Terminology

Supernova's terminology can be a bit confusing at first. This page aims to clarify some of the words and acronyms used in the documentation.

41worker

Codename for the Process Runtime.

41Render

Codename for the GUI renderer. This program is the only one responsible for directly drawing the GUI elements to the screen.

App

Application usually developed for the Supernova Store.

Process Runtime

Sandboxed environment where programs are executed. Also known as 41worker

Application

User-friendly program, typically with a GUI

Program

Piece of software that can be run on Supernova. This includes apps, libraries, and other executables.

Process

A running instance of a program.

Filesystem Driver

Software component that allows Supernova to communicate with a variety of different storage implementations.

Host

Host can be used to refer to a variety of things. Depending on context, it usually refers to the device or browser running Supernova.

Supernova Package Manager

A program that manages packages.

Pluget

A command-line interface for the Supernova Package Manager. Pluget is installed globally automatically.

Supernova Package Registry (PPR)

A registry of Supernova packages.

Supernova Store

GUI program for browsing and installing Supernova packages that support the Supernova Store apis. These apis manage access control and permissions for Supernova packages.