Glossary

List of terms and concepts that you can find in Smartstore

These terms appear throughout the Smartstore developer documentation. Terms are presented in alphabetical order.

Asset

A static file, like image, script, stylesheet, web font etc.

Application

The Smartstore application as a whole, including all modules.

Backend

The administration backend where store owners manage the shop.

Block

A kind of a widget provided by the Page Builder module.

Bootstrapping

The process of starting and warming up the application.

Bundle

A composite script or stylesheet that combines and minifies multiple asset files into one.

DI

Dependency Injection

Domain

Logical boundary grouping related functionality and data.

EF

Entity Framework

Entity

Persistent domain object stored in the database.

Event

Notification raised when a specific action occurs.

Frontend

Public storefront visible to customers.

Mapper

Property mapping between different object types.

Media

Digital content such as images, videos or documents.

Model

Data structure used for application or view logic.

Module

Installable extension providing optional features.

Permission

Access right that controls user capabilities.

Query

Database request retrieving data.

Rule

Conditional statement evaluated by the rules engine.

Service

Class encapsulating reusable business logic.

Store

Configurable shop instance within the application.

Task

Background job executed by the scheduler.

Theme

Bundle of views and styles defining site appearance.

User

Account that can sign in to the system.

View

Razor template that renders HTML.

Widget

Reusable UI snippet that can be placed in zones.

Zone

Named location in a view where widgets render.