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about servers, and deals with entire networks as a single entity.
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specific
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channel-specific
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network-specific
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A :term:`configuration variable` is said to be channel-specific
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and/or network-specific when it can takes different values depending
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on the channel/network it is used in.
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