Glossary

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Build Root

Validated ingest output that is not yet the final serving store.

Serving Store

Published artifact root used by the runtime server, including catalog state.

Catalog

The discoverable registry of published datasets.

Dataset Identity

The release, species, and assembly tuple that names a dataset.

Contract

A documented and test-backed stability promise.

Adapter

Code that translates between Atlas and external systems or protocols.

App Layer

Use-case orchestration and ports.

Domain Layer

Business rules and domain semantics.

Runtime

Process-level composition of configuration, app state, and adapters.

Purpose

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Stability

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