01. Overview/Glossary
Terminology & Glossary
An authoritative reference glossary of technical terms, protocols, and architectural acronyms used across the GN-Apex platform.
REFERENCE DICTIONARY
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Exhaustive Protocol Index
“Clear terminology creates fast alignment across engineering, product, and operations teams.”
The Standard Technical Lexicon
Platform Terminology
| Parameter | Type | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| .nx Binary | File Format | Optional | An encrypted (AES-256-CBC) and HMAC-signed binary container used by the SDK CLI to store workspace content offline with tamper protection. |
| SiteUser | Entity | Optional | An end-user identity isolated to a specific project (e.g. a student, donor, or customer), separate from dashboard organization members. |
| Project Faucet | Billing Feature | Optional | Monthly resource limits (SMS, WhatsApp, AI tokens) allocated to a specific project from the organization's pooled Resource Vault. |
| Workspace Mode | Configuration | Optional | A project-level toggle (General, Education, Non-Profit, E-Commerce) that dynamically enables specialized schemas and services. |
Analytics & Telemetry Terms
| Parameter | Type | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rust Sentry | Engine | Optional | The high-performance Actix-web daemon responsible for sub-millisecond event ingestion, GeoIP lookup, and bot anomaly detection. |
| RUM (Real User Monitoring) | Feature | Optional | The collection of real-world browser performance metrics (LCP, CLS, FID, INP, TTFB) directly from live visitors. |
| Rage Click | Telemetry Signal | Optional | A behavioral event triggered when a user rapidly clicks 3+ times in the same 400px screen zone within 1000ms, indicating UI frustration. |
| Impossible Travel | Security Feature | Optional | Geo-velocity anomaly detection using the Haversine formula to identify logins from geographically incompatible locations. |
Infrastructure & Edge Terms
| Parameter | Type | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy DKIM | Protocol | Optional | An AWS SES domain authentication standard using 3 specific CNAME records for automatic cryptographic signature rotation. |
| Direct R2 Purge | Protocol | Optional | A cache eviction process that deletes Next.js HTML/JSON cache files directly from Cloudflare R2 via S3 batch commands. |
| BYOS (Bring Your Own Storage) | Feature | Optional | Connecting external AWS S3 buckets or Cloudinary accounts to route project media directly to client-owned cloud storage. |
| ApexMail | Hosting Engine | Optional | The platform's custom email hosting subsystem powered by Mailcow, Dovecot master users, and AWS SES. |