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C-Cubed Glossary of Terms

D

Display Like a monitor for a PC, but typically much smaller. The screen on your phone is a Display.

M

Microcontroller A small computer generally used for a single task or application.

P

PCB Printed Circuit Board. A board that has electronic components soldered to it and traces (wires) embedded in it.
PR A Pull Request
Pull Request A set of code (or documentation) changes that are submitted to a repository to be reviewed and included in the release

R

Relay A mechanical switch that allows a smaller voltage/current to turn on and off a (tyipcally) larger voltage and current.
Repository A place where code and documents are stored. For this project, the Repository is stored in GitHub (where you're reading this documetn, or where you got it from)

S

Set Point A variable used for some sort of control. For example 'the temperature below which I want the heater to turn on" is a set point.

T

Telemetry The value of a sensor. For example a temperature, or a door state (open or closed). Typically these are accessed in groups, for example "give me all of the coop telemetry" means "get all of the sensor values for the coop".