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REFERENCE
Glossary
Look up a term and follow it into a worked explanation.
- Asset Library
- A shared content and media context used by Classic CMS to make assets reusable across connected sites. Read the concept ↗
- Batch Engine
- An import and export framework that processes supported data types through task-based operations. Read the concept ↗
- Blade CLI
- Liferay’s command-line tooling for development scaffolding and Workspace tasks. Read the concept ↗
- Bundle
- An OSGi module with manifest metadata for package and capability resolution. Read the concept ↗
- Client extension
- A typed configuration, asset package, or remote integration registered with Liferay. Read the concept ↗
- Collection
- A set of items that can be rendered through a collection display or used by supported presentation tools. Read the concept ↗
- Company scope
- The virtual-instance scope for data or configuration, distinct from access grants. Read the concept ↗
- Declarative Services (DS)
- An OSGi runtime mechanism that creates components and binds their declared service references. Read the concept ↗
- Design Pack
- A bundle of approved design assets distributed from a Design Library to sites. Read the concept ↗
- Display page template
- A reusable layout that displays one mapped content item through its own page URL. Read the concept ↗
- ERC
- External reference code. A stable identifier used by supported APIs and promotion workflows. Read the concept ↗
- Feature flag
- A release- or configuration-dependent control for exposing a capability. Read the concept ↗
- Fragment
- A reusable page-building piece with markup, styling, and optional behavior or editor configuration. Read the concept ↗
- Gogo shell
- An administrative shell for inspecting the OSGi runtime and issuing registered commands. Read the concept ↗
- Headless API
- An HTTP or GraphQL interface that delivers data independently of a portal page layout. Read the concept ↗
- Jakarta EE
- The enterprise Java platform underlying newer Liferay builds, with a namespace and tooling migration from Java EE. Read the concept ↗
- Object definition
- A low-code data model with fields, scope, and behavior. Its records are Object entries. Read the concept ↗
- OAuth scope
- An authorization boundary for what an OAuth application or token may request from supported APIs. Read the concept ↗
- Publications
- A tool for grouping, reviewing, and publishing supported changes within a Liferay instance. Read the concept ↗
- REST Builder
- Tooling that generates Java API and resource scaffolding from YAML contracts. Read the concept ↗
- Service Builder
- Tooling that generates Java persistence and service scaffolding from an entity model. Read the concept ↗
- Space
- An organizational and governance context for content and files in the newer Liferay CMS. Read the concept ↗
- Virtual instance
- A logical tenant in one Liferay installation with its own instance configuration and resources. Read the concept ↗