GLOSSARY.md

spark-rs

Spark-style email for Windows. These terms cover how a copy of spark-rs gets onto a computer and stays current.

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Getting spark-rs

Installer: The Windows setup program, with its wizard, that puts spark-rs on a computer for the current user. Avoid: Install wizard, setup.exe, zip

First-run setup: The steps spark-rs walks a new user through in the app before their first mailbox opens. Avoid: Onboarding, install wizard, welcome screen

Demo mailbox: The sample mail spark-rs shows when no real account has been added. Avoid: Demo mode, sample data

Staying current

Build: An installable copy of spark-rs made from one commit on main that changes the app. Avoid: Nightly, snapshot, artifact

Update: Replacing the installed copy with a newer build, when the user chooses to. Avoid: Upgrade, patch

Commits behind: How many app-changing commits the newest build has that the installed copy doesn't. Avoid: Out of date, versions behind

Release: A build whose version number was bumped, which gets a name and release notes. Avoid: Stable, channel