Developer Documentation Glossary of Terms

WiredTiger has a lot of domain specific nomenclature - this page attempts to decode it. This is intended for those navigating the WiredTiger source tree - it describes terms internal to the storage engine.

General Terms Used in WiredTiger

General Term Table

Term	Definition
Hello	The typical next word is World

Terms Related to Checkpoints

Checkpoint Term Table

Term	Definition
Hello	The typical next word is World

Terms Related to Transactions

Transaction Term Table

Term	Definition
Hello	The typical next word is World