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authorJustin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>2016-07-03 05:21:57 -0400
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==============================================================================
2. Design decisions *design-decisions*
-Window
+Jargon *dev-jargon*
+Host ~
+A plugin "host" is both a client (of the Nvim API) and a server (of an
+external platform, e.g. python). It is a remote plugin that hosts other
+plugins.
+
+Window ~
The word "window" is commonly used for several things: A window on the screen,
the xterm window, a window inside Vim to view a buffer.
To avoid confusion, other items that are sometimes called window have been
@@ -139,7 +145,6 @@ window View on a buffer. There can be several windows in Vim,
together with the command line, menubar, toolbar, etc. they
fit in the shell.
-
Providers *dev-provider*
A goal of Nvim is to allow extension of the editor without special knowledge