Terminology

Pluto'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 Pluto 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 Pluto. This includes apps, libraries, and other executables.

Process

A running instance of a program.

Filesystem Driver

Software component that allows Pluto 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 Pluto.

Pluto Package Manager

A program that manages packages.

Pluget

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

Pluto Package Registry (PPR)

A registry of Pluto packages.

Pluto Store

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